Category: “Fostering”

Fosters Needed!! One heart, One home.

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Foster homes are urgently needed for the following beautiful spirits who were rescued to save their lives and now await their own very own home to lay their weary bodies upon. All are in boarding and would love to know what it means to feel the peace and quiet of a loving home. A soft floor to lie upon and a hand to hold them close. Each one is looking for guidance and care to set them on their right path to forever love. Please help us connect each one with a heart that will carve out a spot in their home.

Please email fostering@wagginghearts.org to start a discussion on how you can open your home to a life in need today!!

 

The Wagging Hearts Fosters in Need:

Raven

Omni

Penelope

Sheeba

Lokie

Reno

Smitty

Don’t delay and make one of these beautiful lives a part of your family today! Email and start a discussion with a coordiantor that can answer your questions.

Fostering is A Gift for All

WH_slider-foster-alertFostering is a true gift to all who are involved.

A lost dog or cat finds their solid footing, all be it temporarily, with a family while they wait for forever love to find them. They wake each morning as part of something bigger than the world they were once a part of or lost within. Brought from the chaos, stress and anxiety of the shelter environment into the outstretched arms of an awaiting family whose role it is to help that life get back on track. This transition time is something to behold as many arrive scared and confused. Adrift from anyone that they can call their own. Then in steps their foster family to provide consistent food, clean water, kisses & cuddles, toys. … a whole new world opens up and the personality changes that begin to show are miraculous. You literally witness another life find their footing and then take off running toward their new horizons of opportunities. They jump with joy, they prance with happiness, they smile with hope.

Foster families literally unveil the life below the terrified exterior and what emerges is nothing short of spectacular. Many are saved from a certain demise, then medically cared for by Wagging Hearts and loved by their beautiful foster home families. It is a perfect scenario to invite adopters into as they begin their journey to find the right match to take home. Foster homes provide a crucial opportunity to discover each animals personality traits and characteristics which then allows Wagging Hearts to connect the right adopter with the right adoptable for their hearts & lifestyle. The critical link is the foster home for without this transition time … many lives would be lost and many hearts would be empty. Please consider opening your home to a life in need of some temporary accommodations. Email fostering@wagginghearts.org to discuss potentially fostering with Wagging Hearts. Or read more about the Wagging Hearts foster program at:

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Wagging Hearts currently in need of foster homes and in boarding:

 

Blk chiAlexis – Around 6 months old, Chi mix, up-to-date on her shots. A little lover who is yearning to find a home of her very own. Please consider opening your home to Alexis as she is small, sweet and happy to be your cuddle buddy.

Consider: FOSTERING or ADOPTION.

 

 

pet_8138_2Barbara – Around 1 year old, Lab/Shep, up-to-date on her shots and spayed, crate- & house-trained, LOVES kids, enjoys running around in the backyard with a ball or toy, no other dogs as she can be reactive/no cats as she will chase. Happy to lay in the sun at your feet watching the world go by out the window. Good on lead but can get vocal/energetic when others approach.

Consider: FOSTERING or ADOPTION.

 

IMG_7824Jack – Around a year old, Chihuahua, up-to-date on his shots, crate-trained, very emaciated and food motivated. Clearly life was not kind to this little man and he is wary of new people. Opens up beautifully with a gentle approach and tone. No kids under the age of 15 for Calhoun. This is one of those souls who will blossom under the right guidance and heart.

Consider: FOSTERING or ADOPTION.

 

 

pet_8130_3Bryson – Around a year old, Lab Ret, up-to-date on his shots and neutered, crate-trained, LOVES kids, high energy level with ability to refocus, dog-, cat-, kid-friendly. Needs to be with another companion animal as this gives Bryson a sense of balance & a playmate to burn off some of his energy. Would be great for a family with a stay-at-home parent who wants a companion to share the day with.

Consider: FOSTERING or ADOPTION.

 

pet_8862_1Charlie – Less than a year old, Pittie, up-to-date on his shots & neutered, crate-trained, has a playful personality with such love in his heart. Dog- and kid-friendly. Pulls a little on leash but can be corrected with guidance and a harness helps control Charlie. Very smart boy looking for a family and a home to settle into until his forever family finds him.

Consider: FOSTERING or ADOPTION.

 

 

pet_8849_2Sheeba – Around 3 years old, Pittie, up-to-date on her shots, needs to be the only dog in the home as she can be a bit snarky with others though very easily redirected. Curious about cats but does not seem to mind their presence. Loves to cuddle most of all and will sink her head into your hand or chest for deep moments of interaction. This is a girl with a deep heart who wants nothing more than to share the rest of her life with a heart made just for her.

