While Kerry was doing dog walks and caregiving, Tina (on the way back from taking Robbie to the vet for his final puppy shots) rescued a stray dog along the road feeding on carrion

Kerry, the new dog, is at the vet clinic for her new arrival checkup and spaying

     People we have to say no to on the phone when they want us to take a rescue off their hands must understand that we ourselves keep coming across stray dogs who must be rescued, and when we do, we rescue them, and that often means we can't take the dog you've just rescued. And this means you've got to cover it, you've got to take the dog.

     I told a woman in Houston late this afternoon after she said that she is not going to let the recent rescue she has on her patio be killed, I said to her, "It is people like you (who take in even just one or two strays) who are caring for far more formerly homeless dogs than all the no-kill shelters combined. Far more."

     Pat would always say that if she could detect in the conversation that the rescuer would not under any circumstances let the rescued dog die, Pat would say the rescuer had the responsibility for the dog, and Pat would be confident the dog was covered and would be taken care of by the rescuer.