It’s Jen & Bridie here - we wish we weren’t back here, but we are - we need your support more than ever. 

Bulldog rescue is at an all time low. It’s stressing us out big time and Mini’s Bulldog Rescue needs YOUR HELP!

With the recent bulldogs who came into rescue care, their medical needs are far beyond what we anticipated and have funds available for. We’ve had to make the difficult decision to temporarily close Mini’s Bulldog Rescue from helping new bulldogs until funds are urgently raised and outstanding vet bills paid.

We are hoping this incredible bulldog community will help with the fundraising needed to turnaround the financial position of Mini’s Bulldog Rescue so we can get our current bulldogs their vet care and reopen our doors once again. 

This is more than just a fundraiser, sharing George’s story with you touches at the core of why we do what we do, why we volunteer, the daily struggles of rescuing, and how we simply cannot exist without your ongoing help, financially and emotionally.  

George’s rescue story

George is the epitome of what Mini’s Bulldog Rescue stands for. George was born into our rescue nearly 6 years ago, he was the last of 8 pups born to a 10 month old American Bulldog X mum coming from a rural pound. George was bottle fed along with his littermates, it was an around the clock feat to ensure their survival. We believe George was a little oxygen deprived from birth being the last pup born and he’s always been a bit special in a few ways.

All the pups went off to adoptive homes including Georgie, but his home did not work out as he was a handful. He was returned only to go off to another home who returned him too as they were having a baby.  George was not an easy boy, he loved to resource guard. Without a home for George we were forced to place him in kennels, he was there for 2 plus years, even resource guarding his pen (not letting his kennel carer in) so a magpie could eat what was meant to be his lunch. He was moved from those kennels to a training facility in Sydney and after graduating back to kennels again.  

FINALLY after 5 years in rescue, George was transported back to Melbourne and our boy found his forever home! 7 months on, George is happy …. he is loved, he has a canine sister Sunny who he adores and life for George is now worth all the heartache we felt ensuring we had his back. 

Finally settled in a home where he would be able to be rested and recover, we were able to arrange for expensive specialist leg surgery George had needed for a couple of years. The cost of this alone was about $8,000 and he has recently had the all clear and been able to return to normal activities.

Our commitment to George never wavered - always watching over and looking out for George, making sure he was safe no matter what it took. George still guards his ‘treasures’ but most of his old habits have been washed away with love, care, patience and understanding. George loves his new family who love him and understand his quirky ways. 

Just like we’ve had George’s back, we ask you to please have ours and dig deep so we help more dogs who need the rescue, like George did.

The emergency appeal goal is $27,000 and we’re hoping that by the morning we will have reached this total and can pay the outstanding vet bills. We are in deep financial stress and desperately need help, when we reach this $27,000 goal it will help alleviate the financial stress so much.

Please comment ‘DONE’ on the original post after you have donated (thank you) and please please please share this far and wide. We need the whole of the internet to see our appeal and we’re really hoping this post goes totally viral.

Please donate now so we can raise the $27,000 desperately needed.