WOW!!

Dear Karen,

I have followed your rescue for years as my dear Harley (the chocolate Chihuahua) came from Red Lake Rosie's Rescue. Harls was in rough shape when I took her in as my foster dog for Pet Haven, but she soon settled in and found a special place in my heart. 

She was adopted by a wonderful mom and lived out the rest of her life being doted on every single day. She crossed the Rainbow Bridge in December, and we still miss her and think about her every day!

As a result of my appreciation for the wonderful work you do, I decided to collect funds for RLRR during a recent gathering of my core group of friends who come together monthly as a result of a dear friend who passed away in 2012. During our February gathering for “Wine on Wednesdays” (WOW), we were able to collect $100 to help RLRR and our four legged friends.

Thank you, Karen and team, at Red Lake Rosie’s Rescue! Although this is a small donation in comparison of what you give to the animals every day, I do hope this will help your rescue efforts in some way.

In admiration of everything you do,
Michelle L~

THE WOW GROUP

NOTE FROM KAREN:

Harley was a senior dog and one of three Chihuahuas that were surrendered to RLRR some years ago by a family that could no longer care for them.

Thank you to Pet Haven and Michelle for fostering and to her mom who loved and cared for her.

Even though Harley has passed, we can only be happy about the great life she enjoyed.

Donations allow us to do our work, but these stories renew our spirits to continue.

Karen
RLRR

HARLEY AT RLRR, SEPT. 2009

NOTE FROM DENISE (RLRR BLOG EDITOR):
I know that Karen, Michelle, Harley's mom, the WOW group and the rest of my readers will enjoy these earlier posts about Harley/Zoey:
http://redlakerosie.blogspot.com/2009/09/three-amigos.html
http://redlakerosie.blogspot.com/2010/04/adios-amiga.html
http://redlakerosie.blogspot.com/2013/12/happy-holidays-from-zoey.html

HARLEY/ZOEY WITH HER MOM

Romeo/Harley at home

Pet Haven sent photos received of Harley (formerly Romeo) in his new home.

NOTE FROM PET HAVEN:
This is the boy you called Romeo - our foster changed his name to Harley and the adopter will undoubtedly change it again. He had a broken canine, right to the gum line, which he had to have pulled. It gave him a cute little ‘sneer’ when his lip would get caught in the space. He’s very bold and confident, enjoys people and got along with other cats too but I think he is going to be an only cat now. He also ‘mutters’ - walks around ‘talking’.

NOTE FROM ADOPTER:
The night went beautifully. He went to bed with me at 9:30. Went right to sleep and slept thru the night (I think). I had to wake him up at 9:15. He's had breakfast and has taken to his favorite spot to gaze out the window.

J~

PS. Loved the down comforter on my bed as you can see :-)

Harley and Willy Wonka

Harley was surrendered to Red Lake Rosie's Rescue at a clinic.  A young man brought him in because the cat was not being treated well and had an eye injury. Read our earlier post HERE. Harley soon showed us what a great cat he was! From our shelter, he moved on to ACT V for foster care and then found a wonderful home!  Thank you Act V and Harley's adoptive family for giving this great cat a second chance.

Karen 

RLRR

HARLEY

UPDATE FROM ADOPTIVE HOME:
I haven't sent you all a picture of Harley for a long time....thought this one was cute! He is doing SO well!!! We are in love with this cat. He slept on my pillow most of the night last night and didn't disturb me at all.
We are so, so fortunate that he came into our lives when he did.
K & M

WILLY WONKA, NOW JACK

Sassy kitten, Willy Wonka also came from RLRR to ACT V foster care and is now happily settled into his new home with new friends!

Happy Holidays from Zoey!

Happy Holidays from Zoey (formerly Harley) from the three amigos at Red Lake Rosie's Rescue four years ago!!

Harley Davidson

KAREN SAYS:
Harley- a darling long haired grey cat - was brought in to Red Lake Rosie's Rescue by a young man who said he was surrendering because the people who had him were not treating him well.  Harley had been neutered at one of our clinics. He is 3 years old and VERY nice. ACT V took him into foster care.

