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Sponsor me- the unadoptables!
The dogs you will see in this link and the stories they will tell on the following bios are not easy reading, nor are they stories for young children. These are the stories of dogs who have survived the worst kinds of abuse and neglect. These are dogs that people have used, neglected, abused and broken faith with in the worst ways. Some of these dogs will never again trust anyone outside Blue Lion, and some days they’re not real sure they want to trust life here. Some are able to live pretty happily with various “packs” on the sanctuary; others are so damaged emotionally that they prefer to live alone in a security area.
These are dogs for whom Blue Lion Sanctuary is the closest thing to a loving forever home they will ever know. They cannot leave here, but that doesn’t mean they cannot be loved or that they don’t appreciate good food, a toy, a nice knuckle bone or their own special bed or a Christmas stocking. That’s where you come in.
The cost to maintain one of these dogs runs around $25.00 to 30.00 per month, not including any incidental toys, treats, or vet care. Please, find it in your heart to select one (or more) of these orphans and make a tax deductible commitment for a monthly donation toward the care of “your” orphan. Watch as things change on their individual bios as they have sponsors. These animals have lost faith in people. Let’s not lose faith in them.
Sponsoring one of these unadoptable orphans is a terrific way to honor one of your own dogs who has crossed the bridge but who will forever hold a special place in your heart. Love dogs but allergic or have pet restrictions?? Consider helping one of these very deserving animals. What a great gift for the person who has “everything” … their own giant that they will never have to walk, clean up after or find a sitter for during the holidays.
Please visit the bios for each of these unadoptable orphans and click on the dog of your choice. Make your ongoing or one time donation and be added to that orphan’s list of benefactors. These dogs need you so very badly, please don’t let them down.
bluelionrescue@yahoo.com
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lisa@bluelionrescue.org
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Ty
OMG! I gotta tell you I've never looked at my picture before ... am I one handsome dude or what???? Wow, that is impressive. OK. Let's roll here ... My name is Ty and I’m a 3-year-old South African Mastiff known as a Boerboel. My people (Boerboel Mastiffs) are of the oldest mastiff breeds in existence -- we were in existence quite some time before the Mayflower rolled into Plymouth if that's any indicater.
We Boerboel are highly intelligent, dominant, working class breed that needs confident, strong—but calm and gentle—leadership; and I am true to my breed standard. I love to play chase, go for long brisk walks (do well on leash when you remind me who’s on the business end of the lead), chew on my bones and belly rubs.
In the course of my "travels" (bouncing from owner to owner with nobody loving me) I discovered that I have to find my own entertainment. So my favorite thing is to wait until Mom and Dad have company or we're out walking or sitting in the park, and then sorta focus on a woman and kind of stalk her like she's prey. No one can figure out why I pick who I pick because there doesn't seem to be any common denominator. It is just so cool when I can surprise them. I love that little scream they do right before they wet their pants. OK so now I'm here at Blue Lion and Lisa (who neither screams nor wets herself) tells me that my unique form of entertainment is socially unacceptable and that's why I am now considered unadoptable. Damn, dogs just wanna have fun.
So I'm now viewing myself as the ultimate virtual pet. You can sponsor me with a donation each month and I'll shoot you an e-mail every now and again with a few pictures of my handsome self and let you know if I've found any new ways to entertain myself.
Planning a trip to Blue Lion?? OK, that's way cool. Let's get together and talk about how I can add a whole new dimension to your life as your own virtual Boerboel! (try to say that one one evening following happy hour .. do it three times fast ... cool huh?)
Seriously, there is a whole new opportunity for you with Ty the handsome hunk of Boerboel as your own virtual pet. Think of it ... no walking the dog in the rain, no picking up gifts left on neighbor's lawns .. I'm serious, this virtual pet thing has some real advantages!! This is a beautiful thing! If you play your cards right, I'll even send you a picture of me playing with that new toy I know you want to send me.
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House
Well, my name is HOUSE and if you like your dogs way beyond very big and into the JUMBO category, you are just gonna love me. I'm an Irish Wolfhound/Mastiff mix, about 5 years old and my owners gave me up and kept the grandkids.
