I am SO EXCITED! I have a brand new forever home with a great new Mom. Susan Jermigan adopted me and you can see by our picture we are both very happy. I know that my foster mom will miss me, but she can be assured that I will have a GREAT life! I even have a brand new toy!!!

Lucky Dog, Lucky Dog – that’s ME, Hudson Harris, now known as Hudson Alleman. I have my very own forever home with my new Dad Paden and his fiance. I think our family will be just perfect. Do we look happy or what???

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What a lucky dog I am! I have new parents, Andreza and Eduardo, and I will be living in Houston with them. AND to make it even better I will have a sister who is coming from Brazil in April. By the time she gets here I will know the ropes and be able to show her around. I know that my foster Mom is going to miss me, but she knows that I have found the perfect home with the most perfect family. Here’s our picture.

We are Snowflake Harris and Freedom Barker and we want to tell you how happy we are! We’ve been adopted and are going to our forever homes.

Snowflake is going to live in the Big Apple with her new Mom Louise and family! WOW!! I am so excited that I will have a Mom and Dad and an 8 month old Lhasa sister named Lolly. Life is going to be VERY good! I hope my new Mom will get me a little sweater though – I think it is going to be cold in New York!!!

And Freedom has been adopted by Joanna and her dog Sophie. Sophie and I have big plans and we will be best buds in no time. It will be wonderful to have my very own home and family. What more can a little dog want!!!

What a lucky little guy I am. I’ve been adopted by Judy and Dick Winklevoss and will be living in my new home in Surprise, AZ. Not only do I have neat new parents, but I HAVE A SISTER!!!! Cool!! Her name is Laycee and in the picture I am on the left and she is on the right. It’s not that great a picture of us, but I was SO EXCITED to get to my new home, I was just not having much to do with the picture taking formality. All I know and care about is that I’ve found my “fur”ever home!!!

I think I’m the luckiest girl in the world and that my new mom Lydia is also the luckiest girl in the world. I was a stray turned into the Humane Society and what a mess I was. Then Lone Star found me and I was in a fabulous foster home with my foster mom Lisa and my foster dad Joel. I started coming out of my shell and feeling good and just enjoying be a Shih Tzu. Then, Lydia came along. She lost her little Shih Tzu girl and missed her very much. But all is now great. I’m her new little girl, she loves me and I love her. We will live in New Mexico and that’s just fine by me. We can’t be happier. If only I could show you a picture of how happy we are – my foster mom forgot to take it. But, that’s OK. She was taken by the moment also!!!

I have a new home and I am SO EXCITED!!! I also have a new name and I like it! I will now be known as Jasper which sounds quite regal to me. The best part is that I have a brother to play with. His name is Jake and he’s a Shih Tzu too! Life is good. My new Mom and Dad are Geri and James Damone. We live in Scottsdale, AZ and my plans for the future are to play, play, play and of course to make sure my new Mom and Dad and Jake know I am happy to be part of the family.

WOW am I ever a lucky dog. I am moving to Lake Travis with my new Mom and Dad, Linda and Wilbur Nichols. They told me that I will be the light of their lives. I was beginning to think there wasn’t a forever family out there for me since I have been with Lone Star for so long……………and then it happened! I plan on spending lots of time with my new Dad since he is now retired, and I know my new Mom wants to spend time with me too. I think I’m heading for the good life in Texas Hill Country! Doesn’t my Mom look happy!!!

And get your 2011 tax deduction.

We are rapidly approaching 2012.  Can you believe this?  We still have many,  many adorable little pups that are new in our program.  We’d like to get them in next week for vetting.  And then – on to new forever homes.

You can still make a donation toward these little fluffers and get a nice tax deduction for 2011 if you donate before midnight.

Please consider these little puppers.  We have had a very busy fourth quarter in this rescue and we want to continue to save these most deserving little dogs.

Since November, we have taken in over 40 dogs. 

Please check out the listings below.  Some of them have been fully funded, some are partially funded.  Some have nothing.

There is a short description of each dog and a paypal link BENEATH each photo.  If one or more of these needy and deserving little dogs strike you, please consider a small (or large) donation to help us help them.

