Fairy Tails Rescue, Maryland

05/24/2026

🎾 Meet Tanner — Your Adventure Buddy, Ball Launcher Supervisor & Oversized Lap Dog 🎾

Looking for a best friend who’s equal parts hiking partner, cuddle expert, and full-time entertainment committee? Meet Tanner, a 3-year-old, 87-pound bundle of love who is absolutely adorable!

Tanner’s biggest passion in life? BALL. He will happily play fetch all day and may politely (or loudly) remind you if you stop too soon.

This handsome guy loves adventures, walks well on a leash, and is always ready to head out for hike or walk through the neighborhood with his people. He also enjoys playing with other dogs.

He wants to be where you are, whether that’s curled up beside you, following you from room to room, or somehow attempting to fit his 87-pound self into your lap.

Tanner is incredibly loving, affectionate, and full of personality. Like many smart labs, he’s also discovered countertops exist and occasionally tests whether snacks have been left unattended. He’s currently working on his “counter surfing retirement plan” and continues learning every day.

Tanner continues to progress with potty training, is up to date on vaccines, microchipped, is on flea/tick/heartworm prevention and has a neuter appointment scheduled for July 2nd which is paid for by the rescue. Tanner is currently being fostered in Salisbury, MD and his adoption fee is $375.

If you want a loyal companion who will make you laugh, keep you active, and love you with his whole giant heart, Tanner may just be your perfect match! Please complete the application below if you think Tanner would be a good fit!

https://form.jotform.com/fairytailsrescuemd/dogpuppy-adoption-application

05/20/2026

Marley is recovering wonderfully and would love nothing more than to find his furever home! Please share him to help his people find him 💖

05/20/2026

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Did you know? "When a fight occurs, damage to the relationship between the dogs can be difficult to repair," explains veterinary behaviorist Christine Calder in an article for Veterinary Information Network.

If you are unable to therefore successfully resolve the situation, the problem will progress with each subsequent exposure. In a nutshell, rehearsal strengthens the neural pathway.Every repeated excitement-related fight makes future fights more likely.

This is basic neuroplasticity: “Neurons that fire together wire together.”

Furthermore, after repeated episodes, a dog's arousal levels rises faster, recovery takes long, dogs anticipate conflict soon, and triggers generalize. Eventually, the mere prediction of excitement itself can trigger tension itself!

Discover what triggers fights among dogs when excited: https://dogdiscoveries.com/uncategorized/help-my-dog-attacks-my-other-dog-when-excited/

05/12/2026

We have some very exciting news! Our longest pup in foster care (3 years in our rescue), has finally found a loving home! Bella is enjoying every moment of having a family and home of her own! 🩷🩷🩷🩷

05/06/2026

~Available for Adoption~
Meet Marshall! Marshall is a 35lb, 2yr old, Terrier/Cattle Dog? Mix. He has not been DNA tested. This cutie arrived from New Mexico a few weeks ago and has been settling into his MD foster home from his long journey. He has been fostered in NM with his 3 siblings who were saved from one of the highest intake shelters in the country. Two of them were transferred to our rescue; his brother has already been adopted up here and Marshall would love to find his family now. He definitely thrives having other dogs around that are confident and well rounded. Marshall did well with the young child in his NM foster home and has played no mind to the cats or other critters in his MD foster home. He does take time to warm up to new people and new situations where he gets shy and will need a patient home to work on continuing to build his confidence. Marshall is crate trained and house broken. He walks well on leash and already knows some commands. He is very smart and loves to please! Continuing this training would help him with his ability to bond with his new owner(s) and gain confidence. Marshall is going to make some family a super special boy!! Marshall is neutered, microchipped, up to date on vaccines and preventatives with an adoption fee of $375. If you are interested in meeting and polishing this gem in your furever home please fill out our adoption application at:
https://form.jotform.com/fairytailsrescuemd/dogpuppy-adoption-application

