06/24/2026
🐾 A Little Behind-the-Scenes Reality Check 🐾
Sometimes I get comments or messages that make it seem like people think I’m just collecting dogs and not trying to find them homes.
I want you to know that’s simply not true.
Behind the scenes, I’ve sent hundreds of emails to rescues, shelters, and organizations all over the country trying to find opportunities for our dogs. I spend hours networking, sending photos, writing bios, filling out intake forms, making phone calls, arranging transport, and following up.
The hard reality is that most organizations are looking for very specific dogs.
They want puppies under 8-12 weeks old.
They want fully vetted dogs.
They want dogs that are leash trained.
They want dogs that are already socialized.
They want dogs that are good with kids, cats, and other dogs.
They want small dogs.
They want doodles.
What they usually don’t want are adult dogs, large dogs, pit bulls, pit mixes, shy dogs, dogs that need training, or dogs that simply don’t fit what adopters are currently looking for.
Unfortunately, that’s exactly where many of our dogs fall.
That doesn’t mean they’re bad dogs. It just means they’re harder to place.
This is one of the reasons we’re working so hard to build our meet-and-greet and training yard. I’d love to find a few dedicated fosters willing to take a dog for even a couple of weeks to work on leash skills, confidence, and socialization. Small improvements can make a huge difference in helping a dog stand out.
But even then, training can’t change a dog’s breed, age, size, or appearance.
The good news is that the work does pay off sometimes.
Just this past week we successfully moved nine puppies.
The four puppies from the feral mama in Sneads all found opportunities:
🐾 One adopted locally
🐾 One adopted out of state
🐾 Two transferred to a shelter in New York
The five scruffy puppies from Pensacola also made their way to New York.
That means nine puppies were fostered, vaccinated, vetted, photographed, networked, coordinated, transported, and moved into the next chapter of their lives.
So please know that while you may not always see it, there is a tremendous amount of work happening behind the scenes every single day.
Now if I could just work the same magic for the rest of my dogs. ❤️🐾
