My Nonprofit Reviews

You know the saying, “You don’t always get what you want, but God gives you what you need”? -- Well that’s exactly what happened when we adopted Poppy through Save The Strays Animal Rescue. We were looking for a “small dog” and Poppy was listed on PetFinder as small (17 lbs) because of their “sliding” scale. We put an inquiry in regarding Poppy, and found out that she was already adopted. So we decided to wait on the Lord before looking again.

About 2 weeks later, Sandra, from Save The Strays contacted us to say that Poppy was returned due to the other family already having an older dog and Poppy was too “puppy” around their dog, and were we still interested in meeting Poppy. (And of course we were!)

Sandra was great with communication, through emails, phone calls and texts. She answered our many questions. She sent us helpful paperwork and instructions in caring for Poppy as well. When we arrived at Save The Strays Animal Shelter, it was very neat and organized. We were totally impressed in all that Sandra does to maintain the animals there. Poppy was clean and well looked after. She was extremely friendly and affectionate. However, Poppy was now 20 lbs. That’s almost twice the weight of a dog we were hoping to adopt. But we really liked her and she was so pretty. So we brought her home and began bonding with her.

It’s been 4 months since we have adopted Poppy and we have gone through puppy hood and now we are into the teenage phase with her. She is definitely a hand full and very strong. She is now 35 lbs of muscle and energy, but has her down time too where she loves to sleep, sometimes even right on top of us! Poppy loves her back yard where she runs, digs, and plays fetch. She is getting used to the grandkids and will soon be taking Basic Obedience Classes. She has brought us so much joy. We are very thankful for her in our life and our experience with Save The Strays has been rewarding.