Two neglected puppers saved by veteran from being run over given a chance to heal from the hurt hoomans caused them under the foster care of their brave rescuer, foster dad says: ‘They may end up becoming my new family members.’

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Laurent Shinar • Writer and Editor
Apr 12, 2026 11:30 AM EDT

No two rescues are equal, but this rescue of two doggos is certainly a cut above the rest, as this kind and caring dog lover goes above and beyond to try and help the puppers he found get home, or better yet stay with him furever.

Rescuing doggos is a tough thing, you never quite know what you will be up against. The first hurdle you have to overcome are the doggos themselves, the way they behave, whether or not they fear you or other things. Then you have to find a way to shell out to deal with their various health issues. And finally you are tasked with finding their owners, whether or not they want them back, and have to deal with said owners who are likely not going to be all too pleased to see the dogs they abandoned turn up again at their door.

All of this means that a canine rescuer needs to be someone of strong resolve who is not willing to give up on the sweet canine souls in their care. They are willing to put everything on the line and put the puppers first so that they can live their best lives. And that is exactly what this canine rescuing veteran did for two doggos he came upon in the street.
 

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    Heartgard "There was heaps of barking at first, it they settled down and even went for a nice walk."
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    Does anyone recognize these two. They were about to get run over so I picked them up. They show signs of neglect, but they are both very friendly. They're not spayed or ne d, covered in f s, their fur has
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    all sorts of things matted in it. I took them to the vet, and they're not chipped. They panic when you try to walk them on a leash. They're also very attached to one another.
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  • Oh goodness, what a situation to come upon. It is tough enough seeing a pair of puppers in a tough spot that hoomanity has put them in. But to then see how much they have come to rely on each other to keep each other safe and strong, it really pulls at your heart strings. At least they had each other in this tough time in their life. We cannot imagine what it must be like to be a dog from a hooman designed breed who does not have the help of hoomans to deal with the various problems we have bred into them.  
     

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    I lost my Westie to CO r a couple years ago, and they both remind me of him. The vet told me that if I kept them the first visit for the two of them would be over 1000 for the spay, n er and
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    exams Im a di d vet, and can't afford that. I don't know what to do right now. The vet can't see them until Friday and I don't have a crate to keep them in. They're not housebroken.
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    Thank you to everyone that offered help and/or links to resources, phone numbers etc. It's been a crazy few days and I haven't had time to open all the chat requests and thank people individually. I
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    Charged 2 Heartgard Heartgard Heartgard X
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    genuinely appreciate everything, so again, thank you RVA. As of now these two are on a stray hold for 14 days. Today is 3/14. I spoke with chesterfield animal control and we agreed that I would
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    keep them during that time so they wouldn't be separated. They're very attached to each other. I've posted a found dog notice on chesterfield.gov and here on Reddit,
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    where it has been reposted to various Nextdoor and facebook groups. I will continue to make a new post every few days over the next two weeks during the hold. This
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    gives a chance for the owners to find their lost pets. After the 14 days are up, they would legally become my dogs and I could start getting them the healthcare they need.
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    This afternoon, I drove them through the neighborhood, and surrounding areas, looking for lost dog signs. I didn't find any so I started flagging people down and asked them if they recognized the dogs.
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  • It is truly over the top the way this kind and caring man is doing his part to find the owners of these sweet doggos. Many people would say, and be right, that the owners do not deserve to have these doggos returned to them. After all, how can a caring and loving pawrent let their pupper get to be in such a state. But that is just how understanding this veteran is. He knows that sometimes people are not at their best and things slide and doggos run away. That does not necessarily make them bad people who do not deserve love. 

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    Two different people said they recognized them, and pointed me to the same house. I called animal control, because we agreed that an officer should be there to ensure they do own the dogs, and to
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    speak to them about the state they were found in. But, before they could get there, someone from the house came out, noticed me parked in front of their house and came over to my truck.
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    They said that they do, in fact, own 2 white dogs, but these two are not their dogs. I have to admit I was relieved they weren't theirs. They got to visit 2 different pet stores today. The boy dog
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    hadn't p ped for as long as I've had them, but somehow managed to p p in both stores. The two of them are really great with other people and are extremely gentle, but it's clear they've
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    never been socialized with other dogs. They both go ap and it's hard to control them. They do seem to have some street sense, though, because they kept their mouths shut when they ran across a much
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    bigger dog. Today we picked up some new harnesses, some more canned food, pop bag dispensers, and treats. I've no idea what their names are, so I've just been calling
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    them Sir and Ma'am. I've been taking them to a bunch of different groomers to see if they could trim their b. ts and privates so they don't keep ping on themselves, or get an infection. The problem is, no one
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    will see them without all their shots being up to date. I took them to a vet that also offers grooming and the vet took a cursory look at them. Apparently the female has such bad mats that she's going to need a
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    seed grooming, which sounds expensive. I'm hoping to get that done while she's getting spayed, but most of the low cost vets I've been calling have messages saying they're not taking any new
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    patients. I guess I'll jump over that bridge in 11 days when the hold is up. I'm also going to have to get quotes for a fence for the back yard. I took them to my mom's house today so they could meet a
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    couple similarly sized dogs, with a fence in between them, to start socializing them. There was heaps of barking at first, it they settled down and even went for a nice walk. Hopefully that trip tired them out, because I
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    haven't got much sleep for the last two days. If I do get to keep them, I'd love some name suggestions.
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