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Christy
Wednesday,
February 8, 2006
In December,
2004, Christy was one of
150 dogs who were
rescued from a puppymill/hoarder situation near St. Louis
Missouri (See the
full story and pictures at
http://www.hsmo.org/m_eventsprograms/2004-december-douglascountyrescue.php).
The dogs were kept in outdoor pens with little to no shelter and
in frozen mud and feces inches deep. The water buckets, when
they had water in them, were frozen and who knows how often they
were fed. The day the dogs were rescued, the temperature and
wind chill were
severe. All of the dogs were taken to the Humane Society in St.
Louis where they were
evaluated, vetted and
housed.
Second Chance Sheltie Rescue of St. Louis went immediately to
the shelter to help evaluate the shelties and do whatever was
needed, including bathing the dogs. Other breed rescues stepped
up to the plate as well.
The St. Louis
Humane Society’s position was they would handle the adoptions of
most of the dogs, but they did relinquish the dogs with health
or behavioral issues to the various rescues. Christy and her two
double merle brothers were among the dogs released to rescue.
Christy and a heartworm positive female sheltie were
then transported to SRCI, where she was fostered
by a
member with other
double merle and special needs shelties. Christy
was deaf, but enjoyed life to the fullest (many double merles
are deaf or blind or both, but they still live full lives).
Christy and
another sheltie named Mia, went to Petco in Kokomo on the March 12,
2005 for the SRCI’s regularly scheduled educational booth. The
Ward family fell madly in love with both of dogs. The Ward
family with five children couldn’t decide which sheltie to
choose, so they adopted them both. This was the most perfect of
homes for Christy. All of the Ward family were
well versed in hand language as one of the Ward children was
autistic and hand signs were their common language. Christy and
Mia thrived in the Ward home. Mia had come from a puppymill
situation as well and was very shy before going to the Ward
home.
On February 8,
2006, Christy suddenly and inexpecably went into a round of
seizures which could not be brought under control. It was with
the greatest heartache that the decision was made to release her
to the Rainbow Bridge. Mia is lost without Christy, as are all
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Pumpkin
Saturday,
April 1, 2006
"Pumpkin a sable and white little
miss has a lot of love to give before....." and there was
silence on the other end of the telephone.
Pumpkin was brought to the
attention of SRCI volunteers, she had been found walking up a
ladies drive, making her way through her last days looking for a
kind hand to pet her and lover her. The lady cared for her while
her own children went looking for the owners. They put up signs
at every corner for a mile. They ran an ad in their local
newspaper, but no one answered either the flyers or the
newspaper ad. After a few days Pumpkin was transferred to SRCI
to be evaluated and prepped for adoption. She was checked over
by our volunteer vet, Dr. Cindy Baker. Dr. Baker concluded that
Pumpkin was in fact closer to 13 years old and suffering
terribly from numerous tumors. Dr. Baker proceeded to x-ray
Pumpkin and found that her liver was approximately 3 times it's
normal size and that there was a large mass pushing against her
heart and ribs. She had only weighed 17 pounds and it was
thought that the tumor was the thing weighing the most. With
heavy hearts Dr. Baker and the SRCI volunteer agreed that is was
in Pumpkins' best interest to let her go to the rainbow bridge.
Pumpkin spent her remaining time with the SRCI volunteer
who fed her Cottage Cheese and Chicken while keeping her
comfortable. Pumpkin was loved by many before she took her final
breathe.
"Since it is a medical reason, we
will be euthanizing her tomorrow morning. This is a really sweet
dog." is all the volunteer could tell me.
It is times like these that SRCI
volunteers mourn even though in some cases we don't know the
shelties that come into our program, our hearts always feel the
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Chrissy
Friday,
April 21, 2006
Crissy came into rescue when her
owner passed away. Crissy was about 14 inches tall and 40
pounds. Moving around was an effort for her and steps were out
of the question. What she lacked in mobility, she made up for in
happy. Crissy became Jean and Darst first official foster.
Though the Jacobs furkids didn't think much of the new kid, they
accepted her. Crissy was not interested in eating, which was
nothing new. Then she began vomiting and a trip to Dr Cindy was
made. She stayed with Dr Cindy and it was found she was in acute
renal failure. Crissy was only about 4 years old. She seemed
better this morning and was getting an IV and snoozing. Crissy
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Shadow
Wednesday,
May 10, 2006
Run free without harm from a shock
collar or a chain or from a harmful man. You were dearly loved
by your foster Mom, all of SRCI, and your foster brothers and
sisters, and your little buddy, Cappy. |
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Laddie
Thursday,
May 18, 2006
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Dog Bakery
says "Goodbye" To A Old Friend
Thursday,
May 25, 2006
Dakota (Husky) one of four
mascots at For The Love of Dogs, A Dog Bakery has passed.
His battle with liver failure ended on the morning of May
25, 2006. Dakota was the oldest of four, he is survived by
his owners, Christopher Hill and Richard Smith, his three
sisters Evita, Lucy and Lizzie. "Dakota will be truly
missed, for he knew no strangers!". Chris and Rich would
like to thank everyone for their condolences and flowers.
Rainbow Bridge
This is a bridge connecting
heaven and Earth. It is called the Rainbow Bridge because
of its many colors. Just this side of the Rainbow Bridge is
a land of meadows, hills, and valleys, all of it covered
with lush green grass.