Consider: FOSTERING or ADOPTION.

Spud_01Spud – Around 3 years old, Pittie. healing from having multiple tumors removed from his body. Slow-growing cancer has been diagnosed for Spud. A sweet and loving boy at around 55 pounds. A heart that knows how to provide smooches galore and would like nothing more than to lay gently in your arms while he drifts off to sleep knowing he is finally safe. Particular to the cool grass outside with the sun on his back and a loving heart near by.

Consider: FOSTERING or ADOPTION.

 

 

Please email fostering@wagginghearts.org if you can help one of these sweet lives in need of your soft, delicious, loving foster home. This will be a gift that keeps giving way beyond your time in their lives. Please consider helping today.

 

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‘Hearts’ On Our Sleeves – Nov. 16

WH_slider-OakElm-AEComing to Des Plaines with Our ‘Hearts’ on Our Sleeves!

Look out Des Plaines, Wagging Hearts is coming to town on Saturday, November 16th from Noon to 4 p.m. with our ‘Hearts’ on our sleeves looking for some forever love with some adorable adoptables. Come out and witness the beautiful personalities seeking a new home with joy in their eyes just to see YOU. Pop in to talk to us about fostering opportunities, adoptions, volunteering or support us through donations which can be dropped off during the event. We would love to meet you and thank you in person. Bring the family and consider going home with one of our ‘Hearts’, so deserving of a home to call their own. Perhaps drop by just to review our adoptables binder to see if one of our other adoptables in foster may be a better match and discuss with someone from Wagging Hearts in person. We can’t wait to see you there and will tell our ‘Hearts’ that some new friends and potentially forever families are on their way!! See you soon. Email questions to contactus@wagginghearts.org.

Saturday, November 16th from 12 – 4 PM
1445 E Oakton St Suite C, Des Plaines, IL 60018
Adorable Adoptables coming to town:
(as coordinated with more to come)
Allie, Apollo, Athena, China (new pittie), Happy (new boxer), Hogan, Holly, Kiko (new shitz Tzu), Little Gracie, LuLu, Molly, Tessa (new pittie), Tilly, Vinny and pups (2 beagle mixes, 2 terrier pups). And more as they are announced.

Desperate for a Home, Desperate for Love

WH_slider-fosterWe are asking for a few good foster homes to open up for some of our adorable adoptables waiting patiently in boarding. Otis, Big Boy, Whiskey, Allie, Queenie, Peepers and Blue would all love to know the sweet feeling of foster love. The feeling of a soft blanket beneath their bodies or a pillow under their cheeks. The sound of laughter and the feel of sunshine through a window. The earthy smells of the woods drifting through an open window. Or the gentle touch of a hand upon their shoulders to reassure them that someone cares and they do matter.
So much love to share with someone willing to allow them to transition from boarding into a real home. A boarding facility, and even the best of them, is no substitute for sharing space, time and heart with others. Their is absolutely no substitute for being loved and loving someone back. The guidance and support a foster home provides is often our rescues first positive experience with someone who truly cares for them. Some have a puppy exuberance at the simple things like a soft blanket, toys, a rug or pillow just for them. YOUR attention will provide the largest impact. Your voice, touch, care, love and home will change the course of their lives. How amazing to share anywhere from a couple weeks to several months with a life that will ultimately only be living because YOU (their foster) stepped up to save them. That is the work being done here, that is the life-saving foster community of Wagging Hearts. A foster home is crucial and its impact undeniable. It is the next transition and we would like you to meet some of our saves that are waiting for there homes to appear. Please let us know if you can foster any of these beautiful souls that deserve a new second chance in life:

IMG_4017Otis, our lab-pittie mix who was saved as a pup from a high-kill shelter. Literally on the last day he was supposed to be alive. A miracle pup who has grown up in boarding with almost no socialization but with much love in his heart. Yearning for a real home. He will need someone that understands his energy and emotional needs. He is starving to show someone experienced that beneath the lightening in his soul, he is a great boy with lots of love to share. Otis is someone who will change your world. Just like a real home would change his. Check out his video!!

