Boot Hill Lifeline Rescue

08/06/2026

08/06/2026

This German Shepard is looking for a new home! Kai is her name she is a few years old, at least 4/5. She loves people and needs someone around her, she is a very sweet dog. She was left behind by her first owner and the people who have been watching her can not care for her anymore. If you are interested please message us and we can get you in contact with the current owners.

We are in no way involved with this situation other than connecting two people together, thank you! 😊

08/06/2026

08/05/2026

This needs to be said.

Rescues should not be intaking dogs directly into boarding without a plan.

It’s happening way too often. People pull dogs—especially behavioral cases—off euthanasia lists, dump them into boarding, and call it “saved.” But what’s really happening? There’s no decompression. No behavior plan. No structure. No long-term placement in sight. Just a dog sitting in a kennel while the rescue scrambles for pledges or forgets the dog entirely.

That’s not rescue. That’s negligence.

We’ve seen too many cases where the rescue stops paying the boarding bill. The dog is left to sit indefinitely—out of sight, out of mind. The business providing the boarding is left holding the emotional and financial burden, and dogs end up abandoned with no exit strategy. Prices go up. Staff morale drops. And the dogs—the ones we claim to be “saving”—are suffering.

Boarding isn’t inherently wrong, but boarding without a plan is.
There are rare exceptions—rescues who use boarding responsibly and strategically. Short-term boarding while transitioning a dog to a foster or preparing them for transport? That’s proactive. That’s structured. That’s a plan.
But pulling a behaviorally declining dog into boarding with nothing but a donation plea and hope? That’s not saving them. That’s prolonging the inevitable.

Many of these dogs were already struggling in the shelter. Prolonging their stress without a viable plan is not compassion—it’s cruelty. And it’s time we say it plainly:

There are worse things than humane euthanasia.

If you don’t have a foster, a behavior plan, or an actual pathway to adoption—then you don’t have a plan.
And if you don’t have a plan, you have no business pulling that dog.

We have to do better. The dogs—and the people who care for them—deserve better.

08/03/2026

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Today, two great dogs were euthanized. Boby (with one b) and Marshall are now gone, but they mattered.

Both were great dogs failed by previous owners and circumstances.

Marshall was around a year and a half old and ended up dumped in the country likely due to his breed and the high needs and demands that go with it. He was a young Belgian Malinois who had lots of energy and drive. He loved people and the attention he got from them, but didn't do well with other animals. Dogs who are not well socialized at a young age, tend to struggle to get along with other animals and sometimes people. It doesn't make them a bad dog, just a higher needs dog. Many people believe they can breed their dogs and make money off of them, but don't take the time to socialize them or get them proper vet care and training. Then we end up with situations like Marshall where he was a great dog, but a project for anyone who would have taken him on. Marshall would have been a great dog for someone with the drive to take him on.

Boby was an amazing dog! Well socialized, young, full of energy, and willing to learn. He would have made an amazing family pet for anyone! He got along with all of the other dogs and cats he was tested with and he was so much fun to be around. Unfortunately, his high energy and pretty basic looks was his downfall. He sat and sat and sat at the shelter waiting for someone to come adopt him, but was passed up every single time. Nobody got to see his personality shine or gave him the opportunity to make a connection. To those who walked by, Boby wasn't the small, cute puppy they wanted: he was just the jumpy barky dog that kind of resembled a yellow lab. Boby was an amazing dog!

**We will not tolerate any badmouthing of the shelter staff or volunteers. They do what they can within the laws and guidelines and care a lot about the animals in their care. It is an unfortunate fact that rescue, shelter work, and animal welfare requires tough decisions to be made. The pet overpopulation crisis makes it impossible to save every animal, and until people stop producing animals, it will continue to be something that will happen.**

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Hoy, dos grandes perros fueron eutanasiados. Boby (con una sola “b”) y Marshall ya no están con nosotros, pero sus vidas importaron.

Ambos eran excelentes perros que fueron víctimas de dueños irresponsables y de las circunstancias.

Marshall tenía aproximadamente un año y medio y terminó abandonado en el campo, probablemente debido a su raza y a las altas exigencias y necesidades que conlleva. Era un joven Pastor Belga Malinois con mucha energía e instinto de trabajo. Amaba a las personas y la atención que recibía de ellas, pero no se llevaba bien con otros animales. Los perros que no son socializados adecuadamente desde cachorros suelen tener dificultades para convivir con otros animales y, en algunos casos, también con las personas. Eso no los convierte en malos perros; simplemente significa que necesitan un hogar con más experiencia y compromiso. Muchas personas creen que pueden criar a sus perros para ganar dinero, pero no dedican el tiempo necesario para socializarlos ni proporcionarles la atención veterinaria y el entrenamiento adecuados. Como resultado, terminamos con casos como el de Marshall: un perro maravilloso, pero que requería un adoptante dispuesto a invertir tiempo y esfuerzo en él. Marshall habría sido un compañero increíble para la persona adecuada.

