Beagles to the Rescue

04/14/2025

Support BTTR and have some fun playing poker! A big thank you to Tom and HRVA Homes for choosing us!

04/02/2025

Rocky had his surgery on Monday! He spent the night at the vet and came back to his temporary foster home today. He is on pain medications and antibiotics so he is mostly just sleepy. Dr. Campbell at Edinburgh Animal Hospital was amazing, their whole staff took such great care of him.

Rocky had a complete meniscus tear and caudal cruciate ligament tear on the right side and a complete meniscus and partial caudal cruciate ligament tear on the left. They also removed a small eye growth that was rubbing on his eye and cyst that was leaking fluid from his back.

Rocky’s temporary foster mom will be having spinal surgery soon so we are still searching for a long term foster or adopter for him. He has a several months of recovery and rehab ahead of him. BTTR provides all of the supplies needed for his recovery and pays for all of his medical care.

Rocky is the sweetest and kindest boy. He is a fighter and will pull through this we just know it!

His total bill for surgery was $2659.73 (thank you again to Edinburgh Animal Hospital for their rescue discount). We have raised $1260 towards his care.

Can you help Rocky? We are looking for volunteers, donors, foster/adopter to help with his care. To learn more check out our website or give us a call at 757-447-7773

https://www.beaglestotherescue.org

03/25/2025

Rocky is having an existential crisis, his surgery is in 1 week and no one has stepped up to foster him. He has so many questions, he wonders if any one wants an old dog at all.

Look at that pitiful grey face, how could you turn him down? Rocky is a sweet 10 year old neutered male beagle weighing around 28lbs. He has two torn CCLs (like doggy ACLs) and is scheduled for double knee surgery on April 1st.

BTTR will pay for all of his medical care and provide food, beds, crates, supplements, x-pens, dog stroller, literally any supplies you will need!

You would need to provide Rocky a quiet place of strict crate rest and short leash walks (to potty) following his surgery on April 1st. Rocky will be on pain meds and sedatives so he will do a lot of sleeping but will need someone to keep an eye on him and help aid him in his recovery. His surgery is at Edinburgh Animal Hospital in Chesapeake, VA 23322 his foster home needs to be within an hour of this vet in case he has any complications and needs follow up care.

While his recovery time is estimated to be 8 weeks of full crate rest and 4 additional weeks of gradually increasing exercise to return to full beagle shenanigan levels. Even if you aren’t able to commit to the full 12 weeks we can still use your help!

Give us a call at 757-447-7773 and help keep Rocky from going further down the rabbit hole and asking the hard questions, Like why don’t beagles have thumbs? Or who ate all the treats?

3/28/25 Update: Rocky’s surgery is only a few days away on Tuesday 4/1! We have raised $1250 of the$4000 needed and we are still searching for a foster home for him. Rocky is in good spirits and the sweetest cuddle bug. Thank you again to all our donors! Can you be an angel for Rocky? Volunteer to foster him? Donate? Or help with his Physical Therapy?

For more information check out our website
https://www.beaglestotherescue.org/home

03/18/2025

Update (3/18/25) on Rocky our 10 year old neutered male beagle needing double ACL repair surgery.

Rocky is a fighter (much like Rocky Balboa) and despite his injury, he is still the sweetest beagle through and through. He will limp after a squirrel, get you to lift him on the bed for a snuggle, lay on the kitchen rug and watch you make dinner, typical beagle.

A bit more about Rocky: He loves harmonic music, is excellent at laundry, builds a beautiful blanket nest, loves to play with toys, and chew on chew bones, likes cats, dogs, kids, giraffes, and his green stuffed dinosaur.

His surgery is scheduled for 4/1/25 and we are really hoping to find a foster home or adopter for him before then. His current foster mom has spinal surgery coming up and is having a hard time lifting him with her injury.

So far we have raised $918 (across all platforms) towards his upcoming $4,000 worth of vet bills. Thank you to all our wonderful friends who donated all across Hampton Roads and beyond.

Could you be an angel for Rocky? Donate to his care? Foster or Adopt him? Or share his story?

For more info about fostering or adopting Rocky:
https://www.beaglestotherescue.org/adoptable-dogs

For more info about donating to Rocky's care
https://www.beaglestotherescue.org/donations

03/03/2025

Rocky Still Needs a Home!

