First full day with Miller and Lilibet. We still have fosters Calvin and Hobbes and of course our permanent residents Snoopy and Bonnie.
Update from Miso (now Perry) who is doing well in Twin Peaks, San Francisco.
Starting with March Dogs
Category Archives: HSNB
Foster Lisibet
Here are pictures with our other foster dog we met today. She is probably a Corgie mix and an even older senior than Miller. She is also obviously much lower maintenance when it comes to grooming. After some sniffing with the others, she managed to snuggle in the dog bed with Snoopy.
I’ll probably call her “Lilly” for brevity. These are the pictures from her adoption profile.
Here she is greeting Lil Man at the shelter:
Foster Miller Urgent Groom
I heard about two senior dogs at our HSNB shelter that could use some home time, including one that desperately needed grooming. The soonest Miller could be groomed was three days away, so I offered to at least do that. Having recently transferred one foster to Muttville and with another foster adopted out recently, we decided to meet Miller and Lilibet today to at least give them a break from the shelter. “Lily” is even more senior than Miller.
These are before, during, and after pictures of Miller, the most matted dog I’ve ever groomed. Shea was super helpful and was in charge of the bath with his homemade soap!
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This was the appeal for Miller to be groomed:
This was Miller playing with Lil Man at the shelter before I met him:
Bugsy at Muttville
Now known as “Hammock” he seems to be well taken care of. I miss him!
Wardlaw Four
With the great weather, we took Snoopy, Bonnie, and foster littermates Calvin & Hobbes (still available for adoption) to Wardlaw Park again this evening. I heard some women asking, “How does that dog even see?” when looking at Bonnie with her hair style, not realizing that she has no eyes until I told them. Moments later Bonnie walked through a little bowl of water. Most are really impressed by how she navigates and follows my voice when she’s off-leash.
Cuddle Cub Foster Dogs
HSNB President Linda borrowed foster dogs, Calvin & Hobbes, for some Cuddle Club pet therapy at a senior living facility here in Vallejo. I was so proud when I heard they were perfect ambassadors for the shelter.
Foster Miso is Adopted by Friends
Miso got adopted by my dear friends Mike & Todd today! It’s so great to foster a dog that is so loving and to know he’s going to be in their wonderful household, but even better knowing we’ll get to see him once in a while!
Fosters Look Like Triplets
Three triplet (not literally) chihuahua (mix) fosters. Lucky Miso (who looks like a miniature German Shepherd) is going to his new forever home tomorrow! Calvin & Hobbes are the other two who are actually litter mates. We’re still hoping they still get adopted together. Apply at HSNB! They’re all about 1.5 years old, perfectly healthy, neutered, and house-trained.
Bug(sy) nka Hammock
We dropped off Bug(sy) at Muttville yesterday. It was hard to say goodbye to this little angel, but he’s in amazing hands and will get adopted quickly. Why am I so confident? They turn these dogs around fast there! Also, looking at the other seniors in there, he’s far more ambulatory and relatively young for a dog his size, so he probably has many more happy years of his life.
I know he and I bonded very much, but that also proves to me that he can easily bond with another person after his surgery. I have to keep telling myself that it is not a failure on my part not to take in every stray, but my mission on the board of HSNB is to make sure as many homeless animals as possible are permanently homed. Muttville is amazing and the facilities are incredible while he waits a short while to be adopted. His new name will be Hammock!
Mid February 2025 Dogs
Four fosters and lots of interesting times.
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