Joeys Plans

ok its official. Joey will be traveling to Denver to work with a fantastic group of people at orthopets, the same people who created Kandu the JRTs wheels. They will be taking her in, fostering her and screening applications to help her find her new home. Im going to miss her a ton but I feel a lot better knowing a group with experience with this specific special need will be caring for her and screening potential applicants. and if her new home is anything like Kandus she will be the luckiest dog on earth!

Ortho pets has done some great things for animals in need- they are truly an amazing facility and they make sure they give back as much as possible! 

Andre was found caught in a trap in Alaska and had chewed his feet off- and they helped him and found him a new home! 

They helped Kandu and her new sister Loosey! 

They also helped Nakio The FOUR Legged Prosthetic PUP!

 

Update on Joey

Joey has created quite a stir! We have received tons of calls, emails, and applications. She has made enough to pay for her front wheel cart. Now I am researching the different companies that can accommodate her to see what will work best. She is really as cute as she seems. She is starting to play more, and today she even tried to play with Lily.
There are a lot of things to consider when it comes to Joey. She may have medical issues that come up as she grows up because she is such a small size. She may develop back problems because of her disability. She also may live a long happy and healthy life. All of these things make it important the right home is found for her.

November 2011

Joey is a baby Chihuahua puppy who was born with no front limbs. She now needs a front wheel cart to help her learn to get around, and a new home to call her own. Joey is healthy other than her deformity, and is a very sweet playful puppy. Her parents only weighed about 3 lbs, so she is going to be a tiny little girl. Donations towards her front wheel cart will help this little girl live a happy life.  She is not yet ready for her new home, but will be in a few weeks!

Joey needs some wheels!  To chip in, please click HERE.

See some news stories about her:
CBS 13:
Two-Legged Chihuahua Looking For New Home « CBS Sacramento/ 
Fox 40:
http://www.fox40.com/news/headlines/ktxl-yolo-spca-saves-disabled-chihuahua-20111030,0,6492658.story

Joey!

Windy the Amazing

Windy’s Amazing Transformation 

Windy is truly an amazing creature. She has absolutely beautiful big shining eyes, a huggable fluffy body, and at 35 lbs is the perfect size. No dog I have met has had the amazing impact of Windy. It was impossible to meet her and not feel something for her. People often ask why I choose Windy. I think Windy needed me the most. All homeless animals need something, but Windy needed me.

When I meet Windy her name was Wind Talker, and she had just come to 'Camp Reno' from her previous home in Gabbs, NV. She had completely shut down, and only moved when she was forced. She laid in the bottom of an open crate allowing her kennel mate to sit on top of her to appear as invisible as possible. Windy hid from everyone at the Reno Shelter. She had been raised by her canine friends with no human contact. She was Feral.

Windy came from a hoarding situation that I volunteered to help with through the Emergency Animal Rescue Service of United Animal Nations. She was just 1 of 150 dogs that had accumulated in the Nevada desert when an animal rescuer got overwhelmed. Windy was likely born in the dessert and never even knew human companionship.
 Because of Windys history she never had the time to learn to trust people. She was scared of the unknown, but not fearful of being hurt.

She lived in my bathtub for 2 weeks when she arrived. Slowly she moved out into the household, and into her new life.   I was able to see the real, happy Windy for the first time when I started taking her for walks. Windy loved the park. She would run around having a great time, but never wondering to far from me. Windy had formed an unbreakable bond with me, and I with her.
Windy was originally just a foster dog for me. She was adopted to a wonderful couple in the East Bay. Within a week she jumped a 5 foot fence and ran into a large park where she hid for two weeks. I traveled to the park a few times in those two weeks to find her, and finally late one night with the help of LJ and a few hot dogs she was safely back in my care. She ran away from the adoptive home one more time, and after finally finding her again they decided they were not able to keep her safe and brought her back to Davis. The day she came back she escaped during transport. She was missing for 4 weeks. This was the most stressful time of my life. I would see her regularly, but always so far away that it was impossible to catch her. Finally one night very late after sitting on the ground for about an hour I was able to coax her to come to me. I had already decided at that point that she would never leave my care.
She remains one of my most important rescues, and is now the newest member of my family.She loves agility, especially tunnels, and going for rides in the car. She is a typical Border Collie who loves to talk all the time. She never ventures far from me, and I am able to have her off leash regularly. I am still amazed each day at how far Windy has come.

September 2011

A portion of the proceeds of Rescue Bows sales went to help Lily, the most lovable Dachshund you could ever meet.
Two days after Buster was adopted I received an email about Lily, a 2 year old Dachshund who had tested heart worm positive. This little 10lbs bundle of love is impossible not to love! Unfortunately for Lily treating heartworms can be very expensive, and to make matters worse the company that produces the drug that treats this disease recently had to temporarily stop production of the drug.
I immediately started sending urgent requests to fellow rescuers about Lilys need and asked that anyone knowing of a clinic with the necessary drug inform me immediately. As luck would have it the clinic the SPCA uses frequently actually had some!
Lily started her treatment the next day, which is followed by 30 days of crate rest, another treatment and an additional 30 days of crate rest. Through it all Lily has remained as sweet and happy as the day she arrived. Her favorite activities are cuddling on the couch and doing a happy dance for a treat.

Lilys collar is a special order just for her! It is a black collar with ribbon that has little Dachshunds on it!

August 2011

A portion of the proceeds of Rescue Bows sales went to help Lucky, a very lucky but very sick Pit Bull.
In July a fellow animal rescuer found a gorgeous teenage male pit bull that looked emaciated, and was limping. After 2 xrays and 3 different opinions he was scheduled for surgery to have a suspected forgien body removed from his stomach. Only problem is that when he was opened up there was nothing there. Lucky was quite the mystery dog! After he was stitched back up he did seem to hold food down better. Now he just needed to put on weight so he could have his dislocated hip repaired. He also had a problem with his eye that needed to be repaired surgically.

Through all this Lucky is the happiest dog you could ever meet. He goes through life with a big smile and just wiggles his way into everyones heart! He is a typical goofy teenager who loves to play with his other canine friends, and give big slobbery kisses to everyone he meets! 

Lucky's Collar  has shamrocks because he is such a lucky boy!