Save Me Dog Rescue

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Forever Fosters11 April 2025

Every so often, we bring a dog into our care that we feel it best for them to stay with us and not be adopted out. The reasons for this vary. Sometimes, it’s a medical issue that needs to be closely managed, sometimes it’s behavioural, sometimes it’s a palliative care situation.

Among us, are some exceptional people who agree to be foster parents to these dogs, who they know will never be adopted. Most are medical and they will help them through their situation, keep them comfortable, show them love, and then let them go when the time comes. This is not something most of them signed up for, the medical news of their foster will come as a shock, but there becomes a special connection in which they want to see them through, knowing their hearts will break in the end. Those people are truly foster angels.

We’d love to introduce a few of our forever fosters pups and show you how loved they are.

Angel is in our Forever Foster program due to her reactivity towards people. In addition to her human reactivity, she is also a slow warm to other dogs and needs quite a bit of time before she feels comfortable with them in her space. That’s why it’s so heartwarming to see the friendship she has struck up with her family’s current foster dog Hope.

Hope has been with her foster family for 5 months, having had a litter of puppies and now awaiting vetting prior to moving onto her new home. Now the best of friends, these two are always together often found monopolizing their foster family’s furniture or having a nap together in sunspots around the house. As seen in the photo here, Angel is on the left and Hope on the right.

We greatly appreciate Angel’s foster mom, Courtney. She has been with Save Me since (almost) the beginning, and served many years as President, a few as Vice President and now assists the board with the intake of new foster dogs. Her rescue knowledge is invaluable.

Tiny Tim is in the Forever Foster program due to an inoperable cyst on his spine. Tim was expected to be in a wheelchair soon after his diagnosis, but because of his determination and love of life, he continues to run around on three legs living his best life. The veterinarians were quite surprised to see how well Tim was doing at his last wellness check. Timmy is literally “not going down without a fight”!

His foster mom Carey says “Timmy is a happy boy, he LOVES people, and they love him”. She has noticed his back legs are slowly worsening, as expected. Some days he needs a lift up their stairs, other days he does not, but either way he makes it up and picks the best snuggly spot on the bed.

Timmy’s foster mom Carey, who has been fostering since 2003, also comes with many years of rescue experience. Carey’s home is always filled with so much love (and dogs!). Her husband John is also referred to as the Dog Whisperer. The dogs simply gravitate to him, even the shy ones will seek out a spot close to him.

We have a little fighter here …Mighty Michele

No stopping this girl. It’s been one year since she came into Rescue, time has flown by. Her eyes aren’t the best but ointment/gel & bathing they daily helps. She is also on medication to support her liver issues. After a recent scare at Christmas time, her foster mom has been keeping an extra close watch on her, but as you can see in her photo, nothing seems to take the smile from her wee little face.

What we can do for her is limited. We were unable to spay her when she came into care, intubation is too difficult due damage to her airway. There is a nasty scar on her throat and her vocal cords seem to have been damaged too because she cannot bark.

The Happiest “Golden Girl” is pictured here with her foster brother Milou.

Michele’s foster mom Julie is a wonderful addition to our Save Me family. She has the kindest heart and such a love for dogs. Julie, now retired, currently cares for Michele and Milou (seen in the background of Michele’s photo here) and both of them have thrived in her care.

Ohh Sassy Cat.. who’s more adorable then you?

This sweet beagle girl’s cancer diagnosis came as a shock to everyone. She had an application in progress when we received word that her histopathology report showed mammary cancer that has already metastasized. It was decided she would remain in our care and stay with her foster family, whom she already adored.

Sassy Cat loves to curl up and nap right on top of her foster sister Sass, as seen in the photo here. She spends her days snuggling and napping and her foster family says she’s an absolute sweetheart.

Sassy Cat’s foster mom Alana joined Save Me in 2022 and jumped right in with both feet. Sadly, this is not the first palliative cancer foster for Alana. It takes a very special person to watch and comfort another soul as they face a terminal illness. Her willingness to help and ability to face tough situations head on, proves what an amazing human being she is.

We are very fortunate to have the support of many donors. Without them, we would not be able to provide for our long term and forever fosters. We invite you to take a look at our Forever Fosters page and see how many dogs depend on the kindness of strangers.

Should you wish to make a donation towards their care, please visit our Donations page to learn about the ways you can donate.