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Available Dogs

Wolfie & Chaco, Hope and Grace

🐾The adoption fee for all Roseys Rescue Dogs is $275 and that partially covers spay/neuter, vaccines, worming, microchip and heartworm treatment.

🐾The fee is non-negotiable and we do NOT finance the fee to be paid in installments.

🐾The adoption fee is due at the time of adoption and all potential adopters must complete an adoption application/contract and the application must be approved prior to the pup/dog going home with the potential adopters.

🐾We do not “hold” any dogs/puppies for anyone for any reason such as waiting until you get paid or holding until it’s closer to Christmas.

(We are trying to save dogs from the shelter that are in danger of being euthanized due to lack of space and being over capacity.)

🐾Roseys Rescue does not encourage people adopting a puppy for a Christmas present for their child/children. Dogs are not Christmas presents. They are living beings and a LIFETIME commitment, which can be up to 20 years. We do not adopt a puppy for a child/children. We only adopt to adults over the age of 21 and the adults are responsible for the care of the puppy and not the child/children.

🐾ALL family members must be on board to adopt a puppy as well as approved by a landlord.

🐾It is recommended that you complete the adoption application PRIOR to Saturday’s event and email to roseysweezers7@aol.com BEFORE Friday evening at 8 pm in order to insure that the application is approved before “falling in love” with any pups and to prevent any disappointment in the event the application cannot be approved because we are unable to check the references late Friday night or Saturday.

You can find the adoption application on our website : roseysrescue.com http://roseysrescue.com/

If you are unable to print out the application, complete and email before the adoption event on Saturday, we have hard copies at the event, but you may not be approved on site if we are unable to check references to be able to approve the adoption.

You can meet any of the available dogs at PAWS Resale Shoppe, 5941 Carolina Beach Road, Wilmington, NC 28409

The dogs will be at PAWS Resale Shoppe on Saturday’s as a general rule, but they can be brought for a meet and greet any day of the week during normal business hours.

To set up an appointment, email Rosey at roseysweezers7@aol.com

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WOLFIE & CHACO

Wolfie & Chaco

Wolfie & Chaco are 5 year old German Shepherd/Lab/Husky mixed brothers.

This extremely bonded pair were surrendered to the shelter March 28th after their owner passed away. When they were at the shelter they were terrified & spent their time hiding in the dog house piled on top of each other. I knew these 2 would not be easy to find a home for but when I found out how scared they were I couldn’t leave them at the shelter. I brought them home & at first Chaco was distant & wouldn’t make eye contact, & Wolfie just stood there shaking, too scared to let me pet him. They didn’t respond to their names & while they were getting used to everything they were cautious &standoffish. After a few days of decompression & an established schedule, they opened up & while Wolfie was still a little hesitant, Chaco was ready to make friends with me!

Chaco is the Alpha of the 2 & can be protective of Wolfie, who is more submissive. He’s not protective in an aggressive way, but just constantly looks back for Wolfie if he loses sight of him. These boys are just about the sweetest 2 dogs you will ever meet & once they get to know you they are so predictable & easy to love. They are mostly low maintenance, but do get very excited when it’s time to be let out & eat. They are very obedient. These are some big boys, Chaco weighs 90 pounds & Wolfie weighs about 75 pounds, but don’t let their size intimidate you. They are some of the easiest fosters I have had here. They have been treated for the heartworms, are neutered, up to date on vaccines, wormed &microchipped. I was told when I picked them up that the staff at the shelter was told they lived outside, but I am not 100% sure about that. Since they have been with me they have demonstrated that they do not like to use the bathroom in their kennel & will “hold it” overnight until I let them out in the play yard in the morning while I clean their kennel & prepare their meals. As soon as I open their door they both make a mad dash for the grass in the play yard, use the bathroom & then come to me to be fed their canned food from a fork! If I put the bowl down, Wolfie won’t eat & lets Chaco eat it all, but if I sit down & feed them forkfuls alternatively, they both get to eat. If they are not housebroken, they will be very easy to housetrain as they are so predictable & go to the bathroom before they eat without exception. They do everything together. They eat together, use the bathroom together, sleep together, walk beside each other & are never out of each others sight. Wolfie is adorable when he carries around his “baby”, his stuffed sloth which he even takes to potty with him! He will always bring me his baby & if he forgets it, he gets so happy when I give it back to him. Neither of these dogs “play” & have shown no interest in playing catch or tug of war. After they eat their meals &finish their treats, they just lay around. They are not destructive at all & do not “mark” their territory. They are each others best friend &keep each other company. That does not keep them from creating a bond with me or any other human who they meet. Anyone who decided to adopt these boys would not regret making them a part of the family. They are just wonderful dogs with great dispositions & loving personalities.

