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We'll also keep you updated on PANDA's adoption status with email updates.
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PANDA

Boston Terrier

Female, Puppy
Lansing, MI
Size
(when grown) Small 25 lbs (11 kg) or less
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This teeny tiny little girl is approx. 7 weeks old. She will be eligible for transport in 3 weeks. Until then, she will remain in her foster home inTennessee where she is sure to be loved and spoiled until she finds her forever home. Panda will be small when fully grown but don't let her size fool you. She's afraid of nothing ( except maybe the cat). She is house training and doing very well with her kennel training. She is the star of the show wherever she goes. Panda's adoption fee is 450.00 and it includes her transport, microchip, current on vaccinations, heart worm preventative and flea and tick repellent. For an adoption application on Panda please email baversa1@gmail.com. All of our pets start their journey in Tennessee where they remain in loving foster families until they are adopted at which time they travel via transport to their new forever home. We use Alpha Dog Pet Transport for our New England adoptions (https://alphadogtransport.com) and The Road Home Pet Transport for our Midwest adopters. Breed selection is done in conjunction with two local vets and is not to be considered a guarantee but rather a well educated decision from well qualified staff. Due to the extremely high volume of inquiries we receive, we ask that you request, complete, and submit an application before asking additional questions. We try very hard to include all pertinent information in our bios. We are excited to help you find your new family member. However, Blues City is operated 100% by volunteers. We want to spend our time saving dogs and assisting those adopters who have taken the time to complete an application. Thank you for understanding. LIKE Blues City on Facebook! Thanks for choosing rescue!!
We'll also keep you updated on ADIRI's adoption status with email updates.
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ADIRI

German Shepherd Dog

Female, 2 yrs 4 mos
Lansing, MI
Size
(when grown) Med. 26-60 lbs (12-27 kg)
Details
Good with kids, House-trained, Spayed or Neutered, Shots are up-to-date,
Story
Adira was found running at large in Memphis and was subsequently brought to a veterinary clinic by a kind MPD Officer. She was severely emaciated and scared. “Addie” as she has come to be known, quickly made herself at home at her Foster’s farm while she gained weight and recuperated. She is now around 65 pounds and estimated to be 2-3 years old. Addie loves to play ball, go on long walks through the woods, run, ride in cars, and snuggle. She is wonderful for baths, tolerates nail trims, and more than anything, just wants to be anywhere her human is. Although she is high energy when the opportunity presents itself, Addie would make a suitable apartment dog for someone who works from home. Her foster family works from home and she spends the entire workday snuggled on her bed beside her foster mom while she works. Addie is kennel trained, but she is a large dog and would not be suited for kenneling all day while family or individual works. Addie will do best with an active lifestyle and plenty of time for play. She does need to be the only dog as she is an alpha female and does not share her humans or her territory. Addie is deeply loyal and very protective. She is friendly to new people if her person is friendly to them. Once adopted she will travel via private transport Rescue Vet (transport cost is $160.00) to a location closest to you. If you would like to make this wonderful girl part of your family please follow the link below to our application. https://forms.gle/APKvbgFJcaRvgKgk9
We'll also keep you updated on DONUT AND DAISY's adoption status with email updates.
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DONUT AND DAISY

Dachshund Labrador Retriever

Female, 2 yrs 2 mos
Lansing, MI
Size
(when grown) Med. 26-60 lbs (12-27 kg)
Details
Good with kids, Good with dogs, House-trained, Spayed or Neutered, Shots are up-to-date,
Story
Daisy and Donut are 2 yrs old. The perfect age as they are all grown out of the puppy stages. They are both housebroken and just the sweetest lovable dogs. They are current on all vaccinations and preventatives and have been spayed and neutered. Daisy is a little more high energy but not excessive. She is wonderful especially if she has a chewy bone or toy. Not destructive, she just likes something to chew on. Donut is lower energy but still loves to chase a ball and play with his sibling. They both know sit and will shake when asked as well. Leash and kennel trained and will sleep in their kennel 8-9 hours with no problems. They are great dogs and their family does not want to give them up but they have had a coupled unexpected deaths in the family and unforeseen circumstances that make it unfair for these two as far as time and space. Their current family would love for them to go together and the adoption fees can be adjusted accordingly if we can find a spot together for them both. We will consider single applications if we can’t find a home together. Once adopted Daisy and Donut will will travel via private transport (transport cost is $165.00) to a location closest to you. If you would like to make this family of two part of your life and home please follow the link below to our application. https://forms.gle/APKvbgFJcaRvgKgk9
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PEACHES🍑

