Sanctuary Dogs

In rescue you frequently hear and see horror stories, unfortunately it is common and is a real cause of rescue burnout. A lot of these sad stories relate to senior dogs who have been mistreated through neglect and then left behind in their old age.

Although it can be financially challenging, we at TnT Sharpei Rescue try to help in situations where a dog has no future because of their age and medical condition. The dogs on this page are what we call "Sanctuary Dogs", meaning they have been placed in long term foster homes who will love them and provide the necessary care, while TnT remains financially responsible for them.

If we are able to find sponsors for our senior animals whose hope of adoption is slim, we will be able to continue helping them into loving homes for the time they have left. Althugh fostering and transports might not be the rescue work you are cut out for, sponsoring animals to assist with their medical costs is a critical rescue role.

We are looking for sponsors for these doggies, someone who will contribute once or monthly to help with their costs. Anything would be appreciated, if you are interested in more information on our sponsor program, or to sponsor one of our Golden Oldies please email tdcole@shaw.ca for more details.

Maggie - this girl is very laid back and mothering. Maggie was left at the shelter by her people after 12 years- yes 12 years!! She was left at the shelter with an unattended tumour. This turned out to be benign and was removed.

Maggie is a shar-pei x.

Maggie is one of our sanctuary dogs. We are looking for sponsors for these lovely animals whose family abandoned them in their senior years.

Isn't she a sweetie?

Here is our Maggie II...

Notes from our foster mother -

Maggie is is a wonderful dog in all aspects except for large dog aggression. I have been doing some socializing with her and so far is doing amazing with smaller dogs however, does not do well with dogs larger than herself.

Physically she is doing well- definitely some issue with blood clotting- small tears yield significant bleeding. Eye sight is very poor, hearing fair, smell is incredible (she has dug up some dog toys and bones from years ago).

*Her scars are pretty nasty- I have never seen anything quite like it. She has a mass which appears immobile on her throat. Her bark seems significantly affected by this mass- she has a low muffled bark (only heard when a large dog is nearby). It does not seem to affect daily functioning and obviously has been present for quite some time. I am monitoring for changes in size and mobility.

Maggie is smart and incredibly athletic- she would make an amazing agility dog. I have done some agility work with her and she is great- I have high hopes for enrolling her into the local agility club once she gets over her dog aggression

We have high hopes of being able to move Maggie to our adoptable dogs page in the future. Her foster mother is doing an incredible job of retraining her.

(*Maggie was attacked numerous times by other dogs before she arrived in our care. It is understandable that she has behavioural issues at this time, however she is being worked with to help her overcome her fear.)