Smiley and the Waboose

On Tuesday, May 15th, Red Lake Rosie's Rescue got a call from the Circle Pines Housing Project that Smiley, a small breed male dog, was attacked by another dog four days ago, and is very ill.

He has a badly infected bone in the rear leg and has, what the local vet thinks, is blood in the lungs.


Smiley spent the night at the Gonvick vet and they gave an assessment and treated him with antibiotcs and pain meds.

He was at the Red Lake Rosie Shelter for only one day before Dr. Bartsch and Lindsay of Akin Hills responded to our call for help and agreed to take Smiley.

Thankfully Nancy O'Sullivan and Nancy Blanck answered the impromptu call and transported Smiley on Thursday, May 17th.

Nancy also transported a litter of orphan kits (baby rabbits-
waboose) who were left orphaned when their mama was killed near the Bemidji area. The rabbits are going to Wild and Free, Wildlife Rehabilitation Center, in Garrison, MN.

Thank you to all the transporters and rescue groups taking these animals in so quickly and efficiently. We have the greatest network in the whole world!

Peace- Karen Good

Fourth of July fireworks at RLRR

The morning of July 4th turned out to be no ordinary day at Red lake
Rosie's- no, not one filled with fireworks, but a early morning greeting of 2 dogs, Neena and Smiley, each with a faceful of porcupine quills!

Neena was quite cooperative and readily submitted to a traquilizer so Karen was able to pull all the quills, and there were hundreds in her face, mouth and paws. Neena slept peacefully for about 2 hours and then was fine.

NEENASmiley, on the other hand, chose to hide for the morning and did not show up for his treatment until the evening. By then he too submitted to the tranquilizer and got all his quills pulled.

Both were tucked in a kennel and happy after that episode was over.We only hope they learned a lesson.

Porcupine quills are a top hazard in northern Minnesota summer and fall seasons. We get regular calls for animals in distress with quills.

SMILEY & NEENA AFTER QUILL REMOVALNeena went to the shepherd rescue, Second Hand Hounds and Smiley just left for Pet Haven.

Lucky dogs!

Karen