Sneak Peek

On top of the already busy daily schedule here at the Sanctuary, the passing of Oscar, and Victor suddenly needing emergency medical care, things have been extra busy around here and we truly have not had the chance to introduce our newest Sanctuary resident – we apologize for the delay.

Let us begin this introduction by stating that yes, you will all find this little boy looks cute and cuddly, and we agree he looks cute, he is most definitely not cuddly and not available for adoption. So please, do not flood our inboxes and emails with adoption inquiries!

This is a very hot, spicy little Chihuahua who we have named Tito. Tito arrived about 2 weeks ago, and for the lack of a better term he is a behavioral mess.

Tito was found as a stray on the streets of Prince George’s County and estimated to be about 6-7 years old and weighs 4 pounds. He is extremely emaciated, fearful, unsocialized, has severe guarding issues, and is a biter. We believe this little boy has either been a street dog his entire life or has come from some kind of puppy mill/breeder where he has never known a human touch or kindness.

Tito was picked up by animal control and brought to the shelter. Two rescues tagged Tito immediately after seeing his cute “came in as a stray” posting because they felt he was such an adorable Chihuahua that he would be adopted into a home quickly; as it turned out, once both rescues heard about his behavior and that the shelter could not even handle him, they backed out leaving Tito with zero options and the shelter with a dog they could not adopt out to the public. That is when the shelter reached out to us wanting to save his life. 

We believe Tito’s life matters and we could not say no. When a senior, hospice, special needs, or difficult to adopt dog is brought into a shelter, we are the one they call. When a rescue finds that one of the dogs they thought was adoptable needs a special place to spend the rest of their lives, we are the one they call. We are able to take in and provide for only a limited number of dogs at any given time (determined on a case by case basis).

Sometimes dogs come to us so ill or emotionally damaged; re-homing them is not in their best interest. We offer Sanctuary and lots of love for these dogs for the rest of their lives and this may be the case for Tito.

On occasion, we house dogs that can be rehabilitated and move onto forever homes, and if that does indeed become the case with Tito down the road, he would become available for adoption through one of our rescue partners. We at Paws Give Me Purpose do not handle adoptions. 

For now, Tito is a Sanctuary resident that requires full medical and major behavioral care. Our funds have been depleted and we need your help now more than ever! 

Tito came to us because no one else stepped up to help him during his time of need and we will provide him with the love and special care he might otherwise never know. Our promise is to provide Tito with a safe and loving environment for the rest of his life.

We ask that you please consider making a donation to help us with Tito’s care. If anyone is interested in sponsoring Tito, please reach out to us directly.

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

Venmo: @PAWSGIVEMEPURPOSE-INC

Or used the donate button at the bottom of the page.

Stay tuned for an official welcome, more detailed bio and medical as we get to know Tito.