Wolfie & Chaco are in need of sponsorship while they are waiting to find their forever home. Sponsorship helps cover the monthly costs of feeding, monthly preventatives or anything else they may need.

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GRACE

GRACE

Grace

Grace is a Alaskan Malamute, Siberian Husky mix and is approximately 3 years old.

She came to Roseys Rescue on October27, 2021 from the shelter and she was adopted a few days later by a dog trainer who had her until January 28, 2022 when she came back to us due to the adopter/trainer being charged with animal cruelty and neglect. When she came back she was severely underweight and had developed extreme food guarding and high prey drive behaviors while she was at the adopter/trainer’s home. Grace had to be put in boarding until April because of the cold temps when she came back, but has been at Rosey’s since April. We have tried working with Grace on her food guarding but have not been successful. Due to her prey drive she is has been looking for a home where she will be the only pet. She cannot go to a home with any dogs, cats, bunnies, guinea pigs or any other small animals. She also requires a home with a large secure 6 foot or higher fenced in yard. She loves to run and play and would be an escape risk with a fence any lower than 6 ft. Grace loves her kiddie pool, sleeping and cuddling in the bed, playing with her huge stuffed caterpillar and to ride in the car. She also loves kids, but can be too energetic around small kids. Grace is 95 pounds and doesn’t realize how big she is. Grace is spayed, up to date on vaccines, wormed, microchipped and on monthly flea/tick/heartworm prevention. She has also undergone heartworm treatments last May/June and is now heartworm free. Grace has been with Roseys Rescue over a year now and while she is very much loved and cared for, she deserves a home of her own! Grace is a wonderful and happy dog and she loves all people.

Finally, we had Grace’s DNA done and she does have 17.6% Gray Wolf in her DNA. That means she is considered a “Wolf Dog”. In North Carolina it is legal to own a Wolf Dog or Wolf Hybrid as long as it’s not 100% Wolf (A Hybrid is where one parent is a full blooded Wolf and the other parent is a Dog), but each county has different ordinances and they may not be allowed. For this reason, anyone interested in adopting Grace has to let us know which county they reside so we can find out if a Wolf Dog is allowed prior to approving an adoption.

Grace is in need of sponsorship while she is at Roseys Rescue until she is able to find the appropriate home.

Sponsorship will help us cover the costs of her care, feeding, monthly preventatives or anything else she needs

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ADOPTED!! Chance “Bubba Nugget”

Chance “Bubba Nugget”

Everybody loves Bubba! And Bubba loves everybody! He is five years old and heartworm negative now! He is neutered and up to date on vaccines and microchipped. He walks great on a leash and is good in a crate. He has lived outside most of his life so we are working on the house breaking. He must be in a home with no cats! But he’s great with all other dogs, big and small, old and young!

Back in early February, this sad, starved, shivering, injured dog was found on the side of the road, in a ditch, sitting next to a bag of trash, confused and freezing. A good samaritan found him and posted him on a page on Facebook. The person who saved his life was Sabrina Jarman. I contacted her and asked her to take him to Pender Shelter where he would be cared for, treated and neutered until I had a spot for him. Sabrina named him Chance.

When I went to pick him up, I realized how sweet this dog really was. I found out his story from some local people who reached out to me and had the former owner contact me. His former owner had him since he was a puppy and called him DooDoo. After a few years, he gave the dog to his cousin, who used him for breeding and then discarded him on the side of a rural country road when he no longer had any use for him. He clearly didn’t take care of him or feed him like he promised his former owner he would do. After inspecting all of his healing wounds, I came to the conclusion he had been hit by a car. Thankfully his injuries were mostly superficial.

The former owner has been in contact with me asking for updates, but he couldn’t take him back. That was fine by me, because we had some healing to do! But first, he needed a new name, becuase he was so much better than “DooDoo.” Sabrina named him Chance. Once I got to know this sweet boy, I affecionately dubbed him “Bubba Nugget.” The name suits him! Ask anyone who has met him! He loves his nickname and responds with some low howling when you call his name. We discovered he was heartworm positive and after healing his injuries and putting some weight on him, we had the heartworm treatments done and he did great with them. The vet staff and boarding staff all loved him.

