Are you the creative type? Can you make a masterpiece out of cardboard scraps, glue, and glitter? Do you see art in a pile of tissue paper, paper towel tubes, and fabric swatches?
Then we need YOU!!!
MABTR is in search of items for our Etsy store. If you have any special talents, or any ideas for items for our Etsy store, please let us know at midamericabostonrescue@gmail.com
Thanks in advance!
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Medical Corner
WHAT is that smell???
A dog owner walks into his bedroom where his dog is sitting on the bed chewing on a plush toy. As he moves towards the middle of the room, at the end of the bed he smells something awful.
He approaches his dog to smell the toy as well the dog's back (thinking he rolled into something outside), looks under the bed, in the closet, under the dresser, in the bathroom and even his nose to the carpet. Unable to find the smell, he walks back to the end of the bed, middle of the room, and there is the smell again.
This time he smells his dog's head, getting closer to the smell. Then over to his ear, BINGO - smell is found. Poor dog had a severe ear infection. He showed no signs such as scratching at his ear or yelping when his ear was touched. Owner felt horrible. This dog has allergies and of course is prone to ear infections.
I know the dog has to be in pain. Dogs are strong and hiding pain or discomfort is their strength. Hiding pain is a beneficial evolutionary trait that animals have developed over millennia. It enhances the chances of not being caught by predators, and thus improves the chance of survival.
As a pet owner we need to identify when things are not right for our pets and if it is painful for us it has to be painful for them.
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Shop the Boston Bay!
Adorable Boston plush for your child or self. Also a great gift idea for a birthday or baby shower. 10 inches tall.
FREE SHIPPING!!
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15 years of service AND
4000+ lives saved!
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Did you know that many employers will match your donation to a 501(c)3 organization? Some even pay a flat fee to the organization in exchange for your volunteer hours!
Check with your human resource department for details and opportunities on how your donation and time can go further!
Just to name a few companies we know offer such programs:
- 8z Real Estate
- Allstate
- AT&T
- Benevity: Apple, Google, ADP
- CenturyLink
- CNA Surety
- CSG
- Dish Network
- First National Bank
- Great Western
- Johnson and Johnson
- Lockhead Martin Corporation
- Microsoft
- MidAmerica Energy Holding Comp.
- Pfizer
- Pinnacol Assurance
- SalesForce
- Thrivent Financial
- United Healthcare
- United Way
- Verizon
- VMLY&R
- Walmart
- Wells Fargo
- Western Union
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Spread the Word
We want to encourage our followers that should you come across a Boston or Boston mix in a local animal shelter or posted for sale or free on craigslist or Facebook to please share the ad and details with MABTR. Our mission will be to reach out and make them aware of our existence and services when it comes to finding new home. Though we have been in service for 15 years some organizations and individuals still do not know about us. We just may be the perfect outlet for the dog, ensuring they land in a safe and happy forever home.
Our contact info is
Thank you for spreading the word about us!
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A Sweet Goodbye: Jace and Joey …
The End of an Era
Words are not coming quickly for me as I struggle to finally write tributes to these rescue boys who lived, loved, thrived, and died as members of our Pierce Pack. Their world may have been small, but their lives were big. They enjoyed life to the fullest. And they were deeply loved.
Jace Pierce 07/2006 - 10/2020
Jace was his Papa’s snuggle buddy… a couch potato. A silly boy. We called him a Flatlander when he first moved from rescue in Nebraska to Colorado with us to be a buddy for our other Boston, Bentley. Jace had a fireplug body style that led us to believe he had some French bulldog in his Boston Terrier lineage. He never became a good walker. But he loved to run out in the green grass of the backyard and roll on his back with his pudgy body and legs flailing everywhere. If you looked at him, he seemed to always be smiling. Even during rough health years, the smile was always there. Through being deaf, major back surgery, cancer, seizures, allergies, and neck pain, … he always had a smile and a positive attitude. Rarely was he grumpy, no matter the pain level. Life always was an adventure. And people were his greatest loves. He died as I feared… through a series of seizures that even the professionals couldn’t get under control. But his Papa held him and his favorite vet sent him home on October 18th of 2020. He was 14. Life wasn’t fair for him, but he never showed anger or fear. He was a happy boy. He will forever be one of my heroes.
