My Name is: Bubba, 1 year old My Story: When I grew to 69 pounds my family decided I was too big, so they gave me to the shelter. They didn’t notice my eyelashes were ingrown, a condition called entropion, and rubbing against my eyes [...]
My Name is: Bali, 7 years old My Story: My teeth had a lot of tartar and needed a routine cleaning, but my dental cleaning was anything but routine! After x-rays to check a possible broken tooth and cleaning was underway, I had a scary-bad [...]
My Name is: Koda, 5 years old My story: My journey to Safe Harbor began with a ride in the “Doggie Paddy Wagon” after I got picked up running along I-25. I had a big, infected gash on my front leg and my ears were [...]
My Name is: Sammy, 1.5 year old My Story: When I got picked up as a stray, I weighed 38 pounds, was weak from starvation, my coat was a dirty mess and I had had lots of sores. The shelter staff took me under their [...]
My Name is: Hardy, 2 years old My Story:A month or so after I arrived at Safe Harbor I was losing weight, puffy, burpy, gassy and more, but I was still my frisky retrieving self. I’d been to the ER and was eating special food. [...]
My name is: Daisey, 10 years old My Story: I came to Safe Harbor when my lifelong owner went to assisted living. During my intake checkup, I tested positive for heartworms (yes, they were in my heart doing damage). I underwent a lengthy treatment involving [...]
My Name is: Ozzie 10 years old My Story: In all modesty the vet said, “Ozzie is one of the sweetest dogs that I have ever met. He is gentle, engaging and just wants to be patted and sit in your lap!” Now that I’m [...]
My Name is: Presley, 3.5 years old My Story: Since I hadn’t seen much of the world outside the breeding facility, everything was scary so I just sort of shut down, so I didn’t have to deal with anything. I was dirty, my skin and [...]
My Name is: Tootsie, 2 years old My Story: It’s hot, humid and buggy in the middle of an Arkansas summer, but that’s where I found myself, out in a pen with my six little newborns. None of us were wanted and I wasn’t allowed [...]
My Name is: Fisher, 7-8 years old My Story: By the time I was rescued I’d spent a good bit of time in a crowded shelter, and I was looking thin. The chow may not have been all that great, but it was hard for [...]
