Sadie
Atlanta, Georgia
Female
Age: 5 (DOB 6/9/2019)
14#
Health TBA
Adoption Donation: $TBA
We were recently contacted by a shelter in South Alabama who alerted us that a puppy mill in their area was shutting down, that there were many Cavaliers there that would need rescue, and asked if we could manage this directly with the breeder/owner.
On Friday afternoon at 3pm when we received the contact information, I made the call to the breeder to advocate for all the cavaliers to be released into rescue and to get more information. Thankfully, she was willing to turn all the Cavaliers over to rescue 🙌🏼 I was unable to get an exact number of dogs at time, but she asked me how many we could take, and I said, “however many you had.” She said about 30. We immediately got to work lining up foster homes, coordinating transportation, preparing supplies, and utilizing rescue partnerships for help.
Saturday at 6pm we received the final count of 35 dogs and by the next morning at 11am, all 35 dogs were already loaded up in multiple vehicles 🚘 and were off to their respectable states and foster homes to start their brand new lives! Peace out puppy mill! ✌🏻
We took in half the dogs (17) with the other half taken in by another rescue. Of our 17, 7 of them are being fostered across Georgia, while 10 are being fostered across Alabama, including this brand new family of 4 - sweet mom and her three 3 day old pups now being fostered in Ider, Alabama. We will be introducing you to all our 17 newbies over the course of the week 💜
There were no records provided on the dogs which means titer testing for all, in addition to our standard intake vetting protocol of a fecal test, heartworm and tick borne illness test, urinalysis, bloodwork (CBC, Chemistry, T4), and a thorough physical exam including baseline tear tests and ear cytologies. Of course, all are intact and will need to be spayed and neutered. Some of the females will need imaging as we are unsure if they’ve been bred. We are anticipating parasites across the board and are seeing that many have obvious medical needs that will need additional diagnostics and treatment. The vetting and medical expenses of 17 dogs will be hefty and we would certainly appreciate if you’re able to jump aboard this rescue effort with us and make a donation to help with the expenses 🙏🏻 You can click the ‘donate’ button at the top of this page, donate on Venmo @CavalierRescue or click this link ⤵️
https://thecavalierrescue.org/donate/
This was a fast and furious rescue made possible by the collaborative effort and teamwork between shelter and rescue partnerships 🫶🏼 These 35 dogs benefited greatly by everyone’s willingness and ability to come together for one mission 👊🏼! Additionally, we are able to say ‘yes’ to a large intake like this because we know we have your support backing us and these very deserving pups. Thank you for your ongoing support, kindness, and generosity 💕 We are absolutely THRILLED for these dogs that they’re getting the second chance at the life they’ve always deserved! Stay tuned - many more pupdates to come 💜
UPDATE JUNE 11, 2024: Last Friday afternoon, when we first spoke to the puppy miller and learned about these dogs in need of rescue, she shared that a mom had just given birth that day to 4 pups. By the time we got there Sunday morning, one pup had already sadly passed away. When we got mom (Sadie) and her surviving 3 pups settled into her foster home, we noticed that she was pushing away the smallest baby. She would push little Selah away and try to cover and bury her in a blanket. Our experienced foster mom decided it was best to bottle feed her and to keep her close and warm at her chest. Whenever she would remove her, she would cry and so in her bra she stayed - warm, close, content, and loved 💕Sadly, mama Sadie knew something was wrong as early this morning little Selah passed away snuggled up close with her foster mom. We are trying to find comfort in knowing that she experienced love in her short little life, and that she did not pass in that filthy, hot, lonely puppy mill. But we are mourning for the life we envisioned for her - growing big and strong, being adopted by a wonderful family, and living a long, happy life 💔We have lots of Cavaliers that were waiting for her on the other side of the Rainbow Bridge 🌈 Selah’s name means ‘forever’ and she will always be apart of our rescue family and be remembered. Selah’s brother Shalom and sister Talia are doing well and gaining weight. Puppies born in these circumstances are very fragile and so it’s not appropriate to discuss adoption at this time. Please refrain from contact us with your interest, rather keep this sweet family in your thoughts and keep watch for more pupdates to come. 🙏🏻
UPDATE JUNE 14, 2024: Sadie’s pups, Talia 🩷 (bottom) and Shalom 🩵 (top), are 1 week old today! 🎉 Talia weighed in at 9.4 ounces today, and Shalom at 8.4, which means they’ve almost doubled in size since their arrival into rescue on Sunday 💪🏽 By all means, these two seem to be thriving 🙌🏼 They’re so lucky that they only spent 48 hours of their life in a puppy mill - Sadie and her last ever babies will get to experience being raised with love and an abundance of TLC 💕
🛑 Puppies born in these circumstances are very fragile and so it’s not appropriate to discuss adoption yet. Please refrain from contacting us with your interest at this time, rather keep this sweet family in your thoughts and keep watch for more pupdates to come 🙏🏻 Thanks for understanding!
