 It’s official – Pixie, now Stella, is staying with her foster family… FOREVER!
From her mom Crystal: “We love her so much and are so excited to officially call her ours. Her name was Pixie when she came to us, but she never responded to it so we changed it to Stella. She has been such a great addition to our family. Stella has so much personality. She loves being outside. When not outside, her and her sister feel the need to continue their neighborhood watch from the front door. She’s living her best life. If it’s outside running, protecting her yard or curled up in the bed like she owns it, she seems to be very happy here with us and we are so happy to have her!” Stella beat heartworms with the help of foster family and we couldn’t be more thankful to and happy for Stella and her family – CONGRATULATIONS  Happy News… Harper was officially adopted over the weekend!
Saying goodbye to a foster dog is never easy, especially when they have been so deeply loved by their foster family. Foster mom, Amy, and her family opened their hearts and home to Harper, giving her the love, care, and stability she needed while she waited for her forever family. But knowing Harper Grace is going to have such a wonderful life makes every tear, every goodbye, and every moment of fostering all worth it. Thank you, Amy and family, for loving her so well and helping her get to where she belongs. Here’s to a lifetime of love, adventures, and happy memories, Harper Grace! Congratulations to the Morrow family on your new family member!  YAY - Joseph has officially found his forever home with Dani and Eric! We were overwhelmed by the love shown for Joseph, receiving applications from so many amazing families.
Thank you to everyone who took the time to apply and opened their hearts to this special boy. Please keep looking… we have 30 GSPs in rescue and once they have completed their health plan and training, they will also be looking for forever homes. From his new mom, Dani: “Joseph has found his forever home with us! This year brought heartbreak that’s hard to put into words. I lost my dad very suddenly, and just months later, Eric and I said goodbye to our 11-year-old GSP to lung cancer. Our house, and our hearts, felt so broken and completely empty. Joseph’s rescue post went up on the exact three-month anniversary of my dad’s passing. And my dad’s name? Joseph, too. It felt a little like divine intervention. Since we’ve had GSPs before, we know exactly what we’re getting into. Joey is all velocity, heart, and love. He wants to be wherever we are, doing whatever we’re doing, at full speed. He’s already settled in like he’s been part of our family for years, not days. Right now, Eric is out on a long-distance motorcycle challenge across the country, so Joey is getting acclimated to our home with me and his GiGi. He’s in great hands, and Eric will have a whole new best friend waiting for him at the finish line. We split our time between Tampa and New Jersey, and Joey is already lining up to be part of all of our adventures - hikes, swims, and long walks in both the North and the Southeast. We truly feel like he hit the jackpot, and honestly, so did we.” A very special thank you to The Williamsons for being such an incredible foster family. They loved Joseph as their own, helped him grow into the amazing dog he is today, and gave him everything he needed while he waited for his forever family. We are so grateful for all they have done for Joseph and for SEGSP Rescue. Congratulations to Dani, Eric, and Joey! We can’t wait to follow all of your adventures together.
We haven’t had an update on Luna (FL, 1 yo) in a while because she was busy learning… with a great trainer, Jerry Walker. She has finished her training, and we heard she did great!
Luna has been with her foster mom Lisa since November and has struggled with anxiety and fear-based reactivity from perhaps some repeated head trauma in her life before rescue. We’ll never know what she went through, but we know what her future will look like… Yeah, we’ve been told she isn’t going anywhere and we don’t need to work on a bio 😊 Thank you, Lisa, for all you’ve done and will be doing for Luna! Congratulations Luna, you are home! #welcomehome #fosterfail #segsprescue  Luke has made it from his foster home in Mississippi to his forever home in Florida! A huge thank you to his foster parents Christy and Jason for taking Luke into their home and giving him structure, training and love as well as finding a family for Luke that is the perfect fit for him. Congratulations to Luke and the entire Richards family! Here’s to enjoying many years of Luke helping with laundry! #laundryhelp #welcomehome #segsprescue  Ruby (FL) is home!
