Rocket Dog Rescue is a great non-profit organization run by Pali Boucher. While randomly looking at dogs online, I came across an ad for Casey.

Her story was a sad one. She'd been tied up for a year outside someone's back yard and she was brought to the shelter with a chain embedded in her neck. She made a full recovery and something about this sweet girl just got my attention. So after getting permission from my land lord, I was able to foster her. She was such a special dog. So sweet and happy despite her ordeal. And you could see how happy and grateful she was for love. She found her forever home 10 days later with a great couple in San Jose. After Casey, came Oso.

Oso was an even sadder story. He was a senior boy who was about 12-years-old and had bad hip dysplasia. He was surrendered to the Animal Care and Control and after being rejected by the SPCA for being too old was going to be euthanized until Rocket Dog stepped in. He was placed with me and I was not sure what to make of this poor old man. He was so depressed and skinny. I was worried he wouldn't last very long. But Oso has proven to have a will to live and I fell in love after a couple of weeks. Older dogs are much harder to place, so after 6 months, of not a lot of interest, I decided to just let him live out the rest of his life with me. Oso is very slow and quiet. He's no spring chicken. But he's got such sweet, lively eyes and wins over pretty much everyone he meets. After Oso, my sister and I decided we needed some young blood for our young girl, Coco. Along came Ziggy.

Ziggy also came from ACC and was also rejected by the SPCA for being unapproachable by humans. He was an ankle biter! The world can be a scary place when you're less then 6lbs. so who can blame this poor guy for being tough? Like most Chihuahua's it just takes him a while to warm up to you. One he's bonded, you've got a great friend. My dogs, Lady and Coco took to him instantly. They made him part of the pack and my sister fell in love and decided to adopt him after about a week of him living with us.

Most recently there was Tito.

Tito is a deaf dog. His history is unclear but he was also another ACC, SPCA rejection story. This boy didn't last long with me. About 2 weeks and he was in his new home! And thus concludes 2009's foster stories. Keep coming back here for updates on new dogs that need homes.