Our sweet 2013 Alumna Cocoa passed away at the age of 11. She started her time in rescue with our longtime coordinator Brendan who picked her up from the shelter and ran her 10 miles.  She no doubt thought she had hit the jackpot. She was adopted by her family later that year and it was a perfect fit.  Our hearts go out to the Hammond/Megic family. There is no doubt Cocoa left this world happy and loved beyond measure – run free pretty girl!
 

​With deep sadness we said goodbye to our sweet old lady Toots who was being fostered by our very caring volunteer John in SC.
 
Toots had been treated for a mini-stroke, hypothyroidism and was diagnosed yesterday with leukemia/bone cancer. She was very uncomfortable and hadn’t eaten for 2 days, so the Vet recommended we end her pain.  Toots and John developed a deep bond during her time in rescue and he will miss her dearly.
 
From John: “To all that sent Toots and I prayers and well wishes.  THANK YOU!!  Toots was my first Foster.  I had her for 2 mo. and fell in love with her.  She climbed over the rainbow bridge last night.  She knew I was with her till the end.”
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Toots came to rescue with her sister Pearl in January.  Their story is very sad. They were hunting dogs and their elderly owner gave them to a man to take care of.  When they could no longer hunt, that man surrendered them to SEGSP. 
 
Please keep her foster parents in your thoughts and prayers. 

We hate ending the week with sad news so we’d like to call this a celebration of our 2013 Alumnus Henry’s life.
From his loving Mom Mary:  “Our beautiful, sweet Henry passed over the Rainbow Bridge today to join our other boys, Max and Ike. He entered our home and our hearts from rescue on Nov 24, 2013 and left us with broken hearts far too soon. He bravely fought through many rounds of chemo for lymphoma and never once lost his warm snuggle or wagging tail. While he came to us with a less than happy past, he spent every day with us enjoying and giving love. He is already greatly missed and will always be greatly loved. 🐾💔😥🙏🌈”
Henry’s life in rescue started when our volunteer David and his daughter pulled him from Bay County Animal Control in Panama City, FL.  He had a winding road through rescue, being fostered by our experienced Florida volunteer Beth, our Founder Beth Cochran and finally our TN volunteer Cat. His road led him to the exact spot he needed to be…with Mary and her family.
Thank you to everyone who made Henry’s life happy, especially his Mom Mary.  Run free sweet Henry – you were loved to the very end and beyond.

With heavy hearts we say farewell to our 2011 Alumna Polly.   She was fostered by Krista, then our founder Beth Cochran for heartworm treatment, then Tiffany.  They all called her Polly Prissy Pants because she was so dainty.  Her parents Warren and Eunice traveled to Atlanta to meet Polly on June 18th, 2011 and fell in love.  Her Mom said Polly was a sweet, kind soul without a mean bone in her body - she loved everyone. Polly had an intense fear of thunder, lightning and heavy rain and the only thing that consoled her was her family’s love. Therefore they never left her alone when it rained.  Eunice and Warren dedicated their life to making her feel happy and loved and we’re sure Polly had the same dedication and love for them.  We know they are devastated by her passing and we wish we could take their pain away. She will be missed greatly.