Update on Mami

Tammy Trivelpiece, Mami's dedicated and fabulous foster mom, reports on Mami's progress. Tammy notes, "Mami is still going stong. We keep her as comfortable as possible and give her lots of love. She is such a good girl. Knows her routine, loves to play with her stuffy as long as we hold it in front of her. (LOL) Otherwise she has no idea where the heck it is.

Obviously she will continue to have good days and bad. This week, has been a bit better for her. My husband spoils her rotten. He will take her out in the large area where the other dogs are not allowed and will let her wander around the grass for as long as she wants. Then when he brings her in he will sit on the floor with her and rub her belly.

Not that I don't spoil her, but I think she likes her time with him because its usually around 9 pm when its a bit cooler and not so hectic."

Mami was a recent featured Chip-In dog. NEBTR received an email from ACCT in Philadelphia about a dog that was surrendered. She was definitely an urgent case because she was estimated at 10 years old, blind with sores all over her body. There is no way she would have made it out of the shelter. Our volunteers quickly jumped in and our hard working Intake volunteers found someone to pull her right away. Then Tammy stepped forward to foster her knowing that she will probably be a permanent foster and would be at her home for whatever time she had left.

Mami was taken to vet and she was a real mess, most likely from years of neglect. Just by looking at her there was no doubt this sweet girl was not living a comfortable life of love and care. She had sores and growths all over her body and her nails were so long they were curled up into her pads. The vet confirmed that she is blind, nearly deaf, the second worst case of hips they’ve ever seen, bad knees, missing teeth and we were sad to hear that her white blood cell count is extremely elevated.

After all the pain she has suffered through, she was worthy of every penny, and because of NEBTR volunteers like Tammy and her husband, Mami is knowing love for the first time in her life.

How Elena Weathered the Hurricane

Oliver Goes to His Forever Home

Oliver my 10 year old foster that has been with me since May went to his new Home with Henry and Beverly Atwell a wonderful Senior couple in Cold Brook, NY. They report he is doing great and appears very happy and content. He has full run of a 12 room home in a pretty rural setting and they are enjoying truly enjoying his company. He is being spoiled and treated like the king he is with their constant companionship. This is a great match! I am so happy for him!!!

-- Jami Gonyea

Here's what Oliver said about himself before being adopted:

I find myself in rescue because my former owner is relocating out of the country. I grew up a city kid in NYC but I was able to fit right in up here in rural Central NY without skipping a beat.. I'm a pretty darn handsome guy (wait until you see my smile- it's what I'm known for) and according to my foster mom, I'm an endearing little soul. I'm affectionate and oh boy do I adore belly rubs! I'm a good mixture of energetic and laid back. I love to play with toys and promise you'll find my silly antics entertaining. I'll happily go at it all by myself but would be thrilled to have you join in my play. I like walking, hiking, wandering about in the yard and car rides. Especially to that place that gives you the cold, white stuff in a bowl with a dog biscuit on top. My foster mom gets hers in a cone but she says mine is called a "Doggie Dish"- love it I do! Nothing high maintainance here though- I also enjoy lounging about and will curl up on the couch next to you, in one of my dog beds, or in a nice, sunny spot and nap the day away.

I get along fine with other dogs- I don't really play with them but their company is nice. I also have no problem being an only dog as my focus is truly on you and I like yours on me. Cats don't seem to phase me. I am a good watchdog with a convincing bark if need be and will keep an eye on the door for you.

I am fully vetted, healthy, and in great physical shape. I consider myself an athlete- if they gave medals for skipping the steps and jumping up on the deck, I know I would take home the gold. My only health issue is cataracts. My vision is limited but it doesn't limit me. Except for the blueish color of my eyes , you would hardly even notice as I get around great and adapt well to new surroundings, I currently have eye drops which bring down the inflamation and I sit like a good boy for them. No one ever guesses my age correctly when looking at me and my foster mom says if she didn't have my birth records she would think I was much younger. I just turned 10 on May 31st- but they say that 10 is the new 5 folks.

I mind exceptionally well and am completely housetrained/no accidents. No separation issues. One request though- No small children, please- the loud, screechy voices, flailing limbs and lack of predictability make me super nervous and visibly uncomfortable- I prefer to just stay away from them. I like all adults, well behaved older children, and teens that I have met though and I am happy to interact with them.

