Pup Pit Stop

07/29/2026

I don’t usually make full posts about freedom rides unless the dog is coming to stay at Pup Pit Stop, but today’s girl felt like one of those rare moments that deserved to be held a little longer.

I got to give an English bull terrier her freedom ride out of Miami Dade Animal Services and into safety today. She’s at the vet now getting checked out and she’ll spend the next few days in a cozy, temporary foster until her stray hold is up on Saturday. After that she’ll head to Bull Terrier Rescue of Central Florida where her real new beginning is waiting for her.

My heart dog for ten years was a bull terrier. So when I saw her little egg head in the kennel it felt like the world slowed down for a second. She came out and climbed right onto my shoulders like she had been waiting for me. A tiny parrot dog with soft kisses and warm breath and that bull terrier sweetness that wraps around you without asking permission. I had to buckle her in before we could even drive because she wanted to stay pressed against me like she belonged there.

And honestly the rescue is lucky I decided to even hand her off 🤪. It only took one 14 minute drive for me to fall head over heals in love 😍

She isn’t coming to stay at Pup Pit Stop but she still hit me in that familiar bull terrier way. That chaotic and fun softness they carry like a little spark in their chest. The kind that makes you laugh while your heart does that tiny ache thing. A reminder of the love I carried for a decade. A little echo of my own bull terrier who shaped so much of my life.

She’s safe now. And her future is already opening like a door she’s finally allowed to walk through 🐾💜

07/28/2026

Hi everyone. To all the newcomers who just joined the Pup Pit Stop page, welcome! I am really glad you are here 🥳

Since there are so many new faces here, I figured now would be a great time to reintroduce myself:

My name is Jaime Nicole Lux. I have three dogs of my own and have been fostering rescue dogs for a little over two years now. I currently have my FIFTEENTH longterm foster🥰.

Pup Pit Stop is my small safe space for dogs who already have rescue backing and a plan in place. My mission is to give these dogs a safe and calm place to stay until they are ready to move on to their next step. Many of the dogs I take come directly from the streets. They arrive scared, tired, confused, and unsure of what comes next. I give them quiet. I give them comfort. I give them room to breathe and a reminder that they are more than the hard things they survived. That is the heart of my work.

Recently, I decided to use my Pup Pit Stop to give a senior girl who has been in the shelter for more than a year a real break. She slept. She stretched. She finally felt safe. She finally got to rest without the noise and stress of the shelter. That moment mattered. That is exactly why this space exists.

And here is what I do not do. I do not entertain negativity. I do not accept rude comments. I do not deal with opinions that come from misinformed assumptions instead of truth. I am a good person (I try to be at least lol), but not always a nice one. If you are here with kindness and support, thank you. You make this work lighter. If you are here to be rude, condescending, or insulting, kick rocks barefoot (and maybe seek therapy). I am not the one…..or the two 😘.

To all the new faces, welcome again! I hope you stay for the dogs, for their stories, and for the small moments of peace we get to give them.

Rescue work truly takes a village and I am so excited to see so many new people become a part of this little village 🐾💜

07/26/2026

No smiles for me today.
I had to drive Tinka Bell back to the shelter, and it hurt in a way I can’t soften with words. My goal was for her never to have to step paw inside that building again… but here we are. A perfect dog who deserves soft beds, quiet mornings, and love in her golden years is back in a kennel instead.

Tinka Bell has spent over a year at Miami Dade Animal Services. She is ten years old. She is gentle, well behaved, grateful for every bit of kindness, and she tries so hard to be brave. She deserved a different ending to this weekend.

Please consider sharing her story, adopting, or fostering. Seniors like her should not be returning to shelters. They should be going home.

Her shelter ID is A1856447. Miami Dade Animal Services in Doral Miami-Dade Animal Services
She is ready for someone to finally choose her.

07/25/2026

Tonight’s FaceTime agenda was simple. Akita and Athena planning all the joy they’ll bring to the families who choose them.

