10/10/2026
HAPPY TAILS FOR MICKEY...
I sometimes don't share everything we do and likely should or at the very least do a bit better!
This is Mickey! A few weeks back he was being sold online. Not only was he being sold but the person that had "bought him" was NOT happy with their purchase and this is why he was being sold again. She stated... He was terrible with cats and had a problem peeing on everything!
As a rescue we asked would you consider rescue since he isn't neutered and has some issues that need addressed. The reply was if we would pay $400 for him! Okay we do a lot to try to make sure animals don't end up passed around home to home, especially not neutered, but $400 is a bit steep, our adoption fee is not close to that after all vetting!
Fast forward 3 days, I get a message. "Come get the dog by 3pm or he's going to the pound!" Ummmm, what? "He has to go, He cannot be here around my cats and he pees on everything!"
OKAY... Give me a moment, Let me see what I can figure out! Where are you located, I said? Cape Coral. Great 2 hours away!? We can't make it by 3pm, but we are heading your way!
Chris Custer and I hop into the "hybrid suv" aka minivan. Two hours later we arrive, standing in the driveway bag of diapers and Mickey (wearing one too) in hand. She is ready for him to go, Definitely ready! I grabbed the dog and we head home, with the unruly, cat chasing/barking, territorial over peeing little scruff and head home, where he potties outside, politely ignores our always friendly greeter kitty and settles in for the night! He did great, no accidents, also slept in a crate and friendly to all the other dogs he met to boot!
PERFECT...
Ironically our good friend Anna Angello and Mama to Jesse who she adopted from us, had a friend looking for a new cuddly companion. So we discussed her fostering him to see if he would be a good fit. The next morning Karen Borg and I headed out on Mickey's next journey to his new foster and hopefully adopter!
Fast forward a couple weeks to yesterday 10/09 sweet Mickey got all of his vetting completed! He is healthy, neutered, microchipped, heartworm negative, vaccinated, potty trained, well mannered and best of all, in love with his new Mama and she absolutely adores him!
Thank you Anna for helping this boy find his happily forever after! Thank you Chris for being YOU and not flinching when I come to you on a fire drill about a random dog that needs immediate escape 2 hours away! Thank you Karen for taking the other long trips equaling about 10 hours of my rambling mouth to get Mickey home to the vet and home again! Thank you Jaime for opening your heart and home to a rescue pup in need and finding you were meant for each other!
Happy Life Mickey!