Another Rosie

On April 19th, a blind, 10-year-old, female pug named Rosie arrived at Red Lake Rosie's Rescue after a plea from a resident and her daughter. Susan and Justin answered the call and brought little Rosie to the shelter.

Rosie arrived wearing a heart necklace and she came with a letter handwritten from the heart:

“This is Rosie. She is blind. We rescued her from the women’s shelter about 10 years ago. Then we lost our home and she has been staying with a relative, but then that couldn't continue. Rosie can’t stay with us, so we, me and Lenelle, decided to surrender her to Rosie’s rescue, because we know you will find her a good home with someone who will pay lots of attention to her like we did.

"We love Rosie enough to give her a better home. Rosie also has a heart necklace on from me and Lenelle which we hope stays with her.

"Can you please keep us updated on her? Pictures? Anything on how she is doing and to see her new home?

"Rosie loves to be talked to and to have her shoulders massaged. She loves beggin strips, she sits and shakes hands for them. She eats moist and meaty burger dog food. Please take good care of her. Find her a good home. This hurts us to let her go, but we love her enough to let her go to a better home. She loves to sit on your legs. 

"Thank you from Lauren and Lenelle"

We are pleased to report that Rosie has been accepted by Grey Face Rescue & Retirement in St. Cloud, MN. We will share updates. We hope to get a nice photo for her family to remember her.

Karen

RLRR

RLRR Beginnings: "Only two days she has a name."

With the upcoming 10-year anniversary of Red Lake Rosie's Rescue achieving non-profit 501(c)(3) status, we were reminiscing about how it all got started. On March 3, 2005 at 4:11 p.m., I made a plea to Lisa at Home for Life Sanctuary for a dog named Rosie.

From: Karen Good
To: Home for Life
Subject: Red Lake Reservation Homeless "Rosie"
Date: Thu, 3 Mar 2005 16:11:47 GMT

Dear Friend:
I am writing this letter in hopes that you can give "Rosie" a home for life. I work on the Red Lake Reservation in Northern Minnesota and have a shelter for abandoned and abused animals. At this time I have 13 dogs in my own home for life. I absolutely cannot bring Rosie home.  

I work as a traveling teacher and go to the community of Ponemah two days per week. She comes to my worksite those two days and gets her meals -- her only meals. She is a female red dog about 5 or 6 years old. She has no one to care for her.

I call her "Rosie" and she waits for me each Tuesday and Thursday for her food and affection. These are the only two days she has a name. I also see evidence of injury when I come to find her; she is cold, hungry, and in pain.

She has made it through the winter, now I beg you to consider Rosie for a place at your facility. She is a wonderful and kind animal. She so appreciates and loves any kindness. Please help me.

I would be willing to transport Rosie and pay a surrender fee if necessary. She has such a strong will to live. I want to help her. 

Thank you.

Sincerely yours,
Karen Good 

COLLEEN

Within 5 minutes of that plea, I got a call from Colleen. With that call, the window opened to us and we discovered a whole new world of animal rescue people. Before that time, we felt isolated and alone with little or no hope for Red Lake animals.

Within a week, we had funds to purchase a kennel, transport Rosie II to the local vet and get her spayed and vaccinated and moved to the RLRR shelter. She crawled up and out of the kennel on day one and became part of the pack.

From that day on the ball was moving! Thank you, Lisa and Colleen, for opening that window! 

Sincerely, Karen

KAREN WITH RUSTY & SNOWBALL (2005)

Always room for another Rosie!

Rosie, a large malamute dog, came to the shelter during the June clinic. Her owner contacted Red Lake Rosie's Rescue and said he had a dog that he wanted us to take. We found Rosie under the porch and very frightened. She would not come to us and it took several visits to finally get her in the crate and on her way to the clinic and then the shelter.

Rosie was already spayed, so she was vaccinated and checked for heartworm, anaplasma and lymes and it was discovered she had all three! Rosie was also badly matted and it took a while to gain her trust.

The first thing she did was knock the door off her kennel. Then when placed in another kennel, she proceeded to chew the wood and would likely have escaped through the wall. And so Rosie became a free-roaming dog at the shelter as there was really no way to contain her.

Her wonderful personality began to show through shortly and she received heartworm, lymes and anaplasma treatment. She loved to visit with the kids from Youth Works.

Most of the Red Lake dogs over the age of 2 have the triple whammy of diseases caused by ticks and mosquitos, which are both abundant in our region. The treatment for heartworm is very expensive and hard on the dogs. The treatment for lymes and anaplasma take a long time with daily administration of antibiotics.

On August 5th Rosie had a grooming which included a total shave as her hair was badly matted with burrs.

We are happy to report that Rosie left for Pet Haven and is now in foster care just before the winter hit. She is now an inside dog with a large family which she loves!

Rosie is one example of the medically needy animals we have rescued here at Red Lake. Thanks to your ongoing support, we have medical funds to cover the cost. Also, thank you to the rescues like Pet Haven who take in the Red Lake dogs and cats and find homes for them.

