Ahnung continues work with at-risk youth

NOTE FROM MARILOU OF PET HAVEN:
Hi Karen,

here are a few shots of Ahnung from her volunteer work with at-risk youth at The Lab (www.thelabspps.com) today ... she is doing such amazing work with them! It's absolutely incredible to see them come out of their shells.

There's this one kid who has really bonded with her and when he was taking her for a short walk you could just feel the bond between them ... and i loved the moment the kid looked over at Ahnung who had her eyes fixated on him and he said, "Ahnung, you okay??"

Ahnung will be a registered therapy dog in early December ...
i am so proud of her! :)

Thanks again for rescuing her and for letting her come home with me
;-)

love,
Marilou & Ahnung

Luwanda/Emma finds a home

Remember the little puppies Wanda & LuWanda? They went from Red Lake Rosie's Rescue in August to Pet Haven and became Lola & Emma.

HERE'S EMMA!NOTE ON PET HAVEN'S DOG BLOG:
Our girl from Red Lake Rosie's, Emma, went home on Saturday, too! She will have a big fenced yard to play in and two doting parents. Emma recently started Obedience class at The Canine Coach. Her new mom and dad are planning to help her finish the course. Little Emma is only seven months old, so she still has some growing and learning to do. Her forever home is a great place do to it in.

Giving thanks for sweaters

SWEATERS!We had a wonderful time with Laura and Ann who spent Thanksgiving weekend at RLRR. We finished the tarping, did lots of cleanup at the shelter, socialized dogs and pups, and got lots accomplished.

ABBY AND CHEETAHLaura brought more sweaters knitted by her mom, and we had a great time dressing up the dogs and pups.

SIMON BUMBLE BEEThe sweaters are not only warm and comfortable- they are very colorful and beautiful. The animals seemed to love the excitement and attention.

CHEETAHLaura and Ann left this morning with 7 dogs/pups on board including Cheetah, Estelle, Daisy, 3 Singing Chipmunks- Alvin, Theodore, and Simone, and Ada.

DAISYThey are all going to foster care, and our dear Daisy is going to Auntie Ruth's courtesy of Pet Haven for a while. Dee Dee was able to get the great placements for us.

LAURA AND ADAWe had a great and productive weekend, meeting Ann for the first time
and renewing our friendship with Laura. We had a blast!!

SWEATER KIDS GONE WILDSincerely,
Karen and RLRR

ESTELLESIMON SANS SWEATER

Jaycee is joyful now

There is nothing more dramatic than seeing the before and after pictures of animals that have come to the RLRR shelter in very poor shape only to be transformed into a beautiful healthy and happy being. We want to thank our faithful supporters for making these transformations possible.

JAYCEE ON ARRIVALMeet Jaycee, who arrived at the shelter August 30, 2009, on a hot Sunday afternoon with Tony Infante and his wife Vonnie. Polly had made the rescue and Tony was transporting.

JAYCEE AND PUPSThey were a most pitiful sight, Jaycee and her 7 little mangy pups. They were immediately fed and given ivermectin as they checked into the dirt run which became their home. All 8 were starving and Jaycee was in the worst condition as she was emaciated while trying her best to feed her 7 babies.

Two weeks later her 7 puppies were weaned and went to Pet Projects and all since recuperated and have been adopted to homes under Nancy's great care.

JAYCEE'S MANGY BACK AND TUCKED-UNDER TAILJaycee's recovery has been slow but progressive. She has been spayed and after weeks of ivermectin, good food, and water, she is in very great condition with sleek shiny hair instead of mange. She has her vaccinations, and has tested negative for heartworm. She is quite social and gets along well with Karma and Della, her two best friends who have also walked the same road as she has.

JOYFUL JAYCEE NOWAgain, because of her suffering and long journey we are wanting the very best for this girl. Jaycee is about 50#, walks well on a leash and could use some tlc.

Sincerely, Karen and RLRR

Dogs ready to leave Red Lake Rosie's Rescue

Karen's care is the first line of defense for the dogs that come to Red Lake Rosie's Rescue starving and miserable from mange. Often, Karen will keep the dogs to treat them for mange and then send them on to other rescue groups for continuing care and placement. These dogs are ready to move on. Can you help? Can you resist??

SIMONSimon was found at the Red Lake dump. He now weighs about 15 lbs and has no skin disease. He's a very cute male -- about 14 weeks old and looks like a shep spaniel mix.

