Straydog, our Happy Home for Strays
(The hexagon is "The Big Play Yard," which we usually refer to as "the park")
(Photo taken May 2002)

     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 the example of our sacrifice (and the example sacrifice of the people running 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!)

Bill Arnold's Daily Straydog Log

SUNDAY AUGUST 3 2003

Report from Shannon ...

Willie moves inside temporarily

     Willie is such a sweet boy! Because his kennel mate Pierce was getting a bit too rowdy for him, Willie was going to move to Sally and Alice's kennel while they are recovering. When Erin and I were walking him across the big play yard, Buddy and Betsy (Sally and Alice's next door neighbors) sounded their normal bark. Willie immediately stopped at our feet and hid. We didn't have the heart to leave him in the big new kennel all by himself. We are such softies. We didn't want to tell Bill (he's going to come home to quite a crowded place!), but since there are already so many hospital dogs, we figured one more crate wouldn't hurt. Besides, Willie's so sweet and quiet, and we can house-train him while he's here. Two people at adoption day yesterday were interested in Willie, so we're hoping he will have a forever home soon. In the meantime, we sure are enjoying him!

     Sweet Veronica! She was one of the Shepherd mixes who was going to be shot by a human (see Wednesday, June 18 update (Click here for that update) because she had fleas. Her kennel mate Archie is always anxious to run and play with other dogs, but Veronica always seeks out human contact first. She is very affectionate and loves to give hugs and kisses.

*Bill Arnold's Daily Straydog Log

CURRENT WEEK

SUNDAY July 27 2003:

* Two more volunteers (Marci and Kathi) spend most of the day helping out at Straydog [PHOTOS & A VIDEO];

MONDAY July 28 2003:

* Jack & Jill plus Willie go to vet clinic for spay/neuter operations;

* Jesse & Laura get mats shaved;

* Sally and Alice;

* Anthony's biopsy not back yet;

* Jack & Jill back home in living room kennels [PHOTOS].

TUESDAY July 28 2003:

* Shannon's Vet Report for today: (1) Julie [PHOTO]; (2) Bobby [PHOTO]; (3) Sally & Alice; (4) Jack & Jill [PHOTO]; and Willie.

WEDNESDAY July 30 2003:

* Julie saw her eye specialist this morning; needs benign tumor removed next week;

* Wednesday Volunteer Ofelia returns;

* Matthew and Kevin join our kennel crew [PHOTOS];

* Thunder scares the threesome--Fluffy, Muffy and Buffy [PHOTOS];

THURSDAY July 31 2003:

* A note from Bill about his trip to his 45th high school reunion;

* Houdini Day at Straydog today! Rosie and pups escape again [PHOTOS];

* Houdini Day Part II: April escapes [PHOTOS];

* Poor Old Jed needs a home and family!

FRIDAY August 1 2003:

* Another note from Bill;

* Update on Anthony's biopsy: It's a different type of cancer - much slower developing than the original diagnosis [PHOTO];

* Muffy and Fluffy get a much-needed grooming via donation [PHOTO].

SATURDAY August 2 2003:

* Adoption Day: Old Jed has a chance for adoption into a real house [PHOTO];

* Benny also has a chance for adoption [PHOTO].

 

LAST WEEK

SUNDAY July 20 2003:

* The three remaining Oklahoma/Texas border pups were adopted today [PHOTO OF PUPS].

MONDAY July 21 2003:

* Shannon's Vet-Visit Report: Katie, Julie, Sally & Alice and Jed;

* After a little over seven weeks Emily gets the green light to go back to her outdoor kennel she shares with Pokey [PHOTOS];

* Email report from Pam Mitchell on one of the five puppies adopted over the weekend.

TUESDAY July 22 2003:

* Shannon's Straydog medical report for today, including Katie's arrival home from the clinic [PHOTOS].

WEDNESDAY July 23 2003:

* Long-time contributor, Ofelia Gipson, volunteers her morning to help out with dog walks [PHOTO];

* Sandy meets Tinkerbell but doesn't like her [PHOTO];

* Rosie and sons dig into Momma Dog and Briar's kennel [PHOTOS].

THURSDAY July 24 2003:

* Juana takes Julie and Nikki to the vet clinic today [PHOTOS];

* MORE PHOTOS OF NIKKI AND KATIE.

FRIDAY July 25 2003:

* Julie, Pierce and Anthony go to the vet today [PHOTOS];

* Anthony: the doctor thinks it is cancer of the jaw, but he's doing another biopsy to be sure before we decide about removing about two inches of the lower jaw.

SATURDAY July 26 2003:

* Tinkerbell adopted at Adoption Day at Petsmart [PHOTOS]

* Veronica and Archie at Adoption Day [PHOTO];

* Benny and Rudy at Adoption Day [PHOTO].

* Update on Sally and Alice and their healing tails.

 

WEEK BEFORE LAST

SUNDAY July 13 2003:

* A very sad day at Straydog.

MONDAY July 14 2003:

* Lots of vet visits today;

* Possible good news about Anthony's possible jaw cancer.

TUESDAY July 15 2003:

* Today's vet-visit report from Shannon;

* Toby gets shaved because of mats and skin allergies [PHOTO].

WEDNESDAY July 16 2003:

* An email from Darla Fort about their beautiful, deaf and nearly blind Great Dane named Helen, who's enjoying the summer in a much cooler Montreal, Canada [PHOTOS];

* It's so hot we're considering having the kennel crew do their heavy work at night;

* Max wouldn't eat all day today; possible vet trip in the morning.

THURSDAY July 17 2003:

* Max ate breakfast and seems okay;

* Julie goes to the vet for another glucose curve blood test [PHOTO];

* Jed's lab work came back;

* Anthony's jaw: suspicious cells.

FRIDAY July 18 2003:

* A pack of five coyotes in the field next to Straydog, about a quarter of a mile away [PHOTOS];

* Julie and Katie to the vet this morning;

* Fuzzy finally eats her entire meal after two days of refusing to eat anything;

* Bobby gets his hydro-therapy three times a day [PHOTOS].

SATURDAY July 19 2003:

* A successful Adoption Day at PetsMart in Plano;

* Julie goes to the vet this morning for yet another glucose test; her count was 89--within the normal range;

* Katie's doing fine at the clinic;

* Max passes a lot of blood, and we call the vet;

* Alice has to have her tail bandaged [PHOTOS];

* Jack and Jill dig in deep to get some sleep [PHOTOS]

 

PREVIOUS WEEKS

*SUNDAY UPDATES: Headlines Linking to the Last 202 Consecutive Sunday Updates of our Straydog website, which is also updated nightly before ~10:00 Central Time U.S.A.

*Adoption Day Saturday, August 9 - PetsMart on Central at Parker in Plano (Texas)

*Our Dogs for Adoption - Shannon's page

*Our Dogs for Adoption listed on Petfinder.org, kept up to date by volunteer and member of our Board of Directors, Susan Southerland, Esq.

*Our Mission & How We Got Started

*"Goodbye, Danny Boy." - An example of the only acceptable use of euthanasia

*When a dog rescuer approaches Rainbow Bridge

*DONATIONS ARE TAX DEDUCTIBLE

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