Love Mutts Rescue loves all pets!

Welcome Love Mutts Rescue again this year! Love Mutts has joined us many years for Spring Fling as well as held adoption events at some of our stores over the years. Being a long-time Spring Fling attendee, Marli, the founder of Love Mutts says that she loves the Easter Egg Hunt and seeing so many people and organizations, especially since that means new people get to know Love Mutts!

Love Mutts Rescue is a non-breed-specific dog rescue operating in central North Carolina and south central Virginia, operating since June of 2006. They are a volunteer based group that work hard to rescue dogs that come from all backgrounds. They have helped all kinds of animals since they started, including 7,500 dogs, 500 cats, 2 horses, 3 100lb pigs, and a few rabbits and guinea pigs. That's quite a list! Love Mutts pulls dogs from shelters whenever they have foster space available and will also accept dogs when the person who found them or the owner, can keep them in their home and act as a foster parent. Their rescue motto is "It Matters to this One", a reference to the Starfish story, as they work to save as many dogs as they can.

Once a dog joins the rescue, they provide them with appropriate medical care, and place them in foster homes where they can be loved and nourished while they await their forever home. Their goal is to help all dogs that come into the rescue and find the families that are destined to be theirs.

Meet one of their current adoptable dogs, Beckham. This handsome guy has been with Love Mutts for quite a while, in fact, he's the dog that's been with them the longest! At 55lbs, he isn't too big or too small, he's just right. He is described as an active guy, who would be a great hiking companion. If you're more into hanging around the house, Beckham would love to hang out next to you on the couch, on his own bed, or just by your side, no matter where you are. He is house trained and crate trained as well.

Beckham has lots of dog friends and is good with most dogs, given proper introductions are done. He does best meeting other dogs in a controlled environment like a fenced yard, events can be hard for him because of the extra activity. He has had lots of training and has learned to check in with his handler when he gets stressed. Beckham is currently in boarding and his adoption includes "lessons" with his current trainer. This guy just celebrated his second birthday, help Beckham find his perfect match so that he gets to spend all the rest of his birthdays with his fur-ever family! If you can't adopt, you can share his Petfinder profile or make a donation to Love Mutts to help Beckham and all the other pets in the care of Love Mutts.

Follow Love Mutts on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram to keep up to date with their events and adoptable pets!

Carolina Boxer Rescue is out to save the nubs!

Carolina Boxer Rescue has joined us for many Spring Flings in the past and we are happy to have them attending again this year! As veteran Spring Fling attendees, their favorite part of the event is meeting so many new people who may not know about their work.

Established in 2001 by three NC natives, Carolina Boxer Rescue works to help boxers (and boxer mixes) as often as possible, regardless of age, medical status, or health condition, across Virginia, North and South Carolina and parts of Georgia. They are a foster-based rescue, which means all their dogs are in foster homes across their service area.

In addition to dogs available for adoption, they also have hospice foster homes, where dogs with advanced medical conditions receive the love and care they need until it's time for them to cross the rainbow bridge.

If you want to help out, they are always in need of foster homes as well as people to transport boxers from shelters to their foster homes. Donations are another great way to contribute if you don't have the time for fostering or transporting dogs.

Bistro is one of their available dogs. Read her blurb here or check out her page on their website for all the details!

You can read more about Bistro and all the other dogs available from Carolina Boxer Rescue on their website, linked above, or on their social media channels, Facebook and Instagram.

Freedom German Shepherd Rescue has been saving shepherds since 2019

Freedom German Shepherd Rescue has been saving German Shepherds in the Carolinas since 2019. As a returning Spring Fling attendee, they love the community turnout and connecting with all the other rescue groups.

"We are a nonprofit 501(c)(3) rescue comprised solely of unpaid volunteers that share the common goal of saving neglected, abused, and abandoned German Shepherds and German Shepherd mixes from shelters, owners who can no longer keep them and partner rescues."

They strive to treat their dogs, their community, other rescues, and the shelters they help with respect and integrity while also being fully transparent about what they do. Everything they do is for the dogs and their process reflects that. New dogs to the rescue are placed with foster families and provided with medical care and basic training. Foster families constantly evaluate the behavior and personality of each dog so that they can be matched with the right family when they are ready to be adopted.

Freedom German Shepherd Rescue also works to educate the community on topics like pet overpopulation, disreputable breeding, the plight of unwanted pets, and ways to keep their current pets healthy and happy.

One of the dogs in their care is Primrose (all three photos). You can read what her people have to say about her here:

HERE YE HERE YE Now introducing your royal highness, Primrose!

“My loyal subjects, I would like to announce that I am almost ready for adoption!

See, my life started in a land far away where I was gravely injured. Though the details are to be spared, my back leg was broken from an age I was far too young to remember. Somehow, I ended up in a dungeon-like place which was no place for royalty like me! That is when my knight in shining armor, Freedom German Shepherd Rescue, swooped in to save me, and I am so glad they did!

Since being dramatically saved from the dungeon (there was a fire-breathing dragon, a white horse and all!), I have been living my much-deserved lavish life with my new royal foster family. I had to have surgery to fix the break in my leg; they took a piece of metal (probably from the shining armor) and created a plate to help my leg heal. I had a few weeks of crate rest and will soon be ready to find my forever kingdom!!

I am asking my loyal subjects to please apply to be my furever family. Castle required!”

Primrose is the ray of sunshine you need in your life! She is a sassy, independent, and cute puppy. Some might refer to her as spicy LOL! She is 5 months old, 30lbs, crate trained and LOVES playing with other dogs. She has not met a cat but, considering her youthfulness, we believe she would learn to live with one just fine. She has not met any small kids yet either, but we are certain she would do well with supervision. Because of her mobility restrictions, she is still quickly learning to go to the door when she needs to potty. As any puppy, she is curious so a fenced in yard is recommended but not required. She would do fine as an only dog but currently lives with three fur siblings. It is the highlight of her day to play and spend time with them. Going to a home with another dog would be ideal but is not required. Primrose came into the rescue with a broken leg, which was repaired by one of Freedom GSR's partner vets. She has fully recovered, and the vet said she should not have any further issues with her leg. She walks, runs, and plays perfectly fine. Her difficult past does not stop her one bit! She is a free spirit that would make a lovely family companion! Let’s help Primrose find her furever kingdom!!

If you are interested in adopting Primrose, please submit an adoption application by visiting www.freedomgermanshepherdrescue.org.

You can keep up with Primrose and all the other dogs in the care of Freedom German Shepherd Rescue on their website and their social media, Facebook and Instagram. They also do monthly adoption events at our Cary location so check out their website to see the date of the next one!