Category: Awareness

Hello everyone! For those of you who don’t know me, my name is Lazarus and I am one of the senior residents here at Paws Give Me Purpose Sanctuary. I’m just stopping in to say hello and let you know how I’m doing.

Today I am celebrating my 8th Birthday! Paws Give Me Purpose has told me they have wonderful surprises in store for me today, including delicious cupcakes!

Until my arrival at Paws Give Me Purpose, my life was a very difficult one; I actually lived outside in a cage with many other Boston Terriers. It was very scary.

There was this lady and she called herself a breeder, and she was selling what she considered “perfect Boston Terriers” as show dogs. I am not sure what a perfect Boston Terrier is or what a show dog is, but she told me I was no good and threw me in an outside pen. I lived outside with all the other throw away pups in all kinds of weather, and she gave us zero time, love or attention. Thankfully, authorities were informed, and Paws Give Me Purpose came to rescue us.

I was very lucky Paws Give Me Purpose came to my rescue, I was very small, thin, afraid, and covered in bugs. It’s just too scary to imagine what would have happened to me if they had never come to save me.

Thanks to enormous amounts of TLC and expert medical care at Paws Give Me Purpose, I stayed strong and fought my way back to health. They never gave up on me and I am extremely grateful.

I would love to say that I love all the people here at Paws Give Me Purpose, they are taking very good care of me. I have many fear issues due to my horrible past and suffer from seizures and major panic attacks, but they love me no matter my imperfections.

Before coming to the Sanctuary, I never knew a human touch, kindness, or what real love is. For the first time in my life I feel safe and loved. I love playing with all the pups here, large and small; I especially like the ladies. I love snuggling in blankets on the couch, being carried around like a baby and eating the homemade goodies they make here.

Due to my past, my emotional scars run deep, and my confidence has been destroyed, but I have been told by those who love me now that I am perfectly imperfect, and that they will never give up on me! Please don’t forget me and all the other sanctuary pups here. I am alive today because of wonderful supporters like you! I have a place to live where I am safe, people love me and treat me with kindness.

Thanks to the staff and volunteers at Paws Give Me Purpose, I truly have everything I need to live a full and happy life, but still need your prayers, love and support too.

In honor of my 8th birthday, please consider making a donation in order to help Paws Give Me Purpose continue to give myself and the rest of the Sanctuary pups the best life ever.

Help them continue their great work so they can help more pups just like me who are unwanted and have been tossed away that need a special place to live out their days feeling safe and loved.

Love, Lazarus

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HAPPY NATIONAL PUG DAY!

This is Pancake.
Pancake is a Pug.
We rescued Pancake and his brother Waffles from a backyard breeder in New Jersey.
Dogs were stuffed into enclosures on top of one another struggling, crying and begging to get out.
Pancake was very sick, he was balding and suffered from eye ulcers; he was dragging his back leg.
We knew we had to get Pancake out of there.
The breeder didn’t want Pancake; she surrendered him to us for free, but we had to pay to save his brother.
We can only imagine what would have happened if we hadn’t taken him; the thought is too heartbreaking.
Pancake had Demodectic mange.
Pancake almost went blind.
Pancake received immediate medical attention.
Pancake was in a lot of pain.
Pancake never let his discomfort stop him.
Pancake came to Paws Give Me Purpose and we helped his body heal.
Pancake has the most resilient spirit.
He never lets anything get him down, he is always happy.
Paws Give Me Purpose was told to give up, Pancake could not be helped.
We never gave up on Pancake.
Pancake made a remarkable recovery.
Pancake learned to be a dog.
Pancake learned to trust.
Pancake learned that humans can love.
Pancake loves humans and dogs alike.
We never gave up on Pancake.
Pancake never gave up on us.
Pancake lives here at Paws Give Me Purpose and is part of our family.
Pancake has taught us many important life lessons.
To live in the moment, overcome fear with love, not hold grudges, and greet every day with optimism.
To play every day, jump for joy, to accept yourself, enjoy the journey, take time to relax, drink lots of water, take time to appreciate the small things, be loyal, dependable, and love unconditionally.
Today Pancake is almost 13 years old, has limited vision, and has lost the use of his back legs; yet he is still happy and enjoys his life to the fullest here in our Sanctuary.
Thank you Pancake for giving us purpose by showing us yours.
The very day we rescued Pancake, the Spirit of Paws Give Me Purpose was born.
Help us save other dogs like Pancake!

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Hi everyone, it’s me, Pop-Tart, one of the senior Paws Give Me Purpose Sanctuary residents. I’m just stopping in to let you know how I’m doing.

My life has been a very difficult one, I actually lived out in the streets of Trenton, New Jersey. I was found in a dumpster, was very scared, dirty, starving and severely neglected. No one is really sure how I ended up in the trash, but I was very lucky Paws Give Me Purpose came to my rescue. Just imagine what would have happened to me if the trash truck had come to pick up that dumpster? Just too scary to even think about it.

Thanks to the enormous amount of TLC and expert medical care here at Paws Give Me Purpose, I stayed strong and fought my way back to health. They never gave up on me. I would love to say that I love all the people here at Paws Give Me Purpose, they are taking very good care of me.

No one is really sure what my life was like before I was found, but clearly I was unwanted, unloved, and tossed out like a piece of trash. Because of how I was treated, I have major fears and trust issues. I have been trying for a long time to like people, but I am just afraid they will hurt me and have bitten many times out of fear. Due to my difficulty adjusting to new people, it was decided living here in the Sanctuary was the best thing for me.

For the first time in my life I feel safe and loved. I do love other small dogs, and like to try to instigate trouble with the big ones, but the staff and volunteers here make sure I am far away from them.

I must have never known a human’s touch, human kindness, a human’s love — so people are just not to my liking.  My nickname here is “Grumpus”, I may not be very big but I am grumpy and I can get pretty nasty. I guess you could say my emotional scars run pretty deep. I just turned 12 years old, last week and enjoyed yummy homemade birthday snacks. Paws Give Me Purpose says they will never give up on me, and I will never give up on them.

Thanks to them I truly have everything I need to live a full happy life, but still need your prayers, love and support too. Please don’t forget me and all the other sanctuary pups here. We are nothing without all of YOU! I am alive today because of all of you! I have a place to live where I am safe, people love me and treat me with kindness even though I cause lots of booboos when I bite them and like to mark everything as mine.

Please help give Paws Give Me Purpose the ability to continue to give me and the rest of the Sanctuary pups the best life ever.

Help them continue their great work so they can help more pups just like me that need a special place to live out their days feeling safe and loved.

Love, Pop-Tart

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

Sponsor a Sanctuary Resident:
https://www.pawsgivemepurpose.com/our-sanctuary-residents-1/

Venmo: @PAWSGIVEMEPURPOSE-INC