Special needs rescue since 2017.
Because every dog deserves a home.
Adopting is one of the best things you can do.
When you adopt, you’re not just giving a deserving dog a home. You’re also reducing the demand for puppy mills and other industrial-scale breeding operations that put profit before animal welfare. Sadly, bad breeding is the cause of many of the birth defects our dogs suffer.
Meet Our Pups
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Applesauce
Applesauce was born with no shoulder blade on one leg and only a partial on the other. He gets around very well without the use of his front legs. He will be fitted for a cart once he is done growing.
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Holt
Holt has cerebellar hypoplasia. He shakes and has the cutest little walk.
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Ferris
Ferris unfortunately finds himself looking for a new family. His adoptive Mom has become very sick and is unable to care for him. Ferris was born with deformities in his hind legs. There is no surgery that can fix them. He gets around just fine. He can go up and down stairs, and he is really fast when he needs to be.Ferris is also deaf
Ferris can be reactive to other dogs he doesn’t know. He has been doing great since being back in rescue.
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Chessie
Chessie is 4 months old. Her mom was hit by a car while pregnant which has resulted in Chessies hips being deformed. She walks just fine. She just has her own unique way of doing it. She is not in pain and surgery is not an option for her.
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Pistacho
Pistachio is a catte dog mix puppy. She has mega esophagus and is doing amazing in her chair.
She is super smart and fun to train. SHe has a ot of spirit in her little body. SHe is bold and brave. She loves other dogs and has been fine with the cats
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Mariel
Mariel is a loving, friendly, and occasionally sassy/stubborn rottie mix, age ~2-years.
Mariel was initially paralyzed when she came to us over a year ago. Over time she started walking on her own; eventually she even started to run. She can walk up a few stairs. After having X-rays done there is no visible damage to her spine, or hips. We will never know what happened but we do know she is a fighter.
Mariel tries very hard to potty outside but she can not always make it. Her new family will have to be patient with her and understand that she will have accidents in the house. The love she has to offer will definitely out way some clean up!
For Mariel's best life according to her foster mom: Fenced yard (She is surprisingly speedy, especially when it comes to squirrels!). Accessibility=easy in/out. Ideally, one adult home for the majority of the day with minimal daytime crating. Older, sturdy, dog savvy kids and household members only. Mariel's physical movements can be unpredictable, so there's a knock-over risk. NO cats. Confident, low-key dogs or an only dog situation ...‘cus she simply loves her humans.
Rottie mix
2yrs old
Fully vetted
In the news
WATERTOWN, Conn. (WTNH) — A non-profit organization in Watertown rescues and rehomes dogs with disabilities. They may be blind or deaf or have other imperfections.
It’s called Perfect Imperfections.
Trisha Malfitano of Perfect Imperfections joins us on Nyberg to share more about how the organization got started, her children’s books and how people can adopt dogs from the program.