4/2/25 Update: Rocky had his surgery on 4/1 and doing great. He had a complete meniscus tear and caudal cruciate ligament tear on the right side and a complete meniscus and partial caudal cruciate on the left. They also removed the eye growth and cyst from his back. He is back at his temporary foster home resting. We are still searching for an adopter/foster for this fantastic guy! (Photo in comments)

3/28/25 Update: Rocky’s surgery is only a few days away on Tuesday 4/1! We have raised $1250 of the$4000 needed and we are still searching for a foster home for him. Rocky is in good spirits and the sweetest cuddle bug. Thank you again to all our donors! Can you be an angel for Rocky? Volunteer to foster him? Donate? Or help with his Physical Therapy?

3/18/25 Update: Rocky still needs an adopter or foster. His surgery is scheduled for 4/1/25 and we are really hoping to find a foster home or adopter for him before then. His current foster mom has spinal surgery coming up and is having a hard time lifting him with her injury. So far, we have raised $918 (across all platforms) towards his upcoming $4,000 worth of vet bills. Thank you to all our wonderful friends who donated across Hampton Roads and beyond!

He is a 10y old neutered male beagle who is looking for a very special new home. Rocky finds himself at BTTR through no fault of his own. This good boys previous owner left him with a friend while looking for a new place to live and was unable to reclaim him after 3 months. The friend turned to BTTR for help finding a new home for Rocky.

Rocky's wish list includes a home with a fenced in yard, and the opportunity to go on walks and play with other dogs a few times a week. He loves running zoomies around the yard, chasing another dog through the leaves, sniffing trees on a walk, and sleeping on a cozy bed. He is very cuddly and loves a good snuggle. He has done well in a home with other dogs, seems interested in cats but is respectful, and would be a good fit for kids and most older people.

After arriving at BTTR Rocky began limping and our vet determined that Rocky has 2 torn CCLs (like doggy ACLs). One was partially torn and partially healed prior to him arriving at BTTR and one tore with the increased activity at BTTR. We had two orthopedic consultations and determined that Rocky will be needing double knee surgery scheduled on April 1st 2025 at our vet in Chesapeake, VA 23322 (paid for by BTTR). He is currently on exercise restrictions, pain medications, and will need to be carried up and down any stairs from now until 8 weeks following his surgery. Once recovered we are expecting him to be able to make a full recovery and be able to return to 100% beagle shenanigans.

He is neutered, had a recent senior blood/urine panel, up to date on vaccines, heartworm negative, negative f***l test, on flea/tick/heartworm prevention. Other than the knee issues Rocky is an all around healthy guy.

BTTR offers a trial period to all of our adoptions to make sure it’s the right fit! As a Senior Rocky qualifies for a Special Reduced Senior Adoption Fee. Can you help Rocky out? If you are interested in fostering or adopting Rocky check out our website at the link below or call us at 757-447-7773 for more information. Foster/Adopters will need to be within 1 hour of Chesapeake, VA 23322 and willing to bring him to and from his vet visits
https://www.beaglestotherescue.org/bttr-adoption-info

You can also donate to help support Rocky $4000+ estimated vet bills on our website, page or at his GoFundMe page below
https://gofund.me/069a5380

03/03/2025

Meet Dixie

3/4 Update: Adopted

She is an 8-pound 5y old spayed female toy poodle surrendered to BTTR when her owner moved. While we generally only take in beagles and beagle mixes we made a special exception for this sweet girl.

Dixie would love a home where she can have a lot of cuddles, a fenced in yard would be a plus. She has lived in a home with other dogs and cats, but was previously attacked by a German Shepard and required stitches so she may prefer to be an only dog or with other smaller dogs. She does well riding in the car and loves to be held.

She is spayed, microchipped, heartworm negative, up to date on vaccines, has a recent negative f***l test, and is on flea/tick/and heartworm prevention.

BTTR offers a trial period to all of our adoptions to make sure it’s the right fit! If you are interested in adopting Dixie check out our website at the link below or call us at 757-447-7773 for more information.
https://www.beaglestotherescue.org/bttr-adoption-info

Adoption Area is within 1.5 hours for Chesapeake, VA 23322 (Hampton Roads Area and NE North Carolina)

03/02/2025

Poor Rocky was abandoned and is down to two good legs, help BTTR get him back on all 4 paws!

4/2/25 Update: Rocky had his surgery on 4/1 and doing great. He had a complete meniscus tear and caudal cruciate ligament tear on the right side and a complete meniscus and partial caudal cruciate on the left. They also removed the eye growth and cyst from his back. He is back at his temporary foster home resting. We are still searching for an adopter/foster for this fantastic guy!

