Tri-Valley Animal Rescue Giving Them Another Chance

By Sue James, President

For those faithful readers who have seen Rupert in Tri-Valley Animal Rescue’s articles for the last couple of months, I am so happy to tell you that our darling boy finally got adopted. Rupert was a resident of the East County Animal Shelter for 3 months and all the volunteers adored him. He entertained everyone with his tricks - including his SPINS that he does on command. He was getting a lot of love at the shelter - but the boy definitely needed his own home and his own family and we were getting nervous that Rupert was being overlooked time and time again -perhaps because of his age. And then he came down with Giardia - and we became even more concerned. And then he found the perfect home. We couldn’t have asked for a better family for our adorable boy. Rupert was adopted by Jared Shaffer and his three kids - Emilie, Will and Michael. Here is what the Shaffer family had to say about Rupert.

“Rupert is the perfect dog for our family. He instantly became comfortable around our family and house. Despite his young age of 10, he has the perfect amount of energy for our family. He loves his walks and chasing squirrels. He is friendly with everyone he meets. He still does his spin for treats.

My only area of training is that he doesn’t like car rides and turns into a 58 pound lap dog while I am driving! That was short lived, and now he is properly restrained. We are building him up for a 3 hour drive (with stops) as my kids and I love to camp near Ebbetts Pass off of Highway 4.”

And this is why TVAR does what we do -- finding amazing homes for these deserving animals. So please consider a rescue animal to add to your homes.

TVAR is a locally based and volunteer run 501(c)3 animal rescue organization. With our foster dog and foster kitten programs and our

Dog and Cat Shelter programs at the East County Animal Shelter, TVAR assists in saving hundreds and hundreds of animals yearly in the Tri-Valley and surrounding areas. We are celebrating 30 years of saving lives with over 250 local volunteers. At TVAR, we rely solely on Public Support to fund our life saving programs.