Big Boy_01Big Boy is a gentle giant with a big roar of love in his heart for someone to notice him. He may be large but is seemingly invisible. Sits like a gentleman waiting for signs of a treat. Ask him to give his paw and he will indulge. He can be a bit gruff with other males but that could be the transitions and boarding atmosphere impacting his personality. You can see the intelligence in his eyes as he watches and takes it all in hoping someone comes sees the tenderness in his heart. Oh what a companion he would be!

IMG_3892Whiskey is beyond a beautiful boy inside and out. With the gentlest eyes and soft, suede coat. Even his hoarse, raspy bay reminds one of an adventure with fun written all over it. Did we mention how much he loves to nibble on soft, furry toys? LOVES them!! The squeakier the better. All around a great big boy in need of active, stimulating mornings and cuddling, back-rolling nights. Check out his video!! More about Whiskey.

IMG_4071Allie is a sweetheart of a girl. Quiet and lost. Our longest resident in boarding who deserves to feel the arms of a family wrapped around her tightly. This beautiful lady has the softest mouth while nibbling on a treat. She is a pocketful of solid heart ready to climb into your lap for love. You can see she is lost as it has been so long since someone has called her their own. It has been a very long time since Allie has known what a real home feels like. Or the quiet of a night with love tucked all around. Check out her video!!

QueenieQueenie is a middle-aged gal with puppy in her heart. Crystal-blue eyes that seem to laugh when she smiles. Saved from a hoarding case and brought to a high-kill shelter in KY where she was rescued. Queenie will show you sweetness wrapped inside a loving embrace. If you are looking for someone to share the couch or play around outside…this is your gal! Happy to be anywhere with you and waiting for a home to fix her intense gaze upon.

IMG_4225Peepers smiles with joy in her heart. Low to the ground with enough love to light up the world. Definitely a dominant girl who likes to get her way and does not like to be pushed around. The first to play and roll around with the laughter bubbling up in her heart. She is innocence and light with a whole lotta’ muscle. She will need an experienced household to due to her strength and alpha personality. A sweetheart who likes to get her way! Check out her video!!

BlueBlue is perhaps a character that will bring endless laughter. Just a pup in heart and spirit. Saved on the day his number was up and eager to start his celebration by experiencing the comforts of a real home. A large boy in need of someone who is ready for his eager love for attention and cuddles. Perhaps even your food!! Blue has the ability to play with anyone and anything as his personality is one of joy and happiness with a smile that tells it all!

Remember, if you see a life you can help alter by opening up your home temporarily then we urge you to fill out a foster app today! They are waiting in a kennel for you and I to get them out. Each one deserving of sharing space and time with loving care givers in a real home. Fosters lay down the ground work which allows our animals to understand that people can be a positive experience and life can be a really beautiful journey. But until each one is out of boarding, they are only half-living. Only half-saved. Please consider your home as a foster home potential today.

Can’t foster…How about support through Volunteering? Donate? ‘Lend A Paw’ list?

And then their is ALWAYS adoption?

 

We always need great fosters to help save a life

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Have you ever thought about helping an animal in need, donating your time to help or even donating a bag of animal food?  

Become a foster parent to a rescue animal for a few weeks, it is the most important aspect to an animals life because you are teaching them how to trust again or even for the first time. We save from high-kill shelters where they have only a few hours left, homes where their owner can no longer care for them so they contact us for help in finding their pets great homes. We need volunteers to help us save as many lives as we can as we are a foster-based rescue. The most fulfilling moment of being a foster is knowing that you are helping another family … complete their family and fill their hearts and homes with forever love. If you would like more information on becoming a foster parent, please contact us at fostering@wagginghearts.org or Kirsten@wagginghearts.org.

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Adoption Event Sunday, August 18th at Petco in Round Lake Beach

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Stop by to meet one of our outstanding adoptables this Sunday, August 18th from 12-3 PM at the Petco in Round Lake Beach, IL. We will be bringing a number of our adoptable animals like beautiful and gentle Sklyer. A beagle/bassett mix with an incredible personality. She is just about the most perfect dog one can ask for and she will be making an appearance on Sunday!! Or how about a couple of wee pups like King and Julia? Beagle/lab mixes with puppy kisses aplenty to give. Fall in love with sweet Mocha, a german shepherd mix with so much to give in terms of cuddles, dedication and heart. How about happy Harold? Low to the ground so he can catch wind that some forever love is coming his way!! Allie is just a pocket-size, love muffin, American Staffordshire. Her heart can be seen in her beautiful eyes and a real home would soothe her wayward soul. Watch a video of this sweet girl in motion. Perhaps you are looking for a young adventurous soul with the softest coat and the deepest eyes? Whiskey is your partner for fun and excitement. A lover of children and always ready to play with his stuffed toys. Whiskey has many gifts to share with a family, take a look at his video. Or come out to meet us and talk with us about some of our other dogs and cats available for adoption. We are foster-based and would love to connect some of our other adoptables with a family just like YOU! If your life is missing laughter, joy and happiness…then you might just be looking for a Wagging Hearts adoptable! We will be bringing some of our beautiful boarding pets looking for foster or adoption love (Mocha, Whiskey, Allie and Harold among a few). Please consider opening your home temporarily and provide a life in need with a soft, quiet, natural environment instead of a kennel in boarding.

