The pets below are NOT AVAILABLE for adoption – so please do not apply for them. These are kiddos currently in our care who are being treated for various illnesses and injuries, or are new moms who are busy raising their angel babies ♥ Watch our website and our Facebook page to learn when we will start accepting applications for them.
Your donations to P.R.A.R. help us to care for these special cases, most of which often cost the rescue several THOUSANDS of dollars. We appreciate all the help we can get to give our orphans the very best care available! ♥
SQUISHY is on MEDICAL HOLD 💜
Squishy is not available for adoption at this time. We do not accept inquiries or applications for our dogs receiving medical treatment. What she needs most is your support for our medical program to ensure continuation of top quality care! ♥
If you’re able to help Squishy with a tax deductible donation toward her lengthy care, vetting, and any potential complications, we would be incredibly grateful. 
Squishy is about a 4 month old chihuahua mix who was found running stray in N. Texas. One look told us, something is very clearly different with this little girl’s body! Basically, she’s a medical unicorn.
Xrays have baffled 4 veterinarians and one veterinary neurologist. Squishy’s spine, vertebrae, and ribs are… “wonky.” Yeah, that’s a medical term when you can’t figure out WTH is going on!
One doctor in TX said her spine was broken. It’s not. This is some sort of congenital abnormality, and likely a combination of several rare abnormalities.
We will be working with our medical teams to get little Squishy’s condition figured out and support her as best we can with any special needs she may have.
Follow Squishy’s story on our FACEBOOK page – we’ll be using the hashtag #Squishy for this lil’ darlin’.
Differential / Working Diagnosis
Congenital vertebral malformation syndrome (multiple malformed vertebrae, hemivertebrae, transitional vertebrae)
Sacral/caudal regression / partial agenesis of sacrum/coccyx (explains short tail)
Atypical/variant short-spine syndrome (not classic, but milder form preserving neck length.
This is not necessarily a fatal or catastrophic condition — many dogs with vertebral malformations live functional lives without surgery.
The prognosis depends on whether there is spinal cord compression or neurologic compromise; if none now, the goal is to preserve function and quality of life.
Norman is on MEDICAL HOLD 💜
Norman is not available for adoption at this time. We do not accept inquiries or applications for our dogs receiving medical treatment. What he needs most is your support for our medical program to ensure continuation of top quality care! ♥
If you’re able to help Norman with a tax deductible donation toward his expensive medical care, we would be incredibly grateful.
Norman – The Hoppiest Little Nugget With Knees That Betray Him
Sweet Norman is just a baby, but life hasn’t given him an easy start. At 3 months old, he is a fluffy little Bichon/Poodle mix who greets the world with joy. He wants to run and play like every puppy should, but his knees give out beneath him. Both knees are severely impacted from bilateral lateral patellar luxation – which means his kneecaps slip in and out of place, leaving him wobbly, unstable, and in pain. Surgery is his only chance at a normal, pain-free life. His radiographs, orthopedic surgery, and physical therapy will cost upwards of $5,000 per knee. Norman is a “throwaway” from a commercial breeding operation. He was discarded because he couldn’t bring a profit. He is another in a long line of innocent, sentient lives that are victims of the pet trade. He didn’t choose to be born into these circumstances, he didn’t choose his challenges. What he DOES choose, every single day, is to greet us with an ever-wagging tail, a great big smile, a ton of kisses and a determination to push through the pain. 💜
Sir Reginald Pompington is on MEDICAL HOLD 💜
Reggie is not available for adoption at this time. We do not accept inquiries or applications for our dogs receiving medical treatment. What he needs most is your support for our medical program to ensure continuation of top quality care! ♥
If you’re able to help Reggie with a tax deductible donation toward his expensive medical care, we would be incredibly grateful.
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Sir Reginald Pompington – The Royal Rascal With a Broken Heart
Yes, his name is grand — and so is his spirit. Sir Reginald is a 10-week-old, 2 pound, tiny Pomeranian with a larger-than-life personality, strutting through life as though he knows he’s meant for greatness. Reggie bounces around like a tiny, cracked-out pinball, playful, hoppy, snuggly, silly—he is joy incarnate now that he’s been freed from the cage he was raised in. But behind the bowtie and floof this little prince has a heart that’s already struggling. Reggie has a serious heart murmur, just like Mitzi and Kitsu. He needs an urgent cardiology consult and echocardiogram ($750). His joy is real, but so is his pain.
