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Forever Fosters
Peke N Chin Midwest is proud to introduce a new program for their Forever Fosters. Forever Fosters are dogs that are deemed “unadoptable”.
Unadoptable dogs are those that are either severely disabled (with blindness, deafness, or lameness), unable to be properly socialized, or too old by the standards of most adoptive families.
Though it seems improbable that these dogs will ever find a home to call their very own, euthanasia is not an option.
We feel strongly that despite their special needs – whatever it may be – these dogs should live out the rest of their lives in a safe and loving home
and to be cared for with the respect and dignity they so richly deserve.
It is for this reason that Peke N Chin Midwest has established the Forever Foster Program.
In order for us to maintain the best quality of life for our Forever Fosters, we require additional assistance in the form of donations.
The donations we receive through our Adoption Program can never cover the medical expenses we’ve accumulated for the care of rescued dogs.
Please consider supporting our cause and our Forever Foster Program.
Your financial gift will help us continue to save many more dogs, and to provide our Forever Fosters a life of ease and contentment.
Can't afford to give, but would like to help out? How about providing a permanent home for one of our Forever Fosters? We would waive the adoption fee and cover all medical expenses.
In essence, our dog would remain with you while the program takes care of his or her medical needs, and you enjoy the special blessings of your precious special needs or senior dog while remaining responsible to the program in regularly letting us know how the dog is doing.
To get started, please fill out our Volunteer Application. To learn more about our permanent foster program, don't hesitate to contact Regi Goodhall.
Please take this time now to meet some of our Forever Foster dogs that have found a place to lay their heads and gentle arms to comfort them.
Lola is a 9 year old Japanese Chin mix that spent her whole life in a puppy mill and was rescued by a kind Veterinarian in Iowa, Lisa Deppe of Jewell Animal Hospital, when she found out the mill owner was going to destroy Lola.
When Lola came into rescue, she had a large and potentially life threatening hernia, a mouth full of rotten teeth, severe ear infection and an ailment called Canine Dry Eye, which is a painful condition for dogs. While the hernia was repaired and the ear infection treated, her remaining teeth were in such bad condition that they all had to be extracted. Her lower jaw is permanently deformed due to bone loss and it has been determined that she suffers from Colitis. Lola will need to be on a special diet as well as receive daily eye medication for the rest of her life.
Despite spending 9 years in a small cage, churning out puppies, Lola is a loving and happy little girl who is always getting into something. Often, puppy mill survivors develop a condition called "Pica", which is the craving and ingestion of nonfood items. Such is the case with Lola, so it's a challenge to keep things out of her reach. Her foster mom has never been so diligent at cleaning house before!
Due to her age and special requirements, Lola is part of our Forever Foster program.
April 20, 2008. It's with great sadness today that we need to say goodbye to our sweet angel, Snowball (also known as Emma).
For the short time that Snowball was with us and under the loving and compassionate care of her foster mother, Christy, she was able to experience sunshine, grass, comfort, play and a family of her own.
Snowball endured many years of pain and neglect and, in the end, was not able to regain wellness. She is no longer blind. She is no longer crippled. She is no longer arthritic. She is no longer riddled with Cancer that made life frightening and confusing.
Snowball is in Heaven now. She is happy. Healthy. Running and chasing butterflies. We will miss her dearly.
Snowball is a 7 year old puppy mill survivor who is in our permanent foster program. In our care, she has had surgery for the removal of one eye (glaucoma pressure) and breast cancer tumors.
Sadly, her life expectancy is one to 2 years. She's an outgoing and inquisitive little blind girl. Surgery to remove her second eye is being considered due to pressure building in that eye as well.
This poor girl lived a long life with constant painful headaches due to the lack of medical attention during her years as a puppy mill breeder.
Update from Snowball's Permanent Foster Mother, Christy: "She just got back from having her other eye removed due to the glaucoma.
She had been rubbing it on the carpet every chance she got as it was bothering her so greatly the last week or so which indicated that the pressure was building.
She also appears to have luxating patellas, which I'm hoping might strengthen somewhat the longer she walks on a surface other than a wired bottomed cage.
I've been doing tons of research on cancer diets for dogs and will start cooking a special diet for her.
She had a malignant tumor removed from her mammary gland and the Vet who did the surgery figures that, with luck, she'll have another year left.
I'm going to do everything I can to make her life the best it can be for her remaining time.
Maybe with holistic supplements and special food, she'll beat the odds."
Mattie has a sad story as well. She is a 7 year old retired puppy mill survivor that had her last litter of puppies while in our care.
She is a prime example of the horrors of living in a Missouri puppy mill. Mattie has lost the front part of both her upper and lower jaw due to chronic dental disease, which is why she cannot keep her tongue in her mouth.
Her jaw bone as literally dissolved due to long term neglect which resulted in severe infection of her mouth. Her veterinary exam also revealed that she has chronic dry eye syndrome, luxating patellas (slipping knee caps) and chronic skin disease.
She was just recently spayed and will soon undergo a dentistry to remove her 5 remaining infected teeth.
Mattie will be on eye medication for the remainder of her life and will most likely need routine treatment of her skin as well.
Report from Mattie's Permanent Foster Mother, Michele: "Throughout her ordeal Mattie has been shy but sweet with everyone she's met. She is truly a survivor.
Mattie is now in her forever foster home. She wasted no time making friends with all of her canine foster brothers and sisters.
Mattie's forever foster mom reports that Mattie is incredibly sweet, patient, and happy which is more or less a miracle considering where she came from.
Mattie loves her baths and is good about her eye drops too. She still has a long way to go, but she's making great strides so far.
Just recently Mattie started playing with some of the other dogs in her forever foster home."
The Senior Dog
Do you have room in your home and heart for an older dog? Cookie is a 10 year old deaf girl that has been in rescue for over a year now. We would love to see this shy, sweet girl get a home of her very own.
Consider the following reasons why adopting an older dog is a very good idea:
- Older dogs, especially those that come to us, settle in easily and are more than ready and willing to bond with you and your family.
- What you see is what you get with older dogs. They’ve already grown into themselves in all ways.
- An older dog probably won’t need a great deal of exercise, and will really appreciate quality time with you and a good nap. And of course, your socks and underwear will remain intact.
- Older dogs generally like to watch the same programs on TV that you do, so you won’t have to learn to enjoy cartoons.
- Many older dogs have already experienced rides in the car and walking on leash, so they’re instant companions and ready to continue those activities with you.
- Older dogs have figured out what humans are all about and are willing and eager to add new information to their knowledge of human behavior. Old dogs can absolutely learn new tricks!
- Older dogs are very grateful for the second chance they’ve been given and are very good at giving and receiving love.
- There’s absolutely nothing like the smile you get from older dogs—especially dogs that haven’t felt like smiling in awhile, but now have reasons to smile because you love them.
- Older dogs are looking for human companions who will value their wisdom and their slow pace. They have their very own special appeal.
- When you adopt older dogs, you can erase any unpleasant past experiences that they’ve had by loving them and caring for them.
It doesn’t get any better than that!
"She is such a special little dog and it makes me wonder how many dogs get overlooked because of age or a limp, and it's just sad to me.
I hope that more people consider an older dog when they feel the time is right to get a dog." ~ Michelle (Bunny's Mom)
The inspirational and heart-warming story of Bunny, a senior dog who doesn't know that she has limitations, can be found on our Success Stories page.
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