This Ole Dog Rescue

06/12/2026

Hank went back to the vet yesterday. We needed to make sure there is no sign of blood in his urine from the pancreatic infection. and everything looked good! He has just become the sweetest boy! He took a treat gently with no aggression. there has been no snapping, no growling and no aggression. He came to me at 33 pounds and is now 55 pounds, a really good weight for him! I am hoping to get him integrated in with the rest of the dogs, I know he really wants to be around the other dogs so I hope that can happen. honestly, I was afraid of him when he first came to the sanctuary but that is not the case anymore!

06/10/2026

Trying to get back on track with our Tuesday treat days! Today we are having pup cups with pumpkin. Pup cups are always loved by all the dogs!

06/08/2026

Mabel has become my new sidekick when I’m mowing with the push mower or doing my yard walk. And today everyone came out to greet Maverick Rick, the neighbor Dog! I’d love seeing everyone hanging out peacefully!

06/08/2026

We had storms coming for the weekend so I spent all day Friday mowing and w**d whacking the yard directly around the house. Friday night the storms were not too bad, they ended before we all went to sleep so everyone slept for the night. Saturday night was another story! Three hours of thunder and lightning that woke everyone up, not just my storm sensitive dogs! They all settled in about an hour but I was up for several hours. So, morning meals were a little bit late but no one seemed to mind! Everyone was happy that the storms were over and we had a nice sunny day that they could enjoy!

06/02/2026

After breakfast and everyone’s morning yard walk Mabel had a vet appointment. Bloodwork looks good but she does have a UTI and pretty bad arthritis in her back legs, worse on the left. So I will be starting medication and supplements for her arthritis. Otherwise, she looks pretty good! We stopped at the Pet Food store to grab some supplies and she got a treat there. She also got her first pup cup since coming to the sanctuary! She was excited to go for a ride and excited to get home!

05/31/2026

Finally, three days of yardwork is done! Mowing, w**d eating around all the fences, treating the w**ds on the driveway, I do this every few weeks! Spot treating the w**ds in the yard is done. The dogs were all very patient and now back to our normal routine routines!

05/30/2026

Only a couple more days to donate through North Texas giving day for animals! If you are able, I would really appreciate the support!

We are on a heartfelt mission with two main objectives. Firstly, we are here to provide a final, loving home to end of life senior and hospice dogs who have been abandoned, surrendered by their families, or left after the death of their loved ones. Our commitment includes...

05/29/2026

There are always lots of chores to do around the sanctuary! So when I’m not hanging out with the dogs, cleaning or doing lots and lots of laundry! I’m maintaining the property - mowing, trimming around the fences, picking up rocks, keeping the landscape beds clean, picking up tree limbs . Thank goodness I have the screen in the door so the dogs can go in and out. They like to keep an eye on me if they can see me and are always happy when I’m done!

05/28/2026

Just another day at the sanctuary. Gus seemed to like going into everyone else’s crate so I added a bed in one of the spare ones. He really seems to like going in there! I’m not sure why this makes me so happy but he just seems to be very content to be in there when I cannot spend time with him.

Mabel seems to be fitting in just fine. She does shows some separation anxiety so I will have to deal with that. I don’t think she’s destructive, she just gets very anxious, almost like when a storm is coming. I’m working on getting her to eat in her crate. She doesn’t bother the other dogs when she eats outside of her crate, and that’s a great thing, but I want her to get used to it in there. Otherwise, just an average day at the sanctuary!

05/26/2026

Quick Memorial Monday update. Mabel slept through the night but did not want to go into her crate this morning to eat. She was comfortable on the couch so I brought her food dish to her. She ate over half but then stopped. Because she didn’t eat anything last night and she is so thin I hand fed her until she was interested again. She didn’t eat everything but she ate quite a bit. And then she just hung out on the couch all day and napped until just before dinner time when she sat up and started shaking again. Yep, more thunder! She actually wanted to go in the crate and seemed very comfortable there. She didn’t eat very much, just a couple of bites. But she is not nearly as anxious as she was last night. Although, the thunder wasn’t nearly as bad! She did not want to come out of her crate to go outside but I left the door open and eventually she came out, went potty and then found her way to a dog bed in the living room. We’re supposed to have rain for the next week, although that changes daily! We will just have to take it day by day and eventually the storms will stop and hopefully I can get some weight on her.

And then a little quality time with Gus. I feel so bad that he cannot come in with the rest of the dogs but I have to keep everyone safe. He honestly just wants to lay next to me so I try to spend at least an hour a day with him on the patio. And then the normal routine of getting ready for bed and everyone waiting until I crawl into bed so they can find their spots! Happy Memorial day!