Update: Nero

Nero's looking pretty content in his new home :)

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Not Exactly Special Needs... But Cute!

Some of you might remember this post: Angels In December For A Dog. Well, this time it was Joa’s Arc's Joyce that was the lone angel!

This beautiful puppy was getting chased in the street by two people outside of where Joyce works. Joyce scooped him up, got him into foster care with Jen S and named him "Kane." What a doll baby he is! No, he's not exactly "special needs", but he came across the right person to save him all the same and, let's be honest, an animal doesn't need to be anything but their sweet selves for us to love them.

I am glad to say that it took very little time for Kane to find more loving people to prove that not all people are as cruel as the ones chasing him through the streets of Camden. After being saved by Joa’s Arc's Joyce and loved up in foster care with Joa’s Arc's Jen S, Kane quickly found a new home through social networking like emails and Facebook! He's now being spoiled in a home of his own.

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Joe's First Night

I thought all of Cup of Joe's fans would like to hear the update from his new dad about Joe's first night with his new family:

I wanted to let you know that Joe was great last night!!! He and Behr (their other dog) did a little exploring of the living room together then he chilled out in his bed most of the night. He ended up falling asleep with me in bed. I woke up with him under my chin sound asleep. When he woke up I was attacked with kisses.

We love him! Thank you for this opportunity!!! We will take great care of him!

Thanks again,
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Fundraising For Special Animals Never Ends

Please consider donating! Every little bit helps the animals like...

Valentine who has since been adopted
Nero, the neurological cat, who wiggles a little when he walks
Gibson who has since found his forever home!
The Nennee brat!
Elvis who is a kitten who's hips shake due to a neurological disorder.
He's for adoption!
There are lots of ways to donate to our great cause, friends:

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Cup o' Joe - A TV star!

Yesterday, Cup of Joe and I headed over to Philly to do a taping at CBS. We got to dress up (Joe had on a very cute t-shirt, collar and leash) with clothes provided to us and were surrounded by other great shelters and rescues like Main Line Animal Rescue, West Jersey Volunteers for Animals and, some great examples of their breed, a few pit mixes from the PSPCA. Joe, of course, was entirely himself - calm, collected and stealing hearts left and right.

Though we're not entirely sure yet when the bit will be showing, there's this great "web extra" posted already! Go here to view it. The photo in this blog post is a screen shot that I "borrowed" from the web extra video :) Disregard that phone number, it's the only one they had and I didn't know it would be put on a sign. It's not actually a direct number to Joa’s Arc. As you might know, we do almost everything via this website/blog.

A big thank you to Buzzy's Bow Wow Meow for providing such cute clothes & arranging the whole event, another thumbs up and big hug of appreciation to Elwood & Karen for suggesting Joa’s Arc attend with Cup of Joe, thank you to CBS3 in Philly for allowing us to do this segment (what a great way to involve rescues!) and, of course, Carol Erickson for all she does for the animals.

Like I said in the video, Joa’s Arc is set up to help special needs animals. Donations make this happen! We're still looking for donations for Joe's surgery. Any "extra" donations will be going to help other animals just like him. Our hearts are big, but our pockets aren't. Any help is appreciated!

You can go here to make a tax deductible donation to help us cover the cost of surgery & after care of Joe or use PayPal:

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The Many Sides Of Joe

Joe and I head over to the vet tomorrow to get x-rays done to see how his recovery is going. To me, he seems to be recovering just fine! In feeling better and better, I'm starting to see two very different sides of this little man too! We used to laugh at how very different Nennee was at home and out in the public - a sweet little angel out at events or the vets and a screaming, bratty banshee at home. I believe Joe might be like that too!

One side of this guy would love nothing more than to snuggle up with you all day. Pick him up and he'll mold himself into you, fall asleep and he'll do the same thing next to you or on you! This side of Joe is quiet and sweet, only licking his lips every so often when nervous. Oh, and he's like that with everyone, not just me! I can hand him off to whoever and he'll just snuggle up/

The other half of Cup of Joe though is a wild, spunky little man who barks and yips and bounces back and forth, using his splint to his advantage and bopping you if you're not acknowledging him. He scoots all over the yard before dashing at full speed (with one leg in the air) at you if you start to walk away. He's so silly!

We're still trying to raise money for Joe's surgery. Although it was performed, we emptied out our entire bank account - the money we had saved to apply for our 501c3 was used and any "cushion" for an emergency situation is gone now. Please consider donating to help us. Using this money was not a question since Joe needed this surgery, but donations to help would be greatly appreciated. There are several ways to donate to the right in our sidebar info.

Here's hoping for good news tomorrow for this goofy boy and a big thank you to those who have donated!

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Examiner.Com Article on Cup ‘O Joe

Help Joa’s Arc to help toy poodle, Cup ‘O Joe

Thank you Megan Drake for this wonderful article about Joa's Arc and our sweet little Cup o' Joe who is such a sweet man, but still a little trooper too. Two days out of surgery and he seems to be doing real well so far.

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