URGENT NEED for tick medication

So far, 2014 has been particularly bad for wood and deer ticks. 

All animals are coming into the shelter loaded with engorged woodticks and also scads of deer ticks. Ticks spread Lyme's, Erlichia, and Anaplasmosis, and can cause skin infections and anemia.

If anyone can donate Frontline or Pet Armor (Walmart brand), the animals would really appreciate it! You can buy Frontline on Amazon. It's on our wish list http://www.amazon.com/gp/registry/wishlist/3TKM4Q9EEQ7CB

If you buy the dose for the heaviest dogs, we can split it and use it for several dogs.

Thank you for your support for the animals.

DD

Ginger and her pups: Abandoned and abused

A young man moved out of his trailer west of Red Lake and there was a mama with a litter of puppies left behind. 

GINGER AND PUPS AT RLRR

This poor little mama I named Ginger struggled to keep her puppies alive despite her hunger and abandonment. Not only did she have to struggle to feed her puppies, there were some children in the neighborhood allegedly that were not being very nice to her. 

BROKEN SWORD

Some young girls told me that this boy allegedly was throwing lit firecrackers in Ginger’s house. Also recovered at the scene was a long broken sword blade. Ginger’s dog house roof was chopped half off. Ginger seemed to have some wounds on her face. One of the puppies was missing. When Red Lake Rosie's Rescue got the call about Ginger, we set out to help her. 

She and her 5 remaining pups were transported immediately to the shelter where they are safe. Ginger at first had problems trusting people, understandable after all she had been through. She has been at the shelter for a few days and is beginning to be less agitated and showing signs of trust and affection.

We thank people who report animals in distress, and those who help support the RLRR shelter. Had we not rescued Ginger when we did, it is hard to tell how this story may have ended! 

 

Karen RLRR

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Pause 4 Paws event

On Saturday, May 17th Pause 4 Paws sponsored an adoption event at BMW of Minnetonka. It was a gorgeous day to be outside talking about Red Lake Rosie's to people who stopped by the table.

Three RLRR foster dogs attended, Faith, Kato, and Beatrix. Kato, a 10 week old Husky/Shep, is being adopted by a couple who met him at the event. 

FAITH

Our thanks to the amazing Pause 4 Paws committee headed by Jill G. They have worked tirelessly to support Twin Cities area rescues by organizing events such as this.

Thanks also go to Nancy O. and Mary W. for making and donating such incredible dog and cat beds, totes, squeaky toys, RLRR key rings/tags, catnip mice, and other items for RLRR to sell at tabling events.Your creativity and sewing skills are much appreciated!

Feral pups find friends

Oscar and Odie are two feral pups that we caught with Dr. Vickie and her helpers when we held the March neuter/spay clinic in Red Lake. Since the puppies were larger, and had not been socialized, their future was uncertain. The puppies were vaccinated and wormed and were sent to the Red Lake Rosie's shelter. We hoped for a future for the boys.

OSCAR NOW IN FOSTER CARE

We are so thankful that Susie and Matt of ARVSS were willing to give the boys a chance. We had previously sent unsocialized puppies to them with good results so were very hopeful.

We recently got this good report from ARVSS about Oscar and Odie:

OSCAR AT RLRR

UPDATE FROM ARVSS:
Attached (TOP) is a picture of Oscar in his new foster home :) . He is making great strides with the attention he is getting! That is his new fur buddy Hope and one of the foster's children.

ODIE, NOW STANLEY, AT RLRR

Odie is now named Stanley :) He loves walks with his new mom and new foster brother Norman. Hope to have pictures soon!

Jacob is looking for a special home

JACOB BEFORE

It has been a long journey for Jacob the pitbull that was brutally stabbed on February 16th. See his original post HERE and you can search "jacob" to find several more.

When he came to Red Lake Rosie's Rescue, in addition to his wounds, he was malnourished and had a severe case of demodex mange. 

JACOB NOW

The evidence of his attack and the mange have all but disappeared. His coat is coming back nicely. 

He is a very handsome boy and is doing very well. He is a happy boy and smiles a lot. 

