Author: Lea

Our precious Foxy is popping in on what she’s calling “Tunnel Tuesday” to say hello and show you just how very special special needs dogs like her are. Although she is blind and suffers from many medical issues, she does not let any of it stop her from enjoying life.

Special needs dogs should not be defined by their circumstances, and Foxy is not aware that she may be different from other animals of her kind. She is first and foremost a dog, she is fearless and her will to live, beyond amazing!

Senior dogs with special needs like Foxy are often abandoned by humans who promised to love them forever; because of YOU, Foxy is alive today and will be loved and cared for the rest of her life.

Paws Give Me Purpose takes in a never-ending stream of sad, hopeful, and fearful faces that look to us to make it all better.

Foxy and all of her Sanctuary friends need people with extra-big hearts to help us give them their second chance at life. Becoming a Guardian Angel to our Sanctuary helps make it possible for us to provide them all with what they need and deserve.

Here at Paws Give Me Purpose Sanctuary, our mission is to provide a bridge of care that supports senior, hospice and special needs dogs so they can live their lives to the fullest.

A major part of what we do is provide ongoing medical support and treatment for the dogs in our care. We work closely with our Veterinary team to maintain a good quality of life for our Sanctuary residents for as long as they are with us.

Our days are filled with back-breaking hard work, painfully dry and cracked hands, moments of happiness, sadness and every other emotion in between. In truth, this is emotionally painful work.

Without our wonderful supporters, none of this life-saving work would be possible. Without your support, we are unable to continue our mission. YOU are all a major part of the work we do, and are the driving force behind us!

Please consider becoming a Guardian Angel to our Sanctuary. As a Sanctuary Guardian Angel, your donation will help provide annual care to all of our Sanctuary residents.

Those who make this yearly donation will be recognized on our website and on social media. If you prefer, your name can be listed as anonymous. Anyone who visits us online will be reminded of your generosity.

As a Guardian Angel you will help make a difference in the lives of the dogs we cherish.

Become A Sanctuary Guardian Angel

It is with the heaviest of hearts that we share the passing of our beloved Sanctuary resident, Brownie. She passed peacefully in her sleep knowing kindness, compassion, love, and dignity.

You’ve all heard the saying, “Dogs do speak, but only to those who know how to listen” – and Brownie spoke to us. The day before her passing, she let us know she was ready; she wanted her favorite people around her, and of course all the important people in her life came to be with her. She spent the day getting extra cuddles, ate some blueberry muffin and just wanted some extra loving. 

And as she snuggled in her favorite bed that night, it was the very last time we tucked her in, the Angels came for her. 

We rescued Brownie back in January of 2022. Our friends from Texas reached out to us seeking help for a very sick dog found wandering the streets. Seeing her condition, our hearts said yes and our Texas team immediately brought her to safety. She was emaciated, missing her bottom jaw, just one tooth in her mouth which had caused a horrible abscess under her eye, and tested high positive for heartworm. As it turned out she was chipped and when the owner was contacted about her dog, we were told “oh, I threw her out a long time ago”. Our hearts sank and we took Brownie under our wing. 

After 3 months of much needed urgent medical care in Texas, Brownie was finally healthy enough to come to our Sanctuary – and she began to live! Even on her SWATT flight to New Jersey, she was happy, she was excited, almost as if she knew that she was on her way to live her best life. 

Brownie quickly became part of a very exclusive group here at the Sanctuary, the “mean girls” Chihuahua group who were also known as our CFO’s flock; they would all flock to him the second he walked through the door like the rest of us no longer existed. They were his sidekicks. Their original leader was little Minnie and she and Brownie were best friends. They ruled the area of our Sanctuary known as the apartment where no non Chi was permitted. 

When Minnie passed away back in November of 2023, Brownie took over leadership of the group after a brief period of mourning. She ruled her world with a firm paw and no one would go against her; all the female Chihuahuas followed her lead. Just like when Minnie was around, they wouldn’t touch a morsel of food until she ate first, and if she decided she didn’t want a non-Chi around her, she would initiate the group of nasty girls like you wouldn’t believe – barking and snapping away until the non Chi dog would walk away. 

She was a tough little old lady, but she also had a sweet side to her that would just melt your heart. She knew how to enjoy life and she didn’t let anything stop her. She even took her heart medications with great pride – almost as if she was educating the others on the importance of taking your meds. 

When her most favorite person, our CFO, would enter Sancutaryy doors she would shriek with joy and couldn’t wait to be in his arms. Him visiting also meant snack time, and Brownie was a true foodie with her favorites being chicken nuggets and blueberry muffins. She enjoyed sunbathing, cuddling with her friends, and most of all, spending time in her sidekick’s arms. 

Brownie leaves behind many broken hearts and a gaping hole in our Sanctuary routine. The dynamics here are once again changing and we can only hope she is watching over her group and they are doing her proud. Her bed sits empty in the Chi apartment, almost as if she is still there and we can’t help but wonder if another Chi will take over that throne. 

We would like to extend our gratitude to our Texas team, Kathy and Megan, for moving quickly in bringing Brownie to safety, for loving, caring for her, nursing her back to health, and most importantly bringing her into our lives. You both are truly people with special hearts and we are glad to have you as part of the PGMP Team. 

We would also like to acknowledge Brownie’s generous sponsors, Erin and Jim, for assisting us with her care and helping give us the ability to provide her with everything she ever needed and then some. On behalf of beautiful Brownie, we thank you from the bottom of her little heart and ours. It is supporters like yourselves that are the driving force behind what we do.

All that we love deeply becomes a part of us, and Brownie was most certainly a big part of our hearts and souls here at Paws Give Me Purpose.

You will always live on in our hearts Brownie – you were taken way too soon. We were blessed to have known and been able to love you with our whole hearts!

Thank you to each and everyone of you for caring, for being a support to us during this time and for being a part of the best days of Brownie’s life!

Meet Archie, an incoming resident to our sanctuary. We could not allow this beautiful senior soul to lose his life! Archie has already suffered the ultimate betrayal of abandonment and it is up to us to make it right for him. He deserves a chance – his life matters.

We need your help to provide the specialized, urgent medical care Archie needs and deserves; we are truly scraping the bottom of our bank account.

Please help by making a donation today, every penny counts – no amount is too small.

We can not continue to do all of the important work we do without all of you!

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Venmo: @PAWSGIVEMEPURPOSE-INC

By Mail:
Paws Give Me Purpose Inc.
2 Jade Lane
Cherry Hill, NJ 08002

Directly toward our Vet bills:
House Paws Mobile Veterinary Service
(856) 234-5230