American Pit Bull Terrier Pit Bull Terrier

Female, 1 yr 1 mo
Lansing, MI
Size
(when grown) Med. 26-60 lbs (12-27 kg)
Details
Good with kids, Good with dogs, Good with cats, House-trained, Spayed or Neutered, Shots are up-to-date,
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Luca

Labrador Retriever Greyhound

Male, Young
Pewaukee, WI
Size
(when grown) Large 61-100 lbs (28-45 kg)
Details
Good with kids, Good with dogs, House-trained, Spayed or Neutered, Shots are up-to-date,
Story
You can fill out an adoption application online on our official website.7//9/24 The Vet said I looked awesome and recovered fantastically from the surgery. Of course, he said I was such a good boy while I was checked out and I soaked up all the attention the Vet and techs gave me. As a reward for recovery and being such a good boy my foster Mom took me and my foster fur-siblings to a fenced park so I could stretch my legs. I got to run! I was so happy! The walks are great and all, but getting to really stretch out sure is fun. Over the 4th weekend I stayed at another foster home, with a cone on, that had 2 other dogs, a cat and 3 kids. I was such a good boy for them and the cat didn't give 2 farts that I was there and I didn't care that the cat was there either - win/win. While meeting all the new bodies was great, I still know that they weren't my people, my people have yet to find me and I'm trying very hard to be patient. I may not look overly Labbie, but I am so eager to please, love to get affection, and am now very food motivated now that my tummy isn't full of junk. I've never gotten into human stuff while in foster care and I haven't eaten the toys here either. I've graduated to having complete full roam at night, and my foster Mom is so pleased with my behavior. I'm still learning not to jump on people, not that I'm doing a body slam or anything, I just want to be sure I've got your attention. Foster Mom says its not needed and not really polite. 6/24/24 Luca here…well, I had a bit of an adventure this past week that no one wants to go through. My foster Mama was paying attention to the fact that sometimes I would give her a pathetic face and my energy would dip, and my poop was showing signs of upset so she knew I wasn't feeling so hot. She was in the process of elimination on my food intake to help but I was vomiting clear fluid early mornings so in I went to the see the Vet. Because I always had an empty stomach when I threw up it was thought that I was having some acid reflux issues so I was given medicine and a slight change in feeding routine to help me feel better. I had been eating/drinking and pottying just fine. The medicine and change didn't help and I got worse, I wasn't keeping food down. Foster Mom got me to the Vet thinking I had an obstruction and an x-ray was done that showed a bucket of gas in the intestines and some foreign fiber content and maybe a piece of metal. I was moved to the ER clinic because they wanted to do a Barium series but were short-handed and didn't have enough on hand to do a full series on a kid my size. I was kept for the afternoon and into the evening to do the tests and my stomach didn't let hardly anything pass through like it should so it was determined to do exploratory surgery that night to find what the problem was. Turns out I had a honking big obstruction that pretty much filled my entire tummy and had started getting into my intestines. The Vet says the mess had been in there for quite a bit of time, before I came into foster care, it looked to be an accumulation of toy debris and plastic. My Foster Mama says she is relieved she didn't miss something when I was self-entertaining with toys here, but is not happy with whoever my previous people were. The wad of materials was given to my Foster Mama and it is GROSS! It's filled with all sorts of stuff that was never here and is as big as her hand! (Foster Mom is waiting for my Foster Dad to get home for him to finish picking it apart because his hands are stronger, but she says there are some really hard things in the wad.) The ER staff were ever so nice to me and gave me pets whenever they could and on Sunday afternoon were able to give me small amounts of rice and chicken - I ate like there was no tomorrow. My foster parents came to visit me and I cuddled into them and soaked up all the love I could get. I was given another small meal and kept it down. Since I was doing so well with keeping food down and pottying like I should I was able to come back to my foster home late last night. I have some recovery time and have to wear a rotten cone because I'm too flexible for a donut. Foster Mom is complaining about bruised legs and my foster siblings have come to check me out, but after I bopped them with the cone a couple of times, they are a little wary of me moving around them. As you can imagine the surgery isn't inexpensive and because I had to go the ER to save my life it added to the cost. Will you please help with my Veterinary costs? 6/18/24 My feelings are little hurt that no one has asked about me. Foster Mom keeps telling me I've been really easy to have, and while I do love it here, I just know there is a family that will just please give me a chance.  I may not look just like a Labrador, but my giving heart, eager to please demeanor and love for affection is just the same. My foster Dad is a bit goofy, now I get,  "Luukkee, I am your Father" as a greeting - I just don't know what's coming, but he's fun as he likes to play tug with me and he actually had me fly like an airplane because I was having so much fun! Foster Mom has played fetch with me and my foster fur siblings all going at once and I never once talked back when one of them beat me to the ball, even though she had 3 different toys going every which way so someone had something. We've played one on one too and I bring the ball back, but sometimes she has to tell me to "drop it" (did I mention I love to play tug?) and I do. I just keep soaking up the love here, I really love the petting and will lay on my foster Dad's feet sometimes. My Foster Mom tweaked her knee this past weekend so I didn't get a walk for a couple of days and was I ever a good boy for everyone. Leash walking is pretty nice I get out and about and see what's going on and Foster Mom is walking 3 of us at once and people keep commenting on how well we are all behaving. I know the routines so I crash out while she works. My "stay/wait" has come along really well.  