ACT V AGREES:

3 year old Harley is so sweet and playful. He was born with his right eye slightly smaller than the left, but it is barely noticeable. He's ready for adoption!

DENISE ADDS:
Harley is very photogenic, too, I couldn't decide among his photos :-)

Cat treets!

Red Lake Rosie's Rescue had an overnight visitor, Nancy B. She arrived Tuesday and took care of all the cats and then left the next morning, September 14th, with a transport of 12 dogs and puppies going to various rescues. She also transported Orson, a little dog from the Bemidji Pound.

NANCY & VASHTINancy brought gifts from herself and other RLRR friends. One of the great treats for the cats was a tall beautiful cat tree donated to Chuck & Don's for us. Jane Norling picked it up with donated food. The cats were very happy to have the gift and many enjoyed climbing and enjoying the sights from the top of the tower!

NEW CAT TREE!Nancy has a special gift with the cats and kittens. The cathouse was bustling with activity and fun. Not only did she catch us up on laundry, she had lots of time to show love to the kitties too.

TRANSPORTEarly the next morning Nancy was busy with cats again and then helped load up the transport with outgoing dogs and puppies.

KIDS IN THE WOODSHeaded for Animal Ark was a group of 5 puppies from the woods that I found the day Nancy arrived. Animal Ark had taken another 5 of the litter last Saturday. The mama dog had 11 puppies, and started moving them out to a den in the woods. I was able to get five on my first visit and when I returned there were only 5 left, so we are not sure what happened to the 11th pup. Anyway, the ten are safely reunited with their littermates in the care of Linda who fosters for the Ark. The mama dog was fixed at the clinic last weekend!

DANCERAlso on transport was Dancer, a small breed dog that was surrendered with another blind Poodle we call Diamond. Dancer was accepted by All Dog Rescue and will be in foster care. He came in very frightened and cowering, but improved so much over the past 2 weeks.

TUTUAll Dog also took Tulip aka TuTu. Tutu is a little shep mix that came in a month ago with her brother Tutter. They were badly starved and had many parasites. It took a long time to get them to put on nice body weight and get over diarrhea.

TUTTER & TUTUTutter is still looking for his special placement. Both are wonderful dogs now that they are no longer starving.

We sent 2 juveniles and a litter of 3 puppies to our friends at Tricounty.

SARGESarge was a surrender at Ponemah during the clinic,

JILLIANJillian was abandoned by her owner who moved out and left her behind, and the little litter of 3 was found by Tony and brought to the shelter.

DEMI, HARLEY, HANNAHWe named them Harley, Demi and Hannah.

Thank you to Nancy, Animal Ark, All Dog, and Tricounty for taking all
these great animals. Thank you, Jane, for your help getting us the great cat tree.

Also, to all the great foster moms and dads who help each and everyone on to a new life!

Sincerely, Karen RLRR

Adios amiga!

FROM THE PET HAVEN DOG BLOG:
Monday, April 26, 2010
Adopted Dog Monday: Harley!

Harley was adopted last weekend after being featured on the Pet Haven blog.

We know that Harley is going to love her new home as it’s full of people, and she’s sure to get attention anytime she wants it...which is basically ALL the time! Harley even has a new sister, Paris, who seems to equally enjoy being spoiled with love and attention. Here's an update from Harley's new forever Mom, Michelle:

HARLEY
"we all just love her and she is being spoiled on a regular.....paris had an attitude for a day but is getting used to her being around but keeps laying in harley's new dog bed.....so then, harley gets top-dog status on a fur blanket up on the couch.....they both mooch for treats equally and are very good at it!!......harley has been eating but is very picky like you said she was.....i am keeping up on the warm milk in the morning and she seems comfortable sleeping with me at night"

Sounds like Harley has hit the forever home jackpot!
We wish Miss Harley and her new family all the best and look forward to receiving future updates on Harley and Paris!

HERE'S HARLEY'S EARLIER POST ON THE PET HAVEN DOG BLOG:
Thursday, April 8, 2010
The Mighty Harley

Hello – my name is Harley, and I am a 6.5 pound FEMALE Chihuahua with more love than you can imagine! Since I’m such a little squirt, I have to really be careful and stay out of the way. Things like doors and steps are pretty scary for me! And then of course there is my tongue…. What can I say? I’m sure that is the first thing you will notice about me. Unfortunately it is just a tad long, and I don’t have many teeth to hold it in. Nevertheless, I get along pretty darn good for my age (I’m somewhere between 9 and 10).

