Bella

My story

501(c)3 Web Site: www.aberdeenstr.com ***MUST SUBMIT APPLICATION before we will respond to email or phone inquiries. Thank You for your cooperation*** Please read listings fully to the end before applying for one of our beloved rescues. WE ARE NOT A SHELTER; WE ARE AN ALL-VOLUNTEER RESCUE WITH FULL-TIME JOBS. Please do not contact us to look at a dog. We will contact you once we have reviewed your completed application if we think your home might be a good fit. A reference check, phone interview, and home visit will be completed before meeting an adoptable dog. We work quickly. Please do not submit an application until you are ready to bring a new furry family member home. Expect your references to be contacted shortly after submitting your application. We adopt out to homes in WA state, but require that you are present for the meet and greet in Newcastle, WA. Our adoption fee is non-negotiable. The adoption fee is due on the day of adoption in the form of a check, Zelle, or cash. We no longer accept PayPal because of the percentage they take & their fees, but if the potential adopter is willing to pay the fees we will accept PayPal. Bella’s story is absolutely heartbreaking & what this sweetheart endured her whole life is not ok & nor should any animal live this way. Bella was posted as a tiny Maltese mix needing help out of a high kill shelter in CA. She was on the streets at the age of 8 & was found carrying 1 of her puppies stuck to her & was actively in labor. Non of her beautiful babies survived. Could you even begin to imagine what she went through with this horrific loss mentally & physically? Her medical notes read as one would expect with a life such as hers, weighing 8 lbs, mammary gland engorgement vs mastitis, vaginal discharge post dystocia, dental disease, maxillary incisors fractured trauma vs indiscriminate chewing, meaning was she previously kept in a cage? The list went on & on, she was matted, long nails, eye problems etc. Bella was available for adoption to the public & had a full adoption list but that list disappeared quickly once the reality of her medical needs became evident to potential adopters. Bella was in need of help & through all of this cruelty she was the sweetest angel & so gentle with the shelter staff. We sent the pull to rescue her & our dedicated foster mum arrived to get her but someone from the public was seeing her & potentially adopting her. That did not happen immediately once the medical needs were addressed, again the medical needs were so severe. Our foster mum took videos of Bella which we posted below in the comments & our hearts & spirits were so destroyed seeing this beautiful soul & what her life had been. While waiting it was determined another boy Scotty needed our help too & he was leaving with us. This boy had fallen through the cracks & needed our help too. Bella was taken to our vets & ohh poor sweet Bella, she had been used as a breeding machine & our vet stated she had, had countless liters & she weighed only 4.6 lbs on her first visit. On her 2nd visit she was spayed, now weighed 7.6 lbs & had a dental, medications on board, bloodwork, treated & now on eye drops & eye meds a few times a day for dry eye. So she had been suffering from that also for who knows how long? Bella’s foster mum said, she loves attention & would love for it to be all about her. She is very sweet & affectionate. It was time for beautiful Bella to heal physically & it was very evident at first she & her poor body were so very depleted. But from the moment her foster mum got her, she was nothing but love & gratitude. Bella was put onto a clean diet, of raw fruits, raw vegetables, raw proteins, supplements & grains. An outfit was put on her & her personality started to shine through with the cutest little big dog in a tiny body personality appear. She is now obsessed with playing with another boy we rescued who she bought him out of his shell & showed him so much love & built his confidence. She brings dogs & people so much joy & love. She goes everywhere with her foster mum for car rides & is by her side. Is now a queen in her adorable bed & makes the world a better place being in Bella’s presence. Our little love Miss Bella will now be looking for a home to cherish her with so much love & a playful dog friend in the home Bella was brought back to WA from CA & thrived in her foster home with her foster siblings & loved to be held & giving love & enjoyed the other dogs company. Unfortunately the foster mums father became ill so we needed to find Bella & the boy we rescued with her into different foster homes. So now Bella is in her current foster home & thriving. Bella’s foster mum & dad said she loves to be loved by you picking her up & snuggling with her. She absolutely adores comfy beds & big comfy blankets because again the reality is, we don’t know if this is something she did not get to experience ever until she was rescued. She also wants to sleep in bed with you & just to be with you. She will get on her back legs ready for you to pick her up & put her on