r/velvethippos

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I went to see Amber again today at the shelter 😭 She’s such a light and the shelter kennel dims it. Looking for a bully breed experienced foster in SoCal.

When you walk up to her kennel, she has no expression in her eyes. She’s absolutely devastated that she’s there. You can feel her thoughts.

Once she has a kennel break moment for potty break, she’s a completely different dog. She shines, wiggles, kisses, snorts. Shes most obsessed with snackies and chew toys. It’s all she wants.

We are looking for a SoCal ✨bully breed loving committed foster for 6 months✨ under a solid legit rescue.

Amber is 2yrs old , 60lbs ish short - but strong 💪 short stack.

Her shelter notes share that she can be with calm dogs only - she has some sass in her wiggle butt so her match would have to be assessed first with one of the trainers.

An Amber fan in her last post said she’s “A peach 🍑 who knows her boundaries and how to communicate them safely” 😭😭😭

Before Agoura shelter, Amber was at Lancaster shelter. She was dumped there after breeding but luckily Agoura shelter pulled her when they had an empty kennel and saved her life 🙏

If you are an experienced bully breed foster, please connect for more info.

u/SoCal_Foster_Dogs — 10 days ago
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Joey is a friendly guy, terrified of the shelter, a healthy boy stuck on Barc euth list. He needs a calm, loving home, can you give him the life he deserves, full of love~A2099135~4yr old staffie mix boy On euth list for 10/5@1pm CT BARC Houston TX adopt foster USA/CAN

🏡 AVAILABLE FOR ADOPTION, FOSTER, OR RESCUE

🚗 OUT OF STATE OR CANADIAN ADOPTION IS POSSIBLE - cost is typically around $600 USD (give or take). The fee includes transport, boarding, full medical, spay/neuter, and a health certificate.

We are a volunteer network dedicated to helping at-risk dogs. We are not affiliated with BARC. We connect at-risk animals at the BARC shelter with the adopters, fosters, and rescue organizations needed to save their lives. We can help coordinate out-of-state adoption through approved 501(c)3 rescues. Please send the OP a Chat invite or send moderator mail to (it's under the see-more tab for the group) for information and a link to an application form. BARC Houston cannot facilitate out-of-state adoption or foster.

🆘 Scared, HW-, 4-year-old Joey is on the euthanasia list Monday, 10/5. There will be no extensions per BARC. 🆘

⏰ Joey must have a HOLD no later than 1PM or he will lose his life.🥺 We need pledges and a local foster or adopter for a rescue to help.💰🏡

🚩 Please do not honor pledges until the post has been updated with rescue information and a freedom picture. Please reach out with any questions or concerns.

💙🐶 Joey #A2099135

9/30/2026 Euth Req | Staffordshire Mix | Male | 4Y | 67.8 lbs | HW-

💜 𝗩𝗼𝗹𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗲𝗿 𝗡𝗼𝘁𝗲𝘀:

We were not able to meet Joey. If you’re interested in helping us meet the animals, please message us!

🔹 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲:

Euth Req – Field

📝 𝗦𝗵𝗲𝗹𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗡𝗼𝘁𝗲𝘀:

10/2/2026: Dog is in the back of the kennel tensed body, worried face and tail pressed against body. I was able to walk in and leash but he just sat there not wanting to walk out, I baby talked and offered treats which he took and only walked to the front of the kennel but not wanting to walk out of the kennel. I had to carry to the next kennel

10/3/2026: dog at the back of the kennel trembling,lip licking. As i leash him he slowly came foward then froze. I tied him against the wall as I clean his kennel. Once i finished, he army crawled back into his kennel.

10/4/2026: 10/04/26 10:48 Able to get him to wag tail with baby talk, but completely shut down and wouldn’t walk on leash. Picked him up, no muzzle needed, and carried out to run and he pottied once set down. Army crawled a bit to me when I came back but wouldn’t walk far, so carried him back inside and into kennel.

🚑 𝗠𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗡𝗼𝘁𝗲𝘀:

9/30/2026: Weighed 67.8 lbs. Normal exam. Intact male. Vaccinated with DA2PP-V, Bordetella and Rabies, dewormed, and given Pyrantel and Advantage Multi. HW-.

📌 Please contact BARC if you are local and can help! Neither BARC nor the page can assist out of state adoption or foster offers. We are NOT the shelter.

💌 𝗔𝗹𝗹 𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗱𝘀 𝗠𝗨𝗦𝗧 𝗯𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝘄𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴, 𝘀𝗼 𝗽𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗱𝗼 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗖𝗮𝗹𝗹. 𝗜𝗳 𝗟𝗼𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝗙𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗿 𝗔𝗱𝗼𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝗲𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗹 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗯𝗲𝗹𝗼𝘄:

barcfoster@houstontx.gov

barcadoptions@houstontx.gov

BARC.Aid@houstontx.gov

𝐏𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐢𝗺𝐚𝐥’𝐬 𝐬𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧 𝐝𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐭 𝐈𝐃 𝐧𝐮𝗺𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐜𝗼𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐭𝐞𝐫.

📍BARC Animal Shelter

3200 Carr St

Houston, TX 77026

www.houstontx.gov

u/6mishka6 — 10 days ago

A graphic I made: “Meet the Team!” (For my shop on Etsy haha)

My three fur babies and I. We make a great team. Especially during our arts and crafts. 🤭🐚🤎

u/RescuedByThree — 11 days ago

Leopard Seal variant of Velvet Hippo

This is the sweet cryptid we found in a parking lot back in June and has become a permanent part of our home! We initially thought Tula was mostly Catahoula Leopard but her results came back as even split of mostly Pittie and Lab with a small dash of Aussie thrown in. But she is 100% all lovey snuggle bug quirky weirdo <3

u/abstract_ark — 10 days ago
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Big Mac needs help right now. This is an urgently for help. He’s in the San Bernardino city animal shelter, and this is his last hour. Please reach out to me if you can help right now!