Two dogs, two rescues, one goal — forever homes 🏡🐾💜

Rescue Dog Network & Saving Sage Animal Rescue Foundation 🫶

To meet Athena, the former highway dog and current cuddle queen and tail wagging champion ➡️ https://www.rescuedognetwork.org/adoption

To meet Akita, the fluffiest, cuddliest, comfiest pillow ➡️ https://www.savingsagerescue.org/adoption-application

Here at Rescue Dog Network we believe in networking… literally.

Highway Dog Athena had a FaceTime date with her friend Akita from Saving Sage Animal Rescue Foundation, currently being fostered over at Pup Pit Stop Headquarters by Jaime. They spent the evening catching up on squirrels, neighborhood gossip, snack recommendations, and complaining that humans always end the call right when it gets interesting.

Safe to say both girls are doing great… now they just need to find forever homes so they can stop being forced to live with us weirdos.

07/23/2026

Tinka Bell


Today was Tinka Bell’s first real breath of freedom in far too long. She has been at Miami Dade Animal Services for over a year now, and this was her first time out of a small kennel for longer than an hour a day since April, when I first met her and took her on a Pawventure.

Thus, once again, I am doing something out of the norm at the Pup Pit Stop. (Huge shout out to Holly Nicole for helping me realize that the Pup Pit Stop can be a temporary haven for long term shelter dogs who desperately need a break! 🏆)

This weekend, Tink is getting her very own yard to explore, a quiet place to relax, soft blankets, gentle company, and the kind of calm older dogs dream about. She is still the same perfect girl she was that first day. Well behaved, grateful, trusting, and endlessly sweet.

My goal is simple. Help this ten year old not have to step one paw back into the shelter, ever again.

I need help getting this sweet senior adopted or transferred to an MDAS rescue partner who can help her get the quality of life she deserves.

Seniors should not be sitting in a county shelter. Especially not dogs as kind and well mannered as Tinka Bell.

All she needs is to be seen. Please share her story so she can finally get her forever home 🏡🐾💜

A1856447
https://24petconnect.com/miad/Details/MIAD/A1856447

07/16/2026

It’s a great day for a freedom ride 🥳
I scooped up this big, way‑too‑skinny, heartbreakingly beautiful boy from MDAS, and he’s now headed to the Pup Pit Stop for comfort, space, and all the love he’s been missing. He’ll rest up here until he’s ready for his rescue, Fort Paws Rescue, and foster in Fort Myers on Tuesday 🐾💜

Since I work just 15 minutes from MDAS and live 15 minutes from BCAC, I’m always more than happy to run these freedom rides whenever my schedule allows. It’s one of my favorite parts of rescue life — watching a dog’s whole world shift in a single car ride

07/12/2026

Fifa and her puppies moved on to their next step today, to Saving Sage Animal Rescue to get everything they need before heading to their separate foster homes.

Fun fact about me: I’ve always believed a new collar and leash marks a new beginning. I typically only buy a brand new collar and leash set for my long‑term fosters because my Pup Pit Stop fosters are so short-term… but Fifa earned hers. She didn’t just stay with me — she softened here, opened up here, trusted here.

She started as a dog who trusted no one and would do anything to protect the precious lives she brought into this world. And she left as a trusting, happy, sweet girl who turned out to be quite the lap dog — one who loves being held, scratched, and kissed. She’s going to make an incredible addition to someone’s family once she’s fully vetted and ready for her forever home.

Six weeks of tiny breakthroughs, quiet sweetness, and the kind of patience that changes both sides made this goodbye feel tender in a way I’ll carry with me. She left with her fresh start, and I left with a full, grateful heart.
And now we return to our regularly scheduled programming — giving temporary holds a safe place to land while their next chapter lines up.

Fifa and her pups stories do not end here! If you would like to support the rest of their journey, click here 👇

https://www.savingsagerescue.org/donate