Special Need Animals

The Pet Project Foundation is dedicated to finding loving, forever homes for all our adoptable animals - including those with medical conditions, behavioral issues, or those just getting on in years. This page highlights just a few of these very special animals that you can find at our shelter, and will be updated monthly. Please find room in your heart and your home for these furry friends who still have so much love and companionship left to offer.

Beautiful Beyonce is dreaming of a new, loving, forever home.  She's a Bull Terrier/American Staffordshire mix, vaccinated, spayed female, about 18 months old,  and she's house-trained. 

 Beyonce is friendly and adores being with people.  She walks nicely on a leash and would love a daily walk or jogging with you.  Although Beyonce is fine around children, we recommend that she live in an all-adult home, and that she be the only pet in the home.  She is very playful, enjoys her doggie toys, and will play fetch.  An added plus is that she is receiving professional dog training.  Her ideal family would be one with experienced, thoughtful dog owners in a stable household, who love dogs and treat them as members of the family.  Beyonce's potential new family will also receive three free sessions with her professional dog trainer.  If you would like to know more about Beyonce, talk about making her your best friend forever, and arrange to meet her, call Pet Project Foundations's point of contact for Beyonce at 949-496-4003

Bliss is a spayed German Shepherd/Blue Healer mix, about 12 months old. 

She is very sweet with other dogs and loves to play with them.  She was rescued out of a very crowded high-volume shelter where she had practically grown up.  She is so sweet when she knows you, but due to the situation of living so long in a shelter like that, she is afraid of people and hasn't yet learned to trust, and it would be best if any childeren at home are older children.  Bliss was previous adopted into a very houshold that was not the best situation for her.  She needs to be in a home with a very experienced "dog person" who can help her blossum fully into the wonderful dog we know whe really is.  Our dog trainer is working with her at home and says that Bliss is smart, gentle and eager to please.  She already knows "sit" and "down".  She enjoys pushing one of those kibble-dispensing dog toys around the floor to get the dog treats out of it.  She learns very quickly and is already learning to be housebroken too.  Her new adopters should be willing to continue to crate train her for her housebreaking, as well as for appropriately directing her normal puppy chewing activity.  She would be a perfect dog for anyone who lives in a rural area or in the country, has some land and would like a dog who is protective of their home.  Another well-adjusted dog at home would work wonders for Bliss too.  Out trainer will want to meet all members of the family.  Come on up and meet this charming girl.  You might decide that she should be the newest member of your family.  That would make her dreams come true!

ANGEL – DOMESTIC SHORTHAIR TORTOISESHELL – SIX YEARS OLD

             Angel needs exercise!  She has been at our shelter now for a full year, and her girth demonstrates what happens when a cat does not get enough exercise.  We are unable to put Angel in a condo because she would not tolerate another cat in such close quarters.  (Our condos are rather small, even though they give the cats some room to climb and play.)  So Angel lies in her kennel and eats.  Yes, we have put her on a diet and have recently put our foot down about her getting treats.  But she really needs to get out of the shelter and MOVE!

            And we believe she’ll do that once she is adopted.  When we get her out for her daily romp, she’s a playful girl, full of tortie personality.  She grumbles when picked up, but don’t let that deter you.  She’s just posturing. 

            Some of us have experienced the privilege of Angel climbing into our lap for some petting and bonding.  You, too, can be the recipient of Angel’s affections.

ASHLEY - MEDIUM-HAIRED GRAY - YEAR AND A HALF  UPDATED!
    Poor Ashley.  When she came to our shelter in May 2007, this is what was written about her:  "Ashley is a spayed female Gray Domestic Mediumhair. The shelter thinks she was about 1 year and 6 months old when she arrived on May 9, 2007. Ashley is shy, but responds to pets and strokes with enthusiastic purrs and loving head-rubs. She likes affection and will even roll over on her side for tummy rubs when you hold her on your lap. Her large gold eyes follow you everywhere - they'd love to follow you home!"
        When Ashley first came to us, she went in a home while she nursed her babies, and the foster mom thought she may be feral.  But when she first came to the shelter, we were able to touch her, as is written above.  After a while, Ashley withdrew from the human touch.  Some people she would come to for hand sniffs, but then would shy away.  We honestly do not believe Ashley is feral; just very scared.
    Recently, a kind-hearted person decided to take Ashley and foster her.  Ashley now purrs and roams her room, eats well, uses the box.  But, alas, her foster mom's cat is not happy with the intruder.  In the short time that Ashley has been in this person's home, we can see that she can be a sweet, yet shy, domestic house cat for someone who is willing to give her space and time.  Please call us about Ashley if you can help with her needs.  She keeps herself very clean and has no problems with matting hair.  Oh, and she loves to play!