This is Daisy and she desperately needs help. She was abandoned in really bad shape, including a skin infection that had ravaged her body. A concerned family took her in several months ago and nursed her back to health. She lost one of her legs, but is in otherwise great condition now. Unfortunately, she has […]
We know some of you are wondering about the Flashpoint dogs, so we wanted to give you a quick update. The Remaining Girls … and That Cute Boy There are still 12 Jacks (11 girls and 1 boy) at Flashpoint. Actually, they’re not at Flashpoint right now. They all went to the vet last week […]
We received an email about Tessa and Westin, two beautiful JRTs about 5 years old, needing a new home in early January. It was the same week when we began working with Flashpoint to move all of the dogs after the fire, and we were already at capacity. As much as we would have loved […]
Transportation hasn’t been a big issue for us as most of our rescues and adoptions have taken place in Georgia. As you may know, though, Georgia has very loose laws when it comes to pet ownership, so we are finding ourselves with more rescues than adopting parties. Never has this been more prevalent than the […]
In November, we heard about this great pet bed donation program for rescues and shelters sponsored by Animal Rescue Aid. We were getting the indoor kennel ready for the winter and wanted to provide some comfy beds for our dogs during those long days they had to stay indoors in their crates. We have several […]
Rescue can be so challenging sometimes that we tend to forget why we’re in it: For the love of those silly, playful Jacks. So let’s take a break from the serious side and engage in some polls, starting with this one … [polldaddy poll=5881490]
What a whirlwind couple of weeks it has been! Since the Jan. 3 fire, which took the lives of 30+ precious dogs at Flashpoint Kennel in Rome, Ga., things have really snowballed at our rescue. It sounds strange and ironic to say, we know, but this horrible tragedy is quickly becoming a story about triumph. […]
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UPDATE 1/20/12: All dogs have been posted to our Adoptable Dogs page. Accepting What We Can’t Change We can’t paint a pretty picture this time. This is the reality. On Jan. 3, the indoor kennel at Flashpoint Kennels in Rome, Ga., burned to the ground. More than 30 Chihuahua and Boston Terrier puppies and their […]
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