Georgia and Brittany were returned to Rescue after several years when their adopter could no longer care for them. Both have cysts in their eyes that need surgery and one of them has possible sarcoptic mange. Please see their writeup on the Special Needs Dog Page.

Sparky 2 is a 2 yo, neutered, black and white male Springer mix. His birth certificate calls him a Cocker Spaniel. However, except for his size of 20 lbs, he
is all springer. He is small, compact, lightweight and light on his feet. He prefers to be a lap dog, and his size make him a perfect fit. He is friendly, sociable and loves to be loved. He enjoys any and all attention given to him. He has not had any formal training or leash walking. He responds fairly well to his name. We are working on basic commands and leash walking. He is learning quickly. He tends to chew when he is bored. He gets along well with the two other dogs in our house except he guards his food and toys. He also seems to"protect" the adults in the house from our other 2 dogs. Sparky wants us all to himself. For these two reasons we believe Sparky should be the only dog in the house. His interaction with cats is unknown. He enjoys being hugged and laid with by my children so we think kids will be okay. Overall Sparky is a wonderful dog, who loves attention and will stay by your side. With training he will be a great loyal companion.

My foster parents think that the ideal home would have a very experienced Springer owner who will take me to obedience and be willing to spend time working with me on my training and resource guarding issues. I am a very high energy boy who needs lot of exercise.  I love the outside, particularly the snow.  The thing that I REALLY don't like is having my ears cleaned. It hurts, so I try to nip whoever is trying to do it.   I'm hoping that eventually it won't be so painful and I will be able to tolerate it better.  Since I am still a puppy, we should be able to have a long and loving life together.

Spot, who was flown by a private pilot who helped bring him to his current foster home, is a beautiful 11 year old, liver and white “young” man. Spot’s previous family, who were transferring to the UK, felt our rescue group would find him a good home rather than giving him to a local shelter. Since he’s been in his foster home he’s been getting along well with the other dogs and cats. The family is helping him learn better habits with some housebreaking issues. He has been recently neutered, which has made a great difference in his marking. He’s been examined and found to be in great shape for an older dog.
He stays close to home when out in the open yard, and loves to wander and sniff around with all the other dogs. He does well with all types of people, young and old. He would be fine with a younger child as well as an older family where he’ll love to take walks. He rides well in the car, sitting in the way back of the wagon to look at the outside world.
Although the journey for Spot started in a private plan ride, he takes everything in stride and will make a family very happy to have him.

Ester is a very loving and gentle nine year old sweetie. She has very good manners and a winning personality! She does have numerous health issues that are chronicled on the Special Needs page. Some of these issues are chronic and will have to be managed for Ester’s entire life, while we are working on resolving other issues. Ester has been amazingly patient throughout this process.
Ester loves to be with her people, but does well when left in the company of her doggy foster-sisters. She becomes anxious when left totally alone. Therefore a home with a companion dog would be preferable. She is also good with cats. Ester was a hunting dog. She is most happy running through the woods with her much younger foster-sisters. She loves to swim and to play. Although she has very limited vision, this girl still leaps in the air to catch tennis balls! Ester would make a wonderful addition to a family able to put in the extra time to care for her.

Brianna is a 4 year old L/W spayed female who was surrendered to us because her owners were moving to a retirement community in Florida where they are only allowed one dog and dogs had to be under 25 lbs. She is very sweet and loves the water! She has some skin issues we're looking into and needs to lose some weight. 
Cats and kids would be more than fine in a house with Brianna. Her ideal home would be one where people are NOT at work all day. She has looked for trouble when left alone and should be crated (at least initially). She was used to going places in the car and is a great companion in that sense. She was allowed free range to go in an out in her old home, and loves to hang-out outside. She is being fostered on a small farm, and is able to be outside with her foster mom and enjoys the ‘lifestyle’. If she is going to be with another dog, she needs someone knowledgeable needs to be in charge from the get-go, to ensure things are safe. She would enjoy being the only dog as she is quite jealous. She really needs an animal savvy person who is going to spend a good deal of time with her and can set limits for her as her previous owners do not appear to have set limits for her. She will be a wonderful and devoted dog to that person.

My name is Thatcher.  I am a five-year old liver and white female and adore my foster parents.  My ideal home would be one with two parents and no young children and no other pets, well, maybe a fish would be okay.  The reason is that I am somewhat insecure and unsure of myself in new situations.  Once I know my way around, I do fine in all situations although it takes me a while to warm up to new people.  I like to be out doors and although I am good on a leash, my foster parents let me run freely in their back yard.  Don’t worry I never let Dad get out of my sight. I would like to be on the couch or the bed with my people but Mom and Dad don’t let me because once I get there, I don’t like to get down.  I sleep on my own bed in their bedroom. One thing that freaks me out is being put in a cage or a small room.  That really makes me ugly.  But you don’t need to do that because I’m fine being left alone at home.  I don’t empty trash cans or counter surf.  Somebody said that I was a resource guarder but so far Mom and Dad say I have been very good. I would really like to find a forever home soon.  Can someone out there offer me a place in their home and their hearts?  I promise I’ll pay you back in love and devotion.  (Sometimes my Dad calls me the “mad licker”).

Sandy is a 9 year old L/W spayed female who is being surrendered because the family no longer has time to give her the attention and exercise she needs.