A Pathway to Hope

09/04/2026

09/04/2026

VOTE FOR CHIP & HELP A PATHWAY TO HOPE WIN A $2,500 GRANT! 🐾

We need your help! A Pathway to Hope is part of Waggle’s DOGust grant competition, and your vote could help us win $2,500 to support dogs like Chip who may need a little extra understanding, patience and care.

💙 Chip is the A Pathway to Hope dog representing us in this special campaign.

This sweet 2-year-old Pit Mix came to us from Louisiana through our partnership with the Good Flights program after a very difficult start. Chip was found barely moving, his skin raw and painful from severe demodex mange. During his recovery, we also learned that Chip is deaf.

Because he can’t hear, Chip sometimes needs a little extra time to feel safe and trust someone new. But once he does? He is an absolute lovebug who forms incredibly special bonds with his people.

That is exactly what Waggle and Miranda Lambert’s MuttNation Love Harder initiative is all about — giving dogs who may be overlooked or need something extra the chance they deserve.

🐶 Please vote for Chip and A Pathway to Hope and help us win a $2,500 Waggle grant!

➡️ VOTE HERE: https://animal.waggle.org/-dogust-26-voting
Voting ends September 10 at 11:59 PM PST, so please vote and share!

💙 Help us show Chip that being deaf doesn’t make him any less deserving of love, care and a family of his own.



DOGust '26 Campaign Submission
animal.waggle.org

09/01/2026

🚨 **BINGO NEEDS A FOSTER HOME—EVEN TEMPORARILY** 🚨

Our sweet Bingo needs us once again, and this time, he needs help **very soon**. 💔

Last month, we shared that Bingo’s foster family is going through an incredibly difficult time. Their beloved senior dog is in declining health and requires more and more care. They love Bingo dearly, but managing everything has understandably become overwhelming. We want to give them the time and space they need to focus on their senior girl while making sure Bingo continues to receive all the love he deserves.

Bingo is deaf & visually impaired, but please don’t let that fool you—he embraces life with his whole heart. He loves everyone he meets, does wonderfully with other dogs, and learns his surroundings fairly quickly with a little patience and guidance. Once he understands the layout, he settles in and navigates his space beautifully.

He isn’t asking for much—just a safe place to land and someone willing to guide him while he adjusts. A temporary foster would make an enormous difference, but a forever family would be the answer to every wish we have for this special boy. 🥺

Please don’t let Bingo be left without somewhere to go. If you can foster him—even for a short time—or are interested in making him a permanent part of your family, please complete an application at **[www.apathwaytohope.org](http://www.apathwaytohope.org)**.

If you can’t foster or adopt, please share. The right person may be waiting just one share away. 🐾💙

08/30/2026

💔 Our sweet Lily is sick again.

Lily came to us after losing the only home she knew. Struggling with litter box accidents, she was brought to a veterinarian to be euthanized.

Thankfully, someone believed she deserved another chance.

Lily has cerebellar hypoplasia (CH), significant dental issues, and ongoing urinary problems—but through it all, she remains the sweetest, most loving little girl.

Recently, we finally had hope. A urine culture helped us find a different antibiotic, and Lily was doing so much better and finally seemed comfortable.

Now there is blood in her urine, and the infection is back. 😢

It is heartbreaking to watch this gentle girl continue to struggle when all she wants is love.

Lily now has an Internal Medicine consultation scheduled so we can find out why this keeps happening and, hopefully, finally get her feeling better.

We promised Lily a chance, and we’re going to keep fighting for her. 💛

If you’d like to help, donations toward her ongoing medical care are desperately needed.

Donations can be made here or through:
💛 apathwaytohope.org/donate
💛 Venmo:
💛 PayPal: [email protected]
💛 Zelle: [email protected]

🎥 Watch Lily’s video and learn more about her story:
https://www.tiktok.com//video/7679936655578402062

We’ve also added Lily’s Purina wet urinary food, Churu treats, and pads to our Amazon Wishlist—everyday necessities that help us care for her while we search for answers.

❤️ Lily’s Wishlist:
https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/1HPGENICILFTD/ref=nav_wishlist_lists_2

Please help us show Lily that she is worth fighting for with your gifts of hope, healing, and the future of comfort she so deeply deserves. 💛

08/28/2026

🚨 **URGENT FOSTER HOMES NEEDED!** 🚨

A mama dog and her four puppies—three girls and one boy—recently appeared on a kind woman’s property in North Carolina. She already has six dogs of her own and simply cannot keep them all. She has contacted local rescues, but everyone is full, and the only nearby shelter is a high-kill shelter.

We would love to help this little family before the puppies grow up running loose and unprotected, but we cannot bring them into our rescue without committed foster homes.

The dogs can be split up and fostered individually or in pairs. All five are friendly, although Mama and her little boy are slightly shy and may need a little extra patience while they adjust. We believe they may be Border Collie/Pit mixes, but that is only our best guess.