The holiday season is one of the two WORST times to be an unwanted dog.  Strays abound, owners are surrendering the dogs they have been thinking about getting rid of so that they don’t have to pay boarding fees when they go on vacation, puppymills and breeders are dumping their left over stock as well as the pregnant mommas that have not delivered yet.   The majority of these little dogs are very, very young.  How can we possibly let them die?  We could not even consider it but now need your help.  I know we cannot save them all, but we try to save as many as we possibly can.

 

Jock Barker – unbelievably, this 14 year old lhasa boy was surrendered by his owner to the local city shelter just five days before Christmas. 

We went and got him the day after he was dumped.  The wonderful shelter staff kept him in the office so he wouldn’t be exposed to the back.  He is fitting in well with Voltaire and Claude.  Ha.  I now have the geriatric ward at my house. 

and even posed for a Christmas photo.

JOCK has a PAYPAL HERE.

Gelt Turner – gorgeous little lhasa boy turned in by his owner. 

The PAYPAL FOR LITTLE GELT IS HERE.

Snowflake Harris – This little boy was a stray found by the Harris County Animal Control.  Even though well groomed, no one came to get him. 

We have a PAYPAL for Snowflake’s medical expenses HERE.

Sunday Hatcher – this messed up little girl was looking at no options at the shelter – bad teeth, cloudy, infected eyes gave her little opportunity for adoption.  The shelter asked us to take her.  When all other options were exhausted, we picked her up.

SUNDAY’S MEDICAL IS COMPLETELY FUNDED!!

Mr. Comet Montgomery was owner surrendered to a shelter.  He is heartworm positive so was not really adoptable from the shelter.  How could we let him die.  His chipin includes intake vetting sponsorship plus his heartworm treatment.

The PAYPAL for Mr. Comet is HERE.

 

Dreidel Vetters – cute little boy was found by a good client of our vet.  They tried to find him a home, but it did not work out.  Very young, maybe two years old, very sweet personality. 

The PAYPAL FOR DREIDEL IS HERE.

Eggnog Harris – very cute, very matted little dog on her last day at the county shelter.  Unbelievably sweet, very deserving.  Just a little doll baby.  Maybe one year old.

Little miss EGGNOGs PAYPAL IS HERE.

Gorgeous, adorable Drummer is another county shelter parolee.  He was just a black matted mess when we first saw him but WOW he cleaned up wel.

Most adorable DRUMMER has a PAYPAL HERE.

Hudson Harris was yet another little guy on death row at the local county shelter.  How cute is he?

THE PAYPAL FOR HUDSON IS HERE.

LaRoux Iberia – LaRoux came from Louisiana when he bit a child.  Ok, sometimes children and lhasas do not mix, so we are going to give him another chance. 

LAROUX IS SPONSORED IN FULL!  LUCKY BOY!

This pretty boy, Bradford Harris, was another whished away from the local shelter in the nick of time.  I just do not understand why so many cute dogs end up in the shelters.  Please help us help them.

BRADFORDs PAYPAL LINK IS HERE.

Butterbean is a cute little guy that was living tied up in a yard for years.  Finally, a neighbor got fed up and rescued the little guy.  Of course, he has heartworms. 

BUTTERBEANs PAYPAL for HEARTWORM TREATMENT IS HERE.

Diamond Waller Davis – This stunning little girl was yet another of the Waller County pupsters. 

DIAMOND is SPONSORED IN FULL!  GO DIAMOND!

Will Turner was taken in from a family after his owner died.  He has a lot of bad skin problems but, thankfully, no heartworms.  He is a very sweet little guy and will stay in foster care for a few months while his skin heals.  How cute is he.

THE PAYPAL FOR WILL TURNER IS HERE.

Gorgeous Vixen Cartwright was found as a stray in a south Houston neighborhood.  She is an unbelievably sweet, loving little girl, but unfortunately has heartworms. 

MS VIXENs PAYPAL FOR INTAKE AND HEARTWORM TREATMENT IS HERE.

