Almost Home Animal Rescue

08/12/2025

NEEDS FOSTER TO ADOPT HOME ASAP!!!

Hi… um… my name’s Gerald. I’m trying to keep my head held high, but honestly? I’m scared.

The shelter is loud—metal doors clanging, dogs barking, strange smells everywhere—and I don’t understand why I’m here. I keep thinking maybe I did something wrong, but the people here tell me I’m a good boy.

I’m only two years old, a lab mix with a shiny coat and hopeful eyes (at least… I try to keep them hopeful). I love people—like really love them—but right now all I have are quick moments when someone passes by my kennel. When they stop and talk to me, my tail thumps so hard it hurts, because maybe… maybe this time it’s my person.

I’ll tell you the truth: I want to be your only pet. I want all your love, every ear scratch, every silly conversation, every “good boy” whispered just for me. I’m young, I get excited, and sometimes I jump because I can’t hold in the happy. I know I’ll need someone who loves me enough to be firm and teach me, but I promise I’m worth it.

I’m already housebroken, and I’m pretty good on a leash. I’m not crate trained, but I’ll try to figure things out if you give me the chance.

The people here say I’m a shelter favorite, but I don’t want to be the favorite here. I want to be your favorite… in a warm, quiet home where I can finally sleep without flinching at every sound.

If you can foster-to-adopt me, please hurry. My heart can’t keep living in “maybe.” I need my “forever” now.

Love,
Gerald

*Guest Posting*
*You can foster to adopt*
*Gerald is not up to date on his shots but will be if someone foster to adopt*

If you would like to meet your new best friend, contact the Adoption Coordinator at [email protected] or 865-236-0830. To fill out an application, go to www.almosthometn.org. If you cannot get it to work, let us know and we will email it to you in a different format.

08/09/2025

08/08/2025

These very sweet, very skinny puppies were found behind Planet Fitness in Oak Ridge. 2 males, 2 females. If you know anything about them, please call the shelter at 865-425-3423.

📍If not reclaimed, these wonderful pups may be available for adoption after 2 weeks. You can apply now at http://tinyurl.com/ORAS-Adoption-Application

Intake 8/5/25
Estimated Availability 8/19/25 (maybe longer)
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08/08/2025

08/06/2025

Hi… my name is Cane. I’m just a puppy—five months old and about 22 pounds—but I’ve already seen and felt things that hurt in ways I don’t really understand.

I used to have a brother. We’d play all day, curl up at night with our mom, Creek, and I thought the world was safe. But one day, he was just… gone. I saw my mom cry without tears. She curled herself around me tighter than ever, like she was trying to keep my heart from breaking too.

Now it’s just me and her. We ended up in this scary place with loud barks and cold floors. People say it’s a shelter. I don’t know what that means, but I know I miss the warm spot we used to sleep in. I miss feeling safe. And I know my mom does too.

But we still have each other—and that means everything to me. My mom is my whole world. She checks on me, keeps me clean, and always lets me lean against her when I’m scared. I try to be brave for her. I try to make her laugh with my silly puppy hops and happy tail wags. I don’t want her to hurt anymore.

They say I’m black and white, and she’s golden like sunshine, but we’re the same inside. Kind. Gentle. We walk well on a leash and like other dogs and even cats. I’m still a baby, so I’m working on being housebroken—but I’m trying really hard, and I promise I want to be a good boy.

We just want someone to love. Someone who will let us be together forever.

I don’t want to be without her. Ever. I’ve already lost my brother—I can’t lose my mom too. Please, if you have room in your heart and your home, take us both. There’s even a special discounted adoption fee to help make it easier. Everyone just wants us to stay together… to be happy again.

We’re waiting for you. I really hope you come for us.

Love,
Cane & Creek

*Guest Posting*
*HUGE Discount for both!*
*You can foster to adopt, foster or adopt!*

If you would like to meet your new best friend, contact the Adoption Coordinator at [email protected] or 865-236-0830. To fill out an application, go to www.almosthometn.org. If you cannot get it to work, let us know and we will email it to you in a different format.

