Dog Rescue Organizations, NMDR - Be the Change. You Make A Difference.

National Mill Dog Rescue - NMDR - Saving dogs from puppy mills.

The inspiration for NMDR is Lily. An Italian Greyhound auctioned off by a puppy mill. On that day over 200 dogs were 'auctioned'.  A volunteer Teresa Strader came to help with the 29 Italian Greyhounds. She rescued Lily and made her part of the family.  For the last year and 1/2 of her life, Lily was loved.

Lily's story is not recent. But her story is compelling, heartbreaking and hopeful. The message is you can make a difference. Donate. Foster. Adopt. Educate. Do something. 

Watch the video below and say a prayer. Remember - Be the Change. You Make A Difference.

Sweet Lily had never been outside of a cage. Her mouth, both bottom and top was rotted from no vet care, no care.  

http://www.milldogrescue.org/

https://www.facebook.com/NationalMillDogRescue

'Harley to the Rescue, Harley's family works to raise money is a volunteer group committed to helping rescue mill dogs.  Harley is a mill dog survivor and a spokesdog on behalf of NMDR. 

https://www.facebook.com/harleyfreighttraintaylor/info

http://www.youcaring.com/nonprofits/harley-to-the-rescue/62126

ACT NOW. Rescue: Adele's Story.

Adele and Animal Allies of Texas. DONATE TODAY.

On September 2, 2013 – two days ago -Adele was rescued by Animal Allies of Texas from a concrete kennel in a yard. She is an eight month old Border Collie mix with a terrible case of demodex mange. She has bloody skin infections, cracked and oozing. She was left outside in the Texas heat. On Sunday temperatures reached 104 degrees.

AAT immediately brought her to a vet. Watching the video AAT posted on Facebook you can see the fear and pain and despair in Adele. Today the vet tech and AAT posted that this little girl wagged her tail. Remarkable.

In a sad and ironic twist, Animal Allies of Texas 501(c)(3) animal advocacy/rescue organization had just suspended intake of animals due to overwhelming financial needs.

And the person that rescued Adele is the treasurer. Why if they are banned by a board of directors would Adele be rescued? Because no one with a soul can walk away from an animal in need or from Adele.

I urge you to help. Help immediately. What can you do? Animal Allies of Texas needs fosters and Adele needs a foster. AAT is in the DFW area of Texas. Open your home and heart. Adele will need love and tender care and medicated bathing along with return trips to the vet.

Donate. Donate. Donate Today. Go online and donate. Put $5 five dollars in an envelope and mail the donation.

Share Adele’s rescue story.

Share to bring awareness.

Share to encourage donations.

Share to educate

Share because Adele deserves to be cared for by a Guardian.

Share because Adele deserves a life of love.

Share because humans should be humane.

Follow Adele’s story on Facebook. Donate to Animal Allies of Texas through the line below.

https://www.facebook.com/AnimalAlliesofTexas

www.animalalliesoftexas.org/donations/

http://www.animalalliesoftexas.org/sponsor-a-pet/

P.O. Box 496385

Garland, Texas 75049-6385

Phone:  (972) 967-2266

Email  aatmail@animalalliesoftexas.org

Named Adele in memory of Adele Fogarty, AAT supporter. Hospitalized at Metro Paws Animal Hospital in Oak Cliff, TX.

Do you need another reason to help? I'm not talking about charitable deductions. 

Be the Change. You Make A Difference. 

Rescue Stories: Rosie’s Story.

Be the Change. You Make A Difference. Rosie’s Story.

Every action no matter how small helps. If you love animals, Be The Change You Want To See. You make a difference. Today I want to share a story about Rosie and how caring people rescued her and her 40 other dogs kept in deplorable conditions by a horder/breeder.

  

Rosie is a spirited little girl with so many congenital defects. She had mange when rescued, was covered in filth but somehow had survived even though she has a malformed jaw, teeth problems and fused leg bones. She learned to walk on the upper part of her legs to move around. Because of her misshapen jaws she had to scoop food into her mouth.

Rosie has skin problems as a result of her mange and immune system so she has a bald head. She isn’t a pretty dog. But when I look at her I see a beautiful girl with spirit. She has a wonderful adopted family that loves and cares for her.

When you follow stories of animals with challenges, you come to love them dearly. And they and YOU help educate the world.

Support animal rescue however you can. Donate, volunteer, foster, adopt and educate. You make a difference.

The people that adopted Rosie deserve praise. They are excellent humans.

From Everything Rose Blog, “There are thousands of dogs like Rosie and awaiting rescue. Some of them are in need of a little socialization and some good food, others like Rosie need patience, medical care, and lots of love.”

You can like her Facebook page and follow her blog to keep up with Rosie’s progress.

https://www.facebook.com/MalibuRosie

http://www.everythingrosie.com/

 

Beautiful a Rescue - DFW Pug Rescue

From DFW Pug http://dallaspugrescue.blogspot.com/

Why donations, volunteers, fostering and adopting matter. BEAUTIFUL.