Let me explain, and you will be as puzzled about this decision as I was. I was home with mommy and daddy first. Then the grandkids (3 of the little snots) came to live with us and I was pretty happy cuz I thought we could play and have fun together. The kids thought that "play" meant hitting me in the face with sticks and rocks -- and my mommy and daddy didn't make the kids stop. I didn't understand and each day the kids were meaner to me than the day before. Finally I had enough and told one of the little brats to bug off and although I didn't hurt anybody, I was sent away. I don't understand. I loved my mommy and daddy and I don't know why they let those kids treat me like that and sent me away. I guess they don't have shelters for nasty mean little kids so they just send the dogs away instead.
So I'm a very big sweetheart but I have sort of just lost my faith in people. I want folks to like me but I'm afraid then if I like them back, then they'll take me away and then I'll get thrown away again but Lisa won't know where to find me. Right now the only one I trust not to throw me away is Lisa. When people come and want to look at me -- I get scared and try to hide.
Lisa says I don't have to worry because she's not going to make me go away ever. She says I can be here for always. I'm loving that but I heard some of the other dogs talking and bragging about how they have this sponsor or that sponsor who helps pay for their food and vet care and even sometimes sends them toys or treats. I have no clue what the heck a sponsor is but as long as it doesn't try to make me leave Blue Lion, I'm thinking I want to get me one of them too.
Can you be my sponsor? I really really REALLY like the huge rawhide chew toys and you could send me one of those for Christmas or something. I could carry it around to show all the other dogs that I'm special and I have a sponsor. Could we do that?
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Skittles
OK, well, let's see how this works -- frankly I have to tell you the first thing in my life to ever work has been when I got sent here to Blue Lion. See my name is Skiddles and I am a Cane Corso girl. Now I'm not your average biker chick, but I have to tell you, I came from Las Vegas where I was owned by a biker gang. They were real men ... yah for sure, they used to beat me with a wood 2 x 4. I thought I was going to lose my mind. They thought they were pretty funny. Yah, right. So then they moved out of the "club house" and left me behind to die. Nice guys, huh.
So then the Nevada SPCA found me and they took care of me for two years. Now I'm going to be real up front with you, after the biker boys, I wasn't real fond of people, so it was a pretty rough 2 years for all of us, but at least they understood why I had this aggression issue. I had a nice volunteer who used to come to the SPCA and feed me every day and take me for walks. That was really good because everyone else was too afraid of me to even come into my kennel. It was a hard time for all of us because every time I'd soften up a little bit, I would have like a flashback and I would freak out and snap at someone. Then I'd get scared because I figured somebody would beat me again. Yeah, I was kind of a mess in the bad old days (trust me I never had any good old days).
Then one of the SPCA volunteers contacted Blue Lion and Lisa said she'd take me. So my special volunteer loved me enough that he drove me from Las Vegas to Blue Lion in Colorado and Lisa promised me I never had to be scared again and that she would never leave me alone.
I like it here and sometimes I even let a volunteer give me a treat. I wish I had a sponsor who could maybe help cover my expenses and send me a toy at Christmas.
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Tooken
Hi, I'm a South African Boerboel and my name is Tooken ... you know like "They tooken my heart and broke it bad." I was actually born in South Africa and imported to the United States by some folks in Wyoming who probably paid big bucks for me. Then they decided they didn't want me and so they gave me to a couple in Coloado Springs. I liked the people but more than anything, I adored their children. The people in Colorado Springs kept me for only a couple of months before they sent me away. If you know anything about Mastiffs you know how loyal we are. I was young and I gave my heart twice to people who didn't care about me. Now I'm very very cautious of anyone; I am fear aggressive because my life wasn't such fun before I came to Blue Lion. After coaxing me for 8 months, I finally let Lisa give me treats and take me on walkabouts. Sometimes, when Lisa has been especially good, I let her pet me (I'm developing a bit of a sense of humor and I like to tease Lisa just a little bit to make sure she keeps trying). Lisa has promised me that I can live the rest of my life with her, but I'm not ready to lay my heart out a third time. I hear the other dogs talking and some of them have sponsors who pay for their food and send them treats and toys. If I had a sponsor, I might let them pet me once or twice. I dunno, I'm afraid of commitment, but it might be worth it if they have cool toys.