08/06/2025

My name is Creek. And I am a mama.

I never asked for this life—being alone, being afraid—but when I had my babies, I knew I had a purpose. I was going to protect them. I was going to love them every day of their lives.

But then… something terrible happened. One of my puppies—my sweet, wiggly, full-of-joy baby—was taken from me. I saw it. I saw the moment he was here and then… he wasn’t. My heart shattered. I don’t think it will ever fully heal.

Now it’s just me and Cane. He’s the last piece of my little family. He’s still just a baby, only five months old. He has my same shape, but he’s black and white, like shadows and snowflakes. He makes me smile, even when I don’t want to. Even when the sadness creeps in. I watch over him like I always have. I still clean his ears, nudge him to eat, curl up beside him at night so he knows he’s not alone.

But we are alone. In this shelter. It’s loud. It smells like fear. And worst of all, I’m terrified someone will take him from me. That I’ll lose him too.

Please… please don’t let that happen.

Cane and I are good. We’re gentle, kind-hearted. We like other dogs, and even cats don’t bother us. We walk nicely on a leash and love to feel the sun on our backs. We don’t ask for much—just to be together.

People say we’re darling. Sweet. That we belong in a home, not behind these bars. They’ve even lowered our adoption fee just to help us find a happy ending. But to me, none of that matters if I can’t leave here with Cane beside me.

I’ve already lost one baby. Please, don’t let me lose the last piece of my heart. Cane needs me. And I need him.

We’re waiting. I still believe there’s someone out there who will love us both. Please… come find us. Before it's too late.

Love,
Creek & Cane

*Guest Posting*
*HUGE Discount for both!*
*You can foster to adopt, foster or adopt!*

If you would like to meet your new best friend, contact the Adoption Coordinator at [email protected] or 865-236-0830. To fill out an application, go to www.almosthometn.org. If you cannot get it to work, let us know and we will email it to you in a different format.

08/05/2025

Hi… my name is Reagan, and I don’t really understand what’s happening. One minute I was playing with my littermates, feeling warm and safe, and now I’m here in this noisy place, surrounded by so many other dogs. The walls feel so close, and the sounds never stop. It’s all so loud and confusing. I try to be brave, but it’s hard. I just want to go somewhere quiet, somewhere safe.

I’m only 3 months old, and I’ve already learned a lot of things I shouldn’t have to. I don’t know why I’m here, and I’m really scared. They say I’m a Jack Russell and Treeing Walker Coonhound mix, which sounds fancy, but I just want to be a puppy. A puppy who gets to play with toys, run in a yard, and feel the warmth of a family.

I really like other animals. I think I’d get along with doggie friends, kitty friends, and even people who give me belly rubs. I just want to feel loved. I want to know what it’s like to have a family of my very own, to curl up on a soft bed, not on this cold floor. I want to fall asleep to gentle voices, not loud barks echoing in my ears.

The shelter is full, and there’s no room for me here anymore. I’m not sure what that means, but I know it sounds like something scary. I don’t want to be forgotten, I don’t want to stay here alone. Please, I need a home. I need a family to call my own. I’ll be so good, I promise. I’ll play with you, love you, follow you around like the little shadow I am. I just need someone to take me out of here, to show me that life can be safe and full of love.

Please… if you have room in your heart and home, I’ll give you all of mine. I just want to know what it feels like to be loved and wanted. Please don’t let me be left behind. I’m Reagan, and I’m waiting.

Love,
Reagan

*Guest Posting*
*You can foster to adopt, foster or adopt!*

If you would like to meet your new best friend, contact the Adoption Coordinator at [email protected] or 865-236-0830. To fill out an application, go to www.almosthometn.org. If you cannot get it to work, let us know and we will email it to you in a different format.