Injured overnight Now to be KILLED today 10/4 😭 #A598242 Big Mac about 2yrs 67lbs available 9/25. Kenned with other dog's found cowering in the corner of the kennel with his big beautiful sad eye's confused, scared and injured. Dog's are crowded, fed once a day, no enrichment, shoved to the side with a pig board to clean, hosed, fog horned, catchpoled, surrounded by loud screeching cries and the smell of death with no repreave @ San Bernadino California City Shelter Sbrescue@sbcity.org 909 998-4000
https://24petconnect.com/SanBernardinoCityShelterPets/Details/SBCT/A598242?fbclid=IwdGRjcAUvkHljbGNrBS-QUGV4dG4DYWVtAjExAHBkb2YFc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQMMzUwNjg1NTMxNzI4AAEemGJe38LtQOTwfCfMkRhDynn9uYA1xxRgaeC0Ep4Q5WR590QeLN12S9oAALg\_aem\_fM2WV-XhGacNU8hxu31hTQ

u/RescueBridge — 10 days ago

My uniforms are his pillow

Every time I do laundry he always uses my uniforms as bedding 🤣

u/dirtymax1335 — 11 days ago
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Fearful, HW-, 3-year-old Ross is on the euthanasia list Monday, 10/5 at BARC, Houston, TX. This boy can be fostered locally or adopted to the US or Canada. Please get in touch if you can help

🏡 AVAILABLE FOR ADOPTION, FOSTER, OR RESCUE

🚗 OUT OF STATE OR CANADIAN ADOPTION IS POSSIBLE - cost is typically around $600 USD (give or take). The fee includes transport, boarding, full medical, spay/neuter, and a health certificate.

We are a volunteer network dedicated to helping at-risk dogs. We are not affiliated with BARC. We connect at-risk animals at the BARC shelter with the adopters, fosters, and rescue organizations needed to save their lives. We can help coordinate out-of-state adoption through approved 501(c)3 rescues. Please send the OP a Chat invite or send moderator mail to r/findfostersfordogs (it's under the see-more tab for the group) for information and a link to an application form. BARC Houston cannot facilitate out-of-state adoption or foster.

🆘 Fearful, HW-, 3-year-old Ross is on the euthanasia list Monday, 10/5. There will be no extensions per BARC. 🆘

⏰ Ross must have a HOLD no later than 1PM or he will lose his life.🥺 We need pledges and a local foster or adopter for a rescue to help.💰🏡

🚩 Please do not honor pledges until the post has been updated with rescue information and a freedom picture. Please reach out with any questions or concerns.

💙🐶 Ross #A2099133
9/30/2026 Euth Req | Staffordshire Mix | Male | 3Y | 67.8 lbs | HW-

💜 𝗩𝗼𝗹𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗲𝗿 𝗡𝗼𝘁𝗲𝘀:
We were not able to meet Ross. If you’re interested in helping us meet the animals, please message us!

🔹 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲:
Euth Req – Field

📝 𝗦𝗵𝗲𝗹𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗡𝗼𝘁𝗲𝘀:

10/2/2026: Dog is in the back of the kennel tensed body, hiding face in the back corner and tail pressed against body. I had to physically put on the leash due to his head being in the corner, I leashed but he did not want to move. I offered treats and baby talk but he ignored, I had to carry out to another kennel

10/3/2026: At the back of the kennel avoiding eye contact, whale eyes, lip licking. As i leash him he layed trembeling. I did a light muzzle and moved him from the corner. He army crawl out the kennel, i tied him

10/4/2026: 10/04/26 10:46 Very tense, whale eyes. Muzzled and carried to the run. Remained pancaked at the gate where I set him down full body trembling. When I leashed him later, began thrashing while trying to pick up, so placed him in rolling bin and rolled him back inside and into kennel. Scrambled into kennel, pressed against back wall with hard stare, licking lips.

🚑 𝗠𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗡𝗼𝘁𝗲𝘀:

9/30/2026: Weighed 67.8 lbs. Normal exam. Intact male. Vaccinated with DA2PP-V, Bordetella and Rabies, dewormed, and given Pyrantel and Advantage Multi. HW-.

📌 Please contact BARC if you are local and can help! Neither BARC nor the page can assist out of state adoption or foster offers. We are NOT the shelter.

💌 𝗔𝗹𝗹 𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗱𝘀 𝗠𝗨𝗦𝗧 𝗯𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝘄𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴, 𝘀𝗼 𝗽𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗱𝗼 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗖𝗮𝗹𝗹. 𝗜𝗳 𝗟𝗼𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝗙𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗿 𝗔𝗱𝗼𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝗲𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗹 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗯𝗲𝗹𝗼𝘄:
barcfoster@houstontx.gov
barcadoptions@houstontx.gov
BARC.Aid@houstontx.gov
𝐏𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐢𝗺𝐚𝐥’𝐬 𝐬𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧 𝐝𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐭 𝐈𝐃 𝐧𝐮𝗺𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐜𝗼𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐭𝐞𝐫.

📍BARC Animal Shelter
3200 Carr St
Houston, TX 77026
www.houstontx.gov

u/lingeringneutrophil — 10 days ago