I rarely make a peep in the crate. My foster parents say I've earned extra freedoms, so after my foster Dad leaves for work when its still dark out, I get free roam until my Foster Mom gets up at 6 and I have behaved myself most excellently. Foster Mom says I'm all legs and stand taller than my foster fur siblings, but I'm relatively light weight. When I'm outside I sure can get the zoomies on as I know not to do that inside. I do need work on my recall when I'm outside in the great wide open though. We went to the dog park during a quiet time so we had the back 4 acres all to ourselves that let me just stretch my legs out and I kept doing a run through to check on where everyone was. Turns out I don't mind the weeds at all, I was just being a good boy because I was on leash before. I'm still a good boy off leash, I just need 5 minutes to stretch my legs and I'll circle back to you to check and then I'm off again and I keep circling back as I really don't want to lose you. I was a really good boy at the Vet's office to make sure I was up to date on my vaccination. Both the Vet and one of the Vet techs said they each had a sibling they were going to tell them about me. I'm cautious about new situations and I am still hesitant about getting into a car, but I'm a very good rider. Don't you want my soulful eyes gazing at you? 6/10/24 My foster Dad keeps singing this when he greets me each day when he comes home from work. "My name is Luca I live on the second floor I live upstairs from you Yes, I think you've seen me before" I guess his age is showing. He's pretty cool, likes to play tug with me, although I sound like I'm going to tear him a new one when we play, it's just me being vocal. My oldest foster fur-sibling gets really grouchy if I bark in her face when I'm playing and then my foster Mom says it isn't polite to bark in anyone's face. *Sigh* I'm learning. Foster Mom says I'm a teenager and still need some education, but I've been really easy to take care of during my "layover" until I get a new family. I'm potty and crate trained, I know "sit", working on the command "kennel" and "wait" - although that last one is tough when I've got food sitting in front of my paws. My leash manners are pretty dang good when I'm on a Halti collar. I've learned a lot of the routines here, so I know when the lights start getting turned off at night, I head right over to my crate after I potty outside, it doesn't hurt that I get a nibble to two for reward. I'm loving the daily walks, although I'm not so sure about being in the woods on weedy trails - foster Mom says I must be a city boy. I'd be an awesome jogging companion but its not necessary for that level of activity for me to be a good boy for you, but walks are pretty nice to get out and about so I'll settle down nicely for you to work. I'll self- entertain myself for a stretch with toys too. I'd really love it if there was someone to be my very own and pet me a lot. Foster Mom says my spine is pretty bendy as I curve right over the sofa cushion with my butt on the floor to get pets. I also like to make sure she isn't alone when she goes to the bathroom - she seems to get a little bothered by the fact that there are 3 of us sitting at her feet wanting attention while she is doing her business - she says just because she is the only human in the house at that moment doesn't mean she is lonely. Having foster fur siblings is great entertainment when we are outside, I know not to bother them inside, they seem to want to be left alone then, but outside is fair game. I used to live with a couple of kids, so I'm good to go there, but I don't know about cats. Foster Mom says I haven't shown much prey drive when we are out and about. New situations can be a bit scary for me, so I'm cautious there and big guys are like "whoa, boy" so I might have a bit of stress pee if a big guy comes at me too quick. When my foster Dad comes home, I crouch at the top of the stairs until he starts to sing and then I'm good to go. Both of my foster parents say my biggest annoyance for them is that I can have a low-grade whine, but its tapered off as I get more and more used to what is going on here. C'mon, give me a chance. I can be your bestest boy! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 6/4/24 Hey, hey, hey - Luca here! I'm a 2.5y.o. male Labbie mix, my foster parents think with Greyhound, due to my slightly longer, narrower snout, whippy curled tail, short thin coat, legginess, and the way my ears sit - but I don't know, I'm hear to PLAY! Right now I'm still decompressing from the shelter, I was left there because my previous people said they were moving. The word is I'm a bit skittish with new situations and men, but foster Mom says she sees the new situations, but I was super stressed out at the shelter, but man-shy is questionable right now, because when my foster Dad sat down on the deck step I snuggled right into him and the did the total Labbie lean on him so I could be in contact and get my belly rubbed. I'm sucking up all the love I can get right now and am absolutely loving the daily walks - I need an outlet so I don't bug my foster fur siblings too much and so foster Mom can work - but they are girls, psshhtt, lame-o. Stay tuned for more as I learn the ropes!Visit this organization's web site to see any additional information available about this pet.July 11, 2024, 7:48 am
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DUTTON

