We have sad news… our Alumnus Ranger passed away peacefully at home with his family by his side.  He was adopted in 2020 at 9.5 years old. His foster mom Julie, in TN, agreed to foster him and because of her generosity, Ranger was rescued from living in an outdoor kennel his entire life, and was able to enjoy indoor living complete with endless love. 
Ranger’s mom Allie said, "Ranger found us at the most perfect time to become the center of our lives: it was the beginning of the COVID pandemic, we both worked from home, and we didn’t have kids. He immediately became the center of our entire world. We took him everywhere we could including breakfast, breweries, beach trips, mountain trips, and to all of our friends and families and houses with a backyard. Our normal weekend routine was to go on a long walk in a park or on a trail and then take him to breakfast. At restaurants, he wasn’t the best at sitting still (like most pointers) but was happy to be around us and knew he’d get his plate of eggs. And of course, he always got so many compliments because he was such a handsome boy. 
 
Walking was his absolute favorite activity. He was in such great health his whole life and there really was no limit to how far he wanted to walk. We went on long walks every morning and every afternoon of every single day he was with us, no matter the weather. We now have an extensive collection of waterproof walking clothes, thanks to him. I’m sure our neighbors thought we were crazy, but Ranger wouldn’t miss a walk for anything.
 
We frequently took him to our family house on Harkers Island which was his favorite place in the whole world. When we would arrive at the house at night, he would be too excited to sleep and would try to wake everyone up before sunrise. The island had all of his favorite things including birds, lizards, crabs, fish, walking trails, golf cart rides, and getting to lick the inside of an oyster shell when we cooked oysters.
 
Ranger remained a happy, active dog for his entire life with us. Over the last 2 years, he had several hemangiosarcomas removed. He quickly made a full recovery from each surgery. Despite their removal, and clean margins, we knew that the cancer had likely metastasized and would eventually become inoperable. His last couple of months, he remained in good spirits, but was starting to slow down, and we could tell his time was close. He passed peacefully in his favorite spot on the couch surrounded by his favorite people.
 
It’s taken us almost a month since his passing to write this memorial as it was just too painful. His passing left a hole in our hearts that will never be fully healed. Despite our pain, we are incredibly thankful for the time we had with him, and the new life we were able to give him. He was our first dog, our best friend, and will never be forgotten. We love you forever Ranger.
 
We cannot thank the organization and Julie enough for giving us the opportunity to love Ranger and give him the best life we could.”  Thank you, Josh and Allie 
 
“You will always be my favorite hello and hardest goodbye.”   Cecelia Ahern

​We have another sad post to share.  Our 2016 Alum, Chockie Baba (formerly Luke) has passed away.  His mom, Susanne, said, “We used to foster with you for years when we lived in Asheville. The last foster we had, we failed and had him for over 8 years. His name was Luke, and he came from a shelter in New Bern, NC. We changed his name to Chockie Baba, and he was the sweetest most loving boy. Unfortunately, he died about 3 weeks ago. He succumbed to stomach cancer. We will miss him always.”
 
“You are gone, but thank you for all these soft, sweet things you left behind. In my home, in my head, in my heart.” —NIKITA GILL 

We have sad news today… Our 2019 Alumna, sweet Ellie has crossed the rainbow bridge.Her foster mom, Sandra, let us know the news.  She said, “Ellie originally was in and out of animal control in Mobile, AL until SEGSP got involved. Ellie entered foster care in February 2019 where she almost became a foster failure, but a sweet family reached out and said they wanted her to be a part of their family. Ellie was adopted in April 2019 by Jamie Reece and family from Northwest Georgia. Ellie lived a charmed life where she got to ride on golf carts and sleep on the couch with her human and canine siblings. Ellie was loved and spoiled until she became ill, and her family had to make the difficult decision so she would not suffer anymore. Ellie will be greatly missed by the Reece family.”
To live in hearts we leave behind is not to die. — Thomas Campbell ​