Percival

Adopted!

New Name: Louis
Age: Young
Sex: Male
Breed: French Bulldog
Weight:
Current Location: Blue Ridge, TX
Adoption Date: March 14, 2026
Adopted by: Jill & Stephan Scudder
Latest Update:

Millie Sawyer’s heartfelt post to the Village yesterday hinted that something special was on the horizon for Percival “Percy” after his long recovery—and today, that moment finally arrived.

Adoptions don’t always unfold in a single day. Sometimes they happen in chapters, and that’s exactly how it went with previous adopters Jill and Stephan Scudder of Blue Ridge, TX. When they first adopted from Dog Ranch Rescue, they couldn’t choose between Nesquik—now Coco—and Cashew. Their personalities were complete opposites: Coco the party girl, Cashew the shy sweetheart. So, in true dog‑lover fashion, they adopted both. Sadly, Cashew became very sick. They knew Coco would be devastated, so they did a meet and greet at the Sanctuary with Coco and Cashew. The dogs they met weren’t ready to leave yet. Sweet Cashew passed soon after, leaving a tender space in their hearts.

More meets were arranged with the Scudders and Coco. This time at Millie’s home with Percy.. Percy and Coco clicked instantly, and the Scudders fell for him just as quickly. Then came another meet and greet at the Sanctuary—this time with Hugo. That meeting went beautifully too. And once again, they loved him.

For true dog people, choosing can be the hardest part. So, just like last time, they asked the question we already knew was coming: “Can we adopt both?”

Of course you can.

Percy’s new name will be Louis—as in Louis Vuitton—and Hugo will stay Hugo as in Hugo Boss. Their home will be filled with designer dogs in the best possible way: Louis, Hugo and Coco. After they arrived home, we got an update that all three were racing around the yard together before collapsing into deep, happy naps. A perfect beginning for this new trio.

Millie will miss you, Louis, and the Sanctuary will miss you, Hugo—but your new lives will be overflowing with love, comfort, and plenty of trouble-making.

PS Aren’t they so cute in their matching outfits?!?

About Percival:

3/2/26 Pupdate:

Percival 💙

Tries so hard to please.

Incredibly sweet and loving.

Has the biggest heart in that little body.

He loves his Nylabones and bark bones, has a great appetite, and sleeps quietly all night like a perfect gentleman. He’s so dang cute with that little tongue peeking out — and those tail wags? Absolutely the cutest ever.

Percival loves to play with other dogs and is always happy to go for a walk. He truly just wants to be part of the fun.

His potty issues are getting so much better, and he’s making steady progress every day. I really believe he’s about ready to find a home of his own — with that special person willing to give him a chance.

He’ll reward you with so much love. 💕

1/9/26 Pupdate:

About 1½ years old | 17½ lbs

A Pupdate from Millie:

Wahoo!

Percival (Percy) is definitely showing progress!

Percy is now out with the other dogs all day (in a limited area of the house), and he’s doing great. His poops have greatly reduced, they’re more controlled, and he’s clearly gaining better muscle control. What a relief to see this sweet boy improving!

Next week he heads in to be neutered and will see Dr. Spencer for his follow-up — we’re excited to hear what the doctor has to say about his continued healing.

This little guy is quite the character… total Frenchie stubbornness! If it’s too cold outside, he absolutely refuses to go — but he more than makes up for it with the laughs he brings. That adorable face with his little tongue always sticking out just melts hearts. Even the neighbors love seeing him strutting by on his walks.

He’s come such a long way, and we couldn’t be prouder of our tiny warrior.

Percival (Percy) – 1 Month Update

Percival is slowly but surely making progress in his recovery from his prolapse and colon nick. The colon has been very slow to heal, but I am seeing improvement, which is encouraging.

He’s starting to show more control, and when he’s out with the gang he’ll actually go around a corner or into another room to poop. He still strains and has multiple small bowel movements, but they’re firmer and more formed now — which is great news. A quick wipe cleans him up, and he’s no longer walking through it… maybe he got tired of me cleaning his feet all the time

. I still keep his pen area covered with pee pads just to be safe.

Percival eats a larger meal in the morning and a smaller one mid-afternoon to help keep his overnight issues to a minimum, and that routine seems to be working well.

He absolutely loves playing with the other dogs in the house, really enjoys going for walks, and is always happy to hand out kisses. He has several favorite bones he likes to chew on and a stuffed alligator that makes regular appearances in and out of his crate.

