Ladybug's Story, Part I

LADYBUG IN 2007

Red Lake Rosie's Rescue first met Ladybug in the summer of 2007 when she was spayed and vaccinated at one of our community clinics. Ladybug, even at that time looked very unhappy and appeared to be about 4 years old-- 4 hard years.

LADYBUG IN 2012

Then, in June 2012, we met again when a resident came to another clinic and said she wanted to surrender a dog called Ladybug.What we saw was appalling. She was basically hairless from mange and was starving almost to death! By far the most pitiful dog we have rescued in 10 years! The owner claimed she would not eat, but Ladybug ate 8 small meals throughout the first day.

LADYBUG AT INTAKE BY RLRR IN 2012

What a strong dog she was! Gradually through the summer and into the fall of 2012, Ladybug regained hair growth and put on weight.

LADYBUG AFTER 3 MONTHS AT RLRR

Ladybug remained at the Red Lake Rosie’s shelter, and became the alpha female, well respected with her counterpart Wolfman as the alpha male.

LADYBUG WINTER 2013

In 2016, Ladybug, once the queen of the shelter, could no longer roam freely and safely here and living in an outdoor kennel was increasingly difficult in her old age. We sadly decided that we had to let her go, but were so happy to find the perfect placement with Grey Face Rescue in hospice care for the remainder of her life.

We'll share more of Ladybug's story in the upcoming days.