Animal Profile Type: Rainbow Bridge

Our sweet Balu crossed the bridge during her spay surgery. She had a bad reaction to the anaesthetic and did not wake up post surgery. We are heartbroken. Balu got rescued from a poor situation. She is a distemper survivor – that’s why her little tongue mostly sticks out of her mouth, even when it’s…

Queenie is not only mama to our four sweet puppies-Maxine, Charlotte, Spike and Nutella, she also birthed a lovely puppy named Dora that we placed several years ago. Queenie hails from a town near Antigua named Santa Lucia Milpas Altas. She has lived on the street for a long time. Lucky for her, several people…

Major is between 6 and 8 years old, we think. He came to us via a good samaritan who saw him languishing in a huge, overcrowded, and very sad facility in Guatemala. We actually knew of this dog as another volunteer had told us about him more than five years ago. We were shocked to…

Rainbow Crossing-Dec. 4, 2019 In the beginning, there was a Chow. This dog was a spark, a catalyst, and he changed the world for thousands of dogs. Xiao Chow, Chowzer, or just plain Chow was the very first dog Terry and Linda rescued together. He was a thin, very scruffy intact male Chow with an…

Lil’ Mouse was rescued from the same home as Dexter, Fenix, and Manie. She was very tiny when Tessa took her, and had what appeared to be severe rickets in her front legs. Unfortunately, it was not rickets, but rather damaged ligaments in her right front wrist. Mouse has a decided hitch in her giddyap,…

Blackbird is Little Bird’s sister. Both dogs were living on the street, and not doing very well. We broughtLittle Bird in a while back to rehabilitate her as she was too malnourished to sterilize. She got lucky and was adopted locally to a wonderful home. Blackbird was being fed by a very lovely gentleman in…

Lulu was trying to survive in the street in San Pedro las Huertas with an old, consolidated pelvic fracture and a completely useless hind leg. She was not doing very well; was just skin and bones. Francesca brought her in along with a younger pup named Little Bird. The two girls spent a month in…

Canela was left tied to a tree by “owners” who no longer wanted her. She has been with Terry and John for many years now, and since senior dogs are seldom requested in adoption, we consider her a sanctuary dog who will likely live out her life with us. We aren’t sure what mix of…

TodayOn January 22, 2019 crossed the Rainbow Bridge this afternoon after a morning of sunshine and chicharrones, chicken, and delicious chews and pets, surrounded by people who loved him deeply. He was probably 14 years old, which is a long life for a dog, and especially one who weighed 102 pounds. Although he lived a…

Roz passed away peacefully at the rescue in 2022. We got Roz during the influx of dogs received after volcano Fuego blew her top in June. Roz didn’t come from the area of the eruption, but rather from a construction site in Guatemala city. She had apparently been there for years. She was a complete…

In May of 2018, little Marilyn crossed the rainbow bridge.  We thought we would have a couple of weeks with this little darling, and she hung on for over 4 wonderful years. She has left a huge hole in many hearts, disproportionate to her tiny size. RIP sweet girl. Marilyn is a tiny teacup poodle…

Geno is a 4.5 month old mix breed puppy that came in to our rescue via a small rescue in San Martin Jilotepeque, about 2.5 hours drive from Antigua. We met him and his three  siblings who were growing up at this remote rescue when we went to do a spay-neuter clinic for them. The…