Percival had a vet check with Dr. Spencer on Tuesday. He’s gained weight (up to 17.3 lbs!), looks good overall, and received the boosters he needed. Dr. Spencer also performed a rectal exam and noted there is still some tightening further up in his colon, which could be a concern. For now, he feels Percival needs more time to heal before we go looking for underlying problems, and that’s exactly what we’ll do.

Hopefully, in another couple of weeks he’ll be able to be neutered, and we’ll have a clearer picture of what’s going on. Until then, Percy will continue playing with his friends, enjoying his walks, and living his best life — with his very own personal pooper scooper

Update:

Percival has been here since Monday, and what a little trooper he has been. We started out with him in a medium crate in the bathroom, tucked right by the sink. At first, he was continually leaking poop, so we quickly developed a system. Every two hours, I’d go in and carefully pick him up (being mindful of his multiple incision sites), gently rinse his little tail/butt area, pat him dry, clean up any mess he had laid in, pull out all the towels and blankets, replace everything with fresh ones, and then back in he went. Through all of this, I was rewarded with kisses—never a single complaint from this sweet boy.

The good news is that he has started having multiple small, formed poops. Because of that progress, we’ve moved him to the dog library in a larger crate, with blankets on one side and a pee pad on the other. This sweet little guy makes every effort to get himself onto the pads. He’s still straining a bit, which I keep a close eye on, and sometimes he’ll step in it and get a little messy—but to me, this is huge progress.

Even better, if I time it right, he’ll pee outside! He has a small area just outside his crate lined with pee pads. When he steps out, we clean his feet, pat his little behind dry, and then he’s able to walk outside on his own. Still hits the sink for cleaning but not as often.

I just want everyone to know how incredibly sweet this little guy is. He loves to give kisses and never complains or gives me a hard time. He has the cutest face, complete with a little tongue that I absolutely adore. Percival is so deserving of all the medical care you have helped make possible, and I’m beyond grateful for the support he’s receiving.

1/2/26 Pupdate:

I will close the night with my most recent update on Percy. Dr. Lecher said he is the sweetest boy and no matter what he has been through he wags his little tail at them when they come to work on him. He still hasn’t eaten any food but he is smelling it so next step is some appetite stimulants. No sign of sepsis yet but we know that doesnt mean anything, he is in now ay out of the woods.

They have him resting comfortably with his stuffie, still hoping and praying he fights through this with no sepsis.

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Emmas night ended at about 10:00 pm on New Years Eve. Driving to the shelter to get Dough boy and this boy Percival with the rectal prolapse in the traffic. She drove him to the ER to get him the emergency help he needed. She sent me these photos, this dog was physically and mentally exhausted, she said he constantly strains and strains until his back legs just give out.

It was then handed over to me to communicate and make decisions with ER staff. I spoke to Dr. Perotti at about 2 in the morning, her plan was to get his pain under control and see how much she could reduce it. Dr. Lecher was coming in at 8:00 so they would hand it over to her. Dr. Lecher has done most if not all of our prolapse surgeries, and we have sent her some doozy’s.

She called me just late this morning and said she took him to surgery this afternoon, his blood work looks good, he does have dead tissue but she thinks she can work with it. She said it’s been out far longer than 2 days. I told her people lie like drunks pulled over that say they have had 2 beers.

She did do a colopexy while in there to secure it hopefully for good. So many people ask why this happens and most of the time it’s parasites that cause diarrhea and the straining is just too much for their rectum. This case is no different Percival is filled with hooks worms and whip worms. Dr. Lecher really wanted to neuter him at the same time, but she said his scrotum is rotten with urine scald and it’s just not safe. He does have a dermoid on his eye that we will deal with later.

Unfortunately the surgery ended up being far more complicated than they hoped, they could not get the colon to reduce as much as they had hoped, and while putting it back together he did get a nick in his colon. This of course is very dangerous for sepsis. The flushed out everything, over, and over, again and put an omentum patch on the nick, and put it back together but we just don’t know if he will pull through and go septic. This is a very dangerous thing and no way to know what will happen, all we can do is hope and pray he doesn’t and can come through all of it.

They said despite his suffering and pain he is a very sweet little man.

We will try so hard to turn your life around little guy, ut you need to fight right now.

adoption fee $600

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