UPDATE JUNE 15, 2024:The little Cavalier potatoes 🥔🥔 are growing plump 💕
📸: Sadie and her two 8 day old puppies, Talia & Shalom in Ider, Alabama
UPDATE JUNE 18, 2024:
Talia - meet the world 🌍💕
World - meet baby Talia 🐾 💕
Day 11 - eyes open 👀 (Shalom’s are almost open!)
UPDATE JUNE 21, 2024:
Oh hi there! 👀 Shalom - meet the world 🌍💕 World - meet baby Shalom 🐾 🩵
UPDATE JUNE 22, 2024:
Sadie’s pups, Talia 🩷 and Shalom 🩵, are now 2 weeks old. Talia just hit the 1 pound mark and Shalom is catching right on up, weighing 15 ounces 💪🏽
*Puppies born in the circumstances in which they were are considered very fragile. By all means these two seem to be thriving 🙏🏻, but know that things can turn quickly, so it’s not appropriate to discuss adoption at this time. As long as all continues to go well, they will have their first puppy wellness check and vaccine around 7-8 weeks of age. If they check out healthy at that time, we will begin to work towards listing them for adoption and they’d be able to be adopted and go home around 12 weeks old. Hopefully this timeline helps those of you possibly interested in being considered, Lord willing they continue to thrive and be healthy.
UPDATE JUNE 24, 2024:
Sadie’s pups, Talia 🩷 and Shalom 🩵, are now 2 weeks old. Talia just hit the 1 pound mark and Shalom is catching right on up, weighing 15 ounces 💪🏽
*Puppies born in the circumstances in which they were are considered very fragile. By all means these two seem to be thriving 🙏🏻, but know that things can turn quickly, so it’s not appropriate to discuss adoption at this time. As long as all continues to go well, they will have their first puppy wellness check and vaccine around 7-8 weeks of age. If they check out healthy at that time, we will begin to work towards listing them for adoption and they’d be able to be adopted and go home around 12 weeks old. Hopefully this timeline helps those of you possibly interested in being considered, Lord willing they continue to thrive and be healthy.
UPDATE JUNE 28, 2024:
Talia & Shalom are 3 weeks old today! 💕Developmentally, their ear canals are opening up so they can hear for the first time. They are also now “on the move” 🐾 although very wobbly and uncoordinated. They are beginning to explore and investigate, but they tire very easily… as you can see 💤
UPDATE JULY 6, 2024:
Morning kisses 💋 📸 4 week old Talia & Shalom
UPDATE JULY 7 2024: PUPDATES 🍼 🐾 Despite ALL efforts to get Cara to nurse her puppies, it just wasn’t happening. We had given it enough time to try to get her comfortable and agreeable with it, and it was a BIG FAT no! Since Cara wasn’t feeding, foster mom was doing around the clock bottle feeding, and despite ALL efforts, 2 of her 3 pups just were not thriving. Meanwhile, Sadie’s 2 butterballs, Talia & Shalom, are approaching the age where they are starting to eat puppy mousse food and weaning from nursing. Sadie is also now healthier and stronger than she was a few weeks ago when she was just rescued and so we felt it was time we could safely put Cara’s pups with Sadie where we felt Sadie was strong and healthy enough to handle feeding 3 more, especially since Talia & Shalom will be starting some solids soon and won’t be so taxing on her. Sadie’s face says it all! But sweet Sadie, Talia, and Shalom welcomed little Summer, Marina, and Merlin into their little family. Cara was so stressed with the whole puppy environment (and stressing everyone else out!) that we decided to move her out and she’s now in a foster home, content as can be, and getting to be the baby herself which makes her very happy! Motherhood is simply not for everyone! While Summer and Marina are now nursing well with Sadie, Merlin still isn’t doing well and can’t seem to latch. He is doing better with bottle feeding and so that’s what he is continuing to get around the clock and it feels like a battle everyday to keep him going. He will be visiting the vet on Monday and we’re going to keep trying to find ways to help him and pray he can turn a corner here soon. So Sadie to the rescue, Cara rescued from motherhood, and thank goodness for a foster mom with tons of newborn and critical pup experience who has given these pups a real fighting chance. We’ve had to be delicate about this situation to consider EVERYONE’S needs - not asking Sadie to do more than she can, not making Cara do something she didn’t chose, not moving puppies out that would still need critical and supplemented care with foster mom, etc. But, we feel like we’ve now got it right for everyone 🙌🏼 💕