¡Boby era un perro extraordinario! Estaba bien socializado, era joven, lleno de energía y con muchas ganas de aprender. ¡Habría sido una mascota familiar fantástica para cualquiera! Se llevaba bien con todos los perros y gatos con los que fue evaluado y era un verdadero placer estar a su lado. Lamentablemente, su gran nivel de energía y su apariencia bastante común jugaron en su contra. Permaneció durante mucho tiempo en el refugio esperando que alguien lo adoptara, pero una y otra vez fue ignorado. Nadie llegó a conocer su maravillosa personalidad ni le dio la oportunidad de crear un vínculo. Para quienes pasaban frente a su jaula, Boby no era el cachorro pequeño y adorable que buscaban; era simplemente “el perro que ladraba y saltaba”, y que además se parecía un poco a un Labrador amarillo. Pero Boby era un perro realmente increíble.

No toleraremos comentarios ofensivos ni ataques hacia el personal o los voluntarios del refugio. Ellos hacen todo lo que está a su alcance dentro de las leyes, reglamentos y recursos disponibles, y se preocupan profundamente por los animales bajo su cuidado. Es una realidad muy dolorosa que el trabajo en rescate, refugios y bienestar animal implique tomar decisiones extremadamente difíciles. La crisis de sobrepoblación de mascotas hace imposible salvar a todos los animales y, mientras las personas continúen criando animales de manera irresponsable, esta seguirá siendo una triste realidad.

08/03/2026

What does it mean when we scan for a microchip?

Remember a collar with your contact information either on the collar directly or on tags attached to the collar is the fastest and easiest way to get your pet back to you. However, collars break or tags fall off, so the safest back up option is a microchip.

The microchip is about the size of a grain of rice and is inserted under the skin via a slightly larger than normal needle and is only as painful as any other injection. According to the American Veterinary Medical Association, "it contains no internal power source and remains inactive until a compatible scanner is passed over the area. The scanner's radio waves activate the chip, prompting it to transmit its unique identification number back to the scanner, where the number is displayed on a screen."

I am going to do a small example of what it looks like to scan for a microchip. The number is kept in the pet database and allows the company to contact the owner of the missing pet (so long as they have registered the microchip!) The database is usually the one to contact the owner, however, if your pet is registered with the city, they do keep your contact information on file though!

I show a video of me scanning my orange tabby, Spicy in his room.

¿Qué significa cuando buscamos un microchip?

Recuerde que un collar con su información de contacto, ya sea en el collar directamente o en las etiquetas unidas al collar, es la forma más rápida y fácil de devolverle a su mascota. Sin embargo, los collares se rompen o las etiquetas se caen, por lo que la opción de respaldo más segura es un microchip.

El microchip es del tamaño de un grano de arroz y se inserta debajo de la piel mediante una aguja ligeramente más grande de lo normal y es tan doloroso como cualquier otra inyección. Según la Asociación Americana de Medicina Veterinaria, "no contiene ninguna fuente de energía interna y permanece inactiva hasta que se pasa un escáner compatible sobre el área. Las ondas de radio del escáner activan el chip, lo que le permite transmitir su número de identificación único al escáner, donde el número se muestra en una pantalla.

Voy a hacer un pequeño ejemplo de lo que parece buscar un microchip. El número se mantiene en la base de datos de mascotas y permite a la empresa ponerse en contacto con el propietario de la mascota desaparecida (¡siempre y cuando hayan registrado el microchip!) La base de datos suele ser la que se pone en contacto con el propietario, sin embargo, si su mascota está registrada en la ciudad, ¡sin embargo, mantienen su información de contacto archivada!

Muestro un video mío escaneando mi atigrado naranja, Spicy, en su habitación.

08/02/2026

Check out this great info about teaching kids to greet dogs!

Rule 1: ALWAYS ask the dog's handler for permission, even if the dog seems friendly. If the handler says no, accept it and move on.

Rule 2: If you have permission to say hi, stay calm and relaxed.

Rule 3: NEVER bend over or hug a dog. They do not appreciate being touched in that manner. The best way to greet a dog is to turn sideways and crouch just a little, offer your hand in a fist for them to sniff, and then begin scratching their chin and working your way up to their ears. NEVER EVER go over the top of a dog's head and near its eyes, that frightens them.

¡Echa un vistazo a esta gran información sobre cómo enseñar a los niños a saludar a los perros!

Regla 1: SIEMPRE pida permiso al cuidador del perro, incluso si el perro parece amigable. Si el controlador dice que no, acéptalo y sigue adelante.

Regla 2: Si tienes permiso para saludar, mantente tranquilo y relajado.

Regla 3: Nunca te agaches ni abraces a un perro. No aprecian ser tocados de esa manera. La mejor manera de saludar a un perro es girar hacia los lados y agacharse un poco, ofrecer la mano en un puño para que husmee, y luego empezar a rascarse la barbilla y abrirse camino hasta las orejas. Nunca pases por encima de la cabeza de un perro y te acercas a sus ojos, eso los asusta.