Shari was a 1 year old who found herself in someone’s backyard after wandering the mountains of North Carolina. DC SIR rescued Shari in May 2013, and on June 21, 2013, Shari was adopted into her forever home! The fit could not have been better for an energetic, active lover of the outdoors like Shari! She continues to thrive on a raw diet along with her two older Shiba siblings. Shari’s mom sent us an update on how she’s been…
Adoption status: Adopted! Ellie (formerly Nariko) is a Jindo who was only a few weeks old when DC SIR rescued her in 2012. She was rescued along with her mother, Jae, and her brother, Hoover. Ellie was adopted on 1/14/13. Her ‘pawrents’ sent us some photos and an update of how she has been in her first year since being adopted: Although Ellie only weighs 30 lbs, she has an enormous personality. She is stubborn, yet affectionate, friendly and very…
Hoover (formerly Kenta) is a Jindo who was only a few weeks old when DC SIR rescued him in 2012. He was rescued along with his mother, Jae, and his sister, Ellie. Hoover was adopted on 12/30/2012. His pawrents sent us some photos and an update of how Hoover has been in his first year since being adopted. Hoover has been with us for a year now. He’s doing great! Hoover goes to dog parks and runs with other dogs and…
Nishi was one of the Missouri 8 puppy mill dogs DC SIR rescued in August 2013. Nishi was adopted into her forever home on Sept. 6, 2013. Nishi’s mother reached out to us with an update: Our brave little lady has many new milestones to celebrate. 2 weeks of walking out of the condo on her own. For 1st two months, I needed to carry her to get her to leave my unit. We now have a ritual. The door is…
Hi, my name is Dari! I am looking for my perfect forever home, so I thought it might help if I told everyone more about myself! The vet thinks I am about 6 years old. I spent most of my life trapped in a cage at a puppy mill, forced to breed repeatedly with no regard to my health or well-being. I never got to play, I never got to feel a loving touch or hear…
Goma is one of our special seniors at DC SIR. He is currently in a foster home, waiting to find his forever home and be adopted! Goma has made great progress since being rescued last month, and his foster mom has been filling us in on his adventures! Update: December 2, 2013 “All day today, Goma has decided he isn’t satisfied enough with the lower level and that he would tackle the split foyer steps. It’s taken him a few…
Rescues We welcomed 5 new rescues into the DC SIR family: Genji Goma Kiki Michio Natsumi Adoptions 5…
November is Adopt a Senior Month, so in honor of this we are featuring updates of some of our adopted Senior alumni. Nami is an 11 year old senior who spent her whole life with the same family, until they surrendered her to a shelter in April 2013. After spending 49 days in a shelter, she was rescued by DCSIR on June 23, 2013, and on July 11, she was adopted by her foster parents! Here is an update from Nami’s…
November is Adopt a Senior Month, so in honor of this we are featuring updates of some of our adopted Senior alumni. Koji is a 14 year old senior rescued by DCSIR in March 2013. Having been cruelly abandoned before being found and put into a kill shelter, Koji’s story touched everyone’s heart. It wasn’t long before his foster parents adopted him in April 2013! We last heard from Koji’s family in July, when his pawrents told us how well…
November is Adopt a Senior Month, so in honor of this we are featuring updates of some of our adopted Senior alumni. Foxxy is a 12 year old Senior. She was surrendered to DCSIR in June, 2013, due to unfortunate family medical circumstances. Foxxy is such a sweetheart with so much energy, and it didn’t take her long to find her new family! On June 28, 2013, Foxxy was adopted into her forever home! Here is the update from her family:…