Fast forward 4 months to present time, “Bubba Nugget” is now officially ready for adoption! I ain’t gonna lie…I am going to miss this dog like nobody’s business!

Even after all the neglect and rejection after being loved, he has not let any of it phase him in the least! I have rarely met a sweeter dog in all my days! Chance, “Bubba Nugget,” LOVES all humans, big and small. He loves all other dogs, big and small, old and young. This dog literally has the BEST disposition you can imagine@

And now it’s time for my Bubba to find his forever home and bring another family as much joy as he has brought to me.

Four months, and many caring people later, the happiest dog in the world, is healthy and ready for the next part of his journey. Chance has completed his heartworm treatments and is recovered. He is neutered, wormed, up to date on vaccines and microchipped. Chance has live outside his entire life. Let’s find him his happily ever after, being a loved and cherished family member who gets to sleep on a soft bed, next to his person!

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ADOPTED!! Mesha

***ADOPTED***

Mesha is a 2 year old female pit bull terrier. 
She is a petite girl, weighing only 30 pounds. She is spayed, up to date on vaccines, wormed and microchipped. She is heartworm negative.
She was adopted from the shelter when she was a puppy, late 2016 and was returned 2 years later because “she keeps escaping” according to former owners. She has never tried to escape one time since she has been with Roseys Rescue. So not sure why they used THAT excuse! She does whine when she wants to play fetch or get some loving. 
She is a REAL sweetheart, and most of the time entertains herself. She is leash trained and walks nice. She is not a destructive dog at all. She has crate anxiety at adoption events and isn’t her “True self” because the setting makes her anxious. 
Mesha is all about the water hose and kiddie pool and it’s hard to keep her out of the pool! Mesha responds to be corrected verbally. I have never had to raise my voice with her. She also knows basic commands. 
She plays fetch and returns with the toy. She loves to make you laugh! She has a few favorite toys and will bring them to other dogs she likes to play.
She ignores the cats on the property here. We were told she is good with other dogs and good with kids. We waited for 3 weeks before we put her with other dogs to play, to let her decompress and get to know the dogs thru the fence first. Now she plays so well with other male fosters, but is still cautious with the adult females. With new dogs, Mesha acts like she is going to go after them, but she never has hurt another dog yet, because we understand her needs and don’t let her face to face with any until she gets used to their presence.
*******If you are interested in adopting Mesha, or getting to know her better, it is MANDATORY she has a SLOW introduction to other dogs, getting to know them with a barrier between them for up to 2 weeks. Once she knows the dog for a few weeks, then she will play just fine with them. NO EXCEPTIONS.
She doesn’t play rough with other dogs at all and mostly ignores them and would rather play fetch with her human. She is on of my favorite fosters of all time and whoever winds up adopting her, better be prepared for visits by me! ❤
Come and meet her at Pet Supplies Plus – Wilmington, NC , 5954 Carolina Beach Rd, Wilmington, NC – Saturday from 10-4.

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ADOPTED!!! Kieran

Kieran is a 5 year old bully. She is a compact little girl, at 46 pounds. She is spayed, up to date on vaccines, wormed & microchipped. She is heartworm negative. 
She gets along with other dogs but isn’t fond of cats.
She has lived outside her entire life and was used for breeding, but those days are over! She likely has never been inside a home so probably isn’t housebroken, but she is a smart girl and will pick it up in no time! She walks so nice on the leash, no pulling and is quiet in a crate.
She is a funny little dog and she is SO happy now that she has room to run. She is a real wiggle butt and is very eager to please! She is not destructive at all. Roseys Rescue took this sweet mama in, after a local tattoo artist was made aware of her horrible living conditions. Watching this girl go from uncertain, to a happy, go-lucky gal who loves to make you laugh, has made me proud and happy I agreed to take her in. I LOVE watching a dog “be a dog”. It’s the best thing to witness!
She is so amusing to watch. Y’all are gunna LOVE her!!!
Come and meet her at Pet Supplies Plus – Wilmington, NC  5954 Carolina Beach Rd, Wilmington, NC – on Saturday from 10-4.