Karen

RLRR

UPDATE FROM PET HAVEN:
Rosie is doing great. She went to a family with 6 home-schooled kids. They are a calm family even with 6 kids! Rosie went to the vet today and got all checked out. They are grooming her on Wednesday to get the remaining burrs out. This family took in Duchess after I had her for a year and got her adopted.

Another Rosie :-)

Rosie came to Red Lake Rosie's Rescue during the June clinic. Her owner contacted RLRR and said he had a dog that he wanted us to take. We found Rosie under the porch and very frightened. She would not come to us and it took several visits to finally get her in the crate and on her way to the clinic and then the shelter.

Rosie was already spayed, so she was vaccinated and checked for heartworm, anaplasma and lymes and it was discovered she had all three! Rosie was badly matted and it took a while to gain her trust.

The first thing she did was knock the door off her kennel. Then, when placed her in another kennel, she proceeded to chew the wood and would likely have escaped through the wall. So, Rosie became a free-roaming dog at the shelter as there was really no way to contain her.

Gradually, her personality began to show through and she turned out to be a very wonderful dog. She loved all the Youth Works students and the attention they gave her. 

Soon Rosie received heartworm treatment, then her treatment for lymes and anaplasma. Rosie is a wonderful dog and deserved all the help we could give her.

Most of the Red Lake dogs over the age of 2 have the triple whammy of diseases caused by ticks and mosquitos, which are both abundant in our region. The treatment for heartworm is very expensive and hard on the dogs. The treatment for lymes and anaplasma take a long time with daily administration of antibiotics. Both require retesting and retreatment if necessary.

On August 5th, Rosie had a grooming which included a total shave as her fur was badly matted with burrs.

Rosie is one example of the medically needy animals we have rescued here at RLRR. Thanks to our supporters each year, we have funds to cover these medical costs.

Karen

RLRR

Ginger Rosie

In mid December, Red Lake Rosie's Rescue received an unwanted female chow from Ponemah, a village on the Red Lake Reservation. The owners had 2 puppies from her last litter and no longer wanted this dog I named Ginger. Ginger was a bit disconnected from humans it seemed at first. I got her spayed and vaccinated and decided to send her out to AHS on December 20th, but concern about her ability to adjust to city life concerned me.

 

GINGER, NOW ROSIE, AT RLRR

I made a request to Jenny to get her into a smaller place, so she went to the St. Paul AHS. This was certainly meant to be! I was so happy when Marilou inquired about her past when she was adopted. 

She found her great forever home! Thank you to AHS, LLL, Jenny, Marilou, and Ginger's new adopted mom and dad.

This made my day today!

Karen RLRR 

NOTE FROM ADOPTERS:
We are just thrilled to hear more about Rosie's back story. How funny that she was from Red Lake Rosie's Rescue and we chose Rosie as her new name without knowing that! We adore her.

We rescued "Ginger" on December 30th from the St. Paul Humane Society. Although Ginger was a fitting name, we wanted to give her a fresh start with us and we re-named her Rosie. Rosie loves her bed that dad bought for her. She instantly claimed it as hers and enjoys long naps on it each day.

 

She loves the snow and we have a great back yard that she is quickly claiming as her own. She wasn't too sure of her rawhides and treats at first, but once she realized how tasty they were, that tail is wagging at the sight of a new one. 

She is a special dog and we are so lucky to have found her. She acclimated to us right away and especially gets excited when she hears the car pull into the driveway. We look forward to giving Ginger/Rosie a new lease on life and we are excited for many years to come. 

Our first trip as a family is booked for the spring and we are excited to get Rosie into hiking shape for the North Shore!

Attached are four of my favorite pictures of Rosie, I can't wait to see her featured on the blog!

All the best,
A~ & A~ 

Another Karen and another Rosie

On Saturday evening, May 19th, Red Lake Rosie's Rescue shelter got a call from Marci and Tom, RLRR dog Molly's adopted mom and dad. Marci's friend Karen who works at a group home on another reservation has been feeding a poor little homeless dog for some time and needed help from Red Lake Rosie's.

NEW KAREN & NEW ROSIESo Sunday, May 20th Marci and Karen brought a terrier mix dog named Rosie to the shelter. Karen wants to get her well and then wants to adopt her. Rosie has mange, malnourishment, and skin lesions and cuts possibly due to food competition. Rosie is shy, but is bonded to Karen who rescued her.

NEW ROSIEWe are so happy to help Rosie and get her in good physical condition and spayed so she can rejoin Karen on her rural home north of Bemidji.

TOM & MOLLYThank you Karen, Marci and Tom for rescuing this girl!

Karen Good
RLRR

Rosie

Last week I visited the Havenwood Care Center in Bemidji to see if the original Rosie was still there, and sure enough she was! She is pictured with Kathy, Activities Director who had adopted Rosie in
1999 as a therapy dog from the Beltrami Humane Society. I had rescued and surrendered her there a few weeks prior to Kathy finding her and seeing her great personality and potential.

She has been a faithful friend to residents for the past 9 years.
The residents love her, and she has a great life being pampered, and Kathy admits, "she gets lots of treats"!

Thank you Kathy and all the residents for taking such good care of her.

Sincerely, Karen Good and RLRR