Southern Comfort Animal Comfort: Dog Enrichment Grant Report

How did this grant help your organization and the pets in your care?

We used this grant to purchase enrichment toys essential for the well-being of all dogs located at our shelter, as well as some foster dogs who are getting ready for adoption.

How many pets did this grant help?

80

Please provide a story of one or more specific pets this grant helped.

Simon was a recipient of some of the enrichment toys while he was being fostered by a loving foster family to get him ready for his forever home.

Now named Bronco, he is doing amazing in his forever home. His mom writes: “Bronco is our third dog rescue and there is a huge difference in his behavior now versus coming right out of the shelter. He has been the BEST DOG that I’ve ever owned, and I’ve had dogs since I was an infant, and have raised some from puppies.

“Keith asked me, ‘how did you get him to smile?’ Me: ‘I just kept talking to him telling him how much I loved him and what a good boy he is.'” We love him so much. He’s such a good boy. And he’s small enough to sleep in the bed every night!”

Once again, because of his foster family, they set him up for success.