Tootsie
“Hi there, I’m Tootsie! Although I’m eager to make new friends, I can get a bit nervous with too much affection from unfamiliar people and may need some time to warm up. Once I do, I prefer quick, gentle pets on my head and back due to some past mistreatment (but will definitely sit in your lap if you’ll let me!). I absolutely love chew toys, going for walks, and having zoomies in the yard. I’ve mastered several obedience commands like heel, sit, down, stay, come, place, look, and more, and am muzzle trained for grooming. I’m an independent type of gal who prefers to be the star of my own show – AKA, even though I’m a good girl, it’s best for me to be in a home without small children kids or other animals. With patience and love, I’ll make a wonderful companion! Think you’re up for being my Geezer Guardian? Give my people a holler!”
Medications & Supplements for Tootsie are sponsored by Meredith Cebelak. Thank you, Meredith!
Hi, Future Geezer Guardian!
Our primary goal at OFSDS is to find lifelong placements for senior dogs where they can live the remainder of their lives as a part of a family. Most of our Old Friends that you see at the Sanctuary are available through our forever foster program.
Through sponsorships, donations, and grants, we provide medical care and basic needs to the dogs living in forever foster homes.
Being a Geezer Guardian to an Old Friend is different than fostering for other rescues in that we hope that our Guardians will be forever homes for the remainder of their Geezer’s life. Geezer Guardians must be within 100 miles of Mt. Juliet, TN, as we expect our Old Friends to continue seeing our in-house veterinarian. If you live outside our 100-mile radius and would like to adopt a senior dog, we recommend contacting your local shelter as there are many senior dogs in need of loving retirement homes. You may also consider sponsoring an Old Friend by clicking “Sponsor” on that Old Friend’s profile page!
Because our main goal is to place senior dogs in safe, lifetime homes, we do not charge any fees. For more information or to apply to be a Geezer Guardian, click here.