3/28/25 Update: Rocky’s surgery is only a few days away on Tuesday 4/1! We have raised $1250 of the$4000 needed and we are still searching for a foster home for him. Rocky is in good spirits and the sweetest cuddle bug. Thank you again to all our donors! Can you be an angel for Rocky? Volunteer to foster him? Donate? Or help with his Physical Therapy?

When Rocky was surrendered to BTTR we thought this sweet senior would be a fast adoption. He had just been neutered at 10 years old and was so excited to be out enjoying playing on all our fenced in fields, napping in the sun or a cozy dog bed, and just being a beagle. But then suddenly he started limping and struggling to get up the day before meeting with his potential adopter. Our vet determined that he has torn the CCL (like a ACL in dogs) on both his right and left hind legs. This leaves him putting most of his weight on his front legs when he walks. He limps on his right hind leg and struggles to stand even with pain meds (see photos and videos). Our vet believes the left one was torn prior to surrender and partially healed and the right tore with the increased exercise of having land to run on and friends to play with.

Rocky’s original owner abandoned him with a Friend who agreed to watch him for a few weeks while his owner was looking for a new place to live in another state. After a few months his owner said he didn’t want Rocky back and the Friend called BTTR for help. The Friend was doing her best to care for Rocky but he wasn’t happy living in an apartment and she was hoping to find a rescue familiar with the breed and a beagles wants and needs. He is so sweet, loves to cuddle, and thinks everyone is his new best friend. Rocky is also looking for a foster or adopter (see separate post or call us at 757-447-7773).

Rocky is a very healthy active guy, his bloodwork looks amazing, he isn’t overweight, he is heartworm negative, and he wants to run and play despite his injury. He has been evaluated by two orthopedic specialists who have determined that he is an excellent candidate for a bilateral extracapsular lateral suture stabilization (ELSS). What that means is using a very strong suture (see photo) to stabilize both of his knees so he can walk pain free and return to his active lifestyle. We are also looking to remove a small growth from his eyelid that is rubbing and causing some irritation at the same time (see photo).

We have collected several quotes for his surgery ranging from $3100-$4600 in addition to the $950 for neuter, vaccines, heartworm/tick borne illness test, full blood panel, urinalysis, f***l test, deworming, 2 Ortho exams, pain medication until surgery, and 9 months of heartworm/flea/tick prevention.

We have him scheduled for surgery at Edinburgh Animal Hospital in Chesapeake, Virginia on April 1, 2025. The quote is for $3139.01 and includes repairing both torn CCLs removing the small eye growth (only $125 of the quote), post op pain meds, and post op laser therapy to reduce swelling and pain (see photos of quote). We are hoping to fundraise to help cover his expenses BTTR does NOT pass on these fees to adopters and charges a reduced adoption fee for senior dogs.

Support BTTR in raising funds to get Rocky surgery on both hind legs by donating through GoFundMe, Facebook, Venmo, or our Website (see links below). You can also donate cash or checks by mail or in person at the address below. Or donate a Chewy gift card to help cover the cost of prescription medications and supplements. Anything you can do to help is very much appreciated!

Donations:
https://www.beaglestotherescue.org/donations
https://gofund.me/069a5380
Venmo
https://www.chewy.com/g/beagles-to-the-rescue_b65971468
https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/LWSS8LVZNQRB?ref_=wl_share

Beagles to the Rescue
7645 Fayver Ave
Norfolk, VA 23505

Foster/Adopt Rocky!
https://www.beaglestotherescue.org/adoptable-dogs

02/27/2025

Poor Rocky is down to two good legs, help BTTR get him back on all 4 paws!

Support BTTR in raising funds to get Rocky surgery on both hind legs by donating through GoFundMe, Facebook, Venmo, or our Website (see links below). You can also donate cash or checks by mail or in person at the address below. Or donate a Chewy gift card to help cover the cost of prescription medications and supplements. Anything you can do to help is very much appreciated!

https://www.beaglestotherescue.org/donations

https://www.chewy.com/chewy-egift-card/dp/226304

Beagles to the Rescue
7645 Fayver Ave
Norfolk, VA 23505

When Rocky was surrendered to BTTR we thought this sweet seni… Beagles to the Rescue needs your support for Rocky is down to 2 good legs! Help him get back on 4 paws!

02/27/2025

A big thank you to Shelby at Joy Paws Grooming LLC for helping us out with these two new arrival “beagles” Dixie (toy poodle) and Leea (toy Aussie)

3/4/25 Update: With Shelby's help both Leea and Dixie got adopted!

