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Rescue Stories
| We donate to animal rescue groups and volunteer our time at some of these events to help raise money for abused and abandoned animals. We also try to help out our animal friends by donating gifts for raffles. A portion of our sales goes directly to help the animals. Helping out rescue organizations is very rewarding but I tend to bring home those dogs that require a lot of understanding, patience and work – basically, those thought to be “un-adoptable”. I feel they all need to be loved and deserve a chance at a good life as well. Personally, I have adopted several dogs from rescues and my first rescue dog named Kokomo. She was used for breeding in a puppy mill and had very little human contact. It had taken her quite a while to adjust from that type of environment to a loving home. She would hide and not come out until nighttime to eat. She was hidden in the shadows for the first few years we had her. We never gave up on her and she learned to trust us and learned to love life. I am very thankful I was the one able to offer her a second chance at it. Below are a few of our rescue stories. UPDATE March 9, 2001: I have just taken on a new rescue dog, Gregg (about 4 years old) - A Bichon Frise rescue from Small Paws Rescue and Bichon Frise Rescue Ranch. He came from a puppy mill auction in Wheaton, MO. He was delivered to the rescue buyer with his mouth taped shut with medical gauze. It was 100 degrees, and he could not even pant. He went to the vet the next day for his check up and Gregg did not want to come out of the crate...they had to lasso him out. Then, he was trying to bite anything and everything. It took 45 minutes, with three people to wrestle him down so they could get a muzzle on him..even after the muzzle..he was trying to bite through it. They had to practically hog-tie him, just to draw blood. So as you can see, his future was in question. They couldn't place a dog that would bite. This would be the first one they have ever had to even THINK about euthanizing because of temperament. That is when Bichon Frise Rescue Ranch took him in to see if back in a "kennel" environment with lots of Bichon friends around he would be fine. Now I have taken him into a "Home" environment to help him become a normal pet. I don't think I will be letting him go, I am getting real attached to him. He has been here for a week and is making unbelievable progress. It is extremely encouraging. And Yes, he does love our home baked biscuits!!! For the complete story about Gregg, click here. March 21, 2001: Help me! I have taken on yet another rescue dog. This one is named Josie and is a white teacup/toy poodle that was a stray. She is very old, blind and in poor health. Someone let go and made no attempts to find her. Josie was starving when she was finally picked up and taken to a shelter near Kansas City. Weighing in a whopping 3 pounds she wasn't doing real well. The shelter was scheduling her euthanasia. This is when "The Pet Connection Rescue" stepped in and took her. They had her for about a month and then I had her flown out here to Denver. Josie is approximately 12 years old, blind, and not in real good health. To spite all that, she is one the happiest dogs ever! I guess she doesn't know she's in poor health and that's what matters! She is now up to 5 pounds (she loves our biscuits too!) and is a "lap potato". She just loves sitting in your lap and loves everyone. She's in my lap right now! She is really a sweetie. UPDATE July 7, 2001: Gregg and Josie have officially been added to the "Bisket Gang" and are members of our family. Gregg is still making wonderful progress. He is learning that not all people are bad. Some things he has learned are: the stairs - He had absolutely no idea how to go up or down stairs. Of course gravity would help with the down part but was a little tough on his ego. We taught him how to climb up and down the stairs by putting treats on every step and helping him to get there. A little at a time he figured it out and we didn't have to help him any longer. He also has learned to lick food off your fingers. He had no idea about this either. He would try to take it gently with his teeth but then backed away when it didn't feel right. Now he has this technique down to a science. Now that we have most of the "common sense" training done, we are starting with the commands. First of all is "come". This is very hard for him as he still not real trusting of humans. But he is getting the idea with the incentive of biskets and treats. With a lot of patience, love and training, he is turning into a wonderful pet. Josie has a lot of health problems but none of them are slowing her down much. She is still a happy pooch (unless it is bath time!). She is unaware of all her disabilities. She is not real fond of the pool (a little kiddie wadding pool I have for the dogs) so she stays away from that. Since she is blind, she had to find her away around the house. She now has that down fairly well. The other day I was working on the website and I hear the water dish being tossed around. I called out that I would be right there to be patient. Well, she kept tossing it and pawing at it so I went out there. It was Josie making all that noise. I didn't realize she knew which bowl was which since she is blind. I filled it up and she drank what she wanted then she was happy once again. She is really a sweetheart! |
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