Straydog, our Happy Home for Strays
(The hexagon is the "Big Play Yard," which we usually refer to as "the park")
Straydog is a "lifeboat" (and sanctuary) for rescued dogs. A vacant spot in a kennel is an empty seat in our "lifeboat," so please, if you're interested in adopting a dog, see our "Dogs for Adoption" links below, or call to inquire about dogs you may have seen recent photos of but who may not yet be included in our "Dogs for Adoption" links. And please continue to support us. We will continue to row this "lifeboat" to shore, dropping off rescued dogs into the arms of good adopters, and we will continue to fill the space left vacant by each adopted dog with another desperate homeless dog for as long as we can hold on (financially). We believe that our example (and the example of all other no-kill shelters) must be publicized to wake people up and make them aware of the necessity to SPAY and NEUTER their pets so that homeless dog-rescue "lifeboats" will no longer be necessary. (Ditto for cats!)
Pat's Daily Dog Log
SUNDAY APRIL 20 2003
Heather's prospective new mom and friend came to visit Heather today
A young couple came to visit Heather this afternoon about 2:30, and the young man brought his beautiful, nine-month-old German Shepherd to meet Heather too, since the two dogs would often be together after the young woman graduated from school four months from now.
We brought Heather to the outside of our big wood privacy fence so the dogs could meet without their 65+ kennel "cousins" noisily offering their opinions or advice to the pair during this introduction. Outside the fence on the edge of an open field it was quiet and peaceful.
The dogs got along fine
Heather and the new fellow got along great together, and the young woman said over and over again how much she loved Heather, but she was very concerned about Heather's hips and wondered if we had ever had Heather checked for hip dysplasia. We haven't done this, because we never noticed that she had any problem, and as I've said before, I've almost always been able to spot the dogs with hip dysplasia before the vet confirms they have it, and in Heather's case I observe her every day flying around her kennel playing rough and tumble with her current kennel companion, Big Boomer, who weighs 70+ pounds, and I've never noticed anything. But we'll check. (Heather weighs about 65 pounds.)
In the meantime Heather will remain with us, and maybe she'll find another loving mom or dad who will accept her just the way she is: perfect or maybe not so perfect.
Border Collie, Billy, goes to his new home!
While the first couple was still here, watching Heather play in her kennel with her companion, Boomer, Border Collie Billy's wonderful new dad, along with a friend, arrived to take his special pal home with him!
We had Billy's pretty blue collar on him with matching blue cloth leash, and Danielle and I had even tried to brush Billy (not an easy thing to do), and he was ready for the ride home with his wonderful, new dad, Wheeler McGee! Billy looked very handsome as I walked him past the rows of dog kennels to the gate where his dad had parked and waited for me to bring Billy to him.
When Wheeler opened the truck door Billy knew exactly what to do, and he jumped inside the truck, sat on the floor and laid his head on the seat. (This all seemed so natural to him.) His new dad got in beside him on the passenger seat and patted Billy on his side, saying something like, "That's my boy," and they were ready to leave.
Wheeler said he'd call in a few days to let us know how Billy is doing at his new "home on the range."
*Pat Arnold's Daily Dog Log
LAST WEEK:
* The vet removes the kirschner from Betsy's healing broken leg;
* UPDATE on Stevie and Little Pete, adopted by the Nicholsons over two years ago;
* Blind Dog Stevie "himself" writes Pat an email message [PHOTO].
* Visitors come to meet and visit with Blind Chubs and Sister Cassie;
* Elaine and Mel Munch visit and donate a riding lawn mower.
*Adoption Day Saturday, April 26 - Canine Commissary (Store location to be announced).
*Our Dogs for Adoption - Volunteer Shannon's page
*Our Mission & How We Got Started
*"Goodbye, Danny Boy." - An example of the only acceptable use of euthanasia
If you would like to help with our ever-growing vet bill, donations can be sent directly to:
A Note from Bill ...
We want to thank those who have already donated to Straydog after receiving (via regular U.S. mail) our April 2003 Newsletter. For those of you who are not on our mailing list (which we would be glad to add you to if you would like to receive hard copy in the future) we provide the following links:
*Click here to go to the HTML version of our April 2003 Newsletter
*Click here for continuation of our homepage with no changes to the continuation in several weeks
