Year in Review 2010

2010 was a crazy year, I learned a lot and had some heartbreaks but what doesn't kill you only makes you stronger, right!?


In 2010 this is what happened

* 6 litters of puppies
* 183 Dogs rescued
* $15, 000 in vet bills (remember I do my own shots!!)
* Grand total of dogs placed 558 since November 2005
* $3K leg amputation
* 3 cancer dogs
* 4 heartworm positive dogs
* Bladder stone surgery for a dog
* Chaz, my personal dog passed away :-(
* Congestive heart failure dog who has now become part of my family until his time comes
* Adopted dog passed away after being hit by a car
* Adopted dog from 2007 returned and due to health issues had to be EU'd
* Adopted dog from 2007 was put to sleep by owner after battling cushings
* Adopted dog from 2008 died from cancer
* Eye removal surgery
* Started offering Micro Chipping
* Received a discount from a Pet Insurance company to offer to adopters.
* Rescued and adopted out a deaf dog
* Rescued and adopted out a blind dog
* Had to put an old dog down because she was so sick
* Had to put a dog down for mental illness and unexplained aggression
* Had to put a dog down that had uncontrollable seizures
* Had to put down 4 dogs for uncontrollable aggression issues.
* Had to put an older dog down for health issues
* Had a dog with a broken jaw
* Took in 95 pure breed JRT's
* Got some amazing new foster homes
* Have meet a lot of cool people and great adopters
* Was only $300 in the hole...
* Did our first fund raiser with Love-a-Stray at Quacker Steak
* Rescue received $400 from Pay It Forward on Fox 8 News in Cleveland Ohio
* Full page color article in the news paper about me and the rescue efforts
* I won an award at work for dog rescue
* Courtney a foster home got married
* Andrea a foster home and Senior Rep had a baby
* Kim/Bob foster home had a baby