Category: Adoptable Dogs

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Rocky II is a 55 lb., approx. 2.5 yr old  American Terrier mix found as a stray.  He was very under weight and had scars when he was found.   With great foster care, he as gained weight and his scars are healing !

He’s a very energetic, playful guy who loves to fetch a tennis ball !  He’s  super smart and knows several commands , sit, shake, lay down, and is learning roll over.  He knows to sit and wait before he is served his food.  He’s probably never been on a leash and is making progress with leash walking.  Rocky II would probably do very well in training classes learning a new activity with his family.

Rocky II does OK in a crate but it’s not his favorite.   He is doing very well with house training.  He’s a good car rider and wants to go with you !  Rocky II is very active and would thrive in a home where he can do activities with his family.   Because of his size and energy level, he is not looking for a home with small children.  He loves all people and has done well with all the dogs he’s met.   He would love an active canine friend to run and play with ! Rocky II hasn’t shown a high prey drive with cats but due to his size and energy, it would be better to have no cats.

Rocky II was found as a stray and has been known to scale the fence at his foster home.   He needs to be in an environment where he can be watched so he doesn’t become a “stray” again.

Rocky II is neutered and microchipped.  He is also up to date on vaccines, heartworm preventative, and flea preventative.

Adoption Fee:   $250

If you are interested in adopting Rocky II, please visit our website and fill out an Adoption Application.

Isn’t that the MOST adorable face you’ve ever seen??!!

This is Little Ma (aka Little Girl) in case you haven’t been introduced.   If you haven’t, you are really missing out !   She is the cutest, sweetest, most adorable Shih Tzu ever.  She is very unique in that she has double dew claws on her back feet !!   She is also very unique in that she has a very unique medical situation.

I’ll try to keep it brief as her medical history with Marden’s Ark Dog Tales goes back to May 2024.     Little Girl was found as a stray, severely matted.   Feces and urine had been impacted in her fur on her hind end.  So much so that bacteria got hold and damaged much of her flesh back there.  Her sphincter, some of her rectum, anal glands, and flesh were destroyed.  We attended to her flesh and the skin actually grew back and fur actually grew back too !  However, she continued to heal so that her pooper grew so small that she had trouble pooping.  The poop would back up in her colon so that her colon stretched and she would back up and her colon would “pooch” (herniate) out.  She would strain and strain and not be able to get enough poop out daily.   She had several procedures, and surgeries, and a lot of help by a wonderful vet.    Her pooper got stretched out big enough so that she could get poop out.   However, it would still back up in her discombobulated, and stretched out colon.  We’ve tried many things with little avail to help with the discomfort and pain that she is in.

Today we were fortunate enough to have a consultation at the NC State Vet School to see if they had any other solutions for Little Girl.  They do !!!  They suggested a surgery where they will remove ST muscles from her legs and relocate them around her pooper.  This will add some muscle that was lost and help prevent the colon from “pooching” out (or herniating).  Then they will either do a rectal “riffling” or remove some fascia to form a “speed bump”.   Since she has no sphincter or shut off valve, this will help poop from flying out when she jumps around or shakes.   We are hopeful (prayers, fingers crossed, and positive vibes) that once the surgery is completed, and she has healed enough, her colon will act more normally, we can cut back on the laxatives so she can have some more normal consistency poops.   With more normal consistency poops she will be much more comfortable, have less pain, and be able to lead more of a normal pup life like she so deserves !

This specialty surgery is going to cost $6K-$8K.  I know that sounds like a lot but if you every met Little Girl, with all her toes, you’d know she is worth it !  She is less than 3 years old and so deserves a chance for a comfortable, pain-free life.

If 20 of you can donate $15 and share this with 19 other people each that can donate just $15, we will have raised $6K for her !   If some of you are able to donate more, that will help cover the appointment today and any costs greater than $6K.  If you are not able to donate $15 or if you are able to donate $15 or more,  please share this post with as many people as possible so that we can raise the money for her surgery.   The vet doing the surgery is only there this week so we need to act now !

Thank you so much for you interest in helping Little Girl by donating and/or by sharing the post !

You can donate in any of these ways !

Our website:

https://www.doggierefuge.org/index.php/donate/

 

Or Paypal: doggiepaypal@doggierefuge.org

 

Or Venmo: @Jennifer-Smith-4776

Or mail a check to:

Marden’s Ark Dog Tales
PO Box 99592
Raleigh, NC 27624

 

 

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Sundae is a 10 year old brown and white hound/shepherd? mix. She weighs about 40 lbs.  She knows SIT, LOOK, COME,  and will give you her paw for a treat.  She wants to please her family and learns the routine quickly.  Car rides are a definite one of her Likes! She gets along with other dogs and all people.  She is a very sweet and loving girl. She loves to chase a tennis ball and will bring it back some of the time. Since she is a senior girl, she doesn’t need a lot of chasing the ball but a few throws make her very happy.  You can hear that “hound” voice when she’s excited to see you. All 4 of her feet are white so she looks like she’s wearing boots!

Sundae loves her people and wants to spend time with them and go where ever they go !   She is crate trained and house trained.   She’s very well behaved in the house and quiet.  She would like a dog bed in each room of the house that you spend time in so that she can relax and nap with you close by.

Sundae was adopted and is back with us now.   The previous adopters had 2 cats.   The younger cat and Sundae were fine together but the older cat was not accepting of a dog in the house.   The older cat provoked Sundae into a fight.  There was also a young child in the household that Sundae did great with.   Understandably, the parents were concerned for the safety of their senior cat as well as their own child if he were to get caught in the middle of a fracas between Sundae and the senior feline.

Sundae’s bloodwork shows she has early kidney disease.  The vet recommended a prescription  food for Kidney health and Sundae has been on this for several months.   When she came back to us, we had bloodwork done on her and her kidney values have improved after being on the special food !   Hopefully that will continue with the right diet.

Sundae was having some pain in her rear legs.  An x-ray at the vet showed that she has lumbosacral disease with spondylosis.  This is typical with senior dogs.  She may have irritated this condition causing her pain.  She is responding well to pain meds.

She would be happy in a home with other dogs or being the only dog. Sundae is up to date on all vaccines, heartworm preventative, and flea preventative. She is spayed and microchipped.

Sundae’s adoption fee is $200.

If you are interested in adopting Sundae, please visit our website and fill out an Adoption Application.

 

If you would like to contribute any amount to help pay for her medical care, please go to our Donate page or Paypal to doggiepaypal@doggierefuge.org.