So often Becki Brown hears “I wish I could do something to help” but often as life tends to do, schedules blockade efforts. Becki Brown is a dive-in-and-make-it-happen kind of girl. “I may not have every detail figured out initially but I know I am dedicated to seeing through my obligation to my dogs, wherever they may be regardless of how dirty, how discarded, or how broken they are. I find a way. I will not stop until they are safe.” Becki is Director and President of SASS Shih Tzu Rescue. She coordinates the team of drivers, foster homes, veterinarians, groomers and even plane pilots when required. Each day begins with the initial rescue efforts of locating and securing the animals that in most cases would otherwise be euthanized and or left to continue a life of despair often in puppy mills and shelters. “Often we are racing the clock to pull animals from shelters that will meet their demise due to overcrowding. An animal that is full of fear and in survival mode within the frightening walls of a shelter is all too often mistakenly discarded as not social. When in actuality they are simply fearing for their life. Moments after we rescue them and they are safely in our care they immediately display gratitude, love, and excitement of sweet freedom.”
Becki finds balance in her life through her family, friendships, and her purpose. Her life is blessed with family and friends who share her dedication to rescuing these amazing creatures. “When you are driven by a higher purpose to protect something that is often defenseless…balance does not seem so vital. We make it work, somehow, some way, every day.”
Every moment that Becki places one of the furry SASS kids in the arms of their forever family is the moment that best defines her. “The instant love that occurs at that moment is a gift that fuels the next rescue effort and the one after that. All the hours and dedication, frustration and combing through hundreds of applications to find the right forever home reassures all of us we are a part of something much bigger than just that one SASS rescue. The love of a dog is pure and endless. They comfort broken hearts, snuggle us into feeling better, and after a long day’s work they’re always happy to see us, tail wagging and jumping as though they haven’t seen us in years…our dogs. We protect that gift.”
To further SASS and Becki’s cause, she says “wherever there is an abandoned, scared, discarded dog wondering what they could have possibly done to end up on the cold floor of a shelter, or left alone on a street…SASS Rescue will be there to comfort, groom, provide vet care, snuggle, love, rebuild their trust and find their forever home. We will never stop!”
For more information about SASS, please visit www.sassrescue.com.