When a beloved pet dies, the pet
goes to this lovely land. There is always food and water
and warm spring weather. There, the old and frail animals
are young again, Those who are maimed are made whole once
more. They play all day with each other, content and
comfortable.
There is only one thing
missing. They are not with the special person who loved
them on Earth. So each day they run and play until the day
comes when one suddenly stops playing and looks up! Then,
the nose twitches! The ears are up! The eyes are staring!
You have been seen, and that one suddenly runs from the
group!
You take him in your arms and
embrace. Your face is kissed again and again and again, and
you look once more into the eyes of your trusting pet.
Then, together, you cross the
Rainbow Bridge, never again to be separated.
Farewell old buddy, till we meet
again! Dakota Smith-Hill 1992-2006
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Too often we
put things off until it is too late.
Sometimes tomorrow
never comes."
Sam Bare Passed
on Monday, June 5, 2006
Sam, our obsessive
compulsive Sheltie. One bed, one blanket, one water
bowl. Each & every one in it's place. Sam made many
orbits around the yard in the same clockwise
direction. Sam was pretty skinny when he came to
stay here but filled out nicely. He loved to walk
around the block & had his own fan club. Several of
the neighborhood kids waited to pet him every day on
his walk. Sam seemed to like the attention, but
wanted to get on with the walk. Sam passed to the
bridge a little while ago. We loved him dearly &
know that he is walking, clockwise, waiting to meet
us again.
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Mr. Tipper
Wednesday,
July 6, 2005
He was rescued from a
shelter so badly matted that he had to be shaved. It was
thought that because of his age (11 yrs) and size and
also being "intact" that he was an old stud dog and had
developed arthritis which put him out of business.
A grieving family needed him to get over the loss of
their family dog so Tipper stayed with them for 8
months. They planned on adopting him but instead they
wanted a puppy. He had helped them through their grief
but sadly he was sent back into rescue. Tipper came to
my home in Oct of 2004 and stayed for about five months.
He was very loving and craved attention. He was somewhat
deaf and spent a lot of his time sleeping. He had a
funny little wobbly walk, swaying side to side with a
bounce probably due to the arthrititis. He couldn't
climb steps but still tried to chase squirrels and was
quick to follow from room to room especially if it was
chow time. He loved to be cuddled, stroked and talked
to. His only fault was food aggression probably because
he had to guard his food in his previous life and had
never been socialized. Tipper was a born scrapper and
wanted to be an only dog. Finally in Feb 2005 an adopter
came forward and wanted to adopt Tipper. She wanted him
even though he was partly deaf, had arthrititis, had few
teeth and couldn't walk well. She said she was drawn to
his picture and wanted to give him a home. It was a
perfect home for the little guy, a home on one level,
fenced in yard and a ramp to the yard. Add to that a new
Mom who wanted a senior and had Shelties all her life.
On a cold March day Tipper went to live at his new home.
Carol S. wrote:" He walked into the house, went right to
his new Mom and sat down by her feet. He knew he had
found his forever home." Donna Morphew wrote: " Tipper
arrived this morning at 10:00 am. He is so beautiful!
Slightly larger than my last Sheltie and much quieter.
Boy does he love his food!" Sadly, a little over a week
later his new Mom, Donna died suddenly and dear, sweet
Tipper was homeless again. He went to Sue Moore's house
where she gave him a wonderful, loving home to live out
the rest of his life.
On July 6th, 2005 Mr. Tipper passed to the Rainbow
Bridge peacefully in his sleep. The Bare's wrote: He was
quite a fine man and walks without wobbling with his Mom
at the bridge." "He will be missed. We love you, old
man. Godspeed, Tipper." Everyone whose life he touched
felt the same and to know him was to love him. I'm glad
I had a chance to foster him and wished that things had
turned out differently for him. Bless you Tipper. |
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MEMORIES OF
OUR LIFE WITH MAX
by
The Beauchamp Family
Sable red, foxy boy, fluffy tail, gangly legs, dainty feet,
soulful eyes, sly trickster, big personality, loved his babies,
special
doggy smell, cuddly with Mom, wary of Dad, playful with Buddy,
ornery with Lady, bathroom tissue fetish, yummy flavor of
leather, fun walkies with Grandma………………
Lee and Kris fostered Max from early October, 2005, and adopted
him in early November. Joyce Jarolin was his previous foster Mom
and guardian angel. Prior to rescue, he’d had an unhappy and
unhealthy early life. We just couldn’t let him go to another
home! So then there were three shelties at our house… Lady,
Buddy and Max. People thought we were nuts, but oh well…This 16
pound furkid put a pawprint on our hearts, and
took a spot on our settee that no other dog ever did!
Max was a special needs child…renal failure, stormphobia,
resource guarding, alliance aggression, fear of males,
protectiveness of Mom, noise sensitivity and picky eater… So
there were many consults with animal trainers, veterinarians,
Purdue University, websites, books, and SRCI friends…
We would never have made it without this help and support.
All of our dogs have had silly nick names… Max went by
several: Maxie Man, Max-a-roni, Maxwell Smarty Pants, and
Mighty Max. In the short time that we had him, we knew we loved
him as much as any special dog we’ve ever had for a lifetime. We
asked God to help us help Max, and He did. It was not for as
long, or in the way we had hoped. It was just a shorter
lifetime. Max was about 4 ½ years old when he died, and we’d had
him 7 months…No regrets, except for his illnesses…we only wanted
him to be happy, healthy, loved, and without fears.
Max went to the Rainbow Bridge May 19, 2006. |
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