Here are just a small few of the senior pups as they completed their shelter journeys and retired their shelter id numbers

A Pandemic Brings Xavier a Sweet Surpise

Forever Changing Lives

May 2020: Xavier's foster mom has foster scored by adopting the big sweet boy who's been a quiet and calm presence throughout this Pandemic. Danica was one of the first new fosters to come forward after the shelter closed mid-March, leaving almost 30 mature/senior dogs inside needing emergency fosters. On March 19th she offered her help. She went to work to try to pick a dog to help and she went on a limb for Xavier who had no history of ever having been inside a home. It was ok, she would be with him. They would be #alonetogether He was the underdog, arriving at 6 yrs old and anything but fit. He was underweight with muscle wasting, had a full range of parasites including heart worm, he had hot spots and pressure wounds, fly strikes, infected ears and it was determined he had likely been in that condition at least several months. When Xavier landed at the shelter, he crossed a threshold to safety, then he crossed another threshold to better health, and then the Pandemic brought him an opportunity that was foreign to him, a chance to experience life as it should be, a chance to flourish and prove himself. He was helped by so many throughout his journey, a journey of hands over hands including Austin Animal Center staff, Classics, and Friends of Austin Animal Center who also helped sponsored some brush ups with Dog Possible . The single person though, who transformed his life, did so because she had a vision and was willing to take a small risk on an underdog with no home history. It's times like this, when we stretch ourselves, that our lives can change forever. Xavier presents his mom Danica and his best girl friend Zee and reminds everyone out there to look for the good through all of the bad. Hang in there and come get a mature puppy of your own. This one's spoken for Congratulations Xavier and job very well done Danica.