Rosie and Her New Parents

Tony the Boston Terrier Goes to School

Update on Brady

In some ways, I can't believe "the new dog" has been with us for an entire year, but I can hardly remember what our family was like without Brady. He has so many incredibly sweet and charming qualities. He is the best snuggler I have ever met. He is so quick to roll over and offer you his belly to pet. He gives the sweetest little kisses, even though he's a large BT (40 pounds these days!). He is the perfect companion for our "problem dog," little Molly, who can be a little difficult and not a fan of other dogs since her puppy mill momma days. Brady knows to let Molly snuggle when she wants to and even kisses her all over her face. When Molly gives the signal, Brady backs off.

I just cannot find enough good words to describe Brady.... loyal, sweet, fun, patient, excitable, CUTE. The list just goes on and on. We are so blessed to have him as part of our family and are eternally grateful to NEBTR and the McFadden's for helping bring him into our lives.

-- Ann Bridy

Foster Rosie

Hi! my name is Rosie and I am estimated to be around 3 years old!

I love my name! My Foster sister gave me that name. See, I never had a name. I lived in a wire cage all my life and was used to produce puppies. Now I am free and loving every minute of it! My foster mom says I am very smart. I go potty outside, watch all my foster fur brothers and sisters do their thing so I do it too. I do sleep in a comfy crate, and I love to be held by my foster family. Because I am a puppy mill dog, I do need some extra care and love. Sometimes I do not understand things and get very scared. But, I am willing to watch and learn. I love dogs and people and just an all around great girl. I am ready to be the best pet I can be! I am eager and ready to please!!!


Her foster mom Tammy Trivelpiece says, "What a dog! I have never quite had a mill dog like Rosie. She is a nut! Loves ice cubes! its like watching 'boston Hockey'. She will bat one around for a long time before trying to eat it. She loves rope toys, and paper towel rolls. She is a quick learner and adapts to her surroundings without much anxiety." Tammy just loves Rosie to pieces!

Mambo Goes to His Forever Home

Mambo wrote the following information about himself when he was looking for a forever home:

"Hey this is me Mambo. I've been doing great in foster care and guess what, I've learned how to get along with other dogs and I am completely house trained. As you know I came from a shelter and I was very thin and had a dull coat. Now I'm just so handsome and my coat is beautiful. I live with my foster mom Linda who boards dogs. She taught me how to get along and play nice with poodles and big labs and rotties. I sleep in a bed with my brother and sister Bostons. I'm so special that a photographer who adopted a foster from the group took a video of me and I'm on Youtube. My name is Mambo for a reason. I know how to do the Mambo and the video is great so you have to check it out. I really need a family to adopt me. I know I have an ulcerated eye that is not pretty but it don't bother me so don't let it bother you. I still have another good eye. I promise I'll shower you with kisses and I even know how to sit for a treat. I'm a proud good boy and a perfect Boston Terrier."

David Sachs and his daughter Allison saw the photo and bio by Mambo, and the rest is history. As his foster mom Linda writes,

"David Sachs, and his daughter Allison came to see Mambo today. What nice people. I spoke with David over the phone last night for a good hour and his application was too good to be true.

Mambo showered them with kisses and I showed them how Mambo rides a boogie board in the pool. Their dog Bindi (a beagle/italian greyhound mix) was a doll and played nicely with my dogs.

Diane Laundri was also here which was good for me. She was the one who pulled him from the shelter and first fostered him. After about an hour, David said he would love to adopt Mambo and when can I deliver him (I always deliver my fosters and had told him so). Diane and I
exchanged a glance and she whispered let him take him now. I had typed the adoption agreement & addendum last night after I spoke to David on the phone and secretly knew I may let him take Mambo if he wanted to.

Walking out front was hard. Diane couldn't come with me and my friend Joanne wouldn't even say goodbye to Mambo. Mambo and Bindi sat with Allison in the back and I smiled when he showered her with kisses again. After they left although the tears rolled down my cheeks, I knew I did the right thing. It wasn't about the 1.5 hour trip I would have to take to deliver him, it was about the perfect family who picked Mambo despite his ulcerated eye. They couldn't believe anyone would be afraid of it or think it was ugly.

Mambo definitely hit the jackpot. I know he totally hit the jackpot, I spoke to Karin Sachs for over an hour tonight and she is totally in love!!! Hurray for happy endings. Mambo is so mint wonderful they are going to love him and spoil him. Couldn't have happened to a better family and a better DOG!!! Mambo is doing well and will of course sleep with them tonight. It doesn't get better than that. I miss my baby boy and its always hard making one less bowl during feeding time but I'm so pleased with this adoption. I call it rags to riches!!!