Joey 03/2009 - 04/2020
Joey was a foster failure. He came to us when we were volunteering for MidAmerica and helped with transport. His name was Beefy then… a bigger pup. “Beefy” was to be adopted by a Denver resident. But, through a series of events, ended back with us to foster. He was long and lanky and all legs and ears as a young pup, and his tongue never quite fit into his mouth. Even as an adult a bit of it always peeked out of his mouth when he slept. We named him Joey on his first day with us because he resembled a baby kangaroo. He was a jumper, a runner and an awesome walker. His Papa taught him well, and they walked everywhere together. But Joey had a dark side from his youth with a backyard breeder. There was always a part of him that needed to fight. Even with expensive training, it never quite went away. We lived a guarded life with Joey. There was always a risk of aggression. But we didn’t put him down until a blood cancer invaded his athletic body and surgery took his spleen. Even then we helped him live 4 very healthy months before it returned and he was bleeding out. We helped Joey leave us just after his 11th birthday. On April 5th of 2020, and even with Covid, we were with him, and he knew when he left this earth for the next, that we loved him, and always will.
Thank you to MidAmerica Boston Terrier Rescue for their help and support through the lives of these sweet boys. We continue to love and care for Bostons through the recent adoption of another Boston baby, Hope. Our home may be different now, but we will always have a Boston in it. These Boston boys blessed our lives.
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February Auctions
Collectable figurines
Winning items will be shipped at the end of the month. We ship USA only. Winner to cover shipping fee. Have fun and good luck!!
**Items can be viewed but not bid on til the start date listed below**
2021 schedule
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February: Collectable figurines
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March: Clothing items (adults and children)
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April: Collectable figurines
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May: off month
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June: Plush bostons, Socks/slippers/shoes
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July: Christmas in July
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August: Artwork (original and prints)
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September: Blankets, towels and over sized items
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October: Accessories (bags and jewelry)
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Nov and Dec: off months
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SAYING GOOD-BYE
"Keep their memories close to your heart and remember in another time, in a beautiful place, you will see them again."
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We adopted Hank in November of 2018. We had another 2 year old Boston but our family just didn’t feel complete. We had applied for multiple Bostons but we just couldn’t find one that was the perfect fit for our little family. We received a call the week of Thanksgiving of a little boy named Hank who was being fostered in Kansas City. We knew we had to have him, so 3 days later we drove to Kansas City to make the adoption official.
Our first Boston, Dijoo, immediately fell in love with 4 month old Hank. They followed each other everywhere and Hank copied everything Dijoo did. A month after we got Hank, my now husband proposed to me and involved both dogs and our 6 year old Guinea Pig. As we were trying to plan our wedding we knew the dogs had to be apart of our big day. We decided on an intimate ceremony with just immediate family including Hank and Dijoo. They stole the show and made our day so incredibly special. Hank is a special little guy and we are so thankful that MABTR brought him into our lives. -- Angel O.
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All donations (monetary or items)
are tax-deductible.
MABTR is 100% volunteer-driven.
Your entire donation amount goes towards rescuing, rehabilitating, and re-homing Bostons in need in foster care.
Do your part and help spread the word of MABTR's Existence!
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Thank You for Your Donation! |
$500 in memory of Lulu
$200 in memory of Robert Marshall
$100 in memory of Carmella Fatino
$50 in memory of our dear little Piper
$30 in memory of Carmella Fatino
$416 Community Shares of CO
$200 Jason P
$150 Candace R
$120 Raymond N
$100 Anne P, Chris A, Jana W, Facebook
$50 Michael M, Kathy W, Karen C, Amy B, Caroline M, Gina W, Rebecca E, Kellee S
$35 Duane C
$30 Lori L, Leslie M, Cynthia K, Edward D, Emma H
$25 Margaret S, Nancy C, Renee E, Charity C, Sara B, Paul M, Reynold P, BlackBaud Giving Fund
$21 PayPal Giving
$20 Susie M, Tammie P, Matthew S, Haley S, Pam M, Sara S, Terese D, Bridget F, Lisa S, Patricia C, Michael M, Meghan P, Lisa B, Mountain Colors Paint & Design
$15 Leah G, Annabelle H, Anna R
$10 Nanette S, Amy H, Target, Linda H, Noreen G, Angela C, Cassandra M, Timothy P, Kelly H, Todd H, Linda H, Angela P, Robin B, Mart D, Rita B, Cindy F, Loni D, Robin S, Ann A, Danielle K, Jim L
$5 Pat M, Andrea M, Maritza M
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5 dogs rescued
in January!
5 dogs rescued so far in 2021!
4,111 dogs rescued since November 2005!
We ask that you help us educate the public about their options when looking for a new pet.
We appreciate the fact that you are not purchasing your pet from a pet store that sells lives animals
since 98% of all puppies in a pet store come from terrible situations such as puppy mills.
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Adopter 60 plus adopting a Boston 7 and older receive $50 off the adoption fee!
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Rescue is a Lifestyle
It’s not a hobby.
It’s not a passing fad.
You live it….
Breathe it….
Love it 24/7.
Your purpose for living is
to change the lives of
homeless animals….
one at a time.
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