CARLEYCarley was found by Carol Priest at the Circle Pines garbage dump with a little red collar. She surely would have died by now had Carol not found her. She is precious. Carley had mange and is nearly bald, but is not contagious at this time.
CARLEY & JOHNNYThese 2 little darlings were found separately but became fast friends. Johnny is a little mangy shep male, already neutered. They are a very nice pair that could use a foster home -- They are driving me bananas in the cathouse and are too hairless to go outdoors.

KIABeautiful Kia was surrendered at the clinic. She came in starving, but is gaining by leaps and bounds. She is the sweetest dog ever. Don't let her large size intimidate you -- she is a little lamb. She has been spayed, vaccinated, and is heartworm negative, but Ananplasmosis and lymes pos. Has some infection in mouth due too old quills- a real wonderful dog!!

MS PEPPERMs Pepper has been spayed, vaccinated and is heartworm neg. She is an alpha female who walks well on a leash. She does not pee or poop in kennel- but holds herself until am and pm chores. She had a bite mark on her back on arrival, but that is healing nicely.

Please contact Karen or animalrescue@redlakerosie.org if you can help.

A Long Journey to Good Karma

Karma came to Red Lake Rosie's Rescue August 10, 2009. She was in very bad condition and came in as a lactating female but without any puppies. She was literally skin and bone and full of mange.

She ate in a frenzied state the day she arrived. We fed small meals at regular intervals so she would not injure herself eating. The first 2 stools were only black dirt. Apparently she had eaten dirt to survive hoping to find some nutrition in it! I had only seen this in one other dog we had last year.

After several days of food she began showing signs of severe diahrrea and bloody stools. She was treated for parasites and put on antibiotics. She gradually healed and started a long road of recovery simply brought on by neglect and malnourishment.

She eventually was spayed, vaccinated, and had a heartworm test.
Again, poor Karma was diagnosed with anaplasmosis, lymes, and heartworm. She was treated with doxycycline for 4 weeks and then finally on November 19th and 20th got her heartworm treatment.

It has been a long process for this girl and she is now very beautiful, with a healthy weight and sleek, shiny hair. Not only is she beautiful outside- she is also beautiful inside. Karma gets along well with all her friends at the shelter. It is rewarding to see her playing happily and recovered from her broken state when she arrived.

We are looking for a special placement for this girl. She is harder to place because she is black and has challenges due to her neglect and abuse- but we want her to have the best. She is a lab mix and weighs about 45#

Sincerely, Karen and RLRR

Della's Extreme Makeover

Karen will be sharing a series of stories about dogs from Red Lake. They are all female and were nursing litters while starving, they all had mange of various degrees, and they are all fully recovered and are looking for the right placement.

I am going to start with Della.

DELLA ON ARRIVALDella arrived with her litter of 7 pups in a cage in the truck of a car. The trunk did not close but was tied shut. They had journeyed for 67 miles from Ponemah and arrived as it was getting dusk.

The people explained that the male dog, which was the father of the pups had been shot because he had mange.

Della and her pups were very scared but when offered food- they all went wild. We tried to put food out and Della ate greedily and the puppies tried to rush the bowl. We took the puppies out and put them in their own kennel. We administered ivermectin orally for mange and internal parasites. We set them up with food and water which was gone in less than l minute.

DELLA'S PUPSDella's 6 mangy pups all survived. They went on the ARVSS Rescue in Wisconsin and foster care with Matt and Susie. We are very thankful for their great care of these babies.

For many days Della hid in her igloo in the kennel, coming out only to eat. Eventually we got her to walk reluctantly on a leash. She was very mistrustful of humans, it seemed.

DELLA NOWAs time went on, and with weekly ivermectin, good food and water, she began to heal. Finally- we let her out to run around in the am and pm.
She was spayed, and received her vaccinations. Her mange is all gone and her hair is regrown and very soft. She tested negative for Heartworm and we are very thankful for that.

She still has some mistrust of humans, but with more one-to-one contact I think she will develop a bond. She is no longer depressed and even loves to play. She gets along well with all the dogs at the shelter.

We are looking for the right foster placement for Della. She is a short haired dog, and really is not meant to be outdoors in the cold Minnesota winter. She weighs about 45# and has a medium build.

DELLA HAPPY AND PLAYINGDo you have room in your home and heart for dear Della?

Thank you so much Karen and RLRR