![]() ![]() Many rescues import animals to the Austin metro area from distant rural shelters, using fosters in this area, and finding adopter interests from this area. How do you know if they are responsible? Before choosing an Austin based rescue organization to foster for or adopt from, be sure to check - do they ever help any of Austin's animals? The Austin area shelters are overcrowded with animals and only a small portion of Austin based rescue organizations are coming forward to help. ![]() The sooner those rescue animals are adopted, the sooner those rescues may reach back to help again by pulling an area animal. Those animals need fosters and adopters too. There are also many responsible rescue organizations in the Austin metro area too that pull animals from the Austin metro area municipal shelters. Rest assured when you foster or adopt from a municipal shelter, you are opening a spot for another animal that is on a wait list for the safety of the shelter. Our dream for these two is to see Raja, 15 and Buddah, 10 land a final home TOGETHER while they still have eachother.Ī municipal shelter is ground zero, serving all intake for a given city, county or region. Someday Buddah may be a widow but for now these two lovebirds are making the very best of Raja's silver years. ![]() Raja adapts to new environments very quickly and then becomes as proficient as a sighted dog. While in foster Classic Canines has been providing their wellness care and occasional chiropractic service to help with Raja's mobility. Buddah helped Raja initially get the lay of the new land which didn't take long. There they became part of her family which included her own two small dogs. Buddah couldn't help his gal Raja get comfortable with the surroundings, when he wasn't comfortable there either. It was really wearing on them. Senior dog adoptions generally take longer than those of younger peers, and it's immensely tougher when there are two large bonded dogs that need a home together. We knew they were in for a long haul and waiting in a shelter kennel simply was not going to be in their best interests. We set out to find a foster provider and almost immediately one came forward to whisk them home. You see Raja is both deaf and blind and Buddah is Raja's guide dog. But as the first few days worn on, they were becoming more stressed and overtired in their shelter kennel life. Initially both were extremely social and so happy to be together. Immediately we took assessment of the challenges in their arrival. Raja and Buddah's family kept them together as long as they could, shuffling them from family member to family member, before they eventually came to the shelter. ![]()
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