The woman caring for them is willing to keep Mama if absolutely necessary, but the four puppies desperately need safe places to land. **Even fostering just one puppy would make an enormous difference.**

If you have ever considered fostering, now would be an incredible time to open your home. A Pathway to Hope provides the veterinary care and supplies—you provide the safe, loving place they need while they wait for their forever families.

Please apply to foster at **[www.apathwaytohope.org](http://www.apathwaytohope.org)** and help us bring these babies to safety. 🐾❤️

Please share!

08/26/2026

🏈 **FootballMania is BACK for Round 2!** 🏈
⏰ **Online sales end Friday, 9/11!**

**Missed our first post?** Here's another chance to join the fun! This is **our second year** hosting FootballMania, and we're excited to bring back this fun fundraiser that helps save lives.

Every $20 card purchased helps us say **YES** to the sick, abandoned, special-needs, and homeless animals who need us most. 💛

🎟 **Get your FootballMania card here:**
https://www.charitymania.com/give/AG0DE

🏈 **How it works:**
• 18 weeks of pro football = **18 chances to win!**
• Each week, you're assigned **3 random teams**. Their scores are combined and ranked.
• **Cash prizes are awarded every single week!**

💵 **Weekly Prizes:**
🥇 $400 – Highest Scoring Card
🥈 $100 – 2nd Highest
🥉 $50 – 3rd Highest
💰 $20 – Next 12 Highest
🏈 $50 – Lowest Scoring Card
💰 $20 – Next 2 Lowest

🏆 **Season-Long Grand Prizes:**
🎉 $500 – Highest Total Combined Score
🎉 $250 – Lowest Total Combined Score

✨ Best of all, **if you win, we'll notify you!** No need to keep track.

🎟 **Only $20 per card!**

Every ticket purchased helps us continue rescuing animals who have nowhere else to turn. ❤️

🔗 https://www.charitymania.com/give/AG0DE

Thank you for your HOPE and for helping us save lives—one FootballMania card at a time! 🐾

08/26/2026

🚨 URGENT FOSTER NEEDED FOR HALLOWEENTOWN 🚨

We would LOVE to help this sweet little girl, but we need a foster home in order to say YES. 🧡

Halloweentown is just 1 year old and only about 20 lbs. She was found as a stray, absolutely terrified — and honestly, who could blame her? We have no idea what this little girl experienced before she was found or how long she was out there on her own.

But underneath all that fear, we are already seeing glimpses of such a sweet little girl. 🥹

When staff recently spent time with her, Halloweentown allowed herself to be leashed and picked up to go outside. Once out of her kennel, her body relaxed and she happily explored on her walk. She showed no reaction to the dogs or people around her and became comfortable enough to approach her handler, lean in for pets and take treats. ❤️ She was even able to be picked up and returned to her kennel without an issue.

This girl just needs someone willing to give her a chance.

Halloweentown is going to need a patient, understanding foster who will let her decompress, take things slowly and build trust at her own pace. No forcing interactions. No expecting too much too soon. Just a quiet, safe place where she can finally exhale and learn that she is safe.

She has already shown us that when she begins to feel comfortable, that scared little dog starts to soften and seek affection. Imagine who she could become once she knows she is truly safe. 🥹🧡

🏡 We need a foster home to be able to help her.
🙏 Please share — her person may be somewhere on your friends list.

Can you be the safe place Halloweentown needs? 🐾❤️

08/26/2026

❄️ Check out Blizzard—he is settling into his foster home beautifully! ❄️

Blizzard absolutely loves being with his people, but he has also been doing great going into his crate and relaxing there while his foster parents are at work. Such a good boy! 🐾

A few days a week, Blizzard gets to attend doggy daycare, where he can socialize, burn off some energy, and make new friends. As you can see from the pictures, he has been having the best time meeting his daycare buddies! 🐶💙

Blizzard has also discovered the joy of a comfy bed—and now he is determined to test out every possible sleeping spot after his busy daycare days! Play hard, nap harder seems to be his motto. 😂💤

This handsome, fun-loving boy is ready to find a forever family of his own. Could Blizzard be the missing piece in your family?

Apply to adopt at [www.apathwaytohope.org](http://www.apathwaytohope.org). 🏡❤️

08/25/2026

🎉🐾 We have such an exciting Happy Tails to share! 🐾🎉

Sweet Sabril came to us during the winter and waited many months for her forever family to find her. Along the way, she endured an injury that required her to wear a cone for more than a month. Through it all, she remained patient and attended so many adoption events, always hoping her special people would walk through the door.

Her wait is finally over—Sabril has found her forever family! ❤️

She now has two wonderful human sisters who adore her, help take care of her, play with her in the yard, and give her endless snuggles. She also has two amazing parents who absolutely adore her!

We couldn’t be happier for this sweet girl and her beautiful new family. Have the very best life, Sabril! Happy Tails! 🏡🐶💕