Happily Ever After Canine Rescue Colorado

06/02/2023

Hello amazing HEA supporters! This is Shannon Mekelburg the rescue director 🙂 I’m ready to make an official announcement in regards to my decision on the future of Happily Ever After Canine Rescue Colorado. 🙏🏻🐶

After much time and thought, I have decided that I am happier/ healthier as a WHOLE not running Happily Ever After Canine Rescue so we won’t be reopening. 😢

I’m going to focus on spreading the word about humane society dogs at different facilities in Colorado for a bit, and look into volunteering a couple days a month at a shelter to get physically back into rescue slowly.

It was a HARD decision to make because the rescue was so successful (thanks to EVERYONE 🙏🏻ESPECIALLY OUR FOSTERS & VOLUNTEERS 😭😇) and we were ALL making a difference for many deserving babies 🐶🐶🐶🐶!

It was almost too successful (for me to handle) though, because before we knew it the rescue took off QUICKLY and I was working sometimes MORE THAN A FULL-TIME JOB (for a salary of $0 since we were 100% volunteer operated) There is SO much more……. paperwork, daily logistics, scheduling & driving of 🚗 incoming transports & vet appointments, managing social media, customer inquiries, and 24/7 managing of the well-being of ALL dogs, fosters, and adopters than most of the public is aware of. Behind the scenes of rescue is complex and takes massive detailed organization. It’s all WORTH it and ALL 100% NECESSARY to run a successful and ethical rescue though. I took it ALL VERY SERIOUSLY and we ALL did WHATEVER it took to hold the organization to impeccably high standards. That was our #1 priority from conception.

The literal ONLY problem in the rescue as we grew was ME (the director) 🙋🏼‍♀️ not being able to keep up with the pressures/ stress/ and demand of my time. I take FULL accountability for that. Work/ life balance is equally as important to me as giving back to animals and the community is. So I’m pivoting and finding a way to have BOTH while prioritizing my mental and physical health ❤️.

HEA will FOREVER be one of my fondest memories and I will forever be in AMAZEMENT and GRATITUDE for the way the whole community came together to make it happen! 😘

Happily Ever After Canine Rescue PROVED to me the TRUTH of the concept that when you have a VISION COME TO YOU & a DREAM WITH PURPOSE……… God works in miraculous ways to bring it to fruition. 🙏🏻

LOVE AND THANKS TO ALL OF YOU WHO MADE IT HAPPEN! Pics 📸 below of JUST SOME of the dogs now living Happily Ever After thanks to EVERYONE’S HARD WORK! (Facebook would only let me post this many collages MAX in one post 😒) ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

It would have ALL been worth it just to SAVE 1 LIFE and we SAVED MANY LIVES TOGETHER! 🐶🐕🐕‍🦺🐩

02/03/2023

Our final adoption for the time being! Cilantro was adopted today!!! 🥳🥳🥳 This little guy has such a happy life ahead of him! He was pancaked on the floor in fear at the shelter when we first tagged him but immediately blossomed when he was pulled into foster care before and after coming to us! What a perfect duo!!! 🥰🥰

…….. and Cilantro lived Happily Ever After! 🏰 📚

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01/31/2023

01/26/2023

Look at sweet Sprout settling into his foster castle! 🏰 Stay tuned as we learn more about him!

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01/26/2023

Sweet little Lace tucked in @ her foster home after a long day of transport! What a cutie! She was part of a court case and was found in a boarded up house where she was left alone for multiple days with another puppy. They had zero food or water. 🥹 She is currently working on her socialization skills with the dog in her foster home and her foster mama Kelsy Simp is working her magic! She will never go without food, water, and love again. ❤️

Follow along with her journey as we watch her become the well socialized love muffin she was born to be!

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01/26/2023

Magpie was adopted today by the AMAZING volunteer that processes all of our applications! 🎉She is going to be so darn pampered! We will get lots of updates throughout her life as she is staying in the HEA family! 🥰🥰🥰

…….. and Magpie lived Happily Ever After! 🏰 📚

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01/25/2023

Hi friends! My name is Cilantro! I arrive to Colorado tomorrow! Here is what the rescue knows about me from my foster in Texas!

I am 1 year old
Male 💙
Chihuahua Mix

Extremely well socialized and a happy little guy! 🥰
I am definitely kid friendly! 🧒🏽👧🏼
I am a very easy pup to have in the home! 🏡
I like to run an occasional zoomie!
I am currently working on crate training and potty training and I’m doing quite well! 🥳
I would easily transition to a wide variety of homes!

I will be located in Loveland Colorado!

I come neutered, up to date on vaccines, microchipped, and heartworm tested and negative!

Please submit this application if you would like to meet me and the rescue will reach out to you! https://airtable.com/shrr20I0aSeoiVbRx

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01/24/2023

Pssssst!!!! Magpie here! I have a very important announcement! When I went to the vet for my dental the vet thinks I am only 3 years old not 7! It was a typo on my medical records! I didn’t need any extractions just a good teeth cleaning! 🥳 You should see my new pearly white teeth now!!

Some things I would like my forever castle 🏰 to know about me:
I’m cat friendly! 🐈
I’m dog friendly! 🐶
I’m kid friendly! 🧒🏽👧🏼
I’m potty trained! 🏡
I’m crate trained! 🎉
I LOVE being held! 🥰
I am a tiny little girl and only weigh 5.4 pounds!

If you would like to meet me please submit this application and the nice hoomans of Happily Ever After Canine Rescue Colorado will reach out to you! https://airtable.com/shrr20I0aSeoiVbRx

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01/23/2023

Lace arrives Wednesday! Prepare for fun with this pretty princess! 👑

4 months old 💖

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01/23/2023

Sprout 🌱 arrives Wednesday! Prepare for fun with this handsome prince! 👑

6 months old

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01/23/2023

Belle arrives Wednesday! Prepare for fun with this princess! 👑

2 years old! 💖

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01/23/2023

NOT SO STARVIN’ MARVIN UPDATE FRIENDS!!! Look how absolutely precious he is! 😍😍😍 We can’t wait to meet him!

He is getting multiple meals throughout the day and is slowly but surely gaining the weight he needs to safely transport to Colorado!

His current foster mama in Texas is doing such a beautiful job with him!

We can’t wait to get Marvin into a pair of Jammie’s and cuddle him! 🥰

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