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In Loving Memory of (Rocket Man) Roc

Roc passed away August 4, 2023, after a brief illness that escalated quickly. He was suffering so we humanely let him go. The last few years of Roc’s life he became an “inside dog”, which was challenging because for the first 5 years he became very anxious when he was brought inside. He became a Sanctuary Dog and was was taken off the adoption floor to be integrated with all the resident dogs. The last year he actually WANTED to come inside, which was a HUGE success considering how terrified he was to come in prior. He had his own room and he finally got to live the life he should have! Roc had become very afraid of thunderstorms and fireworks towards the end of his life, We miss Roc very much and thank everyone who supported him during his 6 years at Roseys Rescue.

Roc was surrendered to a local animal shelter November 2017, when his owner had an organ transplant and was no longer able to care for him. He has been an outdoor dog all of his life. When we tried to bring him inside, he became very stressed in the new environment and tried to get back outside. He clearly doesn’t like to be indoors, as he will try to get out a closed window.

He gets along with other dogs, but not cats. He is very tolerant of other dogs with high energy levels, but doesn’t like when they jump on his head. He will give a warning but has never shown any aggression whatsoever.

He is the biggest love bug and will climb right onto your lap and let you know how much he loves you. Roc is EXTREMELY sensitive and does better with little changes. Roc doesn’t like when his schedule is upset. It causes him severe anxiety.

He doesn’t make a connection with strangers. He’s too busy watching my every move. Roc is quite content being here and because of his severe anxiety and destroying a house to get outside, he will remain here as a sanctuary dog.

If you would like to help with his long-term care, use the PayPal donate button on Roseys Rescues or gypsydoodle5@hotmail.com. I cannot continue to rescue the dogs set for euthanasia without your kind donations.

Thank you for your support.

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In Loving Memory (Jacky Pooh) Jack

Jack passed away in January 2023 after being with Roseys Rescue for 4 years. When we first got Jack he was extremely sick with multiple afflictions and it took 10 months and many many vet visits and treatments to get Jack well. But all that medication Jack received to get him well, also ultimately damaged him mentally and physically. We had 4 wonderful years with Jack and he was only expected to live a few days when we saved him. We decided to let Jack go peacefully from his suffering and at the end he let me know that he was grateful for that. I regret nothing. Jack was a good dog and I am so glad that he got to live inside a home with other dogs and cats and knew what it was to be loved. I miss Jack immensely and I am extremely grateful that he was a part of our lives.

Jack, a 5 year old Pit Bull, who lived his entire life on a chain with no shelter and no one noticed he was deteriorating.
Coming to Roseys Rescue in February, we were not sure he was even going to live through the night, or week. But he surprised all of us and began his slow recovery. 
Jack was surrendered to my vet clinic by his owners because they were not able to care for him. When he was brought into the vets office, Jack was so lethargic and emaciated, yet his abdomen was swollen and tight. After his exam, the vet found this list of problems Jack was dealing with.
1. Heart worm disease. In fact, his heart worms have completely taken over his heart and have traveled to his liver as there isn’t much room left in his heart for them to go. (Caval Syndrome)
2. Congestive Heart Failure- this is suspected to be caused by the immense heart worm load Jack is carrying in his system. He has a grade 6/6 heart murmur. The number of heartworms in his heart is blocking the values from working properly and is causing fluid build up in his abdomen. Jack is currently on three different heart medications to help his poor little heart function better.
3. Lyme Disease. When we first got Jack we pulled multiple ticks off of him.
4. Ehrlicha
5. Whipworms 
6. Anaplasmosis
7. Dehydration 
8. Super thin
9. Anemic
-removed a total of 12 pounds in fluid off abdomen.