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Moira
OK, here's the deal ...when you come to see me, it is not polite to say "What the hell is that?" I am a Tibetan Mastiff and my name is Moira (yes Sci Fi fans, you should all remember how very special Moira was). I want you to understand that I am a very cool dog. I don't focus on my past owners -- clearly I wasn't important enough for them to keep, so they are not important enough for me to remember. I got turned in at a shelter where I just pretty much scared the pants off just about everybody except the shelter manager. She and I really clicked and bless her heart, she campaigned for me like I was the breath of change. She actually found me three pretty ok homes, but each time the people came up short and returned me because they thought I was aggressive. So then I got this gig here at Blue Lion and it's an okay deal here and I like Lisa but sometimes I think Lisa needs a little help with her decision making. Like when she tells me somebody is okay and I (in my infinite wisdom and depth of experience) know better, so then we get into that Silly Blonde Lisa/Smart Mastiff Moira game and I just scare the socks right off them. It's a game. Hell, if everybody here thought I was a push over, they'd take advantage of my kindly nature. There is, however, an outside chance that if I could find someone willing to sponsor me, I might (just maybe) let them hang out with me a little bit. Lisa's cool and all, but sometimes a gal likes a little variety ... so if you think you've got what it takes to sponsor me, send Lisa a little note. Go ahead, make my day. |
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Ace and Bella -
I'm Ace and with me what you see is pretty much what you get. I am about 3 years old and live with my lady Bella, who is about 5 and on thyroid meds. I gotta be up front with you -- me 'n Bella are not adoptable. We had a home once and one day we ran out the door, and zipped right on over to a playground. A child was somehow bitten (I'm not big on details) and we ended up in jail and then the judge said we could be euthanized or go to Blue Lion. So we lost our home, but me 'n my Bella, we still have one another. As life sentences go, Blue Lion is a really good place. Me ' n Bella, we got our own yard and our own house, the groceries are good and Bella gets her meds every day on time. We like people ... kids not so much, they move quick and are loud and personally I find that irritating ... but the thing is, for me 'n my lady to stay here at Blue Lion, we need a sponsor or two who would send a little something every month to help out with the kibble and for Bella's meds. Can you help us out?
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Bailey
I'm Bailey the Australian Shepherd and when I was with my family, I had a dysfunction with my mouth -- it bit people. So my mouth malfunctioned twice and my people surrendered me here to Blue Lion. I'm not adoptable but I would really like a sponsor. Maybe they could send me a chew toy occasionally and perhaps a check to go toward the cost of my dog food each month. I'm 9 years old and I've been at Blue Lion for 3 years and have had no further malfunctions. I'm really kinda cool (in an Australian Shepherd sort of way).
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Dobie
Have you ever heart the saying that hope springs eternal?? Yeh, well that's what I thought too. It's been 4 years since my family was supposed to come get me and you see how well that's working for me. Honestly, people are a constant source of amazement for me. So here's the deal. My parents moved to AZ and I was being babysat by friends of my people parents. Things got a little crazy one day and a child was bit. i went to jail and they ordered that I either be euthanized or that I come to Blue Lion. Lisa took me in and here I am. So my people parents were supposed to get in touch with Lisa about either taking me to their new home in Arizona or about supporting me. I'm sure nobody reading this is real surprised that Lisa got left holding the pooper scooper. It's been four years and I have never bitten anyone else, but whoever said "you can't go home again" ... man they musta been a dog in rescue. According to the courts, I'm unadoptable. So I'm wondering if there is somebody out there who would be willing to lend a hand and sponsor me. I would be so grateful and I know Lisa would appreciate it too! |
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Major
I'm a Neapolitan Mastiff that everybody calls Major. I've got a secret and it makes me unadoptable. What's my secret? I'm fear aggressive -- holy clams, people scare the pants off me when I first meet them and all I can think about is that maybe I should get them before they get me. I'm only about 4 years old, but the people who had me from when I was a puppy, they didn't believe in discipline and they didn't teach me how to be around people, and then they broke up. Then my mom came home with a new boyfriend. I guess I must have put my mouth on him, and so then she decided she liked that guy better 'n me and so here I am at Blue Lion. I really like Lisa and she calls me her big love bug, and I trust her, but that abouts closes it up for the people I'm willing to trust, and Lisa tells me it's ok because I can stay at Blue Lion. Thing is, she's a neat lady but I would like to help her out with some money for my chow every month, so I'm hoping that there is somebody out there who's willing to sponsor a closet love bug. Could you? Would you? |
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