It began like the rest. My daughter texted me a link to a Lucky Dog in boarding that needed a foster family. The link was for a young guy named Russell. He was some crazy mix of boxer and a dozen other things. His head and paws were too big for his body. His ears stuck straight up with one flopped forward and the other flopped back. Russell was the epitome of a pound puppy. 

My Journey Into Rescue began after Hurricane Harvey, and soon afterward Tropical Storm Irma. I saw countless posts on the news about pets in need of homes after the disasters. My family and I had never fostered a dog but had always had dogs of our own. We currently have two small male dogs who love to eat, play, and snuggle together and we knew that other dogs would LOVE to join them so we saw no other option than to begin fostering.

It’s all still very much a blur. I arrived a few weeks ago from South Carolina. They put us in a loud machine for a long time and when we got out this big man picked us up and took us home. He calls me Zena – I have no idea what that means so don’t ask. Before I arrived at my new habitation, I had never been inside before. Although I now know the joys of naps and rugs, it was really confusing at first. I really like this soft sofa the humans call a “dog bed.”

Our very own star of “I Love Lucy” Lucky Dog Edition made her freedom ride from an Animal Control Facility in South Carolina around 3 weeks ago. She was over weight and just stood around, not making eye contact and looking uncomfortable. When her foster mom placed her on a doggie bed she immediately gets off and stood, just looking into space. She seemed most comfortable in a crate. We have a feeling she has spent a lot of time in one during her short lifetime of 4 years. It also looks like she has had puppies. Many times perhaps?

Everyone at Lucky Dog Animal Rescue is so glad that we have partnered with Humane Society International (HSI) to save six severely abused and neglected dogs from a dog meat farm in Wonju, South Korea. This is the sixth dog meat farm closure in South Korea managed by Humane Society International, with a total of 770 dogs rescued since January 2015 as part of the organization’s campaign to end the dog meat trade in South Korea and across Asia.