Maverick

UPDATE: MAVERICK

ADOPTED - Maverick is added to our wonderful "foster failures" list :) Fosters get attached too

In an effort to keep everyone up to speed with Maverick and his adventures around town with his awesome foster mom - Mav now has his own personal blog! Check it out HERE #FindMavAGoose

(12/30/15) This holiday season we had a very successful fundraising event at Barnes and Nobles (Thank you all for joining us and supporting HOTLR!) and our pups were able to come out and enjoy a lot of free snuggles while we labored away wrapping presents ;)! Maverick here was the star of the show and loved every minute of it <3

(11/30/15) Sweet boy Maverick underwent his eye surgery FIVE whole weeks ago, and today he is doing great! No more swelling, his hair is growing back (although, he totally rocked the shave-mask - I'll try and post a picture so you can see I'm right, nothing is going to stop this boy from being adorable) and he's almost out of the "red-eye monster" phase, as his foster mom likes to call it (this is the phase before he gets fitted for his permanent prosthetic eyes).

Maverick is so adaptable, and he continues to amaze us. Maverick is ready to find a home for the holidays! If you think you can give this guy the home he deserves, give us a call, shoot us an e-mail, or leave a comment below; we would love to hear from you!

(11/17/15) For those of you who are keeping up with Maverick's Journey and have helped us achieve our
goals for this sweet pup - THANK YOU! We appreciate all the love and outpouring of support you give us to help these dogs.

Maverick had his implant surgery and everything has gone well! His foster mom says that he is in the "red monster-eye healing phase" right now (don't worry, its temporary and completely normal per our eye doc!!) but Maverick is as happy-go-lucky as ever and this procedure hasn't slowed him down a bit!

This wiggly-worm pup is still available for adoption! Oh, and did we mention he passed his Canine Good Citizen test!? So this boy is OFFICIALLY certifiable awesome! the CGC includes (among other things): accepting friendly strangers, sitting politely for attention, walking gently on a loose lead, sitting and staying on command, and greeting and accepting other dogs politely. Don't forget that the ideal adopter will learn to speak "blind dog" and treat Maverick just like you would any other pup - lots of love and boundaries! In addition HOTLR is willing to pay for THREE TDAWG classes that teach you how to better communicate with Maverick and other blind pups (Sessions can be done over Skype too!!)

Keep checking back for more updates on Mav and our other adoptable dogs!

For those of you who have read our previous post about Maverick, you know he is one of our special needs pups...for those of you just tuning in, Maverick is a young, blind chocolate male who loves to swim, snuggle, and play (see more pictures, videos, and details in our previous post!)

We don't know what happened to cause Maverick's blindness (in most cases genetics are to blame) - HOWEVER, Maverick's condition is getting worse and our best option is to have the damaged tissue surgically removed from both eyes, followed by prosthetic implants.

A VERY generous donor has offered to sponsor up to $1250 towards this surgery, but we still need an additional $850 to help cover the costs.

So here is our plea to you! If you can spare it, please consider donating to Heart of Texas. We accept checks at PO box 81821 Austin, 78707-1821 or see our site for a link to PayPal.

Thank you in advance, we truly appreciate you! We will keep you posted on Mr. Maverick as he moves forward with his treatment!

For more information see our website or check us out on FaceBook and Instagram for pictures and updates on all of our adoptable dogs, and HOTLR alumni!