Miri’s Haven Senior Dog Rescue

Miri’s Haven Senior Dog Rescue We are a 501(c)(3) senior dog rescue saving seniors across the DMV ~ giving the forgotten a soft landing, dignity, and love in their final chapter.

We do it all in honor of a once in a lifetime pup, Miracle the Yorkie.

They moved, and left him forever. 💔At 13 years old, little Rox learned he and his family had to move to a new home. We c...
09/08/2026

They moved, and left him forever. 💔

At 13 years old, little Rox learned he and his family had to move to a new home. We can only imagine the great big plans he had for this new place with the family he loved, but instead he was the thing they left behind.

This handsome Shih Tzu royalty arrived at the Haven perfectly groomed, incredibly friendly, and with the confidence of a pup who has spent his entire life believing his people were his whole world.

One day, his world changed and he must not have known how to make sense of it, but Rox isn’t holding a grudge. He’s still the sweetest boy we imagine he was with his family. Though a bit confused, he is open to loving again and we know our community will step right up to show him the very best life can offer. 💕

Rox has those classic Shih Tzu problematic eyeballs that need some consistent drops, and his teeth need some attention as well. 🦷 We are ready to get him patched up, and off to a new life soon.

Welcome to Miri’s Haven, sweet Rox! We’re going to make sure the rest of your story is filled with so much lovin’! 💜

If you’d like to help us care for Rox and the other senior dogs who arrive at the Haven needing medical attention, even a small donation helps us give these old dogs the second chance they need and deserve. 🙏🏽

Ways you can help:

🐾 MirisHaven.org
💳 PayPal.me/MirisHaven
📱 Venmo|Cashapp: MirisHaven (last 4 digits 4195)
📧 Zelle: [email protected]
📫 MHSDR
204 Lawrence Dr
Rockville, MD 20850

🌈 Romy 🌈 For eight months, this spunky little terrier was loved so deeply by her foster mom. All those months of learnin...
09/08/2026

🌈 Romy 🌈

For eight months, this spunky little terrier was loved so deeply by her foster mom. All those months of learning her quirks, spoiling her with girlie spa days, and watching her settle into a new life where she was cherished.

When you love a foster you always hope “goodbye” comes only on adoption day, but Romy decided her stay was complete having loved and been loved by her foster family. So for eight months, she knew exactly what it felt like to be loved and we hope she felt like this family was her furever family all along. She carried all of our love to the rainbow bridge to greet the other pups we have loved and lost.

Romy, you were so very loved, sweet girl. And you will be missed more than words can say. 🌈🐾

Run free, little one. 🕊️

🌈 Onyx 🌈 We were supposed to be getting started. That’s the part we can’t stop thinking about.Onyx had just had his BOAS...
09/07/2026

🌈 Onyx 🌈

We were supposed to be getting started. That’s the part we can’t stop thinking about.

Onyx had just had his BOAS surgery on Friday. His nares were opened, and he could finally breathe. We hoped maybe now he could learn what it felt like to be a dog instead of a body someone used to make money. Maybe now, after everything he had survived, he finally got to live.

But he didn’t… 💔

Saturday night, Onyx went into respiratory distress and died in the arms of our director.

There is something so profoundly cruel about holding a dog who has finally been given the ability to breathe while his body gives out anyway. Onyx had already survived the part that should have killed him. He came from a deplorable backyard breeding operation where more than 80 dogs were kept in filthy pens and converted sheds without electricity or running water. His feet were permanently deformed from standing on the wire cage. His body had been used endlessly for profit. His breathing had been a fight for as long as he could remember.

He survived long enough to find us, long enough for us to fall in love with him, and just long enough for us to get his surgery. We believed ~ just for moment ~ that we were finally turning the page.

Then his airway betrayed him. His surgeon suspects there was an underlying degree of laryngeal collapse that caused an obstruction. We keep thinking about how unfair that is.

He didn’t get a month of luxury and easy living. He didn’t even get a week to discover lazy mornings and someone calling his name because they simply wanted to see his face. He was finally safe, and we still couldn’t save him.

Onyx, we are so sorry that the world took so much from you before you ever found us. You deserved the boring life where love and care are predictable and certain. We pray you understood, even for those last moments, that you were not a commodity to us. You weren’t alone. You were just you.

We carry the unbearable knowledge that we were this close to giving you the life you should have had from the beginning.

Rest easy and run free, precious boy. 🌈

⏳Handsome Danny is Still Waiting ⏳ Danny is 12 years young, ridiculously lovable, and has loads of hijinks to entertain ...
09/07/2026

⏳Handsome Danny is Still Waiting ⏳

Danny is 12 years young, ridiculously lovable, and has loads of hijinks to entertain his hoomans. He’ll happily go for a 40 minute sniffari and neighborhood perimeter check, hang out with his poodle foster sister, supervise the neighborhood from the window, and wage a personal vendetta against the bunnies. 😂 🐰

He does have a stubborn ear infection that has been present for nearly a year now. It requires daily cleaning ~ his foster hooman takes excellent care of him while we try different antibiotics. Despite his persistent infection, Danny is very busy being goofy, and trying to go outside through the bay window.

Someone out there {ideally without a bay window} needs a sweet senior boy like Danny!

Get to know him here:
➡️ https://www.mirishaven.org/adoptable-dogs

Submit your adopter profile here:
➡️MirisHaven.org/adopt
📍 Dunn Loring, VA

“It feels like no one thinks I’m worth saving.”If you’ve ever seen an old dog needing rescue on a sad post for a shelter...
09/07/2026

“It feels like no one thinks I’m worth saving.”

