Every rescued animal has a story...

A community member was at the garbage dump in Redby and a man came with his puppy that he was going to shoot. The community member told him not to shoot him and said she wanted him--so Pretty Boy Floyd was spared and came to Red Lake Rosie's Rescue 3 days before the transport.

PRETTY BOY FLOYDHe is about 14 weeks old, about 15 lbs. and is very sweet. I checked him and he seems like he has been neutered, so perhaps he was at our March clinic. I am so sad the guy was just going to shoot him and throw him in the garbage. He left Saturday enroute to a foster home through St. Francis of Assissi.

TRANSPORT TRAILEROn Saturday, May 7 we had a major transport of 6 large dogs and 16 puppies all to foster care. Also, as a part of this transport, a large truck and trailer load of food was also picked up for delivery to the RLRR shelter.

TRANSPORT TEAMGeri and Karen met the O'Sullivans in Bemidji with the dogs and puppies where they were transferred to Tom's Pickup and also Nancy's car. Terry also came along to help.

TRANSPORT CREWKristin and Barbie met in Little Falls to take the precious canine cargo, and Eric from The Shed also met there with a load of donated food. Tom's truck and trailer were loaded full of much-needed food for Red Lake animals.

BATMANBatman, a pure bred German Shepherd, went with DeeDee to Second Hand Dog in Claremont.

TANNERWe are happy that Tanner is our first dog to be sent to RAGOM (Retrieve A Golden Of Minnesota).

SIX SHEP PUPS2 sheps went to Act V; 2 sheps went to MARS; 2 sheps went to Metro Mutts.

ROCRoc went to Pet Haven.

PRINCESSPrincess is a Australian shepherd mix that came injured from White Earth Reservation about 90 miles from RLRR. We had previously helped by getting Princess spayed, however now that Princess is injured the owner requested we take her because she has no way to get her medical care nor keep her safe. Princess was a model well-behaved quiet dog at the shelter during her brief stay. All Dog Rescue took her on May 7th into foster care.

JONASJonas had been at the shelter for some time and went to All Dog Rescue.

FOUR SHEP PUPS4 shep pups (Casey, Tara, Thor, Bella) went to TLC Canine Rescue.

HUSKY PUPS3 husky pups wer to MUSHR; 2 husky pups went to Secondhand Hounds.

SHAMUShamu was a very special needs boy that went to Liz, RLRR foster home. Shamu was neutered at our October 2010 clinic, and was since kept in a pen and developed some behaviors including jumping up on people and very hyper behavior. Being a very large dog he could easily knock people down. He is very friendly. The owner finally decided to surrender Shamu to RLRR where he spent a month. Thankfully, now Shamu will get one-to-one training and there will be hope for his adoption in the future.

It was a great relief to have the many dogs and puppies on to their new foster homes with a chance for a new life as well as getting the food supply not only for the shelter but for the many community people who come to the food shelf for pet kibble.

Karen

Always grateful for new volunteers!

John is a new friend of Red Lake Rosie's Rescue, who had been a volunteer at Minnesota Valley Humane Society. He recently rented a U-haul and delivered 3196 pounds of Purina One Kibble as well as lots of canned dog and cat food and met the O'Sullivans who delivered it to the RLRR shelter.

John also made a road trip, accompanied by his two dogs Buddy and Dane, to the RLRR shelter with 8 new beautiful barn style dog houses he purchased at Petco to put in the 2-pod to keep the puppies warm in the winter.

He rode out taking a litter of 6 shep pups which went to St. Francis of Assissi. He kept the puppies at his home in Eagan for 2 days enjoying their playful company and delivered them to SFAAR after their visit.

John and I also discussed a particular need and possible solution for one big issue at RLRR. A significant part of the mission of Red Lake Rosie's Rescue is to provide a food for the malnourished dogs and cats on the reservation. Most of that food is received as donations in the metro area and it requires storage and transportation to RLRR.

Our thought is that a cargo trailer (tandem, at least 12 x 7 foot) could be parked in the metro to store donated food and supplies for the shelter. A new trailer would cost about $5,000, but a used one with good tires for the long journey would also work.

Our volunteers in the metro could bring the donations to be stored in the trailer and John has offered to tow a full trailer up to the reservation and return it to the metro empty on an ongoing basis.

Right now the ability of our volunteers to store the donations is burdensome, and also attracts mice/vermin to their residences. A cargo trailer should be vermin-proof and would be very useful. Does anyone have a trailer that might serve this function? Let us know if you have suggestions.

We want to thank John for his kindness and support. It is always great for Red Lake animals to make new friends.

Sincerely,
Karen Good RLRR