02/07/2025

Update: 2/12 SAFE: Shelter staff let us know Jerry is going to Triangle Beagle Rescue of North Carolina! Thank you to everyone who shared his sorry and to our friends at TBR for helping out Jerry

Can you or your rescue help Jerry?

Jerry, Senior male beagle, 23lbs located at Powhatan Animal Control In Powatan, VA (40min west of Richmond, VA)

Jerry came in as a stray and no one came to pick this poor old guy up. He is at a rural animal shelter without a lot of foot traffic or networking.

Unfortunately BTTR doesn’t have space for Jerry at this time so please help us network him.

He is Lyme positive (receiving treatment) and needs a dental with extractions). Currently eating wet food and seeking a rescue (preferred) or adopter willing to take on his care. If interested please contact the shelter at 804-598-5672

Powatan Animal Control
4000 Old Plantation Rd
Powhatan, VA 23139

02/05/2025

Cute little beagle needing a home at Regional Animal Shelter - King William, Virginia about 45 minutes NE of Richmond, VA

**TRANSFERRED TO RESCUE**
Calling my senior dog lovers...we have the sweetest girl for you! Meet Snow White, a 6-7 year old Beagle that still has the heart of a young dog. Don't let her gray face fool you...she still has energy for walks, but also would like to be your cuddle buddy on the couch. Snow White is friendly with other dogs and has passed her cat test, as she was more interested in snacks. Reach out to us today if you are interested in this sweet girl.

01/28/2025

These two small hound girls need a rescue pull or adopter fast if interested please reach out to Southampton County Animal Control (contact info in original post)

12/18/2024

Our friends at Homes Fur Hounds, Inc. have a cute special beagle boy needing a new home!

12/18/2024

Our friends at Village Dog Resource have some hound mix puppies needing homes

12/11/2024

Meet Rocky

3/2 Update Rocky has seen 2 orthopedic vets and is scheduled for surgery to repair both knees on 4/1/25 we are desperately seeking a foster or adopter for him and are fundraising to help cover the $4000+ in vet bills needed for him. Help support him by donating on our website, page, or on his Gofundme page below

https://gofund.me/069a5380

1/15 Update: Rocky has 2 torn CCLs (similar to an ACL in people) and is waiting for an orthopedic consult. He is on activity restrictions and leash walking only and may need surgery.

He is a 10y old neutered male beagle currently weighing around 27lbs .

Rocky was abandoned by his owner with a friend who was pet sitting him and is now desperately seeking a home or foster of his own for the holidays. The sooner we can find a foster or adopter for Rocky the sooner we can get him into BTTR!

Rocky needs a home with a fenced in yard, or a family who will take him on lots of walks. He is currently in an apartment with another small dog who isn’t interested in playing. He is desperate for some exercise, a chance to sniff and explore, and loves to play with other dogs.

He is neutered Heartworm negative, had blood work done, microchipped, up to date on Rabies/Parvo/Distemper/Bordetella vaccines, dewormed and is on flea/tick/and heartworm prevention.

BTTR offers a trial period to all of our adoptions to make sure it’s the right fit! Can you help Rocky out?

If you are interested in fostering or adopting Rocky check out our website at the link below or call us at 757-447-7773 for more information.

https://www.beaglestotherescue.org/bttr-adoption-info

12/11/2024

Meet Mistletoe

12/26 Update: Adopted

She is a 5 month old spayed female beagle or beagle mix puppy currently weighing around 13lbs.

She loves to play with other dogs, loves toys and exploring outside.

She needs a home with a fenced in yard, a family that can take her for lots of walks or another younger dog who likes to play. She is still learning not to jump, bite, and scratch so children in the home need to be over the age of 5.

Puppies are a lot of work, she will need to go out during the day, learn to walk on a leash, she may p*e when she gets excited, or bite when she is playing. Beagles are high energy breeds and we want this home to be her last home since she has already had 3 in her short life.

If you are interested in adopting Mistletoe check out our website at the link below or call us at 757-447-7773 for more information.

https://www.beaglestotherescue.org/bttr-adoption-info

12/06/2024

The Leashes and Collars were hung along the fence with care in hopes that people with new pets would soon be there…..From XL to XS and even a few for cats, doggie seat belts and more we have them all.

Our yard sale is almost here! This Sat/Sun Dec 7 & 8 2024 from 10am to 4pm.

Join us for our BTTR Charity Yard Sale at Family Dog Club! We have tons of pet items available in lots of sizes, many items are brand new. All purchases will just be donations to BTTR . Please invite any fellow rescues, fosters, shelters, and pet lovers!

We can accept payments/donations through cash, check, PayPal, Facebook and Venmo