PUPPIES! - Rottweiler/shepherd pups ADOPTED!!!!

Please meet Jed, Jewel, and Trinity! These 8 week old pups are nothing but adorable! Jed and Jewel love to romp and play. They are inquisitive, social, and very playful! Jewel is the little one - and she needs lots of snuggles and encouragement. She wants to watch the fun from a distance! These three are between 10 and 12 lbs and ready to go to their new home ASAP! They will only be adopted as an indoor family member - but will enjoy outdoor playtime when the weather permits. Please look at these faces. How can you resist!!!

Milo - Lhasa Apso - ADOPTED!!!!

Please meet MILO!!  Milo is a full blooded lhasa apso neutered male.  Milo is 9 years old and has lived his entire life as a cherished friend and family member to a wonderful couple.  Recently, Milo has decided that he needs a full time companion and doesn't want to be alone on that 8 to 5 schedule anymore.   Milo is starting to experience some seperation anxiety and we really want to help this gorgeous, well mannered little guy find JUST the right situation for his needs.  Milo weighs about 26 lbs, he is fluffy and soft, he knows some obedience, he is fully house trained, he loves to go bye bye (especially if there is a stop for ice cream in the plans!).  Milo has had run of the house while home alone for MANY years - he is very trustworthy!  He just really doesn't want to be alone so much.  If you can help provide Milo with a companion for most of the day (and all of the night!) - please consider this little dog.  You will not be disappointed in your choice of a new best friend.  This is one really fabulous dog!!!

Missy - Italian Greyhound/Chihuahua mix - ADOPTED!!!!!

Missy is a beautiful Iggy mix that weighs 11 lbs and is about 2 years old.  She was a stray that found her way to a loving family – but sadly, due to situations beyond their control, they could not keep this sweet little dog.  Missy doesn’t seem to have any bad habits.  She is house trained, polite, calm, sweet natured.  Missy is spayed and UTD on her vaccinations.  She plays well with the other dogs in her foster home – and seems to be gentle, if curious, about the cat.  She is a little on the thin side – but we are working on changing that!  She is a cuddle bug, hot water bottle.  I honestly think this girl looks like a baby deer.  I call her my deer dog!  She has the Italian greyhound body and personality.  However, she is not as fragile as the Iggy breed.  I do think she is a perfect combination.  I know that you would love her! 

One Dog at a Time Rescue Presents: MARDI PAWS!

Please join us on Saturday, March 5th for a special night of fantastic food/live music and great FUN!!  One Dog at a Time Rescue presents:  MARDI PAWS!!  Tickets will be available for purchase from ODTR volunteers as well as available at Paws and Claws, T's Styling Salon, The Revolving Closet, and Warsaw Cut Glass  - AVAILABLE NOW.  Ticket price to join us for the evening festivities is $20.00 per person. For those who wish to order carry out only for their Gordy's favorites the ticket price is $12.00. 

Portia and Max - Dachsand/Mix - ADOPTED!!!!

Max and Portia– our Dachshund mix pups! - ADOPTED!!!!

these sweet siblings are living in foster homes – and being socialized, fed, housetrained – and loved!! Max and Ruby are having a ball! They are living in separate foster homes – because they were very dependent upon one another. But they both are loving life! These two look like wired haired mini Dachshund or Dachshund /schnauzer mixes. They have those cute eyebrows and wirey coats. They love the snow – and they love people. Ruby is the one with the fun white eye brows. she is very expressive and down right snuggleable. Ruby and Max both weigh approximately 7 lbs. We will be neutering and spaying them later this week if possible – and making sure they are up to date on their puppy shots!!

Leny - Full Blooded German Shepherd Dog! (RESCUED!)

Leny is a gorgeous full blooded GSD full of love and hope for a bright future. She has had a struggle in her life. Leny has not done anything wrong to cause her to be without her own home. She is loyal, generous, young, willing to love and forgive her past. She would like a home with a large male dog to play with. She would be a loyal protector. She will enjoy more training and socialization. However, leny is a great dog and she is ready for a home of her own. Please consider this girl... she is so deserving of the GREAT FUTURE we have hoped for!!!  UPDATE! Leny is going to finish her time in foster with Southwestern Michigan GSD Rescue.  She is a special dog that has won the hearts of all of ODTR.  We wish her the very best - and look forward to her updates!!

Itsy - our Aussie/Great Pyranese mix - ADOPTED!!!!

Itsy is an Australian Shepherd/Great Pyrenees mix.  She is a really sweet dog that loves and bonds with her “person” very quickly and completely.  She loves children and other dogs and has very nice house manners.  Itsy is an owner surrender from a family that wanted to get her into a new home because the neighbors were threatening to kill her.  ODTR has fallen in love with this girl – and she is safe.  Itsy is spayed and UTD on her shots.  We think Itsy needs to be adopted by a family that is home most of the time.  She has some separation anxiety – and wants to be with a companion as much as possible.  She is only 2 years old, weighs 50 lbs (she needs to gain 10), and is looking for a full life of love and happiness.

Newman - Our NEWFY update

A happy ending for our puppy Newman!!  This is his new family who are tickled to death to have this sweet puppy in their arms - and in their lives.  :)  GOOD LUCK NEWMAN!!!!

Tank - The Staffy headed to FLORIDA!!!

