Don't shoot Skipper

This dog was left in a crate on the driveway at Red Lake Rosie's Rescue with a note attached: "Daddy wants to shoot Skipper because his teeth are falling out."

Skipper went to the RLRR clinic, was neutered, got rabies and DHPP shots, and was wormed. He got brushed out and bathed, but Karen was worried. "There are very few places to send poor little Skipper. He is and older dog, 20-25 lbs. He is a little unsure at first, but gains confidence when he realizes you will not hurt him. Gets along well with the other animals at the shelter." Everyone was relieved when Pet Haven agreed to take him in and now we have an update.

FROM PET HAVEN:
Hi Karen ! I thought you would enjoy this update on Skipper ! He is boarding at Auntie Ruth's doggie day care until Monday when he will go to his foster home. We thought he would enjoy staying there while he recovered from his dental (he had 6 teeth pulled).

Auntie Ruth's has a room where they have all the older dogs and the ones that are recovering from surgeries and things. There is a rocking chair in it for snuggling and the dogs can go outside at their leisure.

It has a large glass window to view them through and it is one of my favorite places to be because the view is soooo cute! There are always lots of the white faces of older dogs and dogs of all kinds- there are even raised beds for napping on.. I should take a picture of it for you.

As you can tell- they absolutely LOVE him there :)

I am going to stop by there tomorrow to meet little Skipper. Thanks sooo much for letting Pet Haven have him !

Kindly,
Ann
FROM AUNTIE RUTH'S:
Oh, Ann, you are going to fall in love with this little boy. He is the most precious thing ever. I went to see him one last time before I leave for the weekend and he just melts my heart everytime. He has definitely warmed up over the last day and he was chasing me around outside and just had a BIG smile on his face the whole time. I cuddled him and kissed his face and told him how lucky he is. I can't wait for you to meet him.

He's been out in the room with all the other dogs and doing great. He is still a little growly but not consistently and he hasn't even attempted to snap at anyone. We were thinking maybe he's got some bad eyes or something that is just keeping him a little unsure about what's going on around him, but he is wonderful other than that.

Hope you have a good weekend and you can let anyone know who was worried about him that Skipper is getting all the love in the world!! :)

A.
Auntie Ruth's Animal Care & Wellness Centers
12207 Minnetonka Blvd
Minnetonka, MN 55305

"Until one has loved an animal, a part of one's soul remains unawakened." ~ Anatole France

URGENT NEED for fosters/rescues to take puppies

Last night was probably a record-setting animal surrender night at Red Lake Rosie's, other than the clinics -- We took in 22 animals yesterday. Click here for more information on how you can help.

EMERGENCY PUPPY PENSThankfully Jodi and Barbara were here and together with the help of Mike we were able to erect new housing for the incoming animals. Everyone has been such hard workers.

BARBARA & JODIJodi and Barbara have cleaned out the cathouse and organized and cleaned everything. It looks wonderful!

Needless to day we have all dog kennels full to overflowing, and 16 cats in the cathouse.

10 SHEP PUPS8 SHEP PUPSIONE, A FERAL PUP FOUND ALONEIDGIE3 SHEP PUPSMARTY, BIF & DOUGCLOVER & ABBYBARBARA HOLDING BIFBarbara and Jodi plan on taking some animals out tomorrow.

We are thankful that Tricounty Humane Society, St. Cloud has responded so kindly and are taking the 2 large litters and Idgie as soon as we can get transport for them. But we need foster homes or rescue organizations to contact us to help the rest.

Perhaps the saddest story is that of Margo. She is a young small-breed dog and her litter of pups was attacked and killed by another dog. She is depressed and really needs some tlc.

MARGOClick here for more information on how you can help.

Sincerely, Karen Good

Puppies anyone??

Photos of the pups transferred from Red Lake to ARVSS (Animal Rescue and Veterinary Services and Support in Stoughton, Wisconsin) and there are MORE on their website!

TUG-OF-WAR
SHEP PUPS
BROWN EYES

BLUE EYES

BLACK PUP

MANNY

MANNY AND LITTLE FRIEND

LITTLE BLACK PUP

HUSKY AND LIL PUP

SMALLEST PUPS AT FOSTER HOME

Victor & Veda -- 33 lbs of legs!?!

