Forgotten Paws Dog Rescue-Atlanta

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It began with my love for my little beagle mix girls, Sandy and Sugar, my ignorance of the overpopulation issues, and a one eyed dachshund black lab mix named Toby. I found Toby in the parking lot of my office complex. He had gotten away from a rescue organization just down the road and crossed the big four lane. He had a tag on so I called them to return him. I found out he had been adopted and r

eturned several times b/c he startled easily b/c of his sight issues. I returned Toby to them but couldn't sleep that night so the next day, I went back and got him. Jean, the director of the rescue, was kind enough to explain to me what a rescue group was and how badly help was needed. That next year I bought my first house. I contacted a group online and offered to help out. Of course, the very first question was "can you foster". I thought, why not! I have a house with a big yard now. The next year, I had 10 dogs and the organization I was with was breaking apart. Each person went their separate ways but no one wanted to take on the 10 large dogs I had in my care. After a lot of stress, panic and anger, I finally said FINE! I will do it myself!!! Through the magic of the internet, I found out how to get licensed, how to file for my non-profit status and everything else that came with running a rescue. I worked a 40 hour a week job and funded Forgotten Paws all alone for the first 10 years. I never asking for donations except at adoption events on weekends where we had buckets out for cash donations. Running my own rescue ALONE was very tough. I remember struggling to pay vet bills and being so exhausted at the end of each day that I would actually have to lean in the direction I needed to go to just get my body to go that way. That first year, I was oblivious. I took applications at events and let total strangers walk away with my precious dogs. I recall the day Tiger got adopted. He was a 40 lbs chow shepherd mix that looked like Teddy Ruxpin. To this day, I tear up when I tell this story (as I am now). I can still see his face looking out of the back window of that car as it pulled away. He had no idea what he had done wrong, who I had given him to or why I let him go with people I had just met. That was the last dog that left me without a home visit. (fyi - Tiger had a great family and I heard from them over the years. He has passed of course). We now do home visits and do not allow pets to leave adoption events. People ask me why I am so strict about our dogs placements and why I think I can be this way when I am rescuing mixed breed dogs. To me a dog is a family member. I don't care if it has papers or is a mix of 45 different things, they all deserve to be treated the same. We function like a pure breed group and I am happy with that. It takes a lot more work to do home visits. We don't adopt out the volume of dogs that other on the spot adoption groups do but we build relationships with our adoptive homes. We are there for the pets and their new homes whenever they need us, days or years later. I know we have done everything we possibly can to match our babies with the right families. Here I am almost 25 years later, and we have outgrown what I can do alone. I have saved thousands of dogs, I have lived through a house fire, and I have had to put down more than my fair share of sanctuary dogs over the years after I have loved them and watched them grow old and sick. I now have a solid group of volunteers/friends who have the passion for animals as I do. The "I" has now turned into a "WE" and I am so grateful to everyone because we are saving lives. There are tough days, and we struggle to stay on top of things and ahead of the game. Our hearts break because we can't save them all but then we look around and see the faces of the ones we have saved and we are reminded of why we do what we do. Why we dedicate our spare time to the animals. Why we dedicate our homes, cars and lives to save them. We can't save them all but the ones we do save are worth everything. Thank you to everyone who supports Forgotten Paws and follows us on Facebook. We need you so that we can keep our sanity and keep saving these precious babies who need us.

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06/29/2026

Happy Belated Birthday to GOUDA!
She turned 12 yesterday and I forgot! 😢

Gouda was born here and is the last remaining “cheese” puppy in the house. She was adopted as a pup and returned later in life. The home had not taken care of her and do to clinic ear infections they address, her ears had shriveled up from hematoma, and the infection had killed the nerves that trigger moisture to the eyes. She ended up losing one eye and we battle daily to keep the other eye moist with lots of medication’s. She’s 90% blind now but she gets around well and is happy. She lost both her brothers this year (Cheddar and Mozzie) but she seems to be hanging in there. She is still all smiles and active and that’s all we can want for her. She sleeps in my bedroom at night and loves to hang out with the little dogs during the day.

