What a day!

I found out today that Barney has his forever home!! YAY!!! Ken just loves him. Here is a little of what Ken had to say about Barney... Or I gues his new name is Jack :-)

"...I have fallen in Love with him... totally... I have never let a dog, or any animal sleep in the same bed as me... but this guy owns my heart,, he snuggles really close to me in bed, and he rests his chin on my shoulder, and tucks his head under my chin.. I put my arm over him, and that is how we sleep.... oh sure he moves away once in awhile through the night, but within 10 minutes, he moves back close to me and snuggles again.. this is of his own accord.. we walk about 3 miles a day... and he follows me around the house like a shadow... when I sit on a chair, he hops up onto my lap and snuggles in... we play catch and he loves his monkey toy.. when I go for a car ride, he sits, or lays on my lap... we have been to Cleveland and back twice now, and he likes car rides... "

So how freaking cute is that!! LOVE IT!!

Now for some bad news. I went to pick up Ricky today, a dog adopted out in March 2008. The women that adopted him I really don't think is over her older dog that died. She thought Ricky would be a good replacement but she compares him to her old dog Mindy. I don't think the poor women is really ever going to be happy because no one is ever going to live up to Mindy in her mind.

I just feel like crap after having to go to the women's house and pick up Ricky and take him to the boarding kennel. I mean yea people return dogs to me and I feel bad for the dogs and frustrated with the people but I haven't seen exactly how there were living so I guess it doesn't make me feel as bad.... does that make sense?

Today I had to go and take Ricky from maybe the ONLY home he has ever known, where he has been for 8 months. Pick up a bag of clothes and toys of his and head out the door. I mean what is going through that dogs mind??? UGH! Just kills me to think that he is laying in the boarding kennel wondering why the hell he isn't in bed with his owner. I just really don't know how people just give up a dog after all that time.

I totally get you foster to adopt and it doesn't work out but you had it set in your mind..this might not be forever... I understand if there are major issues.... it is just heartbreaking to me.

I have had some REALLY bad dogs but I would never in a million years have a dog for nearly a year and give it back. NEVER. Geez my dog now, Hobbes... she is a bad dog. People always say what a good dog she is but trust me that did not come over night. My dog Petey, I will be the first to admit he has issues... when I got him he was so nasty around other dogs and food. Now he is getting better.. it is just a matter of working with the dog.

It is just heartbreaking to me to think of Ricky who last night was in a warm house getting treats is now homeless.... it is heartbreaking to me that I have a 5 - 6 month old PUPPY! That has never known what it is like to be part of a family. He lives in my barn, sleeping on blankets in a horse stall with 4 other dogs. It is heartbreaking for me to know that I have dogs who deserve a family and don't have one.

There are good days in rescue and there are bad. I am not saying today was bad one... no one is hurt, dead, etc. Just a heartbreaking day.

I sat in the barn with Regal, Razzel, Kyle, Muppet and Dottie and played with them and gave them treats and just let them sit on me for probably 45 minutes praying the entire time that they get homes soon!

WOW!!!

So, Thanksgiving came and went. It was nice. I went to my fiance's sister house in Indiana. We left Wednesday night after I took care of the dogs and came back late Friday night. It was strange not having to feed horses or take care of dogs for two whole days!

I spent the entire trip to Indian 5 hours, going through applications for Gloria's Puggle Puppies (7 of them) and Boston Terrier Mix puppies (4 of them). HOLY APPLICATIONS!! It was hard narrowing down who was going to be chosen. A lot of good applications. Gloria called the ones I picked and has pretty much everyone spoken for so that is good. Those puppies need homes.

Gloria had a 3rd litter of Beagle / JRT puppies... those are almost all adopted too.

Before I left Barney went to go live with a guy named Ken for the week to see if he wants to adopt him.

Lester went to go live with a women I know from work to see if they wanted to adopt him... they emailed me today they are 100% keeping him.

Spencer is officially adopted

The JRT / Rat Terrier puppies have applications in on them and people have come to see them.. just waiting for people to say yes they will adopt them.

So, who is left to find a home?

Carlton
Kyle
Dottie
Razzel
Muppet
Regal
Ricky
Sassy
Munch
Oakley
3 JRT puppies
and there are 2 dogs in my Dayton foster home.

15 dogs...ugh!

I have talked to a few people today and yesterday so maybe one of my kids will find a home with them. I really want Muppet to get into a home soon. He is growing up in my barn.. that isn't fair. He is a puppy that needs a family. Poor little guy. He has been through so much at such a young age. And Munch.. I love that dog... why she hasn't been adopted yet is beyond me. Seriously someone is missing out on a good dog.