Victor, Veda & Vincent were sibling pups Carol Priest rescued from a log pile in Redby. All three went to ARVSS in Wisconsin.

UPDATE FROM VICTOR'S FAMILY:
I thought you might like to see a few pix. Victor is doing great. He loves to swim and is doing much better about his shyness.He graduates from puppy school next week.

VICTOR IN THE GRASSVICTOR IN CANOEVICTOR AND FAMILYVICTOR SWIMMINGVICTOR RUNNING

UPDATE FROM VEDA'S FAMILY:
School is starting next week, so we've been busy trying to get everything arranged. One of our biggest issues, of course, is making the transition fairly smooth for Veda. We've decided that Veda and I will walk Alison to school on days when the weather cooperates.

VEDA AND HER PAL ALLYRight now, Veda has been spoiled with nightly walks at local forest preserves, prairies, marshes, you name it! Veda fits so well into our lives we can hardly believe it. Her personality is quiet yet very, very fun. She is still fairly cautious around other people, but doesn't hide, nor does her tail go between her legs. Big steps! She also has taken to training very well. She walks on her leash amazingly well for a puppy -- she can sit and stay fairly well, too.

The other day at the vet, the receptionist mentioned that Veda looks like a smooth-Haired collie. We looked it up, and what do you know, her face is very similar to that breed. Is there any chance we could see pictures of her brothers? We would be more than happy to let you send our pictures of Veda on to their owners.

I don't know if you can tell in the picture I've attached, but Veda is currently 33 pounds of legs. Her body is still very thin, but I swear her legs keep getting longer!

Bolt and Celeste

Bolt and Celeste went to TLC Canine Rescue last Saturday. Karen

BOLT & CELESTEUPDATE FROM TLC:
Here are the new little rugrats. They are at L&J's right now. D was kind enough to take and give them both a shower when we got them Saturday. She really got into it and did a wonderful job. Thank you for taking the time D to give them a warm wet welcome into our group. Thank you Lonnie, Joan and Jenna for braving the two.

BOLTBolt is a 12-week-old white shep male poss. mix and Celeste (aka Panda) is a 12-week-old springer mix female. Better cuter pictures will be sent later.

CELESTE (PANDA)DeeDee or Karen please tell Barb O thank you very much for bringing these two bundles of joy to TLC. They are very sweet and I love them both even if Celeste loves my stocking feet. They became the best of buds and are chasing each other around. If you get anymore pups let us know we would be more then happy to invite them into our group. (D needs another shower so please hurry) (Love you D)

Thank you and Dog Bless
L
TLC Canine Rescue

Tristan & Trina: A Purrfect Pair

The mother of these two was Teka from Red Lake. She and all her kittens were fostered in the Twin Cities and all found homes here. Thanks to Barbara B. and Pet Haven! Here's a note from the people who adopted them.

Tristan and Trina (Tweetie) are doing very well. He weighs over 16 lbs and she is about 11. They are very different cats then the older cats we have had. They are not talkers or food hounds. They tend to weigh the value of the word NO and proceed depending on the value of the adventure.

She is a tortie and has come to be a lady of many moods. She can be quite loving or contrary. She plays fetch with me. I throw a cat toy (mouse or small sparkle ball) and she will bring it back. She will start this play by bringing me the toy when she wants to play fetch, Tristan does not participate and tends to watch this "foolishness".

They are travelers. We have a cat bench in our van along with a mounted cat cage and they travel with us in all five states I work in. They love hotel life and ice buckets and looking out the passenger window. They do understand the rules of the
road on windshield and driver's area.

Life is good. Tweetie still throws an occasional hissy fit but does not break skin when biting or pawing (not declawed). Tweetie is the only cat I have come to love that will purr, hiss, bite, kick and lick /// mad and happy all at the same time. Her nickname is the name she answers to.

Tristan is a glorious sleek panther. He love to catch flies in the air with 2 paws and can probably jump over 7 feet. Nothing is sacred to him. but has yet to break anything. Both cats are not lap cats, but will seek attention on their own good time.

I hope all is well with you and yours. Please stay in touch and hope the
rest of the summer is purrfect.

H & K