08/19/2026
❤️❤️❤️Wow - we are overwhelmed by the support. THANK YOU. We have shut off the fundraising link as we have raised plenty of money to cover Scout’s dog walker for the next two months. Stay tuned as we will be sharing more details about Scout soon to help find her the perfect forever home! ❤️❤️❤️
Get ready for a story that’s really going to pull at your heartstrings. Today, something happened that stopped us in our tracks—and we need your help.
We receive multiple emails every day from dogs who need help. But today, one email really stuck with us. We knew immediately that we needed to help Scout and Olivia.
A year ago, Olivia lost her mom to cancer. At just 19 years old, she unexpectedly lost her mom, her main support system, and her home. While trying to grieve a loss no young person should ever have to experience, Olivia was suddenly forced to navigate adulthood and figure out where she was going to live without the person who had always been there for her.
Through all of that, she had Scout.
Olivia moved from Massachusetts to New York with Scout. Scout was her constant through the grief, uncertainty, moves, and heartbreak.
Eventually, Olivia’s housing situation changed again. She had to move back to Massachusetts, but unfortunately, she couldn’t bring Scout with her because dogs weren’t allowed where she was living. Scout stayed in New York with Olivia’s sister.
But Olivia never stopped being Scout’s person.
Even from a distance, she continued to take full responsibility for Scout. She paid for her food, veterinary care, toys, and even a daily dog walker. At just 19 years old, while trying to rebuild her own life, Olivia continued doing everything she could to make sure Scout was cared for.
Now, Olivia is facing another incredibly difficult decision.
Her sister, who has been caring for Scout, is experiencing serious medical issues and can no longer care for her. And while Olivia desperately wants to keep Scout, she is starting school and knows that she cannot give Scout the time and care she deserves right now.
This is not Olivia giving up on Scout.
This is a young woman who has already been through more than most people will experience in a lifetime, making an incredibly selfless decision to put Scout’s needs first.
So instead of trying to keep Scout and Olivia together at all costs, we want to give Olivia some time to focus on school while we work to find Scout the wonderful home she deserves.
But we need help getting her there. ❤️
Until we can find Scout her forever home, we want to continue providing her with a daily dog walker so she can stay happy, exercised, and cared for.
We are asking our community to help us raise funds to cover Scout’s dog walking expenses while we search for the right family for her.
And, of course, we are also looking for Scout’s forever home.
Scout has already been through so much change. The last thing we want is for her to feel like she has been forgotten or abandoned. She has a person who loves her deeply—and we want to make sure she is surrounded by love and stability while we find the perfect next chapter for her.
If you can donate even $5 toward Scout’s care, it would mean so much.
If you can’t donate, PLEASE SHARE. Your share could be the one that reaches Scout’s forever family.
Olivia has spent the last year doing everything she could for the dog who stood beside her through the hardest time of her life. Now, we want to stand beside both of them.
Let’s give Scout the soft landing she deserves. 🫶🏻
DONATE: https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/donation-form/scouts-dog-walker-fund
VENMO: comment “Scout”
INTERESTED IN ADOPTING SCOUT? https://barc-ct.org/private-adoption-application/