Gorgeous Miss Mistletoe was rescued from a bad situation and brought to our rescue.  She was matted horribly, has demodex and heartworms.  The demodex cannot be treated until after she is heartworm negative so we need to get this girl done quickly. 

MISTLETOEs PAYPAL LINK HERE is for both intake and heartworm treatment.

Jeremiah Barker was rescued as a injured, possible hit-by-car from the city shelter.  Luckily, there was no significant damage, but Jeremiah does need heartworm treatment.  His intake was already covered.

JEREMIAH IS SPONSORED IN FULL!  LUCKY BOY!

Mr Sherman Montgomery was a matted mess when we picked him up from the county shelter.  He certainly cleaned up well, but sadly, has those nasty heartworms.  Please help us get those nasties out of his system.

Is he not cute?

THE PAYPAL FOR HIS HEARTWORM TREATMENT EXPENSE IS AT THIS LINK.

Little Miss Tinsel Turner was shot in the eye with a pellet gun.  It ruptured her left eye.  The owners could not afford vet care so we took her.  Her eye was immediately removed.  We also found out that she is heartworm positive. 

TINSEL TURNER IS SPONSORED IN FULL!!

This gorgeous girl, Dancer Ranger, was a stray running around in a rural area west of Houston.  A good samaritan found her and brought her to us.  How cute is she.

THE PAYPAL FOR HER INTAKE SPONSORSHIP IS HERE.

Mr Jolly Kaplan was known in the Vermilion Parish shelter as Ol Man.  Yes, he is an elderly little old man, with one missing eye and blind in the other, but so so sweet.  He also has heartworms.  So, guess what?  We want to be able to treat him.  Please help little Ol Man Jolly Kaplan.

JOLLY KAPLAN IS SPONSORED IN FULL!!

Jingle Montgomery – ummmmm, does it get ANY cuter?  Gorgeous Jingle was left at a local shelter by his owners.  He is a sweet boy and should have no trouble finding a home.

JINGLE IS SPONSORED IN FULL!!

Sugar Plum Harris.  Older gal, mammary tumors, missing teeth, bad eyes, stinky skin, but oh so sweet.  It is amazing that dogs can be so neglected and yet so forgiving. 

MISS SUGAR PLUMs PAYPAL IS HERE.

Cute Mr. Mayflower Mongtomery was saved from a local county shelter.  He is resting comfortably in his foster home but needs to get stuff snipped. 

THE PAYPAL FOR MAYFLOWER MONTGOMERY IS LOCATED HERE.

Plymouth Barker was rescued from the Houston city shelter after a promised adopter did not show back up to get him.  We found quickly that little Plymouth has kidney trouble.  He is sweet and very young.  He had to go to GCVS for a couple of days to get his values stabilized.

THE PAYPAL FOR PLYMOUTH BARKER IS HERE.

Mr. Tofu Harris came from the local county shelter and was rescued just before his time was up.  He is a gorgeous little man and just needs some vetting to get ready for a home.

TOFU HARRIS HAS A PAYPAL FOR HIS EXPENSES HERE.

Bunting Harris had to go to Gulf Coast ICU for pneumonia.  She has already recovered, but her bill is hanging on a card right now.  If you can donate a tiny bit toward her outstanding bill, she would appreciate it.

WOOT!!  BUNTING IS SPONSORED IN FULL.

Jojo and Gigi were surrendered by their owners.  They are 3 and 4 year old cutie pies.  Jojo is also heartworm positive so needs treatment.  Jojo is the one on the right.

GIGI IS SPONSORED IN FULL.  JOJO STILL NEEDS SPONSORSHIPS.  THE PAYPAL HAS BEEN CONVERTED FOR WHAT HE NEEDS.

THERE IS A PAYPAL FOR BOTH DOGS INTAKE SPONSORSHIP PLUS HEARTWORM TREATMENT FOR JOJO HERE.

Yes, you are seeing right.  Little momma and four gorgeous puppies.  Momma, Melody Barker, was pulled from the Houston city shelter just hours before her gorgeous babies were born.  She is also high heartworm positive.

