Long Time No See

Once again it has been forever since we have been able to update! I have recently taken a more active role in rescue & instead of just fostering, we now handle adoption & rescue inquiries too. As you can imagine when you throw all of our animals, full time jobs & family into the mix, we do not have much time for anything else.

Jenny

Joseph

 So to catch everyone up, both Jenny & Joseph have been adopted!! Jenny went to a family with a stay at home mom & a 2 two legger sister! Joseph's foster family was to take him to an adoption event, but instead they had a family meeting & decided they wanted to adopt him!

Hopper/Dylan

We did a 1 night only foster gig in order to take Hopper (now known as Dylan) to his forever family.Hopper/Dylan was injured & luckily a STAR member came to his rescue. Sadly, his leg had to be amputated. After his amputation surgery, he went to a wonderful foster home where he was able to recover from his ordeal & become ready for his next step. While in our home he amazed us all by how well he could get around; even wanting to run & play ball!! He is such a pretty boy!

Liberty Girl

We agreed that until Sherry finds her own home that we are not going to do any other fostering as it is too much stress with keeping her separate from everyone & making sure that everyone gets 1 on 1 time, but I had to jump in when I saw sweetie pie Liberty's face & story. She was taken in (along with 6 other dogs) from an abusive home. She ( & 2 puppies) got rescue very quickly with S.P.A.R.E. Pets  ♥♥♥  We are fostering her for 2 weeks until she gets to go on transport.

Chi Pooh Kitty

 Thank you for the kind words about our Chi Pooh. I still catch myself thinking I see her & waiting for her to jump in my lap.  She was a grand old gal (who could be quite the diva) & we were blessed to have her with us as long as we did. As old as she was, she was still more active than our other kitties & if you did something that she did not like, she would not think twice about putting you in your place :)

Pauley

Sherry

Annie

Since we will not be back for awhile, Pauley, Sherry & Annie would like to take this opportunity to wish everyone a very happy Easter!!! Note that only one dog actually enjoyed pretending to be a rabbit & it was not Sherry or Annie!



We REALLY miss being able to read about what is going on in everyone's lives!! Until next time.......

Happy St. Patty's Day!!!

Goodbye Sweet Girl

                                                               1992-2013

Updates

Things have been busier than ever around here! I literally have thousands of pictures to go through & lots of stories to tell, but who has the time? I found a few minutes to post pictures of my most recent hike with Sherry.She is such a sweet girl.

YIKES! I could do without the large hill at the beginning!

Joseph went to rescue & is now living it up in IL. We miss the little guy, but are so happy for him. Below are a few pics that I particularly enjoy. Thanks to all who have helped him along his way!

Guess who FINALLY found her forever home? Middy Sue!!!!

We were often tempted to call it quits & go get her; we could not be happier for her!!

We hope everyone is doing fantastic!!!

Wordless Wednesday

Friday Funny

Little butt & big butt!!

Joseph has built up enough muscle to go on longer walks now. We just wanted to show a short clip of how well he is getting around. He still has a ways to go, but is doing great!

Oh Sherry 2

Sherry came into the local pound with her sister. Her sister (Charlotte) tested positive for heart-worms & since we are an hour away from STAR, Charlotte went to a local foster home where she would be close to the vet for treatment. At this point, Sherry had been in a kennel with her sister, Charlotte for 4 months. When we picked up Sherry & Jenny, right away, there was growling from Sherry. We separated them in the vehicle & I thought that Sherry must need slow introductions; not a problem, we can handle that. This turned out not to be the case. Anytime a dog gets near Sherry, she reacts negatively. What does this mean for Sherry? It means that she must stay away from the other dogs & therefore is relegated to the foster house. Our normal procedure is to rotate the dogs so that everyone gets "house time". Since Sherry can't be near other dogs in the home, she does not get "house time". She spends the majority of her time alone. She does get a walk each day & one of us will go sit with her for 30-60 minutes each evening. On weekends, she gets extra time with people & normally a hike or two. She has shown no signs of discomfort with her situation & seems perfectly happy. While we feel horrible for her isolation, we really do not have a choice. We emailed a video of her to a trainer & after asking several questions, they said that it appears to be fear aggression. They also directed me to a great website that has tips & training ideas (thank you thank you!). The problem is I am scared to death of dog fights & am a nervous wreck even thinking about working with Sherry & any of the other dogs. I know that this will make the problem worse. This also means that her chances of getting rescued are pretty much zero as most of the rescues that STAR works with are foster based & can’t risk bringing a dog like Sherry into their home. So where does this leave us? We need to find either a trainer who is looking for something to do with the next several months of their life or we need to find an adoptive home with no other dogs. We have tried walking her daily with the other dogs as a group & individually & we have gotten no further with her. Do we feel Sherry is worth saving? ABSOLUTELY! With people, she is very gentle & loves attention. When she goes for her daily walk, her tail never stops wagging. She is low maintenance, calm & content to lay next to you while you read a book. She knows how to “sit” & does great on leash. She is house-trained & quiet as a mouse.  She is great with Pauley’s Boy! We love her. 

* In theory we know that resources are best spent on helping the dogs that are all around solid, but it is very different when you know the actual dogs at stake.
**This was written several weeks ago & since then, we have started bringing Sherry inside for short periods of time (everyone else is put up). And she has even spent several nights in the extra bedroom & she is very well behaved.