My name is FireFly!

Posted over 3 weeks ago | Updated over 3 weeks ago

Cared for by Good Neighbors Animal Rescue - Houston

Adoption process

Meet the Pet

Submit Application

Interview

Approve Application

Take the Pet Home

My basic info

Breed

Husky/Shepherd (Unknown Type)

Color

Black - with White

Age

Young

Size

Large 61-100 lbs (28-45 kg) (when grown)

Weight

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Sex

Female

Pet ID

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My details

Good with kids

Good with dogs

Good with cats

Shots current

Spayed / Neutered

Housetrained

My story

Here's what the humans have to say about me:

Personality
Firefly has such a sweet and submissive personality. Loving to all other dogs and people. Ignores cats. Very quiet and accepting, introverted, grateful for a soft bed and treats. Low maintenance, smart and obedient. Not demanding, velcro or a diva. She is content to nap and watch, and doesn't need constant attention or entertainment. Low energy and pudgy. Crate trained, house trained, leash walking is not her favorite yet, but really good in the car. Trusting, and amiable. A little shy, but loves meeting new people and other dogs.

Background

Firefly was found wandering the Oak Forest neighborhood with 2 male dogs in December. She had also been spotted previously, wandering with one of the same males and 2 puppies earlier in August, but no one could catch them. Neighbors claim they had been strays since as long ago as April 2021. None had any ID, no microchips, and only 1 had a collar on. Firefly was the one who decided her nomadic days were over and was willing to stop and say hi and accept affection from anyone offering. She reluctantly followed her 2 boyfriends, but hung back and often layed down to rest. All 3 dogs were very thirsty and hungry. Her finders assumed she was pregnant from her large belly, and lethargic demeanor with heavy panting, and took her to the vet the next morning. She was not pregnant but had a serious uterine infection that would have been fatal if not given an emergency hysterectomy. She immediately felt better the day after surgery and kept her sweet and submissive personality even when no longer feeling sick. Such a happy girl now that she feels all better!

Compatibility
Dogs - YES
Cats - yes, probably
Kids - YES

If you are interested in meeting me, please contact my rescue family at GNARHouston@gmail.com to arrange a visit with my foster home!

Rescue

Good Neighbors Animal Rescue - Houston

Contact info

Pet ID

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Contact

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Phone

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gnarhouston@gmail.com

Website

https://www.goodneighborsanimalrescue.org/

Address

Houston, TX 77092

Donation

Donate to This Rescue

Their adoption process

1.
Meet the Pet

send an email to GNARHouston@gmail.com to request a video chat with the foster home to meet the pet

2.
Submit Application

email GNARHouston@gmail.com to request that we send you a pdf of the application to fill out and email back to GNAR

3.
Interview

a volunteer will contact you

4.
Approve Application

Receive an email with your approval and instructions

5.
Take the Pet Home

Meet at a Pet Store for to pick up your new pet from the foster home

Additional adoption info

It is our policy to respect the privacy of everyone we work with, thus we do not, for any reason, share personal information of potential adopters or sponsors. Also, because we believe there can be a variety of great home situations for these animals, we inquire only as to the compatibility of the home and the animal, and do not ask for character references of any kind. We ask these questions only to assure the best possible outcome for both animal and adopter.

More about this rescue

Good Neighbors Animal Rescue's mission is to facilitate the resolution of animal issues in Fort Worth and Houston, Texas. We want to prevent our community pets from ending up as a statistic at the shelter. We don't pull animals from shelters. We help people who find strays, who are good enough to take them in, but then need to know what to do next. We are there for owners who need to re-home their pets but don't want the impersonal and unknown outcomes of a kill shelter. We trap feral kitties that live in the alleys and re-home those that tame up, and take tame porch cats to get vaccinated. We assist people who have accidental litters and need help spaying and neutering, vaccinating, and finding safe, responsible homes for them, and help make sure that the offspring don't have offspring of their own!

GNAR IS ALL VOLUNTEER RUN AND DONATION BASED. That means that very nearly 100% of all donations go directly to the animals for vet care, spays and neuters, medicine, food and litter. Once in a while we may buy a ream of paper to print flyers or something for our adoption event table, but even that is usually donated by volunteers, foster homes and other donors.

GNAR's methods are to promote and facilitate fostering, spaying, neutering, adopting, and vaccinating, and to spread out the financial burden of the big-hearted among all of us who want to help.

Overpopulation and lack of enforcement of spay and neuter laws in the South mean that thousands upon thousands of pets are euthanized in shelters that come from your own community. If each person in America took in just one animal, we could solve the problem instantly. The answer is fostering, adopting, spaying and neutering rather than buying from breeders or from people who let their own pets have litters. Pets also suffer and die on the streets from lack of food, shelter, and medicine. Taking them in is the first step in stopping the cycle and preventing the next generation from suffering the same fate. So many diseases are 100% preventable with just one $10 vaccine. It is a needless tragedy each time one dies from feline leukemia, canine parvo, or kennel cough. Low cost vet clinics such as TCAP, Spay Neuter Network and other walk in service organizations are available throughout the Dallas Fort Worth area and people need to pass it on!