I think if those two get adopted I will feel a little better. Sometimes dogs not getting adopted just bothers me especially when I know how awesome of a dog they are, ya know?

Ok well her is to hoping some good comes out of today.. LOL!! It is supposed to rain and be really gross out. UGH!

HAPPY TURKEY DAY!!

Happy Thanksgiving to everyone!  

Remember to give your dog a hug and THANK THEM for always be loyal to you.

I want to THANK everyone who volunteers for me and everyone who has adopted one of my kids. You are a true hero!

Goodnight Malcolm

I am sorry to let everyone know that Malcolm's sickness took over and he died last night :-(

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As you all read on my Sunday night post I am having some issues with couping with rescues who are BUYING (not rescuing!) puppies / dogs from Puppy Mills.

Yesterday, I received a phone call from a rescue friend, (name has been changed) Sue, asking for help in saving the life of a Chi/JRT mix. He will die on Friday if not taken out of the shelter. He was picked up as a stray after his doggie friend was hit and killed by a car. He was standing waiting with his doggie friend to wake up.

I explained to Sue I don't have room and I am full to the brim. Sue said yea, everyone one is. I just got off the phone with (name has been changed) Betty and she is completely full with puppy mill puppies. Needless to say I went off on a bit of a tirade. Sue agreed with me 100% and said she feels the same way I do. She will NOT pay anyone for a dog, she doesn't even taken in owner surrender dogs unless it is a special case. I said yea, me too.

It was nice knowing that someone else felt the same way I do. I was starting to think I was the only one.

Then she proceeded to tell me about a women who goes to Georgia and loads up with puppies and brings them back up to the Cleveland area. She buys literally a truck load of puppies. Sue said that when she does this she always calls her and says I have some really nice (mentions the breed Sue rescues) and says you can have them for $75 a piece.

$75 a piece!! That is what she paid the puppy mill for them.

That isn't rescue that is BUYING PUPPIES. The person that does this then vets them (ok so that is the only reason she is better then a pet store) and adopts them out of $300 - $350. WHAT???!!!! Are you kidding me?

So, my advise to anyone looking to adopt, PLEASE be careful because people are POSING as a rescue people and are taking over where the pet stores left off. If the "rescue" says it is a puppy mill dog RUN the other direction! It is really said that I now have to give people advise to stay away from "rescues" that have puppy mill dogs because they are no better then Pet Stores.

That really bothers me because I have had dogs from Puppy Mills before but I didn't pay anyone for them. 1 was my sweetie little Gracie who came from a Puppy Mill bust, Turner and Ivory had their babies drowned and they were next when a women (who unfortunately does buy puppies from puppy mills) was at the Mill and saw what the miller was doing. She talked him into giving her the dogs and then contacted me.

Anyways, the point to all of this is PLEASE visit this link
https://community.hsus.org/campaign/US_2008_petland?source=gabhep

Support the cause and spread the word!

Boots is going home!

WOOOHOOOO!!!! Boots is going home on Friday. I am so excited for her... I have to remember to wash her sweatshirt before her Mommy comes and picks her up.

I am so excited for Boots and I need to say THANK YOU to Amy W. (no not me.. LOL) for emailing Boots new parents and sharing her experiences with them. Amy you have been a huge help and huge supporter THANK YOU!

Also, Thursday Elizabeth is going to come over and pick someone to foster. So, that will be good. Oh and another lady is going to come over... Thursday night I believe to see all the JRT kids. They have a 14 week old Golden Puppy so I said it would probably be best to foster before making a decision on adopting a JRT. That way they can make sure the Golden listens to them and doesn't get too attached to the other dog. Plus if you have a young puppy they will take on the traits of the other dog so that means you will end with a Golden that acts like a Jack.. LOL!!

So, with any luck and God on my side I will have at least 4 dogs sleeping in soft WARM beds by Friday night! YAY!!

Ok, you are probably wondering why 4... No I don't have bad math skills. When Boots gets adopted on Friday then I will bring one of my dogs that is living in the barn in the house. So, that is how I came up with 4.. LOL!!

Oh Oh and I forgot Bob who adopted Clyde (was Peter) about a year ago has been fostering Missy (who he calls Bonnie... get it Bonnie and Clyde.. LOL!!) Anyways, he told me yesterday he wants to adopt Missy. YAY!!!!!!!

Alright we need to keep up the hard work and hopefully get a few more in homes in the next week or so... even with 3 moving out of my house, I still have too many!

Had to share!!