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ABOUT US Boston Buddies, Inc. is a recognized 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to the rescuing and rehoming of any Boston Terrier or Boston Terrier mix in need. We adopt our rescue Bostons from shelters, take in owner surrenders and rescue strays. Boston Buddies operates primarily throughout Los Angeles, Orange, San Diego, Riverside, San Bernardino, Kern and Ventura counties and surrounding areas. Our ultimate purpose is to match homeless or potentially homeless Boston Terriers and Boston Terrier mixes with loving permanent families, specifically interested in the breed. We do this by providing temporary foster care, medical treatment, personality assessments of the animals, and interviews and home checks of potential adopters. Each dog is examined by a veterinarian and provided with all necessary and reasonable medical treatment, vaccinated, spayed or neutered, microchipped and put on heartworm preventative. An Adoption Application, home visit, adoption fee and Adoption Agreement are all required as part of our adoption process. To find out more about our adoption process and policies and to view our Adoption Application and Adoption Agreement, please visit our Adoption Page - Click Here Boston Buddies has no paid employees. Our group is run entirely by devoted volunteers who donate their time and energy to help us achieve our goal of finding every needy Boston Terrier and Boston Terrier mix a forever home. Your donations and adoption fees allow us to continue our efforts and are deeply appreciated. Boston Buddies values its reputation in the rescue and animal services community and strives to conduct its efforts in a manner that fosters cooperation and teamwork with the individuals, groups and public and private organizations involved in animal welfare throughout the communities in which we operate. When Boston Buddies makes a commitment to aid or assist a Boston Terrier or Boston Terrier mix in need we carry through with our promise and remain committed to that dog for life. We are proud that our efforts have enabled us to rescue and assist over 500 dogs in need since the inception of our organization.
IS A RESCUE DOG RIGHT FOR YOU? By adopting a rescue dog instead of buying a breeder or pet store dog you are providing a new opportunity to a dog that lost out on his first chance at a happy forever life. We thank you for being interested enough in a rescue dog to visit our website. But we want you to be aware that adopting a rescue dog is a lifetime commitment. If you aren't prepared to work with your rescue dog through the adjustment period and beyond, please look no further. If you aren't prepared to provide your dog with regular medical care and nurse your dog back to health if he or she gets ill or needs surgery, please look no further. If you won’t keep your dog if you move or as your family grows, please look no further. If you really care what color a dog’s coat is, how much it weighs or what gender it is, and won’t accept anything but exactly what you want, then a rescue dog may not be for you. You do not “order” a rescue dog to meet your exact specifications – instead, you invite a rescue dog into your life because you have a special kind of love and compassion that you are willing to share with an animal that is in need. A rescue dog is different from a breeder or pet store dog in several ways. A rescue dog will most likely be older as there are few dogs rescued as puppies. Most rescue dogs are adolescents or middle aged dogs, but even the senior rescue dogs have a lifetime of love to give. A rescue dog may be a bit more cautious than a dog who has not been abandoned or abused. A rescue dog may need time to grieve the loss of the family who rejected him for reasons unknown to him. It may take him some time to be interested in food, play or his environment. Rescue dogs have been through so much - dumped in shelters, found roaming the streets, abandoned, neglected, starved and possibly physically abused. They need time, patience, understanding and love in order to succeed in their new homes. Sometimes it may take several weeks or months for a rescue dog to make the adjustment to your home and family. If you aren't 100% committed to making this work with your new dog, then please don't adopt. There is nothing worse for a rescue dog than to be rejected by his new adoptive family after only a few days or weeks. But ask any adopter of a rescue dog who has been through the adjustment period and they will tell you that the love and loyalty they receive in return for their commitment is more than worth their time and effort. A rescue dog can make the best pet you’ve ever had. Having been rejected, abused or neglected in his first life, a rescue dog truly appreciates his new family and will reward you with unending love and loyalty. No dog is perfect….just like no human is perfect. Please don't expect too much too soon from your new dog. We want every adoption to be a successful one. We don’t want any of our rescue dogs to experience even one more minute of hunger, discomfort or pain. That's why we are here to answer questions before and after each adoption, but we can't do it without your commitment. Thank you Boston Buddies, Inc.
Contact us: Mail: Boston Buddies, Inc. 19051 Goldenwest St. #106-145 Huntington Beach, CA 92648 |
