Our Pets in foster homes - not available for adoption

Mario: 11-year-old Mario came to Leashes End in December, 2021 at the request of our veterinarian.  A younger, but special needs Shih Tzu, Mario was struggling with kidney disease and inappetence.  He was losing weight so our vet persuaded his previous owner to surrender him.  Our good friend and volunteer/donor Diana took him in immediately as a forever foster!  Mario is thriving in Diana’s care with a specialized kidney diet augmented by special low sodium sardines from Portugal and thin-sliced pork from an actual butcher shop!  

Tova:  Still alive and doing well!  Tova the long term “foster” or the one who got away? I think it’s safe to say at this point that Tova has moved in with our neighbor Tom. Tova is a healthy young Tuxedo female who was ostensibly on loan to us from an Army veteran. Tova came to live with us in March 2016 while her human mom worked through the transition from military to civilian life and focused on recovering from physical and emotional traumas suffered in the line of duty. But alas: Tova is a high energy loner who prefers the great outdoors to being cooped up inside the house. In 2018, we discovered that she had taken up with our neighbor Tom who takes great care of her and who even built her a whole heated kitty condo in his garage!

Trina-Maru: In the summer of 2026, Kari moved into an apartment in downtown Perry, taking Trina and Trudy with her.  13-year-old Trina joined the Leashes End family on November 2nd, 2021. She was found wandering the streets and delivered to us by a Good Samaritan!  Her paws were pink and raw from hoofing around, she had some fleas and flea dander, she was definitely hungry and tired. She hadn’t been spayed, microchipped, or probably vaccinated either. But we took care of that. We waited a week, hoping for her family to claim her. But no one responded to our “found pet” notices or appeared to be looking for her. So we got to keep her!  Trina is now spayed, microchipped, vaccinated, energetic, and healthy.  Other than some nuclear sclerosis in her eyes, she’s in pretty good shape physically. Emotionally, she’s a bit scrambled: an affectionate sweetheart one minute, Kujo the next.  Based on her reactivity to certain stimuli, we surmise that she came from an abusive background. But she’s in the right place now … safe and loved!

Trudy: In the summer of 2026, Kari moved into an apartment in downtown Perry, taking Trudy and Trina Maru with her. Sometimes a specific breed wiggles their way into your heart and climbs atop a pedestal to forever be a favorite. For Kari (who also loves Dobermans) that breed is the Shih Tzu. Well, after caring for Olive (RIP), Lucille (RIP), Tango (RIP), Bernie (RIP), and more than anyone else, Truman (RIP), you can hardly blame Kari for taking a special interest in 9-year-old Trudy when she turned up (twice surrendered) at BARCS animal shelter. While she wasn’t the oldest senior there, we knew her storied past with previous adopters together with her age would flag her as unadoptable.  Enter Kari … the two have been inseparable since Kari sprung her from the shelter in the fall of 2024. Trudy loves long walks with Kari to see the neighbor’s cattle and horses. She also enjoys road trips with Kari … really anything with Kari.  Let’s face it: Trudy is Kari’s constant companion and will follow her to the end of time.