Cynthia Sassi

Hello Everyone!

My name is Cuddly, Charismatic and Carefree Charlie — and I’m a bichon sweetheart of 16 pounds with love in my heart for everyone. I’m an adorable guy who is a cuddler and a lover, great with other dogs, good natured and simply wonderful with people. My foster mom says I’m very sweet boy, playful, spunky and adventurous (you can ask Mom about that) — and there is no doubt that I am VERY smart! I figure things out really fast and really want to please!

Dad says I like to be wherever he or Mom is. He calls me Super Glue because I bond to people in seconds. There is no doubt that I’m the world’s greatest lap dog – until you get ready for a walk. I love my walks! I’m happy to trot along and see the world. I’m also a great rider (in the car, that is!).

I love the yard (where I can hang out and play with my doggy foster sisters) and to explore the world. I tell Mom that exploring is understandable because I love the outdoors! She calls me Curious George. (Silly Mom. I tell her my name is really Charlie)

Because I’m smart I mastered the doggy door in minutes (making Mom and Dad very proud of me!) I mastered being housebroken. And I also mastered this game called ‘Fetch.’ I’m also great at playing ‘Chase’ and I like being chased as well too. Another way that I show how smart I am is I cock my head when you talk and listen very, very intently! I don’t want to miss a word when someone is talking to me!

Dad says I’m always wagging my tail to show that I’m happy – plus I’m loyal and friendly! I’m grateful to have a foster family who loves and appreciates me and I show them that I love and appreciate them too.

Mom says I do everything well but there is one thing I do exceptionally well: I am the perfect companion! There is no doubt that I’m always ready for kisses and cuddles and would be the perfect family dog.

My Ideal Home:

• Someone who is home most of the time
• Another active, playful dog is a must!
• Another dog to show me the ropes
• A family with kids is fine

Experience Level:

• Have had dogs as an adult
• An adopter with recent/current dog experience
• Rescue dog experience a plus

I’m just a happy, fun-loving, energetic and sweet little guy who loves to cuddle, play and has a great big loving heart. If I sound like the kind of furkid that you are looking for, please fill out an application at as I am waiting to meet you.

Waiting to be your very best friend,

Charming, Cute and Compatible Charlie

Please also note that if you do not meet the criteria for my forever home, you will not hear back from us. (Sorry. We are all volunteers and have other FurKids to save and place too.) Thanks for understanding!

Issa Must Have:

• An adult only home and someone she can be with all of the time. She prefers no other dogs in the home (but she enjoys meeting them on walks!)

Experience Level:

• Have had dogs as an adult
• Recent/current dog experience
• Rescue dog experience a plus

Hello Everyone!

My name is Irresistible and Inimitable Issa – and I’m six years old and six pounds of Maltese portability. I’m the kind of girl that wants to go where you go (always!) sit on your lap (as often as I can), cuddle under your chin (I do it very well), sleep in your bed (ah, perfection!) and be a part of everything you do. In other words, I’m an irresistible companion with an incredible need for love.

My story is all too familiar. My former family had me from the time I was a puppy and for almost six years. I went everywhere with them and liked that a lot. They dressed me up (I have quite a wardrobe) and life was fine. Then last August I had this thing called a ‘seizure.’ They took me to the vet who gave me these tiny little pills (I take 2 every day and I’m a champ!). And the best news is that I’ve never had another one! But then my family decided to move and didn’t want me anymore. They ‘surrendered’ me to the kind vet who took care of me until I became a FurKid.

Now life is good again. I get to go on car rides (I’m great in a car), go on walks (one of my favorite things to do and I’m simply amazing to walk!), I’m housebroken (I’d love a yard but I’m fine with a walk schedule) and I know a few commands (Sit and stay are my best ones!). My favorite thing to do (other than sit with my human) is to play with my pink squeaky ball. I like to carry it around and will ask you to throw it. Then I will run to catch it and, when I’m all done, I roll on top of it and get a massage. My foster mom says that’s adorable!

I’m definitely the cuddliest of cuddlebugs and, like most of my Maltese breathren, I’m a ‘talker.’ Mom says I’m very expressive and have a lot I need to say. When I meet new people at home or am in new situations I often am scared and barky initially. But when Mom picks me up and tells me “Issa, it’s ok”, I know I’m safe and I settle down right away.