04/14/2026

~AVAILABLE FOR ADOPTION~
This handsome fella is 3yr old, 65lb, mixed hound/bully breed named Marley. Marley came to us from a high kill shelter in North Carolina where he was surrendered for his family having too many dogs. Marley is as sweet as they come. He loves to love everyone he meets. Marley has shown he is good with kids while at his NC foster home. He tolerates his crate and will probably find it more enjoyable once he can expend his energy after his heartworm treatment is complete. He is housebroken and does well on leash. He enjoys spending time with people and is just happy to be a part of the family.
As well as arriving to the shelter a bit under weight Marley was found to be heartworm positive and is undergoing treatment in our rescue. Marley receives his second round of injections the week of April 20th. His heartworm treatment is paid for by us (the rescue) and upon completion he will be heartworm free and needs to remain on monthly heartworm preventative (as all dogs should) for the remainder of his life to prevent this from happening again.
Marley is microchipped, up to date on vaccines and preventatives with an adoption fee of $375. Marley is not yet neutered but an appointment will be made via the rescue after his heartworm treatment is completed. If you think this handsome hunk of love would make a wonderful addition to your family please fill out our adoption application at: https://form.jotform.com/fairytailsrescuemd/dogpuppy-adoption-application
Thanks!

03/15/2026

Calling all fosters! We would like to bring these dogs into rescue and have a transport lined up to arrive in MD March 28-29, traveling all the way from Texas.
If you are already a foster for Fairy Tails Rescue, please reach out to Jules or Sarah if you are willing to help! If you are not already approved through our Rescue, please complete the application below!

https://form.jotform.com/fairytailsrescuemd/dogpuppy-foster-application

Foster families have the first option to adopt if the dog ends up being a great fit for your family! Our rescue will pay for the transportation, medical, as well as provide any foster supplies you may need. Please consider opening your home to one of these deserving pups!

Notes below are from current Texas foster:

🐶Mickey- male black and white, 33lb, 1-2 years old, UTD on vaccines/neutered, smart, dog friendly, affectionate

🐶Milo- male brown and white, 32lbs, 1-2 years old, UTD on vaccines/neutered, very cuddly, dog friendly

🐶Foxy- female red and white, 25 lbs, 1-2 years old, UTD on vaccines/spayed, dog friendly, does well with cat in foster home, walks well on a leash, takes a bit of time to warm up to new people, very gentle and sweet

Please complete the application below if you would be willing to help these amazing, friendly pups!

https://form.jotform.com/fairytailsrescuemd/dogpuppy-foster-application

03/10/2026

Manage to prevent or improve ☺️

ARE YOU MANAGING?

Are we managing our dog’s environment to prevent or improve unwanted behaviour?

As people, we tend to prefer and look for more complicated solutions to problems. This tendency is termed “complexity bias” - the tendency to prefer complicated explanations and solutions instead of looking for the simpler ones.

Surely a complicated, time consuming, detailed solution has to be more effective, superior, impressive, or correct?

Complexity bias is so relevant when it comes to changing a dog’s unwanted behaviour.

We often get so stuck on trying to modify behaviour through counter conditioning, desensitization or detailed training plans when sometimes the simplest solution to the problem lies in simply managing the environment.

Dogs will do what dogs do – when an opportunity arises to help themselves to food left on a table, to bark at the gate at anyone passing by, to drink from the big water bowl we call a toilet, to go running off with irresistibly smelly socks, to rummaging through bins and eating anything that may or may not be edible, to running out an opened door in search of adventure - the list is long - dogs will be dogs.

Parents of little children use management all the time without giving it much thought. Baby locks on cupboards, covers on electrical sockets, valuable or dangerous items put far out of reach, fences and locks around pools, etc.

We wouldn’t just train a toddler not to stick their fingers in an electrical socket, not to open cupboards, not to touch a hot plate – it’s far safer, simpler and logical to first manage the environment, to prevent potential incidents.

The same principle should apply to managing a dog’s environment to prevent unwanted behaviour.

The more a behaviour is practiced the more difficult it is to prevent. The more a behaviour is rehearsed the better dogs become at it.

Preventing the behaviour from happening in the first place by using management is the logical, simple and effective way to address it.

Be a good manager – it’s far less stressful, for both us and our dogs.

03/08/2026

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02/22/2026

Polite Pooches in Forest Hill has a great opportunity coming up in March!