|  | | | |  | Happy Tails |  |  | | | .jpg) | Rally has quite the "tail" to tell! He was rescued from a high-kill shelter in Licking County after one of our volunteers attended a protest rally there to end the use of the gas chamber. Sadly, many rural shelter still use this out-dated, cruel method to end an animal's life. Hence Rally's name. Rally was recently adopted by his forever family. Very shortly thereafter, Rally became VERY ill and was taken to MedVet for emergency surgery. It appears that before he came into rescue he had been severely neglected. His intestines became very infected due to parasites that went untreated for a long time and undiagnosed in rescue. This uncommon condition known as intussusception results in very expensive surgery to remove the bad portion of the intestines. His prognosis for survival before surgery was 50/50. We are happy to report that Rally made it through surgery and the first days of recovery. He was at MedVet in intensive care for several days. We are covering the cost of his surgery and recovery, which we anticipate will be in excess of $3000. Any finacial assistance to help Rally is greatly appreciated, even a small donation of $5 will help. You can donate through our PayPal account or mail a check to P.O. Box 369, Marysville, Ohio 43040. We recently received an update from Rally's new family. " . . . Fritz (Rally) is doing very well . . . He still tires easily and has started his regimine of B-12 injections, but can handle evening walks and playing with our other dogs . . . Fritz is a super dog. He is a HUGE cuddler and loves to be touching you at all times. He is showing his herding abilities with the entire family. He makes sure everyone has returned from the back yard before we shut the door and is known to return to the yard to hurry our slowpoke, Zeus. When we walk to the park, the sidewalk is too narrow for he and my husband to walk alongside my son and I with the stroller. Since this is the case, he walks behind us so he can keep everyone in view. If he walks in front, he continually turns to see us and runs into Joe. He is also very protective of Liam. Liam fell from a chair last week and started crying. Fritz got there before I did and licked him into giggles . . . Thank you, again, for bringing Fritz to our family and allowing us to enjoy his fabulous spirit!!!"
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.JPG) | Bear is a Shiba Inu/Lab mix that was a bit of a challenge to place. His size seemed to intimidate dogs and people alike. But he was always a gentleman and we had faith! He patiently hung out at the kennel and Jean made sure he had a front row view of everything going on. That seemed to make the waiting more bearable (no pun intended, lol). And then his family found him! Making all that waiting worthwhile. Here is what his family has to say about Bear. "I'm so excited to have Bear in my home. He's one of the best, most well-behaved dogs that I've ever been around. I really consider myself lucky to have been able to adopt a dog like Bear." |
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.JPG) | Bella is a young black lab mix. Big, black dogs (known as "BBD's" in shelter circles) are one of the most common types dumped into the shelters. Sadly, they are one of the most overlooked, also. We believe all dog lovers should commit to rescuing a big, black dog at least once in their lifetime! We are so grateful that Bella's new family decided to do just that. Here is their update, "Bella is doing very well. She loves to ride in the truck with us. She as been to my mothers and swam in a pond. She loves to play with the girls. Everyone comments on how adorable she is and how well mannered she is. She has even been to the vet. Thank you for bringing her into our lives." |
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.jpg) | Jerry is a young Lab/Bernese Mountain Dog mix that we rescued from a high kill shelter in Scioto County. Young, sweet, ADOPTABLE dogs like Jerry are killed every day in this country. Please adopt, don't shop. We are grateful for Jerry's family for doing just that:) They seem pretty happy with him, too. "Jerry is doing really well. It took us a few days to get to know each other and the routine of things. We have learned that Jerry does not like to be confined in any way. We leave him out while we are gone from the house and he does just fine. He is a big baby and loves being part of the family. He also has some puppy energy that the kids love. He has several toys of his own that keep him busy plus we have been learning to play fetch outside. Memorial Day weekend he went on his first camp out and LOVED it. So many people giving him attenttion plus 7 dog cousins to play with....what more could a dog want? He was at the vet last week and the vet kept commenting on what a great dog he is and could not believe he had only been with us a few weeks. The vet said we hit the jackpot with this dog and he could not have said it any better. The kids love him and he is really good with them. Thank you so much for such a great dog!" |
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.jpg) | Dylan is a purebred German Shepherd that is a true credit to his breed. A real sweetie. His new family agrees, "Dylan is fitting in just fine with us. He is adjusting well to his new home. He is currently trying to challenge our oldest daughter for her place in the "pack." Nothing aggressive or anything like that, but he does get jealous when my wife lets her lay in bed with her. He loves to play fetch and tug with the kids and run from them when he gets the ball. Overall, he has been a wonderful dog. One thing he does do, which I don't think I have ever seen a dog do, is he likes to hunt bugs. He will literally stalk bugs in the yard and then pounce on them. It is really funny to watch. He has now gotten to the point where he will go outside by himself. In the beginning, he wouldn't walk away from the backdoor unless one of us went out with him. Now he will usually go out and run around the yard whether we are out there or not. He seems to be very comfortable with us and seems to be very happy. We couldn't be happier with him." |
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.JPG) | When Dante came into our rescue everyone commented on his striking good looks:) We soon realized he wasn't just another pretty face, though. And his new family agrees! "Hi! My husband forwarded your request to me...I'm the more vocal one of us! lol Dante is such a blessing! We are so grateful to have him in our lives. Everyone has fallen in love with him!
We had lost our dog, Angel, in February to cancer. She was 12 years old and we'd had her since she was a puppy. My husband asked that we have a year respite of any animals. We made it 4 months. We started searching petfinder.com and had several dogs picked out. Then we were advised that Canine Collectives were having some of their adoptables at two different Petsmarts in our area. The first one we went to, the first dog we see, was Dante. He went right to my husband and gazed up at him as if to say, "Please get me out of here!" David looked at me and said, "I want this one!" That was on a Saturday. We basically kind of stalked the poor staff until we were able to go pick him up. Dante is a real sweetheart. He loves small dogs, but takes some time to warm up to bigger dogs. He is very quiet and only barks at squirrels. He came to us completely housebroken and he has absolutely no separation anxiety. He is wonderful on car rides...you forget he is in the car! We recently went up to visit "Grandpa". My dad was raised on a farm and is not a big fan of indoor pets. Guess where Dante slept? In Grandpa's bed! The first dog in my memory to have that privilege! When we were introduced to Dante, the guestimation of his breed was a French bulldog/ chihuahua mix. He looks so much like a hyena that we had to do a DNA test to find out for sure. The results came back that he is a Boston Terrier, Chow chow, Poodle mix...we have dubbed him a Botchoodle! We truthfully didn't care - we loved him no matter what breed(s) he turned out to be. However, in case there was some Pitbull in him, we wanted to do the responsible thing and get the proper insurance for him.
I know you wanted "a line" or a "brief update" but like any new Mommy I have to brag on my baby! I've attached a few photos . . . he is just chillin' watching t.v. doing his Al Bundy impersonation . . . Thank you to all the volunteers - you all are truly angels on Earth. We are grateful for you and all your hard work, not to mention the love you share, and I'm sure some heartache as you see some of your babies leave the nest.
God bless all of you and thank you again!" |
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