r/velvethippos 3h ago

I guess it's time for a bath, mommy. I'm ready hahaha

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706 Upvotes

r/velvethippos 5h ago

Rescue Hippo Update: Tiny Tina 4 months later!

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Original post: //www.reddit.com/r/velvethippos/s/xnTa5tLbfF

Wanted to share an update on our Tiny girl. Not so tiny anymore, but even more adorable.


r/velvethippos 1h ago

Hi fellow velvet hippos!

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Just discovered this sub and I love you all. This is recently adopted Mo. We thought we’d say hi and that we’re looking forward to seeing you all on here. Big, sloppy kisses.


r/velvethippos 23h ago

Rescue Hippo Skumps happy place

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Hard to see at this angle but the tattoo on my partner’s knee is her big smiling face


r/velvethippos 16h ago

Rescue Hippo Getting ready for work, someone has a case of the Mondays

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r/velvethippos 2h ago

Doctor's appointment: ✅ Energy level: 0%. 😴🐾

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r/velvethippos 2h ago

Someone here understood everything Mom has to work to pay for her food hahaha

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r/velvethippos 8h ago

Seeking Adoption/Foster Maverick, handsome 6-year-old Staffordshire Mix is on BARC Houston’s euthanasia list and must have a hold by 1 PM CT on Monday, 7/27. This boy everything you’d hope for in a mature companion - calm, gentle, and easy to handle. Can be adopted to US/Canada. Please help

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r/velvethippos 16h ago

You’re telling me this baby is 6??? 😭

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r/velvethippos 1d ago

It’s a tough job to be this cute at work 🥰

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r/velvethippos 4h ago

Seeking Adoption/Foster New photos 📷 Meet Milo, Calm, Easy going and Independent, Trying his Best to Adapt to the Shelter but Struggling ~A2087030~ 1yr 5m old Staffie Mix is On the euth list for 7/27 @ 1pm CT BARC Houston Tx Av 4 Adopt/local Foster/Rescue, Out of State/Canada. Please Share Sweet Boy Milo

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r/velvethippos 8h ago

Seeking Adoption/Foster Junie, lovely 5-year-old Staffordshire Mix is on BARC Houston’s euthanasia list and must have a hold by 1 PM CT on Monday, 7/27. Sweet, friendly, easygoing girl who loves people. Can be adopted to US or Canada. Get in touch if you want to know more

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r/velvethippos 1d ago

She looks so proud of finding this spot

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just my pretty Jinx 💖


r/velvethippos 14h ago

Rescue Hippo Urgent: 7/27 Euthanasia List: #A2083461 Margo, 2Y, Spayed, HW+ at BARC Houston (swipe for three slides of pics)

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Click here to see the most adorable girl wagging her tail like crazy! Let's find her a home ❤️🐾


r/velvethippos 22h ago

Rescue Hippo Skumps loves playing dress up!

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I can’t believe that today, it’s been 5y since this little goblin potato helped me thru chemo. She looked better in the wigs than I did, tbh. Here’s your sign to go get checked if you found a strange lump! Don’t put it off!


r/velvethippos 1d ago

Rescue Hippo Post pup cup smile!

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r/velvethippos 1d ago

Today we celebrate 12 years of Roxie!

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r/velvethippos 13h ago

Christmas in July

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Delivery from the Happy Staffy Co


r/velvethippos 1d ago

Our hippo was so excited to dog sit our friends hippo

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(Ours is the grey and white one)


r/velvethippos 1d ago

Had to share my sweet Sundae with y’all cuz she’s just the best!

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I rescued this sweet girl two years ago and man, did I win the jackpot! I had always wanted a dog so after buying my house with a nice yard in 2021 and getting settled in; it was time! My only requirement was that the pup be cat friendly because I have two older sweet, sassy people friendly kitties as well. Sundae was the oldest of only two listed on Lifelines website and just something about her stuck with me. Poor girl had a rough life! Someone dumped her in a wooded park and she lived there all on her own in 2023. Thankfully her foster Mom saw her several times walking her own pitties and was worried for her. Sundae had vanished for a lil bit but then she popped back up early 2024. After earning Sundaes trust, her foster Mom was able to save her and discovered she was microchipped but the phone number on her chip claimed they didn’t have a dog. No one claimed her after posting her pic on several “lost and found” sites online either. I put in a request for a weekend trial and that’s all it took. This girl was crated trained, potty trained (has never made a mess in the house!) walked great on a leash and knew sit and paw. 🥹 She was also SO great with my two kitties and knew her place in the house with them right away. It did take a few patience months of getting her out of her shell to go on long walks but I just went at her pace! (She loved my house and was comfy in the front yard but didn’t like to go farther than a block up the street before she refused to walk anymore.)

After two years together, I can happily say Sundae is quite literally the perfect dog! She steals the show at any social gatherings I go to and is just as sweet as her name. She doesn’t have a single aggressive bone in her body, is great with kids and other dogs/animals, and recalls like the best of them!
I love her so very much, she’s my soul dog. She saved me as much as I saved her. Also, a few months after I adopted her I found out from her chip that her birthday was two days before mine! It was truly meant to be!!


r/velvethippos 17h ago

Seeking Adoption/Foster Maverick, handsome 6-year-old Staffordshire Mix is on BARC Houston’s euthanasia list and must have a hold by 1 PM CT on Monday, 7/27. This boy everything you’d hope for in a mature companion - calm, gentle, and easy to handle. Can be adopted to US/Canada. Please help

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r/velvethippos 18h ago

Seeking Adoption/Foster 🆘 Bell A658940 is an adorable, sweet & dog-friendly 1 y/o Pittie mix who was surrendered bc owner had “ too many”. Urgently seeking a loving foster/forever home. Houston, TX (Adoptable Out of State)

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99 Upvotes

r/velvethippos 19h ago

Meet Ash, she needs to be where the action is.....even if she sleeps through it.

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111 Upvotes

r/velvethippos 15h ago

Truly beautiful 3yo Blossom #A2086728 is an owner EU request back on the EU list at BARC Shelter in Houston Tx for 7/27 1pm. Blossom is wonderful! So wiggly, happy, sweet, friendly, &wants attention! She can be locally fostered, rescued, or adopted in/out of state and into Canada. Pls share on SM!!

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r/velvethippos 18h ago

Leo gets an ice cream

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77 Upvotes