HERE IS THE PAYPAL FOR MISS MELODY AND HER MELODETTES.

Pluto Irving came to us from the shelter in Irving, TX.  He had been hit by a car.  A vet in the DFW area fixed him up, but we had to do some significant tweaking of the repair at GCVS under the amazing Dr. Beale. 

PLUTO’s surgery (a WHOPPING $3800 on top of the $1000 in Dallas) is totally sponsored.  Pluto is now starting rehab and is expected to go to rehab twice a week for 12 weeks.  The very discounted cost is $62 per day.

PLUTO’s PAYPAL for rehab is HERE.

Sabrina Montgomery was thrown out of her owners car at the county shelter.  She was not badly injured, but we immediately found that she had massive amounts of blood in their urine.  She had to have emergency surgery to remove the bladderstones.

SABRINA IS SPONSORED IN FULL.

Griffin Stafford – It is certainly hard to believe, but this TINY little boy was left at a south Houston shelter.  He is so unbelievably sweet it is ridiculous. 

MR GRIFFIN HAS A PAYPAL HERE.

We took in another of the Waller County breeder dogs, Moneypenny.  She has a horrible case of demodex but is responding well.

LITTLE MISS MONEYPENNYs PAYPAL IS HERE.

Sylvia Ranger was found just wandering the streets.  She is very pretty, shy but very sweet.

SYLVIAs PAYPAL IS LOCATED HERE.

Hayden Vetters was surrendered by a vet clinic who got him from an owner.  The owner turned him in for euthanasia because they could not get his demodex under control.  Ha.  We can do it.

HAYDEN VETTERS HAS A PAYPAL.  IT IS LOCATED HERE.

Duncan is another of the Waller County dogs.  He is so beautiful, it is unbelievable. 

THE PAYPAL FOR DUNCAN WALLER DAVIS IS HERE.

 

Cranberry Harris – this little boy was a matted mess at the Harris County shelter.  He is a youngster and very deserving.  How could we have let him die?

THE PAYPAL FOR THIS ADORABLE CRANBERRY HARRIS IS HERE.

Giblet Davis – this little boy was dropped at the HSPCA because the family had a baby.  He is just gorgeous, right?

GIBLET IS FULLY SPONSORED!

JR Barker – this little supposedly old man is actually about a year old, just eaten up with demodex.  We have him now and are treating those nasty mites.

THE PAYPAL FOR THIS ADORABLE JR BARKER IS HERE.

Berkley Barker – Berkley is a puppy boy, can you believe that FACE?

BERKLEY BARKERs PAYPAL IS HERE.  PLEASE HELP.

Tosha Vetters – Tosha was surrendered to a vet by her owners when they could not afford the cost of removing her punctured eye.

TOSHA IS FULLY SPONSORED BY TAD THE FORGOTTEN DOG.

Joy Harris – came into the rescue with a hurt paw.  Ha.  That hurt paw turned out to be a completely broken humerus. 

Miss Joy had urgent surgery at GCVS last week and is already healing.  JOY’S SURGERY IS FULLY SPONSORED!

Thank you for reading about our recent rescues.  We are so fortunate to have folks like you enabling us to save so many dogs.

Teresa

Donations can also be mailed to:

LSSTLAR
PO Box  218075
Houston, TX  77218-8075

Do you want to adopt?  Foster?  Please go to our main site, www.shihtzu-rescue.com.

 

Lone Star Shih Tzu & Lhasa Apso Rescue

JEFFERSON RANGER.

Yes, we had a very busy year end with adoptions.  What lucky little dogs.

DIAMOND WALLER DAVIS.

SCOOTER HATCHER.

STRIPES HARRIS AND STREAMER HARRIS.  THEY ARE NOW BROTHERS.

MILES TURNER.

PEACHES TURNER.

BUNTING HARRIS AND TOSHA VETTERS.  NOW SIBLINGS.

SABRINA MONTGOMERY, THE DOG THROWN FROM A CAR.

BEEBO

MAGGIE TURNER.

WINDSOR MONTGOMERY.

 

Yes, it’s YOU that made these little dogs safe.