Some of our boarding pets in need of foster or adoption: Allie, Big Boy, Carmel, Harold, Lucy, Mocha, Otis, Peepers and Whiskey

Fill out an adoption application in advance!! Start the process early so all that is needed is to sweep your new love up in your arms and start your new life together.

 

We hope to see you there so you can experience all the unique personalities, shapes and sizes that are looking for a forever home exploding with some beautiful furever love. They have so much to share and are waiting patiently for you to find them. Their dedicated love is a true gift for the heart and soul.

Foster Homes in Short Supply …

Foster Homes in Short Supply …

WH_slider-foster-alertWagging Hearts is in urgent need of foster homes to help save the lives that come our way. We see so many abandoned spirits who have so much to give if only given the opportunity to shine once more.

A few lives we saved currently in need of a loving, foster home:
Otis, Allie, Mocha, Jacob, Tonto

All of whom are looking for foster homes and will provide endless laughter while waiting patiently for a forever home to find them. Please email fostering@wagginghearts.org if you can provide a loving home wrapped in sweet tenderness to one of our rescue pets. Connect with us without delay! Find out if fostering is right for you by visiting our foster section today! If so, email fostering@wagginghearts.org to get started.

Thanks for your continued support.

Otis, sweet and missing a family

Otis, sweet and missing a family

WH_slider-foster-OtisOtis was saved from a high-kill shelter in Chicago, IL just as his time was up. Just a mere 9-months old when Wagging Hearts discovered his dire plight and pulled him to safety. Otis was among the hundreds tucked away behind ‘Rescue-Only’ doors. Unavailable to the public unless a rescue organization became involved in time to save their life. Hours mean the difference between life and death. Otis was saved not only from the clock but also found to be very ill upon closer examination. He was rushed to the vet with pneumonia where he was monitored 24-hours a day while being nursed back to health. Otis is currently healed and his spirit continues to blossom.

Otis is a pittie mix who is now healthy and growing by leaps and bounds at a young age of 11-months. A heart filled with sweetness. Great with other dogs and ready to be a part of a solid forever family. Otis was being fostered (with another Wagging Heart rescue pittie) by a wonderful family who was relocated out-of-state. So once more Otis will need another place to rest his head. His short life has been a series of transitions and his young puppy heart wants yearns for someone to love. And for once in his life…to find someone to love him unconditionally, consistently and diligently. Fill out an application for Otis if he strikes your fancy and offer to foster, foster-to-adopt, or maybe just jump right into forever love and adopt Otis right away. He is patiently waiting for someone to see just how special he is, don’t make Otis wait any longer. Act now and take him into your home today!!

Calling All Fosters …

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Wagging Hearts realizes that each and every foster home is a lifeline for our rescues. We would not be able to save the numbers of animals that connect with a forever home without our foster’s time, dedication, care and love. A rescue animal has usually been through quite a journey and may need some decompression and gentle love. Remember that companion animals develop deep and meaningful bonds with their families and they can become traumatized or despondent when they find themselves lost or abandoned. Fast forward to these lives adrift at a shelter filled with stress, noise, fear and usually death. This environment can temporarily affect our rescue animals and some may require a little extra TLC to shine brightly once more. That is where our foster homes becomes a lifeline as joy and happiness flood back into each animals heart and bodies. It is an amazing sight to watch how quickly an animal can rebound when shown kindness and a gentle touch. A foster makes an incredible difference in the life of each rescue. Each foster home is an extension of Wagging Hearts and the backbone which allows us to make such a difference in as many lives as we touch. We hope that you may want to be a part of our community and begin to share in the incredible experience of fostering.

Visit our FOSTER section today and to see whether fostering is right for you. If so, fill out a foster application today and join the Wagging Hearts Foster Community. We can’t wait to meet you!