Congratulations to Ruby and her new family, Tami and Garrett! She was so excited to start her new adventure and has already been welcomed by her GSP brother, Waylon. Foster mom Steph shared, “We’re going to miss her so much,” but we’re so happy Ruby found the loving forever home she deserves. Happy tails, sweet Ruby!  CODY IS HOME
This is a long one, but every word from foster mom Vicki is worth reading! “Sometimes the dogs who ask the least from us are the ones who quietly take up the biggest space in our hearts. The moment I met Cody, there was something about him that felt familiar. It felt like I had known him his entire life. He walked into my home with this quiet confidence, like he had always belonged there. He didn’t feel like a foster dog passing through. He felt like family. He curled up beside us, became part of the pack, and somehow found his place without ever needing to ask. Then came the hardest part, four long months of heartworm treatment. Anyone who has ever loved a young GSP knows how impossible it sounds to ask one of these dogs to slow down. They are built to run until the sun goes down, to chase balls until your arm gives out, and to wake up the next morning ready to do it all over again. Yet somehow, Cody accepted the life we had to ask him to live. Puzzle feeders replaced long runs. Short leash walks replaced endless games of fetch. Day after day he watched the other dogs run and play while he patiently waited for his turn. He never made me feel guilty. He never made me question whether he trusted me. Even when prednisone released the hungry little dragon inside of him, he still remained the sweetest soul. He never complained about the kennel. He never cried because life wasn’t fair. Well unless dinner was running late. Then the entire neighborhood knew it was time to feed Cody. Every evening he would sing the song of his people until his dinner bowl hit the floor. And once he was finally released from heartworm treatment, he wasted absolutely no time making up for the months he had lost. If you stopped throwing his ball for even a minute, he had perfected the art of flicking it so it bounced off your leg as if to politely remind you that your only job in life was apparently playing fetch with him. Cody is one of those rare dogs that makes everything easy. He loves baths. He loves having his nails done. He walks into the vet’s office like everyone there came specifically to see him. He trusts people completely. He simply wants to be loved, and in return he gives every piece of his heart without hesitation. Over the last five months, three different adopters backed out on Cody. At the time, it was disappointing. You wonder if you’re ever going to find the right family. You question why such a wonderful dog keeps getting passed over. Today I finally got my answer. Every “no” was simply making room for the family that was always supposed to say “yes.” They weren’t looking for a hunting dog. They weren’t looking for ribbons or titles. They were looking for a family member. Someone to run beside them. Someone to hike with. Someone to play ball with until the sun went down. Someone to grow up with their children. Someone to love. And somehow, Cody found exactly that. Today, the kids had no idea where they were going. Their parents blindfolded them before they met Cody. When those blindfolds came off, time almost stood still. The looks on their faces. The confusion. The realization. “Is he really ours?” Then came the screams. The laughter. The hugs. And for the first time in a long time it wasn’t the adopters crying. It was me. Because in that moment, watching those two children realize that this incredible dog belonged to them forever, I wasn’t seeing an adoption. I was watching a family become complete. The part that I’ll never forget wasn’t the children’s reaction. It was Cody’s. He didn’t hesitate. He didn’t hold back. He threw himself into every hug, kissed every face, danced between each family member, and soaked up every ounce of love they offered him. It was as if he knew this wasn’t another meet-and-greet. This was home. Standing there watching him, I realized something. We spend so much time trying to save these dogs that sometimes we forget they’re saving people too. Those children will grow up with memories of Cody racing through the yard, stealing balls, begging for one more throw, and curling up beside them after a long day. Their parents will laugh at his goofy antics, his dinner songs, and the way he insists on being part of everything they do. And Cody? Cody will never again wonder where he belongs. Sweet boy, I’m going to miss you more than words can ever explain. I’m going to miss hearing your dinner song echo through the house. I’m going to miss your goofy grin when you knew the ball was about to fly. I’m going to miss seeing you woven into my pack like you had always been there. But this isn’t goodbye. It never is. I’m not losing you. I’m sending you exactly where you were always meant to be. Go chase your new human brother and sister. Go steal every kiss you can. Go wear your family out playing fetch.Go fill that house with laughter. Go make memories that will last those children a lifetime. And one day, when you’re lying beside them after another perfect day together, I hope you never remember what it felt like to be a rescue dog. I hope all you remember is being loved. Because that’s what you deserved all along. Congratulations, sweet Cody. Thank you for reminding me why fostering is worth every single goodbye. ”  Happy, now Ollie, is home! Ollie came to rescue with large healing wounds and a left hind limb lameness (x-rays revealed a complete medially displaced fracture of the left ilium along with pelvic fractures). But thanks to his great Veterinary team and of course his foster family, the Graybars, within 3 months he was full strength. And that allowed Ollie the chance to search for his forever family and found the Sterretts!
His new mom Heather said, “He is doing great - seems to have made himself at home and is such a sweet doggie. We love him so much!” Congratulations everyone – it’s a very happy day!  Goldie, that is… named Daisy Mae now, is with her forever family – YAY! They drove over 5 hours to pick up Daisy Mae at her foster home to make her transition easier for her. Guy and Alice said they are already in love with her!
We are so very thankful that Goldie’s foster moms agreed to take her in… we’ve had such a hard time finding foster homes and Sandra and Bridgett are very experienced foster volunteers so Daisy Mae was very lucky. THANK YOU and congratulations everyone for a very successful adoption!  Forever looks so good on you, Annie.
Some foster stories end with a goodbye. Others become forever. When Southeast GSP Rescue’s Tennessee State Coordinator reached out to Dalene while she was on vacation about fostering Annie, all it took was one photo and her story. Dalene instantly fell in love, sharing Annie’s picture with anyone who would look. Just six weeks later, that “yes” has become forever. If you’ve followed Annie’s journey, you know how far she has come. A kind Good Samaritan refused to let her story end where it began, rescuing her from a heartbreaking situation and giving her the chance to learn what it means to be safe, loved, and part of a family. With patience and love, Annie discovered the joys of being an indoor dog—exploring the yard, chasing crickets, perfecting her morning zoomies, and, of course, soaking up plenty of snuggles. Dalene shared: “It’s been six weeks and we have decided to make it forever. She is a sweet and very smart girl. I’m looking forward to sharing adventures and snuggles for a long time to come.” Thank you, Dalene, for saying yes to fostering, for opening your heart to Annie, and for making that temporary commitment a lifelong one. Thank you also to the Good Samaritan who rescued Annie from such a sad existence, helped her learn to trust, and loved her enough to know she deserved an incredible forever home. Congratulations to Annie and Dalene! We couldn’t be happier that this sweet girl has found exactly where she belongs. ❤️ #home #adopted #segsprescue |
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