Where I REALLY shine is in the love and cuddling department! If I had my way, I’d be held AND pet 24X7! And just in case you STOP petting, I’ll be sure to remind you with a little nudge from my nose. And if you hold me close AND pet me, there is sure to be a few sighs and lots of nuzzling in to your neck. And I’m not particular – young, old, male, female – whoever is available to hold me and pet me is my hero! And when you talk to me or call my name, my tail wags as fast as it can possibly go! In fact, a smile is all it takes most days.

And when I’m not being held, I LOVE to snuggle UNDER the blanket! In fact, under the covers is my favorite place to sleep at night. Of course I really like to be cuddled and pet before I go to sleep, but once I’m out, I’m good for the night! And if I need anything, I’ll be sure and snort or bark to let you know.

Where I really struggle, is with my potty training. I’d MUCH rather head to the bathroom for a rug or a newspaper. Do you expect me to go outside in the rain, snow, and cold? I think not – although my foster mom makes me go out every 2-3 hours. She never gives up on that outside thing! What’s with that?

So that’s my story, and I’m sticking to it! My foster mom says I’m the sweetest dog in the WORLD! I think I’ll go with that – mom’s pretty smart!

The Three Amigos

I want to share the story of the three amigos.

We got a call from a man who had 3 older chihuahuas and could no longer care for them. They are Gabby, Hosea and Harley. They got the nickname "The three amigos" at the shelter.

As it turned out they had Hosea (the male) first and he now is 11 years old. Then they got Harley who is 10 years old; she is a female now spayed.
Finally they got the baby, named Gabby, who is now 9 years old.

HOSEAWhen the three came to us on August 24th, they had lived indoors all their lives and now they are in a kennel. They do exercise with the group in the morning and evening and seem to be adjusting fine.

HARLEYWe are thankful that Pet Haven decided to take Harley and she left with Barbara on the transport. Pet Haven was inquiring about Gabby this morning.

GABBYWe appreciate that Pet Haven has often taken older dogs from Red Lake Rosie's and we want to thank them for their kindness.

Sincerely, Karen Good RLRR

Thanks to all who made weekend transport possible

We are so thankful today that we were able to place 30 dogs and puppies through a transport with Barbara and Jodi and her friend Chuck and Dee Dee.

In addition to the 18 tiny pups that went to Tricounty Humane Society for foster care, there were 12 others. I understand that there is going to be a reporter doing a newspaper story on the puppies that arrived at Tricounty in St. Cloud. I will be giving you more details on that as I get the information.

Here is who left:

HANNIBAL going to RLRR foster home

IDGIE going to Tricounty Humane Society

MARTY, DOUG AND BIF going to RLRR Foster home

MARGO is going to Dee Dee for foster care

HARLEY is going to Pet Haven foster home

SASHA just had heartworm treatment and is going to Patti Simonette, Second Hand Dogs in Claremont

JOY, little female shep spayed goes to TLC foster. Joy is absolute doll.

ANDY goes to RLRR foster home. He is such a great guy. He loves sitting in cars!!

CASEY is off to Act V. She is a great small to medium size husky mix with one blue eye and one brown eye. She has been spayed and has received mange treatment.

Last, but not least, is TWIZZLER, a smaller breed dog who came here Thursday as a result of a dog attack. He was already neutered at our May clinic and the owner decided to surrender Twizzler so he could get vet care. He went to the vet and had a leg wound treated and got an e-collar which earned him the name of "cone-head" by Jodi and Barbara. He moved into the cat house with Andy while here--a wonderful guy who will be missed. BTW, Twizzler loves black twizzlers and that's how he got the name. He is enroute to All Dog Rescue.

We want to give a great big hug and thank you to rescues and transporters who make this all possible. We think this group of dogs was one of the BEST. We could open all the kennel doors and they would all get along!! Even with Grandpa dog.

Sincerely, Karen and RLRR