All About Boo!

"Boo" is a 6 year old German Shepherd who has been with Precious Paws since very early this year. Unfortunately - and we're really not sure why - Boo hasn't had much interest from people wanting to adopt this gorgeous girl! Boo is Miss. Personality and she LOVES everyone! She really can't get enough of people and she's even good with children. She's a bouncy girl and definitely doesn't realize how big she is (if she had her way, she'd be curled up on your lap like a Chihuahua!). Boo just loves snuggling and playing. She is fully housetrained and quite clean in the house. She is crate trained but she can also be trusted to be alone in the house without her crate. Boo gets along well with other calm submissive dogs and she's learning how to play with other dogs too! She's never had much exposure to cats before but with time and patience, we're sure she would be great to live with cats too.

Although Boo didn't find a home in time for Christmas, she's still very hopeful that she'll find a home to start 2011 off just perfect! And a gorgeous girl like this certainly deserves a wonderful forever home!

Help us find Boo a family to love and call her own - share her story with your friends and family, post her on facebook and spread the word! Boo says thank you for your help and Happy New Year!

Introducing Sweet Pea!

Our latest addition to Precious Paws just arrived last Tuesday evening. This little girl is named Sweet Pea - or so her collar says. We don't know a whole lot about Sweet Pea, other than that someone found her left with another little Chihuahua inside of a box in the park a couple weeks ago. Thankfully someone was passing by and heard them inside the box and brought them to a Toronto shelter. It was the middle of December and being two senior, small dogs, they wouldn't have stood much of a chance if they'd been left for too much longer.






On each of their collars someone had written their names - Sweet Pea and Spanky. Unfortunately the shelter they ended up at had to make the difficult decision to euthanize the little Chihuahua, Spanky, as he had health issues and was not doing well. But little Sweet Pea was transferred to Precious Paws just in time.


Sweet Pea suits her name well. She's a darling little girl with a big personality. She demands attention from people she is comfortable around, even crawls up into her foster mom's lap and whines at her until she gets affection. Sweet Pea was at the vet today for her big dental surgery - being a senior Chihuahua she of course had bad teeth. But she's all fixed up now, with pearly whites to show for it - although not too many anymore!


We try not to dwell on this little girls past, especially because she certainly isn't! She's full of life and love and all she's looking for is a warm lap to curl up in for the rest of her retirement years. Little Sweet Pea will be with us in fostercare until she has found a permanent home of her own - and we're certain that won't take too long. Despite her age, we thinks she's sure to win some special person's heart - and she certainly deserves a happy ending!

Holidays Approaching Quickly!

2010 has certainly been a successful one for Precious Paws Rescue! This year saw us become an incorporated non-profit with a board of directors. We also had two major fundraisers this year - our first annual Golf Fore The Dogs Tournament and our first annual Christmas Gala. We've received so many wonderful contributions from the business community in and around Barrie and we hope to continue building those partnerships into 2011! We also received so much support from our current volunteers and foster homes, as well as the generous public. And I cannot say thank you enough for all the contributions everyone has made - whether that is contributions of time, gifts in kind or monetary donations. We appreciate it all!

Currently Precious Paws has 6 dogs and 1 cat up for adoption. Faith and Benny, two of those adoptable dogs, currently have adoption applications and we are very hopeful that they will be in their forever homes before or shortly after Christmas! What a joyous gift for them! The other 4 dogs and Roo, the kitty, are still very anxious to find their perfect forever families.



Roo is the pet I'd like to feature in this holiday blog! All you have to do is look at this adorable photo to know what a sweetheart this young boy is! Roo is a 10 month old black and white kitten. He is shorthaired and very clean (already littertrained). Roo has been living in a fosterhome with other dogs and cats, he's also had lots of exposure to children. He just loves everyone! Roo is an adventurous kitten and he would love to find a forever home with another young cat that likes to play. He'll keep you entertained that's for sure! Please share Roo's story with everyone you know this holiday season - let's help Roo get 2011 off to a great start - in a new home!

And as always, Precious Paws is in need of foster homes on an ongoing basis. With more and more requests coming in every day for dogs and cats in need - we are unable to keep up with the demand. If you've ever considered fostering or if you'd just like to learn more about what fostering entails - please contact us at preciousrescue@hotmail.com for more information!

Now for the thank you's! There are so many people to thank this year and I know I will forget many, so please forgive me! Thank you to all of our wonderful foster homes and volunteers who support our rescue work on a daily basis. Thank you to our webmaster Scott for all of your incredible work designing and maintaining our website! Thank you to Simcoe Veterinary Hospital for caring for all of our rescue pets with such love and generosity! Thank you to all of the businesses that have donated items for silent auctions, your services and your talents to support our rescue work! All of you have made this year the success that it has been - here's hoping that we make even more advances in 2011!