So if you are looking for a tiny, cuddly, curious, chatty and adorable little girl and want a pup to become the center of your universe, then I’m the one for you.

Please complete our adoption application and we will get back to you. Please also note that if you do not meet the criteria for my forever home, you will not hear back from us. (Sorry. We are all volunteers and have other FurKids to save and place, too. Thanks for understanding!)

Your friend-in-waiting

Issa

Hi People!

My name is Timmy and I’m a tiny little guy with silky white hair and big brown eyes who weighs in at seven adorable pounds. I’m a cuddlebug, a major snuggler and I’m a ‘portable.’ My Aunties says that means you can take me almost anywhere as I’m so little. But as small as I am I have a heart that’s many times my size and it’s full of love for the people I get to know. (Mom says when she looks down and sees this tiny little creature (that’s me!) looking up at her like she’s my whole world, it melts her heart. She’s right because my human is my everything!)

Before I became a FurKid I was living on the street, then in a shelter where there were five other dogs in my ‘cage.’ I’m a pretty gentle guy and a lover, not a fighter, so I went without meals or much attention. My hair was really matted, I couldn’t even see out of my eyes and I had a very bad cough. To make matters worse the shelter was doing a ‘clear the shelter day’ which meant I was in trouble!

Now I have a foster Mom and Dad who take me on walks, rides in the car (I’m fantastic in the car for hours on end), a doggy foster brother for company (he thinks I’m really nice). Oh and I have laps to cuddle in. I also like to be held like a baby. I lie very still and gaze up at my person with complete love and admiration! When I get to do that I’m just about the happiest little pup in the world!

Probably because I’m so little and cute a lot of people have wanted to pick me up and that includes the little ones called children! Just because I look like a little stuffed toy does not mean I’m a pushover. In fact, I’m very cautious with new people initially – but my foster Mom is working with me to help me learn that I can trust lots of people to be kind and loving like she and Dad are!

Mom says to tell you that I know a lot of things already. I’m housebroken (and get to sleep in the Big People’s Bed), know commands like “sit” and “come” and “wait”. She’s also teaching me hand signals because I’m so smart and like to learn. I also love riding in the car and adore my daily walks. Dad says I strut when I walk, hold my head as high as I can and wiggle my butt! In fact, like most furkids, I need my walks several times a day. It makes me and my doggy foster brother very happy to be in the great outdoors, smelling all the flowers, bushes and trees or enjoying the beach and all it has to offer.

Mom says when it’s play time, I’m “all in”! I LOVE tug of war and fetch. When I run after my toys I’m all gangly legs. That makes Mom laugh out loud! And sometimes, because it has been so cold, I get to wear sweaters. When Mom takes my sweater off, I sometime grab it and start shaking it like it’s a toy. That makes her laugh too!

Speaking of my foster mom, I just adore her. I love to be in her lap or be held and cuddled like a baby! While it takes me a little while to warm up to new people with time and trust my confidence just builds and builds. And then I know I’m safe! There is no doubt that I am looking to bond deeply with my person!

I could stand to put on a few pounds as I’m still pretty thin. Our vet confirmed that when I was sick in the shelter it was in part because I have an enlarged heart. (I now have one tiny pill that I take that makes me feel much better!) If I weighed another pound or two that would be fine and I’d still be a portable. Maybe I could be 8 pounds to match my 8 years. That would make me a double 8 or would that be 008? (I’m being so silly!)

My Ideal Home:

• Someone who is home most of the time
• People who love to walk and ‘do things’
• Someone who wants a Velcro pup to be a best friend
• May have another small dog for companionship or I can be an ‘only’ with my special person(s)
• A more relaxed home environment (but I’m not a couch potato!)

Experience Level:

• Have had dogs as an adult
• An adopter with recent/current dog experience

So if you’re looking for a little cuddlebug who is LOYAL, PLAYFUL and ADORABLE, I could be the one for you. Please complete our adoption application so we can get to know each other soon!

Kisses and cuddles,

Tenderhearted and Tiny Timmy