SUCCESS STORIES
In reality every AMAR dog is a success story. All rescue Maltese desire and deserve a forever home. The photos and stories of the rescue dogs featured in this section, represent some of our rescues with complex health problems or injuries, as well as some of our older Maltese. These are just a few of our successful placements.
Minet
Minet was about to turn 15-years-old when he came to us, after his mom died. She rarely took him to the vet and his foster thought he had dementia, since Minet didn’t relate to him or his other Maltese and he wandered around aimlessly. Minet's breath was awful and some of his teeth came out in his vet’s hand. As soon as that happened, he was more responsive and after his full dental with extraction of all his teeth, he really changed. Our coordinator calls him the Benjamin Button of AMAR. He’s acting younger and even does zoomies!
Fluffy
Fluffy, now known as Ruffy, came to AMAR with a bladder full of stones. He must have been in terrible pain, but with the vet care AMAR gave him, a change of food, and a wonderful forever home, he's living the joyful life he was meant to live. Ruffy went from a pathetic Maltese, to one who flies through the air when he’s let out in the yard.
Sandy and Dandy
Sandy and Dandy were a bonded pair of seniors when we rescued them. Their mother died and her son then kept them in a basement washroom for three years. They had no medical care and were neglected and living in filth. Sandy had 59 bladder stones! Our vet was able to perform surgery to remove them. Dandy had diabetes and was blind from it. We put her on insulin and she has to have eye drops the rest of her life. They’re both thriving and were adopted by their mom in NH, who loves her girls so much.
PAIGE (BEFORE)
PAIGE (AFTER)
Paige
Paige was called “the red dog” by our AMAR coordinator because when she was surrendered to her, she had only a little tuft of hair, and the rest of her body was red from being inflamed and scratching endlessly. After a year in foster care, and a lot of hard work and trial and error, one of our amazing foster moms and her vet, got a handle on her allergies and were able to turn her around with a special diet and some allergy meds. She has a beautiful coat of thick white hair now, and loves her new forever family.