Thanks for this appy Jodi & Beth and Linda thanks for the hc.

They loved your video Joan!!!"

Linda Antonelli

Joyjoy Goes to Her Forever Home

Hey everyone, our foster Joyjoy, was adopted out to Michelle Swangler and Tom Donovan this evening (thank you Sandee for doing their home visit!) Joy was a shelter dog, originally a mill mama, from the York SPCA in June and we had the pleasure of fostering this little gem of a girl for almost 2 months. I drove her up to Michelle and Tom and it was love at first sight. They were thrilled with her. First words out of Michelle's mouth were how beautiful she is and soft her coat is : ) (Yeah for good food, exercise, neem oil shampoo and some love and care!)

Sigh, it was a sad good bye but I am very confident this is a fabulous home for the Joyjoy. I forgot my camera in the car (of course.) But Michelle has already emailed me and let me know Joy has spent the evening on the couch with them : )

Thanks to all who had a hand in her adoption from the application process, to placement and home visit help! I love this group of amazing volunteers!

Nick & Vicki (& Ori too)
Etown PA

Update on Spikey/Tazzy

Thank you for the two year anniversary card for Spikey (now named Taz Manster) We started out a little rough when I first got Tazzy as he is deaf and was very aggressive if you reached towards him. Within 3 months Tazzy had learned sign language. The aggression issues took almost a year longer with lots of patience and "time outs" as I do not hit animals. Two years later Tazzy has become my huggie bug. I still have to watch him if strangers approach but he will make friends with other people if they let him come to them. I have attached a couple pictures of Tazzy so you can see how he is now. He is my love and is in his forever home.

-- Kim Compton

New Foster Daisy May

Daisy May is a shy little thing. She is a country girl from a very rural puppymill. She isn't house broken but is very comfortable with people and is great with my dogs. She is busy exploring the house and now is curled up on a pillow just watching things. Will post other pics and an update in a couple of days. She is adorable, six years old, petite and very pretty.

Joan S Ontario NY

Update on Lola

Hello,

Thank you for the postcard celebrating our 2 year adoption anniversary of Lola. She fits perfectly into our family. We cannot imagine life without her. We recently had a baby, Hannah, who is 4 months old now. Hannah loves to watch Lola play. Whenever Lola gets near, Hannah gets a huge smile! Lola loves to sniff and lick her.

Shortly after we adopted Lola we took her to puppy training classes and she did great. She is such a smart dog. At 4 1/2 she still loves to play as if she were a puppy. I don't think she'd make a good guard dog b/c anyone that comes in the house she jumps up to lick their face. She can even reach my husband's face (he is 6ft 5).

We are thrilled to have Lola in our lives Thank you for what you do.

Holly & Brian Reynolds

Update on Willow

It's hard to believe that its almost been two years since we first met our dear Willow.She has become such a beloved member of our family that it feels like she always been with us. She is a loving little girl who is great with people. She is excellent with our young nieces (3 and 6) who on one visit found Willow's doggie bed blanket and kept trying to tuck her in. Willow just sighed and settled down for a afternoon nap after the littlest one gave her a kiss on the head.

She has been wonderful company for my 87 yr old mother who lives with me. Willow will follow her room to room and be content just to know she's there. I'm pretty sure she's also managed to get some extra afternoon cheese treats before I get home from work.

Willow has cancer. She has had multiple surgeries but seems to be doing well so far. It may shorten her time with us but we are committed to giving her the best possible life with lots and lots of love! She's had several very bad teeth pulled. It made a huge different in her appetite. It's a big difference from the thin little waif we first met. Now she's filled out and looks good. Her hearing has been steadily getting worse (I think she had selective hearing anyway. Ha!) She is almost completely deaf now but we've been working on sign language with her for awhile so that she will still be able to understand us when her hearing is finally gone. Despite being almost deaf she still is quite a talker. She has quite an expressive vocabulary. She has a particularly enchanting almost chuckle when she is being rubbed.

She still enjoys a jaunt around the neighborhood and is still fearful of some other dogs particularly large black ones. If only she could tell us of her past. She has been better with being around other small dogs particularly a couple of my sister's cairn terriers.

