Here at snifbostondogs.com, we are committed to bringing you the best of Boston. We are so happy to be a part of this community and any time we can help a neighbor we try our best. This morning, while checking our emails, we came across a letter from Kathy Finn who wrote about her dog Maddie who has been missing for about eight months. Please read her letter below!

I am writing with a heartfelt plead for your assistance in finding our dog Maddie. She is a 45 pound, 12 year old Australian Sheppard mix, white in color with tan spots. Maddie ran from a relative’s home in Needham, Massachusetts on August 13, 2007 after being spooked by someone in the house. She has lived with us in West Roxbury, Massachusetts for over 10 years. Maddie originally came from a shelter in Virginia, has a past history of abuse and is normally skittish with strangers. She is not micro chipped but did have a red collar with Boston tags and the name and phone number of our vet, Wolf’s Animal hospital. Initially, we had multiple sighting within a few miles from where she ran but over the past few months there have been none. At this time we are contacting all veterinarians within a 20 mile radius inquiring whether or not they have come in contact with any stray dogs meeting Maddie’s description. We believe she may had needed care for a hurt foot or hip. From other reports that we received she also may have been dehydrated, thin and exhausted. She has a positive Lyme titer which she has received partial treatment and the vaccine. She is updated on all her other vaccines. Maddie is terrified of vets and normally would need a tranquilizer in order to be examined and still would shake from head to toe. She is a very smart dog, and is fond of farms and has a natural instinct for herding children or people always keeping them to her right. Maddie is also registered with “Saber Alert”.
If you have any information that may help us we would be so grateful if you would contact us. If for some reason you are unable to give us the information would you please call our veterinarian, Dr. D’ Esopo, Wolf’s Animal Hospital in Dedham, at 781-326-9653. It would mean so much to us to just know that she is ok and happy living with a new family.

Sincerely,

Kathy and Frank Finn
45 Wren Street
West Roxbury, Ma., 02132
617-875-1357 or 617-429-8069
or e-mail at ktf@bu.edu

In an article posted on the Wall Street Journal website today, elderly dogs are getting a second chance at life. Animal Friends, a no-kill shelter in Pennsylvania, is changing the way people view elderly animals. Although older animals have more medical problems, there are positive qualities such as a calmer demeanor, lower energy levels and house training. Ann Cadman, the Health and Wellness Coordinator for the shelter even created an exclusive club for those adopters of elderly animals. It is called the Red Collar Society, a play on the “Red Hat Society” that celebrates women over 50. To read the full article, click here!

It is important that people realize the beauty in adopting an older dog. Although there are some risks, we believe that rewards of giving an animal a second chance far outweigh any of the “cons”. If you are considering adding a new member to the family, don’t rule out older pets right away…they might just surprise you!

Happy is a 1-2 year old pit bull who is looking for a new home. His name says it all – he always seems to be grinning and wagging his tail. He is a stocky guy but is only about 35-40 lbs, the perfect size. He makes his 90 lb foster brother look like a giant!

Happy is almost housebroken and is learning basic commands. He is crate trained as well. He learns very quickly. He loves other dogs and would do well living with a female. He also does great with all of the people he meets.

Happy loves to play, but he settles down very quickly and is actually quite mellow. He is also very agile and athletic; he would make a great jogging partner. Happy is very affectionate. His favorite hobbies include cuddling, playing with his toys, cuddling, but rubs, cuddling, meeting new people and cuddling – get the point? Everyone that meets Happy absolutely adores him. To sum it up, he is the perfect little pint sized pit bull.

Please complete the adoption application on www.underdogresq.org today!
You can even apply to become a foster family.

Zeus is a lovely and beautiful Dogo Argentino Mastiff- which is not a very common breed. He’s been homeless for almost a year and he is looking for a family willing to give him love and a house. He had a family for over six years, but sadly he was given to a shelter as a result of a divorce.

Zeus would make a wonderful addition to a good home: he loves playing with children, is very energetic, and very loyal.

If you are interested in adopting Zeus, please check the Underdog ResQ website and complete the form here.

UnderdogResQ is a non-profit organization dedicated to rescuing good dogs that may otherwise be euthanized in animal shelters due to lack of resources and breed discrimination. Volunteers and foster homes are needed in New England and the New York Tri-State areas.

UnderdogResQ is an equal-opportunity dog rescue organization based in Northeast and is currently seeking volunteers to help with:

* Fostering dogs

* Transporting animals from shelters to foster homes and forever homes

* Organizing and staffing adoption events

* Administrative help of all types

If you’re looking to help a very good cause and to save some wonderful animals then please fill the application here.

The Milton Animal League, a no-kill shelter, is having its annual benefit & silent auction Saturday Oct. 20th from 6:30-9:30 p.m. at the Wollaston Golf Club, 999 Randolph Ave. in Milton.

Tickets are $75 and will help provide food, supplies and medical care for the homeless animals of Milton.

If you want to attend, call (617) 698-0413. The shelter is located at 181 Governor Stoughton Lane in Milton, MA.

The shelter hosts a lot of beautiful pets. Pictured above is Bella, a five-year-old spayed female pit bull terrier. Bella lives at the Milton shelter: everybody loves her there but she is looking to be somebody’s only pet!

You have probably seen this cute orange poster around in Boston: the illustrator is Edward St. John Gorey (1925-2000). The poster promotes a fundraising Halloween event organized by the Animal Rescue League of Boston: the Moonlight Ball. During the event there will be an auction, too! The event will take place at the Boston Cyclorama on Saturday, October 20th.
A good reason to attend this event is that the proceedings will benefit the ARL mobile programs. An ARL track, in fact, moves from a location to another throughout Massachusetts by offering a subsidized spay/neuter program for individuals who have financial need, mobile adoptions, and a transport program for homebound individuals and their pets.