I wanted to take a quick moment to tell you something really exciting and interesting that happened late last week.  One of our co-founders/volunteers, April (many of you know her), is our PIT BULL queen!  J She has a terrific heart for pit bulls in our community.  Many, many are put to sleep simply because they are misunderstood and not cared for (neutered/spayed) as they should be!!  April met a wonderful Staffordshire terrier at our favorite animal shelter (HI SHERRY!) – and could not turn away from him.  He is a big, strong, healthy, alert, happy pit bull who had been turned into a shelter with the very great possibility of death!!  April has no room in her own home for another staffy – so she began the task to find a home (and FAST) for this great guy.  She placed an ad on her Facebook page and other sites asking if anyone wanted to adopt TANK!! – and immediately a family from Ft. Lauderdale, FL said “ME ME ME!!!!” – and April went into overdrive!  How do we get this great dog from Warsaw, IN – all the way to Florida?!?!  We immediately contacted one of our favorite dog transports (May Heckman, with Minnesota Boxer Rescue - www.mnboxerrescue.org) who put us into contact with another transport (Kathy Smola –www.whitepawsgsr.com/) who said “Yes!  I will transport this dog!!” – but before we could commit “TANK” to transport we had some work to do.  April took Tank to be neutered and UTD on all of his vaccines.  We do NOT send a dog to his forever without being altered and UTD!  THEN, she had to figure out how to get a HOME VISIT worked out all the way in Florida.  A home visit is critical – especially with the distance and the breed!!  We knew we wanted someone impartial to go to this home and make sure that Tank would not be put into a position where he would suffer or be neglected in any way!  This is where it takes an interesting twist!!  The transport (Kathy Smola)put our “home visit” need on a website – and April immediately had about 10 people call or email her.  They said they would LOVE to take their time, their gas – and go to a strangers home for a stranger in Warsaw, IN… for a PITBULL!!  These people don’t know us – but these wonderful people wanted to do ANYTHING that was needed to be done to save another really great dog.  So, the prospective adopters had a visit from a stranger and her dog – and answered a lot of probing questions.  The home visitor came away from the visit with a grade card (A+) and a smile.  So, the long of the short – Tank is headed to Florida next week!!!  What an amazing country we live in.  People from all over the USA are JUST as committed to rescuing good animals as we are!!!  And, rescuing good animals is not as easy as you would think it is.  But these strangers made it easier and successful!  ODTR will be putting our name on that website and will volunteer to do home visits too!  We ALL have to do what we can do!!!  April is just thrilled and so are we!  TANK gets the best life! Living in Florida on a beach… sounds pretty good right now doesn’t it?  J

UPDATE! 

Then on to downtown Indy with our Big Tank.  Meeting the first leg of Tank’s transport to Florida was a sweet moment.  Here was this wonderful woman who had never met us – or Tank – sitting in the cold blowing snow waiting for a PIT BULL!  She got out of her SUV and immediately she smiled at our sweet boy and bent down to get bully kisses.  She took him by the lead and walked him in the deep snow (yuck) and made sure he had a potty break before loading him up to make the long drive south.  Every 2 to 3 hours I got an email telling me where Tank was and how he was behaving (always perfectly).  It was decided not to crate Tank for the long trip – to help with the travel soreness that we all get when cooped up for too long.  Tank was sitting beside or behind the driver – relaxed and as happy as a boy could be.  Also, Tank was the only dog in the transport (until later in the day when they picked up 2 smaller dogs who hitchhiked their way down south too!).  Every person that signed up for the transport did so out of the kindness of their heart.  Each person on this “underground railroad” spent their own gas, their own time – for a dog that they knew was living his final chance in life.  They knew that Tank was at a high kill shelter – and they knew that pits are not adopted easily due to their bad press.  Many of the people on this transport had never transported a pit bull – yet not one person hesitated or balked at the fact that our bully was uncrated!!  Every couple of hours I got email that said, “I love this dog!” – or, “I had a hard time not kidnapping Tank!”  Tank even had a slumber party late Saturday night!!  A stranger opened their home for this overnight guest from Indiana.  They fed and played and worked out his kinks from the long day of travel.  He got lots of hugs and kisses – and back rubs before turning in for the night to prepare for another long day.  Sunday morning dawned NOT quite as early for Tank – and a little bit warmer too.  But he had no less love and enthusiasm for the next leg of transport… and the next… and the next.  All in all – Tank met, loved, changed the lives of about 20 new friends that dedicated part of their weekend to making sure our boy made it to Ft. Lauderdale, Florida.  Some said they cried when they drove away from him.  Tank is a beautiful dog and a sweet, sweet soul.  I wish you could have ALL met him before he moved to Florida and into the arms of his new Best Friend, Jimmy!!!  What an honor and privilege to be a small part of Tank’s journey.  He is a beautiful, gentle, kind hearted tank of a dog.  My life has been changed because of the kindness of complete strangers.  Working in rescue can harden a person’s heart.  But meeting all of these wonderful people really did restore my spirit and faith.   God Bless you Tank!  You deserve this!!!  And best wishes to Jimmy in his wonderful and long life with Tank.  And a VERY SPECIAL thank you to everyone that had a part in this rescue.  From the sweet lady that volunteered to do a home visit – to every person that took Tank to the next part of the transport… Thank you.  Thank you so very much.

Chester - Daushchund/Puggle mix - ADOPTED!!!

Please meet Chester… the wiener mix.  This little boy is… well… little.  He weighs about 3 lbs at 9 weeks – which makes us believe he won’t be much bigger than 10 lbs as an adult (we have been surprised before!).  Chester is a lover bug.  He’s all about the snuggle.  But he also enjoys playing gently with the older dogs in his foster mom’s house.  He is learning house manners – but because he gets so cold outside…he is using puppy pads.  And he is doing REALLY well!!!  Chester looks a lot like a beagle/pug in the face (we know his daddy! Remember Ollie??? – and he was a puggle) with a little bit of a longer body of the dauchsand.  He’s just adorable.  He won’t be around long! You’d better apply FAST!!