Blue Heeler Texas Heeler

Male, 7 mos
Lansing, MI
Size
(when grown) Med. 26-60 lbs (12-27 kg)
Details
Good with kids, Good with dogs, Good with cats, House-trained, Spayed or Neutered, Shots are up-to-date,
Story
This little shy guy has a lot to offer his new family. Dutton has a typical heeler personality and behavior traits . He's very sweet and shy initially. Warms up slowly but is always very kind and respectful. He enjoys playing with other dogs . He's good with children just initially shy at first. He has a beautiful and wonderfully sweet disposition. He's being fostered by Ginny in Memphis, Tn. Once an application has been submitted and approved, Ginny would love to speak with you about him. He lives with another dog and two little adorable boys! Once adopted, Dutton will travel on Rescue Vet Transport to his new forever family. The Transport Company travels to the north east each and every weekend, leaving Memphis, Tennessee around 6 AM Friday morning, starting a group chat with adopters and drivers once departed and making stops along the way all the way up until West Greenwich, Rhode Island transport is an additional $185. As always, thank you for adopting your new family member! https://forms.gle/APKvbgFJcaRvgKgk9

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Save Our Spots Dalmatian Rescue Inc.

Brown Deer, WI 53189

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Pawfect Pets Rescue

Waukesha, WI 53186

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Humane Animal Welfare Society (HAWS)

701 Northview Rd, Waukesha, WI 53188

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Bags for Wags Rescue Inc

New Berlin, WI 53146

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Western Great Lakes Akita Rescue

21220 W. Lincoln Ave, New Berlin, WI 53146

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Labrador Education and Rescue Network (L.EA.R.N.)

PO Box 323, Pewaukee, WI 53072

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Elmbrook Humane Society

20950 Enterprise Ave., Brookfield, WI 53045

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Wisconsin Adopt A Golden Retriever Rescue

12605 W. North Avenue, #285, Brookfield, WI 53005

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