Category: Awareness

There is just something ethereal about the beauty of a senior dog. The wisdom in their eyes, the confidence in their glance, and the tender unassuming way they love.

All dogs are beautiful, but senior dogs have a way of touching our hearts in a way that changes everything.

There is nothing in the world like watching a dog blossom here at Paws Give Me Purpose Sanctuary and enjoying the life they never had. You can see them finally let go and feel free for perhaps the first time in their lives.

After living many years of criminal neglect and deprivation, 21-year-old Calvin is learning what it is truly like to be loved and that humans can be kind.

He has even learned some new tricks, taking him only a couple minutes to master the ramp. This sure proves that you can teach and old dog new tricks!

We are making sure that Calvin is truly enjoying his golden years to the fullest and is spoiled as he should be.

This is what we do here at Paws Give Me Purpose Inc.

Imagine being alone and wandering the streets; neglected for a long time, not having much hope left and cowering in fear when touched.

We are appalled at the rate at which pets are abandoned due to irresponsible people. We’ve all heard these heartbreaking stories again and again, what is it going to take for people to realize that dogs are not disposable, they are living beings with feelings just like you and me. 

Meet Minnie! This tiny, 3.6 pound, 13 year old girl was found on the streets of Baltimore. No one knows how long she was out there, and no one ever came looking for her. She was found emaciated, a skeleton with barely any hair, sores all over her body, covered in fleas, nuclear sclerosis of the eyes, has absolutely no teeth and suffers with a heart arrhythmia. 

The shelter reached out to Paws Give Me Purpose Inc. after determining Minnie would do best to live her remaining life in Sanctuary. She is extremely afraid of people and has been so traumatized by someone in her lifetime that she feels she needs to hide when she goes to the potty. (sadly, our guess is she was having accidents at home and was getting yelled at or punished for them)

Minnie is now safe with us and has received emergency Veterinary care. Minnie is receiving the expert medical care she needs and deserves. She eats well, like she hasn’t seen food in a long time, has begun medications and supplements to help her tiny body heal.

A human being just like us did this to Minnie, and we are angry just thinking of her suffering. This is the sad reality of the world we live in; an innocent beautiful little senior dog neglected and then abandoned by those she thought loved her. It is no wonder she is so afraid.

Please pray for Minnie so she can live her life out to the fullest – she deserves this second chance to be happy, loved and cherished. Help us help Minnie heal her broken spirit. 

Our promise to Minnie is to provide her with a safe and loving environment for the rest of her life and we are committed to keeping this promise. Paws Give Me Purpose will do everything possible to help Minnie have the best life going forward. We will never give up Minnie!

Help us help Minnie feel well again, help us help her learn to love and trust again. We ask that you please consider making a donation to help us with Minnie’s care. If anyone is interested in sponsoring Minnie’s lifetime care in Sanctuary, please reach out to us directly.

PayPal: https://www.paypal.me/pawsgivemepurposeinc

Venmo: @PAWSGIVEMEPURPOSE-INC

We have very unexpected and incredibly sad news to share today; our tiny little Toffee has left us for the Rainbow Bridge. 

She was a fighter, and we fought right alongside her. We got her the best medical care she needed and deserved and hoped and prayed she would make a full recovery to enjoy life. We are incredibly sad it was not meant to be. 

Toffee arrived at Paws Give Me Purpose Inc. Sanctuary on Wednesday and was extremely sweet yet feisty – a typical Chihuahua. On Thursday, we took her to the Vet only to find out her medical condition was much worse than the shelter thought. She was immediately rushed to the 24 hour ER. 

We are all extremely heartbroken; we were all looking forward to getting to know Toffee and watch her flourish and shine with the other senior pups here in Sanctuary. It is extremely difficult when we only have a short time with them, this type of loss hurt us so deeply.

We can tell you that Toffee passed surrounded by love, surrounded by friends, and not in the shelter.

Toffee – we are so sorry you were abandoned in this condition and we were too late to help you. We hope you know that even though your time with us was short, you were very loved.

Our deepest gratitude to Dr. Witt of House Paws Mobile Vet and to the entire medical team and the staff at NorthStar Vets for loving and caring for our little girl and doing everything medically possible.

As much as it pains us to turn away dogs in need, we are closing Sanctuary intake at this time. We need to focus on paying off the mounting Vet bills so we can continue to care for our current Sanctuary Residents which needs to be our priority.

Thank you all so much for caring and for being a support to us during this time.