Puppie Love donates $5000 to Lucky Dog Refuge!

Baltimore, MD. March 01, 2021

Our next donation is going to Lucky Dog Refuge in Stamford, CT! Many of you know that Puppie Love is a family run company, so we love partnering with other family owned organizations, just like Lucky Dog Refuge! Lucky Dog Refuge was founded by a mother-daughter duo in March 2020, inspired by the 6 rescue dogs of their own.

Opening their rescue at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic brought about many challenges, but LDR stayed committed to helping animals with medical concerns, and finding them their forever homes. In just 2020, LDR was able to find homes for over 200 dogs! They plan to rescue 250-350 in 2021!

Lucky Dog Refuge prides themselves as being a safe haven for dogs MOST in need. They rescue, rehabilitate, and rehome dogs who are stray, starving, sick, or at risk of euthanasia. LDR doesn’t stay local, they have managed to takes in dogs from all over the U.S. including Mississippi, Texas, Oklahoma, Louisiana, Alabama, Arkansas, Kentucky, and West Virginia.

Thank you to our amazing customers for making these donations possible! And a special thank you to Lucky Dog Refuge for everything you do for pups in need. Below are some rescue stories from Lucky Dog Refuge over the past year!

(The following articles and photos were provided to Puppie Love by Luck Dog Refuge).

Oceana’s Litter

 “In September 2020, we received an SOS call from the Bissell Pet Foundation; there was a shelter in Arkansas that lost funding, and all the dogs were scheduled to be put down unless rescue could be found for them. Of the 15 dogs in need, Lucky Dog Refuge committed to the remaining 11 that could not find rescue. We did not know anything about them – not their breeds, genders, temperament, or health status; in fact, we only received photos of them the day before they arrived. But that did not matter, all we cared about was that the dogs were safe.

They arrived and each one was amazing in their own ways. Most of them were placed in their forever homes within a week or two of arrival. But not Oceana – she had a surprise for us! When she stepped off transport at midnight, we could see, despite the darkness, a bloated belly that could only mean one thing....puppies. Sure enough, a couple weeks later, on October 4, 2020, she gave birth to 12 healthy, gorgeous puppies at Lucky Dog Refuge – and all survived! We named them all after Islands in tribute to the getaways that so many people had to cancel this year due to COVID and continue to daydream about for next year.

We helped the puppies with Oceana and raised them to 8 weeks and today (December 4, 2020) they are all going home to their amazing forever families and Oceana now find one of her own. Parting with them is very bittersweet as they have become a very beloved part of the Lucky Dog Family....but now it is time to write their own fairy tails” (Lucky Dog Refuge, 2021).

Moose

"Meet Mr. Moose! This 5-ish year old fella was found in Scott County and needed medical attention immediately. He didn't have a square inch on him that is not scuffed up or scarred. He was missing all the hair around his neck from wearing a heavy chain. He had a tumor under his neck – a bullet in him – and older injuries to both hips. But despite everything he has faced, he is an absolute doll.

Moose was probably hit at some point and the ball and socket of the leg is crushed into the pelvic bone. This also could have been caused from being shot because there is a bullet in him. The other leg is out of socket and is also an older trauma. At the time, we did not know if these issues were fixable but wanted to explore all options before giving up on him. These issues may not be fixable or may be costly to do so. We do not want Moose to suffer but also want him to have a chance of surgery is an option. There were local vets who told us not to waste our resources because his case was so severe - but thanks to experts at Mississippi State, we were able to successfully get Moose into surgery and treat him.

He has been in the care of one of our wonderful and experienced fosters, which has been taking him to canine rehabilitation therapy; he continues to improve and get stronger every day! Lucky Dog Refuge is funding his medical care and we hope to bring him up to Connecticut when he is healthy enough to travel” (Lucky Dog Refuge, 2021).

(Here are some Before and Afters from Lucky Dog Refuge!)

Find More Information about Lucky Dog Refuge at the following links:

Website: https://www.luckydogrefuge.com/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ldrct

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/luckydogrefuge/