Willow has never learned to play. The beloved stuffed frog that Tiffany, her NEBTR Foster, Mom gave her still holds a special place in her bed. She no longer sucks on it constantly for reassurance. She knows now that this is her forever home. Willow, my mother and myself want to thank everyone at NEBTR for the care that you give to all the rescues like Willow and for bringing families like ours together!
Sincerely,
Linda Wichlac

Frankie Goes to His Forever Home

My Frankie was adopted today by Brian Karp & Amanda Ullman. He's on his way to the Big Apple (Manhattan). I love this couple very much and most important, their female BT Dakota and Frankie love each other.

Amanda is the daughter of Brian & Chris Ullman who adopted my Sadie a few years ago so I already knew her. Since he came from a shelter and I didn't know his name, I named him Frankie. Amanda wants to name him Fenway. She'll post pictures soon.

It's hard for me to comprehend how just a couple of weeks ago this boy had pneumonia and now is healthy and happy. I was so worried he would die... I owe my vet a big thank you note for this one.

Thank you Julie for doing the house check.


Linda Antonelli

Here Come the BT Cruisers!

The BT Cruisers will be setting up and sponsoring an event on August 13. They are setting up and running the whole thing with all proceeds going to NEBR. You may remember that a few of us here in Rochester decided a couple of years ago to form a playgroup to socialize our Bostons. We then started taking part in various fundraisers for animal shelters and came up with a team name of BT Cruisers. We now have regular get togethers and take part in at least three different fundraisers routinely with more on the schedule this year. It is pretty impressive to see us walking with our BT's. One fundraiser we had 25 BT's walking with their owners! We have high hopes for our fund raisers and hope that some of our NEBTR members would be willing to travel a little and join us.

Joan Stark




Here is a copy of the BT Cruisers' flyer for this event.


Heather Scott of the Cruisers says, "Its August and that means our BIG fundraiser for NEBTR is right around the corner!

Saturday, AUGUST 13, 2011 from 1pm-5pm @ Boom Towne Canine Campus in Farmington NY!

Please join us to help raise money for NEBTR! We are hoping to make our first fundraiser a success! We have a lot of great items that were donated to use in our silent auction and raffles, and we a variety of a few vendors that will be there as well. Hope to see you there!!!!"


And here is a copy of the BT Cruisers' most recent newsletter.

Bailey Goes to Her Forever Home

Bailey was adopted by a nice older local couple. I took her to our local custard stand with an "adopt me" bandana on and the inquired about her since they recently lost their boston to old age. I just spoke to them this evening for their 24 hour check up and they said she is doing great. She is eating good, knows where to go for treats after going potty, and cuddles with them on the couch. Thank you to everybody who has helped me and Bailey on getting her to her forever home!

Megan Sanchez
Altoona, PA

Below are photos of Bailey with her foster family, including precious good bye letters from the two little girls.  

Thank you for taking Bailey into your care and finding her a loving and wonderful home that she so deserves.  Great job!

New Foster Pinky

Pinky is an owner surrender. The woman who had her had a fenced yard that Pinky dug out of a few times. You should have seen all the stuff she came with ! She is on the bigger side, close to 25 lbs. and is busy checking things out. She's a sweet girl and should make someone a great pet.

Loree will be her foster mom and give her lots of love.

She looks ...sad and apologetic for digging out of her yard ...
She looks like she can't understand why her owner gave her away ...

Nina Goes to Her Forever Home

Saturday Nina was adopted by the Bromley Family. Nina was the 10 pound girl that was pulled from a puppy mill in Lancaster County, PA in April. She was 6 years old and kept outside in a rabbit hutch all year round. They are a wonderful family and we all liked them very much. This is the happy ending that Nina so deserves.

Update on Ruby

Thought you might enjoy seeing what Ruby found on the lawn out front! A seagull must have dropped it & of course SHE picked it up! She was very proud of herself! Hope you are well...She is just WONDERFUL! Thank you for sending her to us!!! Judy

Brutus Goes to His Forever Home

I just wanted to share the GREAT news that Brutus was adopted last Sunday, 7/17.  He was adopted by a couple and their daughter in my town - a really great family, and they are just loving him to pieces. Here is what his new dad wrote me this morning:

"Brutus is doing well, doing what dogs do, he is very very good. He seems pretty happy so far. I can't see why someone would return this dog. He is so easy going!"

This is such a relief for me, and I'm SO happy for Brutus - after almost a year in and out of different shelters at the age of 10, he finally has a family to love him! Also, my cats are again enjoying the peace and quiet in the house and hanging around the living room! LOL

Heather
Wharton, NJ