fostering a blind dog for rescue

I will get back to "the beginning of the story when i get more time but for now...."

A couple of my foster fur kids...  Boston terrier has NO Eyes... sadly injured and now....

BUMBLEBEE, His story...

Hi There, I’m approximately 1.5- 2 years old & I’m a purebred Boston Terrier Boy who was abandoned by my owner; Yep, He just dropped me at the municipal kill shelter and drove away never looking back.  That was a really scary place for a little guy like me to be, there were lots of dogs barking all the time and no soft bed or people to play with me or walk me… I kept waiting for my human to come back for me but he never did, and the worst part was that every couple days a man with a needle and a white jacket would come and dogs would be put to sleep just cause the shelter was crowded or the dog was an owner surrender or an stray who was there past time limit for owner to bail them out… 

Thankfully for me, There was a very caring part time AC officer at the shelter there, and He made sure i wasn’t put to sleep by getting me out of there and into a thing called “dog rescue”… Yea, i never heard of such a thing… BUT I’m alive today because of Boxers N More Rescue, They got me out of shelter, into USDA required mandatory 2 week boarding and for my vet exam, heart worm test (negative thank God) and my shots, and they also got my interstate health certificate and arranged my way to them up north.

So upon arrival in New  England I was then picked up by a nice lady and her friend and they brought me to Vermont to a “foster home”… What’s a foster home? I didn’t know but now I figured out it is a place where caring dog loving volunteer families bring in dogs who are in need of a temporary home, vet care and behavior assessment and training, and love us doggies like family members until they feel we/I am ready and then they find a family or human who is a perfect match for my lifestyle… Yea so once abandoned /now rescued dogs like me, get to live with these nice folks for a while and we get needed vet care, are house trained, learn to walk on leashes, play with other dogs and kids, and cats (and YES i am a dog who just LOVES other small dogs and CATS too!)  

When i first arrived in my foster home i had no name, the lady there laughed at how i went around smelling all the flowers and things in the yard and she said i hovered like a little 'bumblebee' , going from plant to plant, that was how i got my name! I’m now called Bumblebee and I love being called my name! When i hear my name i come running! I love everything my foster family does with me, car rides, sitting in my foster mom’s lap, and boy do i love belly rubs and butt scratches! I also like listening to TV going for walks, snuggles with cat and other small dogs on sofa, playing with stuffed toys and chewing on beef bones...

This nice foster family that has taken me in and tells me every day that someone will be chosen specially for me, to adopt and to love me and care for me forever. Could you be my someone? 

I just want a warm lap to sit in that is mine forever. Is your lap available for me?”  

My foster’s tell me i am a comedian, i make them laugh a lot, and i’m a very happy little guy.  

They tell me it’s best if i go to home with no big dogs in it cause i’m so small and I lost both of my eyes because a big dog played too ruff with me.  

So yea, i can’t see at all now, but that’s okay- I am adjusting and am told i will have a long and happy life, my other senses like smell, sound, and touch will get me around just fine… Hey they say that i could have been put to sleep if the rescue didn’t have vet remove damaged eyes… my optic nerve was torn out of the one and then a while later the other injured eye had it’s retina burst from pressure from the injury induced glaucoma and i was in incredible pain without chance of seeing again, the vet said if they left eye in i would never see and i would be in constant pain and needing continuous drops, ointments and pain pills…. so removing eye was kindest option for me, now i can live pain free and i’m told I will be just fine… These rescue people really have been great to me, BUT I so badly want a family of my own…I am fully house trained and love to cuddle and snort and snore.. I’m  crate trained, i bark when i want to go out, they walk me on a special leash to keep me from bumping into things on my walks… and they say i’m very well behaved.  So like i said, my name is Bumblebee, i’m about  1.5-2 years old, i am house trained and very smart and friendly, and i have no vision, but hey It's what's inside that counts, right?"

If you think you are the ‘right’ match for me please contact the rescue.  thanks for wanting to adopt and save a life rather then shop for your newest best friend and family member.

Just found this a "halo" to keep doggie from running into stuff.

Anyone wanna donate towards our rescue of sweet (now blind) Boston terrier bumblebee? rescue has incredible vet bills from getting 2 surgeries and resulting treatment attempt to try to save 2nd eye & interim exams -  Then there is all the standard additional rescue costs for this guy (vet exam in state of origin, USDA health certificate to cross state lines , needed shots, neuter, heart worm test, meds, boarding, transport , flea bath, nails trimmed ....etc)

http://www.halosforpaws.com/blind-dog-halo-pricing.html

rescue would like donations if you can help out please visit http://YouCaring.com/SavingBoxers

or go to won't you please DONATE to help Boxers N more rescue afford Bumblebees treatments


thanks so much...