Very Special Transport to end September

September 26 we had a smaller transport due to the number of special needs animals that had very special placements. Transporters included Mike Wilson to Bemidji to meet the O'Sullivans; the O'Sullivans to Motley to meet Dee Dee, and she went on to the metro.

GIRL DOGWe sent Girl Dog, a cream colored lab that was left when her 88-year-old master died. Girl Dog has a rear foot that has been injured and will require medical care. We are happy that Animal Ark took her and is taking great care of her. Ark also took 2 little black labbies.

THREE LABBIESMolly, the white labbie was adopted to a couple in Bemidji.

LIONELAlso on the special transport was Lionel, a little shepherd that was hit by car and had a hairline fracture on his rear leg. The vet in Gonvick put a splint on his leg and Dr. Vickie of Act V took over for this very dear puppy.

CINDY LOUCindy Lou, the runt of a litter has some problems with her little feet. Although she is about 9 weeks old, she has some problems walking. We noticed that she absolutely loves puppy milk replacer. She went to live with Nancy of Pet Projects.

BRIDGETBeautiful Bridget went to Patti at Second Hand Dog in Claremont, Minnesota.

CORKYLast but not least, Corky a little juvenile labbie went to All Dog Rescue.

SUNNY TALKINGOur little Sunny had a foster home, but the tiny kitten never made the transport as she passed away early on Saturday morning.

SUNNY PLAYINGWe were very sad to lose this little darling.

SUNNY RESTINGWe desperately need more foster homes for cats and kittens.

Thank you all who made this very special transport possible.

Sincerely, Karen Good

Lauren's weekend at Red Lake Rosie's Rescue

Mike and I packed the car full of donated food before heading up to the shelter this past weekend.

LOTS O' PUPS

We arrived very late Friday night, but when we woke Saturday morning, we saw that the shelter had tons of animals!

KITTENS

Puppies, dogs, and cats were all over the place!

FOGGY MORNING AT RLRR

We helped out with the chores and took some of the doggies for a walk in the field. It was gorgeous weather, not too hot or humid.

BOTTLE BABIES

Karen and I bottle fed some tiny pups whose mama had died.

JESSICA

We played with a special mama dog, Jessica, who is the biggest sweetheart! She is going to make a great companion when she has weaned her pups and puts on some more weight. Even though she has some hairless spots, she is so beautiful!

GIRL DOG

There was also a poor, very overweight lab, "Girl Dog", who has an injured back paw, but is still a very lovable dog.

TAFFY

TRUMAN

I just loved two of the dogs we transported back: Taffy - a sweet, docile adult and Truman - a handsome, playful pup. I'm sure these guys will get great homes!

CARMEL

It amazes me what great animals come from the reservation, given their sad circumstances.

SPRINKLES

We headed back to the Twin Cities on Sunday with 19 animals to go to foster care. We will be fostering little Sprinkles, a tiny, spunky kitten - so, if anyone knows of someone wanting to adopt a little one, let me know!

TAKIN' A WALK, GETTIN' A DRINK

Thank you to everyone who took in foster animals - the shelter really needs to free up some space! It was another great weekend. Thanks to Karen and Mike Wilson, who work tirelessly up there!!

SUNRISE AT RLRR

Also, I have organized two more fundraising events at the Mall of America's Nickelodeon Park: Saturday, Oct. 24th (4:15 - 10:15pm) and Sunday, Nov. 29th (11 - 7pm). Each volunteer will earn $50 to be donated to RLRR. Please email me at coxla03@aol.com if you would like more details or would like to volunteer your time.

~Lauren

SUNRISE AT RLRR

P.S. - I have made a RLRR Group on the Best Friends Network. If you are a member of the Network, please become a fan of RLRR. We will soon become a Best Friends Network Charity, so people will be able to donate money through our group on the network. Thanks!