the bed once she knows you. Until she knows you she may get down on the ground for you to pick her up & may piddle a little. Bella is wonderful with her baths & grooms as she has learnt since we got her to have them & be groomed. Bella loves to eat & is a wonderful eater now & she is not shy about that. She has put on so much weight in het foster home. She also loves collagen sticks & bully sticks. She is a very sweet intelligent dog her foster mum said. She absolutely will not walk on her harness & leash but she has been learning in the rescue. In her 2 previous foster homes her foster mums tried. In her current foster home she enjoys going into the backyard & sunning herself for small amounts of time. We are looking for a crate free home for this little lady only. Bella as you can imagine spent such a long time in a caged environment. Please do not say you won’t crate her & then go & crate her, that is unacceptable. We are also looking for a forever home for Bella where someone is home during the day or she can go with her people wherever possibly she can go with them. Bella is looking for a forever home who will cherish her & love her as she should be loved & be patient with her & never give up on her. Bella loves her dog friends so much & she enjoys being with them & has never met a dog she doesn’t like. She does not discriminate against breeds. We currently have her with other dogs in her loving foster home. Bella needs a fully fenced backyard if it’s a freestanding house. Bella is roughly 9.5 lbs, 8 years old & possibly a shi tzu, poodle mix but what she is mixed with we are not sure. Female, she is spayed by our vets. She is up to date on her shots, including DHPP, Bordatella, rabies & dewormed. But once these shots expire we will not redo them as we do not over vaccinate our beloved dogs & will only redo the rabies. Bella had a dental scale & polish. She has dry eye & is on tacrolimus & gets it twice a day along with tear drops & is flourishing. So her new family has to remember she will need these for life & will come with a brand new bottle. We have spent far more on Bella with bringing her to WA with her travel costs from CA, her medical care in WA & CA trying to save her life etc than her adoption fee comes close to covering. We have spent roughly $2500 on this beautiful girl. Bella has not been around cats since being in the rescue, but it’s always up to the new family to be responsible with their animals together. We have not had her around children so we do not recommend cats nor children but it’s always up to the adopters to responsible with their children, cats & dogs. We were not there when Bella was conceived so we do not know who her parents were & it’s always up to the new potential family to look at the pictures & decide what they think her breed is. As with all of our rescues & Bella’s friends she will need work on potty training & training, so this should be something the new family would be willing to work on & commit to. Please do not submit an application if you are not willing to commit to one of our rescues care for their whole life & that includes if they need training. Please do not email us asking is Bella potty trained or available, nor do we ship dogs anywhere as we will not respond. We would never say anyone of our rescues are potty trained. Our rescues need homes where the people are understanding of their past & what they have been through & what they will need in their daily lives & not willing to give up on them & if they do need training in their new home will in fact take them to training & not just say they will when applying. Please only submit an application if you are truly interested in adopting Bella & going through our process and have read her listing fully to the end & are wanting to adopt. If you are not responsive to our calls, emails or your references do not respond we will move on. Or you waste this rescues time, will remove your application from our system. You must be willing to go through our screening process which includes your references being checked, a phone interview & a virtual home visit via WebEx due to covid & followed by a meet & greet & if it’s a good fit, up to our discretion. We will only be accepting applications for Bella who understands her needs & that meet all the requirements for this special sweet little lady. Once we find the right home for each little soul we work fast, within days so the dogs can go to their forever homes in quite a timely manner. We do not hold onto dogs for people as our goal is to save lives & please do not submit an application if you are not ready to adopt. We also cannot respond to every application unfortunately. Bella has an adoption fee of $1255 & does not even come close to what we have spent on rescuing her & medically. She is now ready for her truly loving forever home & compassion & understanding of what she has been through.

If you have any questions or would like to adopt Bella, please reach out to the adoption group directly. PetSmart Charities does not facilitate the adoption process. Thank you.