A look at those up for adoption and our success stories.
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There are a couple of ways to see which Bull Terriers in our program are looking for homes.
You can visit our Petfinder account linked at the top (or click HERE).
Or you can follow their stories on any or all of our social media platforms:
Our Facebook Account tends to have the most current information regarding our Bull Terriers in need, so following and liking that page would give someone the best opportunity to see a Bully as it comes in.
Name: Percy
Page Name: Percy’s Grand Adventure
Sex: Male
Age: 1.5 DOB 01/28/2019
Dogs: With slow introductions, structure and the right dogs yes.
Cats: TBD
Kids: 8 years and older. With the right owner/handler even younger. Percy loves children.
Health: Percy has Canine Compulsion Disorder or CCD, which manifests as “shadow chasing’. This means that certain triggers will need to be avoided, but currently, he is on the manageable side of the spectrum.
Behavior: Percy is slow to trust and will require space and care when being introduced to new people. He also loves playing catch, but this activity and others will need to be considered carefully, so as to avoid triggering his CCD.
Status: Percy is in foster care and should be ready for to be considered for adoption by the beginning of October. Some applicants may be considered earlier.
Location: TN
Percy is a wonderful young Bull Terrier with a lot of love to give to the right household. He will need a lot of guidance and structure, so as to keep him from feeling the pressure of having to decide for himself. He seems to thrive most when he has that in his life and is able to feel comfortable and safe. When this structure is in place, he joyfully socializes with other dogs, children and adults. He is very wary of unfamiliar people and will display as having stranger danger. So slow and careful introduction to everything new, is a must.
If you are interested in fostering to adopt Percy please fill out an application at BTRMission.org
And don’t forget to follow him on his Facebook page at Percy’s Grand Adventure.
Name: Malone
Page Name: Hope for Malone
Sex: Male
Age: 7-10
Dogs: Malone exhibits a positive and eager attitude towards other dogs. Unfortunately, he acts too eager, and can seem over whelming to some. More time is needed to fully determine his viability to love with other dogs.
Cats: VERY interested in cats, although not known if he would attack them. High chase drive and ramps easily with off-leash eye contact. Not recommended with cats or smaller animals.
Kids: Seems to do well with older children, even when on bikes. Have not tested on toddlers and infants.
Health: Malone is currently being treated for a Tic born disease and some minor sight issues. His biggest issue is the golf ball sized growth between his tail and hind quarters. He is also intact. In early October he will be getting neutered, and have the growth removed and analyzed.
Behavior: Malone is very human friendly and affectionate. For a dog with his background, we’re amazed at his positive and outgoing attitude. He is operant, and learns easily, very food motivated. Has great leash manners. Loves playing tug and fetch, and will bring the toys back to you and let them go. Tends not to be too jumpy in the house. Housebroken very well but will mark if old urine smells are present. Are working on extending his ability to stay calm under exciting conditions. Hates mornings, often won’t get up until 10am.
History:
One night in early August, Malone was left to his own devices somewhere in Southern NJ. As it began to rain, he waddled his swollen joints over to the barking sounds coming from someone’s home. He made his way onto their porch and announced himself under this window.
Malone had chosen well, as the mother and daughter living in that home couldn’t bear to see the little old man, with the baseball sized growth near his tail, unattended. Unfortunately, the resident dog was none too pleased about the visitor, so they called Animal Services and went outside to wait for them to arrive. This is when Malone finally had a chance to show who he was. Without dropping a beat, he hopped up on the mother’s lap and began to lavish affection on her until they arrived.
Things were no different once he got to the shelter, as Malone impressed everyone he came into contact with, with his joy for life. From the kind shelter boss who personally raved to us about him. To the eager first, second and third rescue volunteers who came in to evaluate him and check on his health and disposition. Even the first Vet who cared for him remarked how much fun, her and her staff had while tending to his issues.
Malone is now out of the shelter and being fostered and evaluated in NY state. Once he is fully vetted for all his medical needs, the Bull Terrier Rescue Mission will determine his viability for adoption.
And don’t forget to follow him on his Facebook page at Hope for Malone and us at Bull Terrier Rescue Mission, Inc.
Daisy Breaker of Crates
Right when the nation began to shut down during Covid 19, a woman made a post about having to move her three bull terriers, Winston and Daisy, and their son Max. She feared for their safety and pleaded for someone to come take them away, on social media.
Before we were able to make contact and secure them, she had re-homed the mother and father to one woman and the son Max, to another.
Two days later, I was contacted by the woman who had Winston and Daisy and she was in a panic. She couldn’t keep the mother Daisy, because she was starting fights with their resident male and had to move her immediately. I had to rehome her right away, or she would be forced to give this dog up to a shelter (which is not the same as a rescue and very bad for this breed. Especially troubled ones like her.)
I reached out to three separate rescues, none of which were willing to take Daisy in due to the national emergency. The situation was tenuous, so I decided to help move her privately, but once again I was too late. The woman found a law enforcement officer in a nearby state to take Daisy and had already sent her son to deliver her to him.
They genuinely loved each other and the LEO was/is a good man, but Daisy is a troubled girl. And now, being in a home by herself, without her mate Winston, or her son Max or any other canine or human companionship aside from the kind and gentle LEO, her issues of separation anxiety amplified to a dangerous level.
The first day he went on duty, he came back home on his break just four hours later to his doorways being chewed apart. So, he purchased a crate for her own safety and the safety of his belongings and went to work the next day. When he returned, this is what he returned too and that’s when Daisy, became Daisy, Breaker of Crates.
They contacted me and told me what had happened and what was going on and that’s when I went to work. I promoted Daisy using this troubling photo and canvassed for local prospects to foster her. I got in touch with the LEO and convinced him to do what he could to not move or “get rid of” Daisy until I could find a suitable home. He assured me that he wouldn’t and had actually grown very fond of the girl. To my relief, he’d made a genuine connection and only wanted the best for her. A home that would be able to give her the attention and time and training to be able to handle being left alone without having such suicidal tendencies.
A day and a half later I found that home and so far, this wonderful young couple, their children, their other bull terrier all love and care deeply for her and Daisy is thriving.
If you’d like to know more please follow Daisy’s story on Facebook.
If you’d like to foster or foster to adopt any of our available bull terriers, please fill out an application at:
