Wigglin' Home Boxer Rescue

Looking forward to a summer of saving-

Not yet a year old, our orgainzation continues to save all the Boxers our funds and volunteer resources allow while seeing some of our worst cases into their forever homes. What a great feeling.

Charlotte, if you remember, came to us emaciated with two starving pups. Her ears had been cut off and her mind fought against trusting anyone. Understandable. She went to one of our foster homes often tasked with medically fragile dogs. They, along with their own Boxer pack, saw Charlotte through her fears, eating issues and house training with such love and dedication. Today Charlotte runs with glee on a horse farm with her new owner and her puppies are thriving in their furver homes as well. 

Charlie was an older gal emaciated with paralyzed hind legs. Our president couldn’t bear to leave her in the high-kill shelter to spend her last days so she put out a plea for someone to open their home to Charlie live out her golden years. A volunteer stepped forward, Charlie was sprung and now resides with one of our volunteers.Separate funds for her care were raised by her foster mom. This is a fine example of a dedicated team and how careful we are with our donations and proper use.

Bernard came to us much the same way. After 10 years with his humans they left him at a high-kill shelter. Emaciated with little use of his hind legs he too is in our care getting PT, has a donated wheelchair and with that, he goes and goes. What a happy guy, all he needed was someone to get him some help instead of letting him fail. Bernard would make someone a fine boy. See him on our Facebook page if nothing more than to bring a smile to your face. 

Rey, what a sad case. We are still working with Rey who needs considerable help and time. What were his people thinking? Another one dumped at a high-kill shelter, our president and a volunteer made a round trip to southern California to gather Rey up and bring him HOME. I firmly believe Rey has known more love and care in the short time we have had him than any other time in his life. Keep this boy in your thoughts as he has a long way to go to be out of the woods.

Scrappy came in about the same time. His age has been estimated anywhere from two years old to four. Isn’t it sad his life has been so very hard that vets can’t quite tell how old he is. Large growth on is side, bad teeth, torn up cracked nose, fecal/urine burns all over, open wounds left to fester. His foster mom, the same one who doctored Charlotte, says he is a love, a gentle giant who wants nothing more than to follow her around and gaze at her. I believe this boy is astounded at the love he has received and is repaying in kind. To date, Scrappy has undergone a long tough surgery and is healing at home. He too has a long road ahead. The first morning, such gratitude. 

Sweet baby Groot. Plot Hound/Boxer mix he, his mother and siblings had been left to starve, several had perished. Would they all fall to the same fate? Not on our president's watch. These pups were an unexpected find and on her treck south to rescue five dogs she returned with nine.  

Lola has had a tough life. Read about the good folks who pulled over to help her and contacted us to see her through to health. Lola is now available and awaiting her furever home.

If you are new to rescues and how they operate, our rescue spays and neuters each dog before they go to their forever home, shots are updated, any kennel cough or medical issue is cleared up and with a happy wiggle they are given a clean bill of health (each have paperwork from their vet) to meet their potential adopters. Our president and vice president, along with a few of our volunteers, are excellent at matching pups to their prospective humans and when the meet happens far more often than not it’s a love match. 

The above pups are but a sampling of our latest rescues, of course not all are in this bad of shape. Those lucky pups arriving healthy spend time in their foster homes being evaluated, updated on their medical needs and have found loving forever homes in a snap. They escaped the horrors others have not. All pups have expenses to some degree be it a checkup and getting a clean bill of health or the most drastic such as Rey or Scrappy. This is where your support comes in for without it we could not continue our mission.

We leave the high-kill shelters with much stress, heavy hearts and worry for those we cannot take with us as there is little hope for many of them. Donations make it possible for us to rescue more, volunteers make it possible for us to give them homes as they heal. Without these two things, I can’t imagine the loss of life in the shelters and the loss of love and memories in the homes they could have had. Until shelters are empty we will need all the donations we can get and we ALWAYS have our door open for new volunteers, especially those who are willing to foster. Even if you foster one pup it's the difference between that pups life and death. 

Here's how you can help all breeds:

Promote spay and neuter as doing so will help stop the killing.

Share info on owner-surrender to breed specific rescues rather than shelters. So many people are unaware of this option. 

Craigslist might possbily be the worst place to find your dog a new home. Dog fighters and animal abusers find their victims here. Please help disuade friends or family from this avenue and ask they contact their local breed rescue instead.

I can’t thank you enough for choosing to donate to our rescue, to our mission, to our dedication, to these sweet pups. Take a moment to imagine the laughter, snuggling, zoomies and the tell-tale Boxer snorts and snores in so many homes where our alums reside. I hope a smile comes to your face knowing you had a hand in this joy.

Together we are being good humans and stewards to those less fortunate.

Those of us with children in our lives are teaching our next generation kindness and compassion by action rather than talk.

Our thanks to you and may you have a wonderful summer,