He’s a baby. He hasn’t even had the chance to grow into his royal title yet— and already, his future depends on costly medical interventions. He was discarded and written off because he couldn’t turn a profit in the pet trade. But Reggie doesn’t know that. He believes life is meant to be lived with uncontainable energy and endless kisses. And we believe him. 💜
PUPDATE: Reggie needs heart surgery. Further updates will be forthcoming
Billy, Charlie, & Shenzi are on Medical & Behavioral Hold.
These boys are not available for adoption at this time, but we ARE accepting inquiries about them. What they need most is your support for our medical & behavioral program to ensure continuation of top quality care! ♥
If you’re able to help Billy, Charlie, and Shenzi with a tax deductible donation toward their rehavilitation and medical care, we would be incredibly grateful.
Billy, Charlie, and Shenzi are on medical hold after being rescued from an absolutely disgusting, filthy, horrific hoarding situation in which they lived in a trash/filth filled home for years without access to the outside or humans (other than the one human who held them prisoner.) They were emaciated, ravaged by fleas, and breeding with Sally – the female in the home. We believe that Billy and Shenzi were born in the home and never had the opportunity to properly socialize.
Behaviorally the boys are scared. We ARE open to speaking NOW with people interested in adopting. They are receiving treatment for their skin issues. Billy will have his umbilical hernia repaired, and they will all be neutered prior to adoption. For now, they are safe. They are loved. They are getting nutritious food and will be working with our behavioral team to help them build confidence in this new world they are facing.
Behavioral specialists are $300-$600 per week for the three boys. Help is greatly needed! Please donate to help these sweet boys!
Sally is on Medical & (maybe) Maternity Hold.
Sally is not available for adoption at this time. We do not accept inquiries or applications for our dogs receiving medical treatment or who may be pregnant. What she needs most is your support for our medical program to ensure continuation of top quality care! ♥
If you’re able to help Sally with a tax deductible donation toward her care, vetting, and any potential complications, we would be incredibly grateful.
Sally is on medical hold after being rescued from an absolutely disgusting, filthy, horrific hoarding situation in which she lived in a trash/filth filled home = having litter after litter for years without access to the outside or humans (other than the one human who held them prisoner.)
Sally was emaciated, missing hair, covered in scabs from fleas eating her alive. She is possibly pregnant (again).
Behaviorally sally is nervous, but is allowing contact and lovies when she feels safe. She is receiving treatment for her skin issues. She will not be spayed for the next few weeks as we wait to see if she is actually pregnant.
For now, she is safe. She is loved. She is getting nutritious food and will be working with our behavioral team to help build her confidence in this new world.
Behavioral specialists are $100-$200 per week for Sally. Help is greatly needed! Please donate to help this sweet little girl.
The WOOPSIE Babies are on Maternity Hold.
These babies are not available for adoption at this time. We do not accept inquiries or applications for our dogs on Maternity Hold. What they need most is your support for our medical program to ensure continuation of top quality care! ♥
If you’re able to help the Woopsie Babies with a tax deductible donation toward their care, vetting, and any potential complications, we would be incredibly grateful.
The #WOOPSIEBabies were born locally in Colorado on 12/12/15/25. They are an accidental litter wherein the owner reached out to PRAR to help with care of the babies, and spay of the mother dog.
These babies will be on Maternity hold as they grow with their mom. Once weaned, they will move over to our program for full vetting and to find their forever homes, and PRAR will have their mother spayed to stop the cycle of unwanted litters.
You can follow them (and all of our pets) on our FACEBOOK page for updates.
PLEASE consider a tax deductible donation to help us help these medical and maternity cases. These sweet souls often cost the rescue thousands, if not TENS OF THOUSANDS of dollars. We never want to say, “NO” to an animal in need, but we cannot continue to take on more medically fragile dogs without the continued support of our animal-loving community ♥
