A youtube tribute to Ode from Pet Haven

Follow the links on his name, Ode, to learn more about this dog.

Update on Morris & his big best buddy

How great is this friendship!

Denise:

The cat in this photo is Morris from Red Lake Rosie's. My brother adopted him last Fall. Morris has befriended a Mastiff-St. Bernard neighbor's dog and they absolutely adore one another. (My husband Tom recently took this photo.) Thanks....

Nancy and Tom

Update on Foxie Moxie

Dear Denise,
(Pix are Mox in pool, Mox w/ her Fox in Sox toy & Moxie as my bath matt :)
It's not safe to encourage me to share stories about Moxie! :)
Let's see...this little girl that I didn't even know such a short time ago follows me around so closely she is always stepping on the back of my shoe or slipper. She loves practicing lessons from class. Sometimes I just use gestures. Moxie loves her squeaky toys! Usually all I have to do is say "squeaky squeak" and she will find one & start squeaking. Sometimes we carry on a squeak conversation back & forth. Perhaps in copying her Elkhound sister Sydneys' rooo-roooo noise, Moxie has started making a soft little roo sound, we praise her & she is doing it more & more often. We practice "bring this to mommy" "bring this to daddy" with an item and she is getting pretty good at it. Got her a pool to see if she would like it and she sure does! The hose though, is even better! She also thinks her new ball that squirts out water when she bites it is really cool too.
I keep adding new games to keep her mentally stimulated. A new one she likes is I creep my hand slowly toward her as she is biting on a toy.
She will stop biting it in eager anticipation of who can grab it quicker.
You can see the excitement in her eyes as she is trying to guess when I will pounce!
The fun Moxie & her sister Sydney have daily is hilarious! Sydney has gained confidence having Moxie here and also classes helped them both a lot.
Since Syd is right handed & Moxie a leftie, they will sit next to each other for a treat & when I say shake they each put their paw in my hand at the same time. Sydney had to learn it's ok for another dog to touch her, so this is a much bigger feat than it may sound! Sydney always liked to play, but the shelties in our home never cuddled w/ her etc, so she was foreign to someone like Moxie who has no comprehension that maybe everyone does not want to be sat on , or leaned on, or laid on top of!!
Yes, we have had some holes chewed in blankets, Some of my under garments have been devoured nearly completely, a shoe or two has some teeth marks on it, there are holes in the back yard just recently because there is some type of bug she is in pursuit of, several stuffed toys have met untimely deaths.........though I remind her those things are not good things to do, I smile inside, delighting that she is happy now, but I think not nearly as happy as she makes me.
D~ Moxie's mom :)

Happy update for Arial and pups!

Dear Denise:
This is the update on the Mama Pit, Arial, that was taken to RAVS Clinic as a stray with a large litter. They went to Wright Way Rescue in Illinois. All pups adopted and mama a wonderful dog. Nice story for a pitbull , and a happy ending.
Karen
Here's what the Wright Way Rescue wrote:

Hi Karen,
Good news, the last four puppies were adopted by a mother/daughter team. The each took 2 and are planning to raise them together. I didn't get any pictures because they were adopted out of the shelter and I wasn't there when they came in. They are wonderful little puppies and very smart. I have heard from some of the families and they said they are doing well with potty training. The mother dog is going to be spayed on Thursday. She is a real angel. I can't believe what a good dog she is. She has not had one accident in the house. She whines when she has to go out. Do you know if she was kept inside or outside? She is a PERFECT DOG!! One of her teeth is broken in half and the vet said that he will pull it when he spays her because the root is exposed and she is in pain. You would never know that it bothered her.

Take Care
S.

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More momma dogs & pups at the RAVS clinic

This sweet dog was my introduction to the "bully" breeds. She came to us with all her bones showing through her skin, but she was nursing her nine puppies. The pups looked quite healthy until we gave them their first dose of de-wormer and then they pooped out piles of dead round worms. You get immune to the grossness of all that and I'm just so glad to get the worms out of their poor bellies. After cleaning out the kennel multiple times, someone remarked that maybe I was lucky to be missing supper at the clinic that night -- spaghetti!


Karen was very worried about what would become of this dog and her pups. There is almost no where to go with dogs that look like that may be part pit bull or the places that do take them are full. It is so irresponsible to breed these dogs when there is no future for them. One of the biggest challenges at the clinics at Red Lake is trying to convince the people to have their pit bull dogs spayed and neutered. They want to breed them and sell the puppies and keep the males intact to encourage fierce behavior. I can tell you that all this momma wanted was to raise these pups and then rest. She had multiple health problems from her lack of care, but she was absolutely dear to everyone.

This small pretty white dog caught everyone's eye. We didn't know how she was managing with her six large puppies that all looked like shepard or lab mixes. She also need health treatment, but the future was much brighter for her because of her size, appearance and gentle temperament.

Rosie's on youtube!

Hi everybody!! I made a youtube link for Rosie's. I used some of the pictures from RAVS and some from the blog. Check it out : )



-Ellen Fisher