Buddy - NEEDS A FOSTER HOME OR HOME NOW!
Staffordshire Bull Terrier (short coat) · Young · Male · Medium · Knoxville, TN
Notes from Almost Home Animal Rescue
URGENT: Buddy Needs a Foster Home RIGHT NOW URGENT: Buddy Needs a Foster Home RIGHT NOW or Forever Home Hi. I'm Buddy. I have something to tell you, and I need you to really hear it, because my story has a brand-new chapter. But first, let me tell you how it started. I did something unforgivable. Something so bad that the people who were supposed to love me forever decided I wasn't worth keeping anymore. I grew up. That's it. That was my crime. I was born back in early 2023 and adopted as a wide-eyed puppy who thought he'd finally found his people, his forever family. And for a while, I believed it. But puppies don't stay puppies, and somewhere along the way, I stopped being cute and convenient and started being... unwanted. I want you to know the truth, because I think somebody should. My nails grew long because nobody took me anywhere to have them trimmed. My meals weren't good ones, or regular ones. Most of my life happened inside a crate, a crate that didn't even have a bottom to it. I didn't do anything to deserve that. No dog does. I promise you, with everything in me, that I did nothing wrong except get a little bigger and a little older. But guess what? Somebody finally showed up for me. For the first time in a long time, I've got someone in my corner. I'm out of that crate and away from the home that forgot about me. And then, oh, then came the best part. I got the full spa treatment: brushed, bathed, and beautified from nose to tail. I'm not trying to brag, but... man, am I handsome! Wait until you see me. I hold my head a little higher now. And here's the thing: through all of it, I never stopped being me. I'm still the sweetest, most loving boy you'll ever meet. I love everyone I meet. I've got an eternal good nature in me, the kind that doesn't quit no matter what. Even on the hard days, I was a happy boy. Now that life is getting better, just imagine how much happiness I've got to give. Here's what I still dream about: a yard with a fence, just so I can run, really run, the way dogs are supposed to. Somebody to scratch behind my ears and mean it. A soft place to sleep that's all mine. Attention. Cuddles. A home where I'm allowed to just be a good dog, because that's all I've ever tried to be. I've waited my whole life for my turn. I think it's finally my time to shine. Will you be my forever family? Will you show me what real love looks like, for keeps this time? Because I promise you: the second you do, I'll show you right back, without hesitation, without holding anything back. That's just who I am. I'm ready. Are you? Love,Buddy *I've started being brought up on my vetting.* If you would like to meet your new best foster, contact the Adoption Coordinator at atraore22@gmail.com or text 865-236-0830. To fill out a foster application, go to www.almosthometn.org. If you cannot get it to work, let us know and we will email it to you in a different format.
About Buddy - NEEDS A FOSTER HOME OR HOME NOW!
Gets along with
- Kids
- Yes
- Dogs
- Yes
Home and care
- House-trained
- Yes
- Coat
- Short
Health
- Special needs
- No
As listed by Almost Home Animal Rescue. Please confirm anything important with them before you adopt.
What happens next
- Contact Almost Home Animal Rescue using the button. AdoptNearby does not take applications.
- They will send you their application or ask a few questions about your home.
- Most organizations arrange a meet, sometimes a home visit, then a small adoption fee that usually covers spay or neuter and vaccines. That fee is paid to Almost Home Animal Rescue, never to AdoptNearby.
- Read the dogs care guide so you arrive prepared.