Jacob is very fond of treats! His body is healed and now we are working on his emotional well-being.  

Jacob loves people and likes all female dogs and some male dogs. He is alpha male, however, and will need to be watched closely when around some male dogs. Jacob will require the home that will help him succeed. 

For now Jacob spends his day in a kennel and runs free twice a day.

We will keep you updated on Jacob’s progress and thank so many people for helping pay Jacob’s vet bills and encouraging him to get well.

We are all hoping for a bright future for Jacob- he has many friends out there! 

Sincerely, 

Karen RLRR

NOTE FROM BLOG EDITOR DENISE: We had over 70,000 hits on the original post about Jacob, so please share this update.

Newest Member of Twins Territory: Harmon!

On March 26, we posted a story HERE about a pregnant dog we called Sophie (we later learned her name is Isis). She lived in Circle Pines a short distance from where the dog Jacob was found injured. We offered help so she could have her puppies in a warm and safe place.

She had 11 black or nearly black with brindle pups and one white one. We came regularly to feed the mama and check on her pups. One day the owner called us in distress because someone or something had stolen the little white pup. Because she was concerned for the safety of the other pups, she surrendered the family to Red Lake Rosie's Rescue. We took the mama to the shelter with the promise to wean off the pups, spay mama and return her home again.

When they were big enough, the pups went to All Dog Rescue into Linda’s foster home. As usual they did very well and have been finding their forever homes. Mama Isis was fixed at the April clinic and was returned home. She is a great dog and we came to love her very much. We still visit her and bring her treats and food.

Thank you to our supporters who help us with such a family here in Red Lake.
Sincerely, Karen

FOSTER MOM LINDA SHARED THIS UPDATE ON ONE PUP:
Hi Linda,

Hope you've been able to find some rest over the past week in the midst of your efforts to find good homes for the pups! I just wanted to give you an update on our new pup and how he's been doing in his new home! McGraw's new name is Harmon-- after the Twins baseball player Harmon Killebrew. We're big baseball fans! :) He has been showered in love by us and by his grandparents and aunts and uncles.

Harmon's first night went super well! He slept almost five straight hours with no whining! The nights after the first have been less smooth, but on average he's slept two hours between getting up to go outside. Last night was the first night we had zero crying when he was placed in his kennel (which sits next to our bed) and a full night of sleep! What a pleasant surprise for us! :) Potty training is going pretty well, with only a few accidents here and there. We've started "bell training"-- which is something both our parents do with their dogs-- to help him associate going outside with going potty. We've hung a small bell by our door and "help" him ring it each time we go outside. If he ever rings it, he gets to go out! It's a long, sometimes obnoxious, process, but we've seen it work really well with our families' dogs.

Harmon went to the vet for the first time this morning and has slept pretty much all day since the appointment! Our vet said he looks wonderful and the tests came back negative for parasites or worms! Yay! He seems a bit sore from his vaccinations, but he was an excellent little patient while we were there! Everyone just loved him!

We are so happy with the new addition to our family and love Harmon so dearly! He plays so well and is starting to learn that walks are about walking, and not about eating everything he sees off the ground. ;) Probably our favorite thing about him is his post-play snuggles. After every play session, when he feels he's "done," he crawls into one of our laps and takes a nap. He also loves snuggling with us on the couch while we're working or watching tv! We're excited for him to meet the other dogs in our families and meet new puppy friends!

We cannot thank you enough for your servant heart in rescuing and fostering and bringing this little dude into our lives! We just love him so much! Please let us know if there's anything else you need from us! We'll stay in contact!

Love,
K & D

P.S. I forgot to tell you: the Tuesday after we adopted Harmon, Drew tweeted a picture of him with the words, "The newest member of Twins Territory: Harmon!" to the Minnesota Twins, the president of the Twins Organization, and some current players and it was retweeted by the Twins! It got over 14 retweets, 103 favorites, and tons of cute comments from fellow Twins fans. My favorite was "He doesn't look like too much of a 'killer'" :)

Just thought you'd like to hear that! I've attached the picture Drew tweeted as well and one of Harmon helping me study. :)

K