Below is an excerpt from the DFW Pug Rescue blog.  As a foster volunteer for this group I can tell you everyone is dedicated. I have two hospices foster now.  This little girl is an example of the good work the rescue does. Beautiful is also an example of a brave and loving girl. Her cherished and loved pet parent died. The story has a happy ending, Beautiful has a new family to love her.



Beautiful was found in the home of her owner after he had passed away. Her eyes were in such bad shape, they both had to be removed.  All of a sudden her life was turned dark and upside down - did she let this dampen her spirit? 
No! Beautiful has found comfort in the new humans around her and she always has her tail wagging. 

Strange Animal Group Names

Where do these names come from? I just wanted to share some unusual animal names. Some make sense but others are baffling.

 

 1.       Apes or Chimpanzees – A Shrewdness

2.       Bats – A Colony though some sources say A Cauldron

3.       Cats – A Clowder or A Pounce

4.       Dogs – A Pack

5.       Donkeys/Asses – A Pace

6.       Ferrets – A Business

7.       Hippos – A Bloat

8.       Giraffes – A Tower

9.       Jaguars – A Shadow

10.   Lemurs – A Conspiracy

11.   Otters – A Romp

12.   Porcupines – A Prickle

13.   Squirrels – A Scurry

There are HERDS: Buffalo, Cattle, Deer, Elephants, Seals, Sheep, Whales.

Buffalo can also be called a Gang along with Elk and Turkeys. Strange pairing.

Quails and Swans can be called a Covey as a Deer can be a herd or covey.

And finally it should come as no surprise that Cockroaches are called An Intrusion.

Smiling for the Camera

I adopted Cleveland from a rescue group. I had gone to get dog food at the pet store and so many happy, excited dogs except my boy.  He was scared of the noise, shy and huddled in the back of his cage.  I visited with him and took him home that day.

I always take my time naming my family members.  If they already have a name they know and respond to I won't change the name.  Cleveland had been a stray and the rescue group had saved him from  euthanasia (killing due to over crowding) from a city shelter.

Cleveland suffered from separation anxiety and it took almost a year for him to become confident. He had thyroid and liver problems. And he got pretty fat - more to love. 

Cleveland would always smile for the camera. He let me put visors and hats on him and would sit a pose with a smile. I wish I still had the picture of him wearing a Hawaiian shirt and visor. Sadly my computer with my treasured photos (and better photos than these) is gone and so are most of my pictures of the dogs.

If I took my boy's collar off he would jump up and whine for me to put it back on. I believe he thought this was a token of being a member of the family.

Not all of my dogs will pose, Jax runs when he sees the camera and I haven't a clue why. But Cleveland always posed and was the only one that smiled, always. 

Cleveland and Tansy

Do your dogs smile? Doesn't it make your heart happy?

 

In Memory of Sophie

In memory of my sweet Sophie.

One year ago yesterday I had to take Sophie to the vet and let her go. Having to say goodbye to your loved one is always torturous and painful. I am crying as I write this post. I miss my Sophie.


Sophie came to me through DFW Pug Rescue.  I volunteered several years ago to be a foster. I am glad to care for dogs that have special needs. I will foster the hospice dogs so they can have someone love them, care for them and won't be alone in their final days.

Fostering hospice dogs is both wonderful and painful. It is a pleasure to have these dogs in my life. To be able to love and be loved by them. They have been abandoned and deserve better. The pain of losing your cherished family member is the most difficult thing you can go through. But I foster anyway because these dogs are all worthy of love and compassion and care.

Sophie was what we call a 'foster failure'. Sometimes rescue groups must make difficult decisions concerning where money is best spent.  So I adopted Sophie. 

Sophie had so many challenges. She was missing an eye, she had a club foot and luxating patellas. She didn't have any teeth and shortly after she came to my home she had to had eye flap surgery for an eye ulcer. 

Sophie was a trooper. She was joyful and loving. When she got excited she would spin in circles because her club foot acted like a paddle. Through all these challenges she was sweet, loving, accepting and carried on.  Sophie didn't think she was a hospice dog or a special needs dog. She was with me for almost three years. 

Then Sophie started limping, keeping weight off her one good leg.  I looked for stickers and bites, she didn't respond to me feeling her leg.  So off to the vet. After exams and an x-ray he said she had a fracture at her shoulder joint.  Next we went to a surgery specialist.

The specialist did not have good news.  Sophie had a cancer in her lungs and bones. This was inoperable. Her pain was increasing at a fast rate.  So I took Sophie home with pain pills and kept her as comfortable as possible. 

It is difficult to make the choice that 'now' is the time to let the dog die, euthanasia. I knew I had to let Soph go when she would take her cheese covered pain pill. I put it in her mouth a said please.  I could see her struggle to swallow for me. Still being the wonderful girl.  



I wish my dogs could tell me, "I'm ready now, please let me go." But the burden is mine as their caregiver. They are my family and my responsibility. 

In memory of Sophie, I started this blog to share the joys of animals, the emotional life of animals and to bring light to animal rights and causes.


And To Honor Sophie and all the dogs I have loved and lost.