Sarisin (Sari for short) means ‘Blondie’ in Turkish. His arrival name ‘Clyde’ didn’t suit him but he has taken to his new name beautifully. Sari arrived underweight with a wound on his ear and ear infections. It didn’t take long to clear all that up and now Sari is doing beautifully. This boy loves meeting people and he got 100%...
Read morePosted: June 7, 2019
This Istanbul girl came to Canada after suffering from mange and malnutrition. The Istanbul streets had not been kind to this poor girl. After a trip to the vet and a regimen of good, healthy food, Dara improved dramatically. Her new brother, Griffin, and Dara get along very well together and it’s funny to see a street dog teach Griffin...
Read morePosted: June 7, 2019
Muppet came to us almost 20 pounds overweight with some serious tearing and weeping eye problems that could have led to blindness. Our number one goal that we set for ourselves was to get Muppet fit and healed by the Golden Rescue picnic, which was about seven months away. An exercise and diet regimen started and soon the pounds were...
Read morePosted: June 7, 2019
Max came to Canada from Istanbul and he literally brought some ‘baggage’ with him ~ challenges for us to overcome. It didn’t take long for Max to adjust as he’s a smart boy wanting to please. Max is now happy and safe in his new Canadian home. He loves to watch TV, swim, and go for rides in the car....
Read morePosted: June 7, 2019
This sweet girl came from Istanbul and she was smelly, her skin was infected, and she was covered in fleas…a pretty sad sight. A bath, a vet visit, good meals, and a safe place to rest gave Vixen a good start on her journey back to health and happiness. Her new sibling sister, Bella, was unimpressed with this new Turkish...
Read morePosted: June 7, 2019
Jolly is a man’s man. He loves his new dad. Don’t get us wrong, he loves me, his new mom, as well…but dad is his idol. He also loves his Great Dane brother and really ‘looks up to him’ (LOL). He has settled in beautifully with us and his only foible is sock chewing but he’s working on that and...
Read morePosted: June 7, 2019
Arielle traveled a long way to Canada (from Turkey) and she loves her new life. Her first foster-to-adopt family didn’t work out because their dog didn’t like Arielle but she’s now living with us, her forever family, and she’s having the time of her life. She was recently introduced to bones and, holy-moly, does she ever like those. She has...
Read morePosted: June 7, 2019
Tilley (who was JoJo) came from Cairo and she had a couple of false starts when she arrived in Canada. She wasn’t great with other dogs (unsocialized) and she had separation anxiety. So, she wasn’t exactly easy to adopt but it’s because she was waiting for us. We came to Ontario and took her home to Nova Scotia and home...
Read morePosted: June 7, 2019
This Cairo boy is a real comedian. He is nicknamed Granny Grin because of his long tongue that is always hanging out of his mouth, coupled with his crazy antics in general. He melted our hearts and we fell in love with him instantly. He has had to learn a thing or two about Canadian life and he’s getting the...
Read morePosted: March 18, 2019