Shadow & Sheeba

These 2 labs, Shadow & Sheeba, came from the same residence where we were trying to rescue Shadow's litter from a brushpile nearby.

We got all the pups over a period of a month, and also got Sheeba and Shadow. These two girls turned out to be wonderful sweet dogs, and we wondered why anyone was trying to shoot them as they both had injuries.

Thankfully Act V, Dr. Vickie took them both and rehabilitated them, and got them adopted into homes where they won't have to dodge bullets anymore.

Karen

SHADOWShadow - Adopted!
Labrador Retriever: An adopted dog in Bloomington, MN Large • Adult • Female

Shadow is an extremely sweet girl and very mellow. She is about 2 years old and weighs 63 pounds. This girl had been shot with a pellet gun and had a small broken bone in her foot, since then, she has healed nicely. She is a dog that doesn't need a leash and listens great when outdoors. She loves to play fetch and follow you around.
Shadow also just finished her treatment for heartworm disease. She is housetrained, up to date on vaccines, spayed and microchipped. She is a very quiet girl in house and has been good with children, dogs, cats and birds.

SHEEBASheeba - Adopted!
Labrador Retriever: An adopted dog in Bloomington, MN Large • Adult • Female

Meet Sheeba. She has been through a lot in her short life. She came to us from Northern Minnesota with what we thought was a broken front leg. On further examination, we found that she had been shot and was suffering from a complex break from the bullet's shrapnel. Sheeba had surgery to repair her injury and is now healed and ready to find her forever home. If you are looking for a wonderful, mellow, EASY GOING companion, Sheeba is your girl. She loves to travel and will be a perfect RV partner. Sheeba is approximately 2 years old, housetrained and at night sleeps in a dog bed by her foster family's bed. She will always walk with a slight limp but will be happy to take an afternoon stroll with her family anytime. Sheeba is microchipped, spayed and up-to-date with her vaccines.

Sheeba gets a second chance

Polly and Karen were at a residence for another rescue, but there sat Sheeba, as if waiting patiently for us to drop her some kibble or pay her some attention. Well- we asked "What is wrong with her leg?" The family did not know and we offered to take her and get her help, so they let us. She was spayed and x-rayed and tested for heartworm.

The news was all bad for Sheeba, so we contacted the owner who surrendered her to us so she could get help. Dr. Vickie, Act V, wanted to help her. Act V is going to have surgery on Sheeba's leg and have a plate put in since it is shattered and cannot be pinned. We are hoping the injury is recent enough to have this surgery. She will later be treated for heartworm.

This is one of the most wonderful dogs that has ever come through RLRR shelter. A darling.

Karen

UPDATE:
Very sad--Sheeba had been shot--more than once. I just talked to Dr. Vickie at Act V. She has a 22 rifle bullet in her elbow area AND a shotgun wound in her shoulder- buckshot located there!! Unreal...Who could do it?

We are lucky we got her out- as someone was out to kill her!

Karen

FURTHER UPDATE:
Here's the update you had asked about Sheeba. Her leg is fixed, she is treated for heartworm, in great pain, but an opportunity for her to be a resident dog at a nursing home may be coming her way!! Poor dear shot 2 times and now on the mend- Thank you Act V!!

Karen and RLRR

MESSAGE FROM ACT V:
Sheeba is at my side as we speak. The surgeon came in and fixed the leg and I treated her heartworm at the end of last week. She's painful and on 3 different pain medications to help her out. The heartworm treatment is nasty on the muscle and hurts more than the leg.

A nursing home close by is looking at her to be the resident dog! She'd get attention all day. I'll keep you posted.

Special needs transport on July 7

The transport on July 7 left Bemidji with 20 dogs/puppies, 3 cats/kittens and one rabbit!!

SHEEBAOf this group we had 3 special needs kids including Sheeba with a broken front leg and heartworm; Jake with one eye blinded needing removal; and Justin with cut or burned off ears and mange.

JAKEJake and Justin are headed to MARS where they will both receive medical care and tlc for their health and emotional healing.

NANCY & JUSTINA special thanks to the Tom, Carolyn, Nancy and Barbara for transporting the very large load of animals. There was no extra space as they left Bemidji, so Justin sat on Carolyn's lap on the way to Motley to meet Barbara.

BONNIEBonnie, a female doxie, went to Pet Haven.

BORISBoris, a male doxie, went to Tricounty.

WABOOSEWaboose, which means rabbit in the Ojibwe language, also went to Tricounty.

BRYANBryan, the cat, went to Tricounty, too.

KITTENSTwo darling kittens went to RLRR foster care.

BRANDIJULIABrandi and Julia and a litter of 3 pups went to All Dog.

2 OF 4 LABBIES4 LABBIES4 male labbies went to Animal Ark.

LITTER OF 8 SHEPS8 shep puppies found in the woods in Ponemah- 2 went to Act V, 3 went to Secondhand Hounds; and 3 went to All Dog.

ELENAElena the brown shep went to MARS.

A special thanks to the rescue groups taking the very "broken" ones with so many medical needs.

Karen