Once the vet had the diagnosis, they called me and asked if I could help and take him into my rescue. I quickly agreed and a week later I brought Jack home and started getting to know this sweet guy. 
It didn’t take me long to see why the staff at the vets office wanted to save him. You will never meet a sweeter boy!
So we began the 5 month journey to get him well.
There was some bumps in the road. He developed pancreatitis, started coughing up blood and has been having a skin issue we have yet to nail down. (Biopsies were taken today and sent to pathology).
But slowly we tackled one issue at a time. Jack was put in isolation in my spare bedroom, away from all the other dogs, to reduce his excitement. We were a little aggressive on the heart meds and the meds used to treat the tick borne diseases. We had to have fluid taken out of his abdomen by a syringe numerous times, we gave SubQ fluids to re-hydrate him, we wormed him numerous times, and I began cooking for him every day. Slowly he began to improve, until he started coughing up blood. It looked like a massacre in his room. Jack was declining! We could not let that happen! Not without a fight! So the decision was made to try to give an immiticide injection (heart worm injection) to see if we could kill off some of these heart worms that were strangling his heart. The vet made a call to the manufacturer and after about 45 minutes, came to tell me we had nothing to lose at this point. Jack would die if we didn’t at least try. It was pretty scary, as it’s not a conventional treatment for his condition, but he still had so many other things going on, we had to think outside the box. 
So after keeping him at the clinic for a few days, I was told I could finally bring him home and continue his care. He finally quit coughing up blood, and the color was beginning to come back in his gums. 
Slowly Jack was showing improvement. He became happier and had a little pep in his step!
30 days later, we finished the last 2 heartworm injections and monitoring him while he recovered for another 30 days of rest and only walking outside for potty breaks, for the first time in probably a really, really long time, Jacks gums were a nice bright, normal pink!!!!! 
What a sight for sore eyes!
We were all the while dealing with the lesions that kept appearing on his head and face, but as soon as one outbreak healed, another was right behind it, but worse. Lupus was suspected, since his immune system was so tanked from all the tick borne diseases he had and had been treated. But after another blood panel was taken, the serum test ruled out Lupus. 
So after his 30 days of recovery, Jack went back to the vet for his check-up and see if all these months on the multiple heart meds, had improved his heart murmur. 
Good news! His heart was better! And the final major medical step in his recovery, (my goal) was to get him neutered. So the appointment was made for his surgery to get neutered so that Jack could finally come out of isolation and be with the other dogs and me, where he longed to be. 
Today, Jack was finally neutered!! Biopsies of his lesions were taken and sent off, and the diagnosis was Canine eosinophilic furunculosis. Likely from an insect bite.
So he is now on the last leg of his recovery. He is still on medication to treat the lesions for a few more weeks and then he will only have to take heart medication for the rest of his life. Jack finally is getting to “be a dog”! He has integrated well with all the dogs here and even likes the cats. He has learned so much from the resident dogs and is enjoying life out of isolation.
Our Jack is a true miracle. And ALL of you had a part in his recovery. Everyone who cared for him, fostered him, treated him, donated towards his enormous vet bill, shared his posts, ALL of you. We could not have done this without every single one of you. So I am beyond grateful. And you can look forward to many more Jack posts in the future. 
Thank you doesn’t seem adequate to convey how my heart feels at the amount of compassion that everyone has shown for Jack. 
So he is “Our Jack”.
A VERY SPECIAL SHOUT OUT TO ~A Country Vet Clinic~
Without the staff of the most compassionate group of individuals all together in one very special vet clinic, Jack could have wound up in the wrong hands and have just been put down because of the extent of his illnesses. But these extraordinary human beings, saw fit to give him a chance. And for them, I am eternally grateful!

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Sable

In loving memory of Sable, a 4 year old Rottweiler, who was dumped in the shelter on 8/20/15 bleeding from her mouth. I pulled her out of the shelter on 8/27/15. She weighed only 70 pounds. (very thin for her size). We originally thought that it was from trying to eat her way out of an enclosure, but Sable was bleeding from nose and mouth this morning. We rushed her to the vet and discovered she had an extremely heavy heartworm load and the coughing up blood was related to her heartworms. Her heart is enlarged and after seeing another similar case, the vet thinks it may be a worm that died and had a pulmonary embolism or possible Caval Syndrome. Sable was scheduled for her first heartworm treatment on October 8th. Because of her size it was considered dangerous for her. This has already caused one almost fatal thrombotic embolism. Normally we would do slow kill but she also had breast cancer which needed to be removed ASAP before it metastasized. We couldn’t address the cancer until she was finished with heartworm treatments which took 3 months including recovery. She was also be spayed at that time. We were trying to “beat the clock” with this very special dog who is only 3 years old but was severely neglected and over bred. When we pulled her from Columbus County shelter we had no idea of her needs both medically and financial. Sable recovered fully from her heartworm treatments and breast cancer, only to fall gravely ill unexpectedly a little over a year after we thought she was healthy. She developed kidney failure due to the malnutrition and neglect for so many years prior to being dumped in the shelter. Sable passed away April 4, 2017. Sable was very special to Roseys Rescue and we miss her tremendously.

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