If you’ve ever seen an old dog needing rescue on a sad post for a shelter and immediately thought, “someone has to help her”… this is Brandy, and she needs all of our help today. 💔

At 11 years old, every Beagle should be spending their days going for leisurely sniffaris and being tucked in at bedtime. But Brandy Beagle found herself in a shelter instead ~ through no fault of her own. 🐕

Now she’s safe here at the Haven, and we’re discovering just how special she is.

Brandy is good with big dogs, little dogs, cats, birds and children. She walks beautifully on a leash and is dedicated to her people. She even cries until her foster mom tucks her into bed like a beloved child. 💕

She’s also carrying a few of the indignities that come with getting older ~ urinary incontinence that irritated her skin, elevated liver values and some extra pounds that she needs to lose. She’s started medication and antibiotics, and already her foster mom is seeing improvement. Her dental is scheduled for September 25! 🦷

These old dogs are so often the ones who get passed over for being too medically complex, traumatized, or the allure of a puppy calls someone’s name.

But here at Miri’s we believe every old dog deserves a safe space to enjoy their final chapters. If you believe that too, please donate to Brandy’s care. And if you can’t donate, sharing her story is still a huge help. 🙏🏽

Let’s make sure this old gal gets the care she needs and learns that being old never made her less worthy of being loved. 💟

🐾 MirisHaven.org
💳 PayPal.me/MirisHaven
📱 Venmo|Cashapp: MirisHaven (last 4 digits 4195)
📧 Zelle: [email protected]
📫 MHSDR
204 Lawrence Dr
Rockville, MD 20850

We had a blast with loads of pups at Pints for Pups at Fallen Oak Distilling this evening! 🍻 🐾 The pups had a blast meet...
09/07/2026

We had a blast with loads of pups at Pints for Pups at Fallen Oak Distilling this evening! 🍻 🐾

The pups had a blast meeting all the families who came out. There were belly rubs and scritches had by all! {And Francine made the most excessive expressions the entire time. 😂}

Thank you to all who came out to see us! 💜

⚠️ There is talk of a fall open house in October! We will be announcing the date soon, and hope to see you all there. 🍂 🎃 👻

🎉 Adoption Day for Hemlock! 🎉 For many, many months and through more than one foster home, Hemlock waited patiently for ...
09/07/2026

🎉 Adoption Day for Hemlock! 🎉

For many, many months and through more than one foster home, Hemlock waited patiently for his furever. ♾️

We called him our miniature Great Dane because, he is a very portable boy on stilts. He has the classic Great Dane look, he just didn’t grow into the entire look. He came in a conveniently travel sized package. 😂💼

But underneath all of his lengthy legs and award winning personality was a good boy who just knew he would be down to party both today, and the day his adoption came.

And finally… it did. 💕

Hemlock has found his furever mom, and plenty of new toys. After watching him wait for so long, it’s magic to see him stroll away knowing he will never have to wonder where he belongs again. No more struggles for this special boy.

Happy tails, Hemlock. You were worth the wait. Send us all the pupdates! 🌲🐾💜

Become a Miri’s Haven adopter today!
🔗 MirisHaven.org

🏡 WENDELL IS HOME! 🏡 This special adoption story definitely feels less like an old pup found himself a family and more l...
09/06/2026

🏡 WENDELL IS HOME! 🏡

This special adoption story definitely feels less like an old pup found himself a family and more like a family stumbled upon the pup who would fit into their lives seamlessly. 💫

Wendell’s journey started with his first foster mom, who patiently helped him heal, grow those luscious locks, and discover just how much this boy loves to play ball. ⚽️ Wendell proved he may not have been a senior after all but she gave him something incredibly important ~ the chance to feel safe enough to become himself.

Then Wendell went to his second foster home, and we had high hopes that this might be the place that helped him take the final step toward locating his furever family. 🙏🏽

We just didn’t realize his forever family was standing right in front of us! Because Wendell didn’t just fit in with their family ~ he belonged. ✨

He slipped into their family so naturally, so completely, that it became impossible to imagine him anywhere else. Between the overzealous ball games {obsession}, the sleepy snuggles, fun adventures, and all the little moments that make a house a home, Wendell stopped being their foster dog and became their pup. 🐶

And now, he has a new name to go with his new life! Everyone meet Wendell James! 🥹💙

He went from being a pup who needed someone to help him heal to a Yorkie prince who finally has a family of his own. This is exactly the transFURmation that reminds us why we all do what we do.

Sometimes we’re not just helping a dog find a new home… we’re also helping a family find the missing piece. 🧩

Happy tails, sweet Wendell James. You are exactly where you were always meant to be. 🐾💟🏡🎾

{Wishing you and the fam a lifetime supply of tennis balls!}

➡️ Become an adopter or find our many adoptable pups at MirisHaven.org

💜🐾 HEIDI HAS SOMETHING VERY IMPORTANT TO TELL YOU… 🐾💜I HAVE BEEN ADOPTED!!! 🎉I came to Miri’s Haven missing both of my b...
09/06/2026

💜🐾 HEIDI HAS SOMETHING VERY IMPORTANT TO TELL YOU… 🐾💜

I HAVE BEEN ADOPTED!!! 🎉

I came to Miri’s Haven missing both of my back feet, but I never let that stop me from loving everyone I meet. These wonderful hoomans even raised enough monies to give me a prosthetic footie for my one leg that has the best chance of using it with success.

I would like to formally announce that I am NOT impressed with the footie and will be chomping anyone who messes with my legs!

But my new family says we’re going to keep working on it together, and I think that sounds pretty okay because I already know they do love me exactly as I am. 💜

I have no idea why anyone ever thought I was missing anything important. I have a whole heart, a whole lot of love, and now… a family of my very own. 🥹

So this is me, Heidi, signing off from Miri’s Haven and heading into my happily ever after.

I hope you’ll all be as proud of me as my rescue family is.

Happy tails to me! 🐾💞🏠

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