Happy Birthday sweet girl. I hope we get to see more together. Today I’m going to cook her some ground turkey as a birthday treat.

06/28/2026

Congratulations to Susan Ginter!

Thank you to everyone who donated. We raised $125 which will go directly to our outstanding vet bills.

Congratulations to Susan Ginter!

Thank you to everyone who donated. We raised $125 which will go directly to our outstanding vet bills.

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4th of July FLASH RAFFLE!
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THREE DAYS ONLY (so I can ship it to you on Monday)

$5 per chance to win ($5 - one chance, $10 - two chances, etc)

Drawing will be held on this SUNDAY, June 28th, at 8PM EST

Note: It is still $5 Friday and you can donate to that without being entered in the raffle by going to one of our previous weeks posts.

THE LINK TO THIS CUTE FLASH RAFFLE IS IN THE FIRST COMMENT!

06/28/2026

Happy Senior Sanctuary Dog Sunday!

I’m going to try to do this every Sunday so everyone can become familiar with our senior sanctuary program and the dogs that you’re supporting above and beyond the ones that are available for adoption.

I have always tried to focus on the dogs that no other Rescue will take because of bite histories or socialization problems. Unfortunately, a lot of these dogs end up being sanctuary dogs because people won’t give them a chance once they’ve had a strike against them or they are a
liability to adopt out. I’ve done my best to give them a great quality of life here at the kennel house but we continue to need your help.

I am outlining the implementing of a sponsorship program for individuals and/or companies to help us give these seniors what they need and hope to roll that out soon.

Today…

MEET MURPHY. He is a spunky 15-year-old man that I’m currently watching dig a hole in the yard. I’m just glad to see him outside being active, which is very rare at his age. Murphy has severe allergies, and several small masses on his little

06/27/2026

Welcome Back Ferris. 😢. Ferris was returned today. He was adopted as a puppy and is now 1 1/2 yrs old.

He’s a very loving, super sweet boy but has had occasional issues with strangers. 99% of the time he is fine and he has been through extensive training so he knows tons of words and commands. Ferris also has been diagnosed with a “possible” auto immune disease and is on 2.5 mg dose prednisone every other day.

This is no place for this boy and once we get him evaluated and consult with his vet, I can make a more detailed informational post. I hope we can find him a home or even a foster home. He grew up sleeping on the couch and is now allocated to a crate. 😢

If you would like to discuss Ferris once we evacuate him ourselves, pls message me. We got some very valuable information from the Trainer, and will use that going forward as as well. Note: They never saw any issues with stranger but that was not his house or home.

Ferris says he is a good boy and he just needs to right place to romp.

06/27/2026

Meet Koko! 🩷
Koko is a 1-year-old, 9-pound bundle of love and endless fun! She is incredibly playful, affectionate, and happiest when she’s surrounded by people who want to cuddle and play.

Sadly, Koko is being owner-surrendered because her family doesn’t have enough time to meet the needs of such an energetic young dog.

Here’s what we know about this sweet girl:�🐾 Crate trained�🐾 Not yet housebroken, so she’ll need patience and consistency with potty training. Forgotten Paws is always happy to help guide her new family with training tips and best practices.�🐾 Has never walked on a leash, so she’ll be learning that exciting new skill.�🐾 Loves other dogs, both big and small.�🐾 Great with kids.�🐾 Has never been around cats, so we don’t yet know how she would do with them.

Koko is looking for someone who will shower her with love, spoil her with lots of toys, enjoy snuggling on the couch, and give her the happy, active life she deserves.

She is currently located in Kennesaw, Georgia, but is available for adoption throughout the Greater Atlanta area and surrounding suburbs.

This coming week, Koko will be updated on all vaccinations, heartworm tested, and microchipped. Her spay surgery is scheduled for July 14, and we’d love to have a forever home—or even a foster home—waiting for her where she can comfortably recover while beginning her new chapter.

If you think Koko could be the perfect addition to your family, please reach out. Let’s find this little girl the loving home she deserves! ❤️

Link to apply is in the first comment

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06/26/2026

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