Update 01/03/12

First of all is a HUGE thanks to all who have donated money, time, food, materials, veterinary care, assisted with transportation or simply helped to spread the word about these dogs. They lived under indescribably atrocious conditions and despite that all of them are sweet and affectionate and on their way to recovery and forever homes. Below is an update on a few of the dogs.

More help is needed though. There are still many dogs who are under ongoing and expensive medical treatment and there remains the daunting task of getting the dogs distributed to foster homes throughout the country for further care and therapy before they are able to move to adoptive “forever homes.” If you can help in any way, please, PLEASE do.

Teala and Boy have moved to a foster home in WA state with Jewlz Lane and are doing well. Teala is a very undersized 18mos old girl. She’s very affectionate and likes to snuggle but she’s quite shy and timid. It probably won’t take much for her to turn around and be a great girl. Boy is about 18mos old and definitely needs to put on some weight. He’s sweet and responds well to affection. Both he and Teala will be spayed/neutered this week. 

Teala

Boy

Crystal

Crystal is in a foster home in Portland, OR with Bob & Linda Hyke. She is the girl with hypothyroid, interdigital cysts and bad skin. She is on the highest possible dosage for treatment of the thyroid condition and will be checked again on 12 Jan for possible adjustment and the antibiotics and soaks are getting her feet on track to healing. According to Linda; 

“Every day since Crystal has arrived she has shown improvement. She no longer requires pain meds. Her dry eye is getting better. She is more active, coming out of her crate without assistance. She has had visitors and recived gifts of toys, nylabones and food. She loves the visitors. With many offers of help coming in she is thriving on the visits and toys and loves the attention, and is looking better all the time. What a sweetheart of a girl she is!”

Prancer is in Corvallis, OR with Dan & Katie Peretti. It looks like the untreated entropian that he had might cause him to lose the sight in one of his eyes. He’s under aggressive medication schedule now but if it doesn’t work he may need to have the eye removed. He is eating now though and getting lots of walks and is enjoying positive attention for the first time in his life.

Prancer

 

The puppy, Sader, is in Sacramento, CA with Rebecca Kreisher. This foster might turn into a “forever home. He’s doing very well and has gotten comfortable enough that he’s attempted to join Rebecca in the shower.

Cece is in a foster home in Palmdale, CA with Toni Rocca. She’s doing well and it’s looking like she may get adopted out very soon.

My wife Kathy and I have adopted “Snort”. Despite his awful background, stunted growth and complete lack of training & socialization he is a terrifically sweet little guy. He is extremely timid and you can tell that he has spent little if any time out of a kennel in his 18mos of life. He is very scared of big spaces and he is struggling with coping with all the room now available to him in our back yard and home. The scale of things is so new to him and the act of going through a doorway is terrifying to him…because he’s never done it before. We’ve been told and agree with the premise that a rescued dog should get a new name along with their new life and since it’s better that a dogs name be two syllables to contrast with single syllable commands we have decided to change his name to “Guinness”.

The following dogs from the original rescue trip are still in Phoenix;

Titan

Titan is doing very well. He is big, mellow adult and has weathered this mess without apparent harm. He will be neutered today and will go to his new home in CA this weekend.

 Ava is a very gentle, sweet, but undersized girl. She was adopted out this week to a new “forever home” in Phoenix with a member of the Law Enforcement/Corrections community.

Izzy and TT are still in Phoenix as well. Their condition is improving and they are awaiting transport to foster homes in other parts of the country. 

Izzy

 

TT

The last batch of dogs that were rescued is Roscoe, Ebear, Lexy, Brindy & Clyde.

Roscoe is being treated for a nasty prostate infection.

Clyde is in quarantine until his treatment for Parvo is complete and he is out of the woods.

Ebear and Brindy are getting their veterinarian assessment this week. We’ll know more about their condition soon. Brindy was isolated outside and her skin and coat are in bad shape.

Lexy has a torn ACL tendon. Due to her age it will likely not be repaired. With a bit of care and rest it should heal enough to make her as comfortable as possible. 

I'll add photos of the other dogs as they become available but I wanted to get this update out as quickly as possible.