Lazy Days At The Beach

Mandie is a engaging  little Boston Terrier that loves to run in the yard and chase squirrels up the fence. Once she has successfully scared them off she lays in the sun, rolls on her back in the grass and tries to get as many tummy rubs as she can.  In the evenings she will lay on the couch between her foster mom and dad and chewing a Nyla bone until she falls asleep.  When she sees her old friends she will jump up on her crate nd do a happy dance to greet them , and ask to be picked up.  She likes her bird’s eye view of the world.

Mandie came to us in March, found by a kind spirit who believed she was being starved. After a few visits to the vet, we found out that she has Protein Loosing Enteropathy (PLE).  She was given some meds and put on a low fat high protein diet and gained weight like a champ.  What we thought may be a long and tough battle turned out to be something rather simple in this pretty girl’s case.  The right diet and a periodic trips to see doc gives her a normal life.

Mandie loves going for walks on the beach and hanging out listening to the music, if you’re not careful she may steal your dance partner.

Dock Dogs to the Rescue

While driving around Virginia Beach I heard the Dock Dogs ad and thought it would be a good way to waste a day to dreary and cold for the beach.  For the uninitiated dock dogs is a competition of three events to se how far and high pet pooches can jump.  Some of these dogs get high enough to duck hunt all by themselves.

All I need is the cape.

The events judge distance, height and speed plus there is the “Iron Dog”, that’s the dog who scores the highest in all three events. 

 “Big Air” is the long jump where the dog starts on the dock and leaps as far as they can to reach the toy bobbing in the water. I think the dogs must imagine it sitting out there moving as if to say “nah nah you can’t get me”.   

  For extreme vertical, a toy is hung eight feet out  over the water , the height starts at four and a half feet and goes up in two inch increments .  Last is speed retrieve which is just a the name suggests, how quick can poochie get to the toy and pull it from the bracket hanging at the far end of the pool.

Good thing grace is not scored. 

Off to the side was a bright colored tent with a twenty foot inflated dog sitting by it.

Max The Magnificent



Looking to his furever home



Max is the crazy fun playful boy who loves to run and romp with his people and other dogs.  He is great with all the but prefers ones closer to his size. 

 After playing, Max really enjoys chewing on his bones and lying on the couch watching a movie, action movies are his favorite.  He’s crate trained and enjoys his private crate time at night to dream of chasing balls and wrestling with his friends.

Max would be a great companion on a road trip and would love exploring the mountains and canyons.

Max wants to take basic obedience training with his family so that he can learn to channel his enthusiasm!

Max's medical history shows some idiopathic seizures - meaning that no cause has ever been identified for them.  These could be caused by environmental factors he no longer has in his life.  Max isn’t being treated for this and hasn’t had seizures while in foster care. If you’d like to read more go to Canine Epilepsy Resources.

Max would love to find a home where he can run, play, hike, and have an active life, he’s no couch potato.  If you are looking for a dog to live your life with you, Max is your boy!