Wigglin' Home Boxer Rescue

Good abounds in the WHBR world thanks to donors such as yourself.

As I thought about this report, and what to share, I knew what I didn't want to do was mention the C-word! Then I thought OOOOO well gezzzzz don't write that either! And then I thought, is there another letter of the alphabet that has taken on as many negative connotations as the letter C? I think not. By now I hope you know what I mean, the rampant bug which has ruled our lives in one way or another since February, for some maybe longer. It seems the future has never felt so unpredictable BUT there are good things happening and we must keep our eyes peeled for those moments. In that spirit, we wanted to send you all the good that’s happening behind our foster home doors but first, let us start with a note re fundraising.

Fundraising

• We realized we would not be able to hold our biggest fundraising event, Wags to Riches, this coming February. This event not only helps sustain our mission but we will miss visiting with old friends and meeting new ones. To see our way through these times we took a few steps back and made plans to adapt our fundraising. Plans that will meet the protective health needs of our volunteers, our supporters, and the communities where our volunteers and adoptive families reside. As we tried to adapt to these new, unprecedented circumstances we held an online auction and have more events in the works. If you have any ideas to share we would love to hear about them. Feel free to email us at wigglinhomeboxerrescue@gmail.com

Pups

• Laura part 1- First, let’s talk about the main photo of Cooper. Cooper came to us with DM Degenerative Myelopathy which is a progressive disease of the spinal cord (I titled this report that it’s all good and this is, so keep on reading). This condition has an insidious onset typically between 8 and 14 years of age. It begins with a loss of coordination in the hind limbs, paws will knuckle over or feet will drag. I share this with you as being a dog lover you might recognize these symptoms in your dog or another and be able to say ‘hey, it could be this’ and really help yourself or someone else and that’s GOOD. So, Cooper came into rescue and seemed to be showing these symptoms. After our vet confirmed DM we cleaned him up, outfitted him with the gear he would need, and started our search for his forever home yet no one came. His foster mom, Laura, said “I want to keep him to the end” and that’s what she did. Cooper lived a fabulous life with Laura and her family. He checked off his bucket list- running on the beach, going to a fire station, therapeutic massage, etc. Roll’n with a special wheelchair and booties he was unstoppable. This boy held his head high and had a big smile on every day until it was time to go. What a fantastic thing Laura and her family did for a pup with special needs so when our next tough case came in, we named her Laura in honor of Cooper’s foster Mom. See- GOOD!
• Laura part 2- Back to the four-legged Laura- pictures below. When we received a plea from a rescue group in Mexico and saw her picture (gulk), we had to help. She was placed on transport and headed for another WHBR foster home used to dealing with medically fragile pups AND deaf pups, Laura was both. Below you will see a picture of Laura upon arrival, a picture of her with her foster mom, and a picture of her standing proud today. She remains in foster care while taking time to learn the world is a better place than what she has ever known.

• Scout- Look for his pictures below. This boy came in filthy, banged up, a terribly painful hip, and he hadn’t seen groceries in a long time. Transported to one of our foster homes who has handled many of our medically fragile cases, it was there he found healthy food, vet visits, underwent hip surgery, lounged with his foster sister Olive (xoxluvburdsoxxo), and relaxed with the other three foster sibs (I can see your inner calculator going. You read it right, this foster home has four of their own boxers AND they foster medically fragile boxers). Once healthy Scout went off to what we thought would be his forever home, alas it did not work out and he returned to his foster’s home. This happens quite a bit but we have faith it is happening for a reason and Scout’s reason showed up a few days ago. His foster Mom (shown in the picture) drove 500 some miles to meet Scout, spend time with him and decided they were meant for one another. Some great endings take some time.

• Puppies- Oh yes, look below for their pictures. We brought in some boney babies and off to foster homes they went. Hold it right there! They all have homes- Sorry, but you have to be quicker than that.

• Ted- You might remember we were asking for your help finding this guy his forever home. Well, we found it! Ted is off and happy. Like many of us, it takes time to find the spot that’s juuuuuustttttt riggghhhhht.

Tip of the day- If you are in search of your four-legged friend, get your application in with different rescues. Don’t wait until you see a critter you think might work for you. By then you might be behind the eight-ball. Get your application in and your desires on file then you will be allll ready. 

We have a lot of pups coming in and going out, these are just the few I decided to share with you. There are a lot of happy families with a new wiggler in their midst and we were able to accomplish that with your donations. To us, YOU are the pillar that supports our efforts and we thank you for helping us meet the challenges of this moment, so we can continue to provide shelter, kindness, and medical care to pups in need.

I hope you have found the pictures and stories to be uplifting. (I too wish I could put the pictures up with the stories but at this time the system doesn't allow it)

A shout out to our 18^th of every month anonymous donor, you know who you are. It gives us comfort to know you are there each month helping us with medical bills. WOOF!

While much of the world has stopped, our mission of ‘The right boxer, the right home, loved forever” will not, and cannot be placed on pause.  On behalf of all of us at Wigglin’ Home Boxer Rescue, thank you for being a part of our community. Our pups thank you for your kindness and generosity. We wish you and your family health, safety, and happiness.

Take care everyone, I’ll be back with more in a few months