Here is another update from Rufus and Zoey’s new mom Rita:
Marco (shown here with May) is surpassing all of our expectations. He’s such a gentle boy and loves everyone. He even gives great hugs….so touching!! He acts like he’s lived here for a long time already! We are both totally in love with this guy. The grandkids came over today (we had a house full) and Marco passed the test with flying colors. He was sweet and gentle with all the kids and they are all in love with him too. Marco and Mya are good friends and play as well as cuddle together. We truly love this boy and are so grateful that you trusted us to have him become a member of our family.
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Maggie Update (1/7/2015) – Another vet visit. Now weighs 120.6 lbs. up from 110lbs. on intake. All looks good, eye still inflamed but healing and her ears still are bothering her, but the vet feels she was in such bad shape it will take time for everything to totally calm down. More ear and eye meds prescribed, but other than that, Maggie is good to go. Officially adopted!
Thanks again to all who inquired about Maggie and showed their love! All the staff at the Loomis Basin Vet Clinic marveled at Maggie’s improvement and Dr. Pete Vellutini, who did her surgeries, said he could not have asked for a better outcome. Thanks to Dr. Vellutini for his great veterinary skills and caring manner!
First off, thanks to Barbara Slobodian, Shawnee’s owner, for taking the time to teach her to type! We definitely did not teach her that while in Rescue! But we knew she was a smart girl, so we are not surprised….. Cochise in the background, also a Rescue boy, looks on in disgust at his sister’s TOTAL lack of control around dog beds. He just does not understand why his people keep Shawnee? He feels she should be sent away to deal with her addiction. But Barbara, being the patient woman that she is, just keeps cleaning up after Shawnee.
Thanks to Barbara for having the financial means to be able to constantly buy new dog beds and the cleaning skills to be able to employ said cleaning skills after she buys the latest new dog bed.
What I can say is I thought I would never get a dog from (GDRNC) since I couldn’t travel and could not go to pick one up. Much to my surprise after I contacted GDRNC and Bob & Lynn, they were kind enough-towards the dog & then to me to bring her out to me. Aunt Bea and my Opie hit it off right from the beginning & they have played daily ever since. Just what I wanted & needed since I can’t run & play anymore & throwing Opie’s ball is virtually impossible for me. But with a rural setting & a yard close to 1 acre with lots of interesting things to do, Opie & Bea can run full out & play all daylong. Our little Aunt Bea is a wonderful watchdog as well. All 3 of us are very happy.THANK YOU, GDRNC!You are wonderful!
We apologize to the nice Morrison family, John and Linda. They adopted Kennedy and came to realize I was NOT exaggerating about his energy level. A few days after taking him home, he ate the bandage off his injured tail. Back he came to us awaiting emergency surgery. Luckily he passed the bandage Squirt overnight in the ER. We ended up amputating his tail while in the hospital and he is now back home with the Morrison’s with an Elizabethan collar on for THREE WEEKS! Again, we thank this nice family for sticking with Kennedy and doing what they needed to do to see him through this drama.
Our long-time adopter and supporter of Rescue, Rita Waterman, came to see one Great Dane and ended up taking home two. (We warned her!) Below is what Rita wrote a few days after the adoption. We thought it was good reading and lets people know that every adoption requires some amount of work and settling in. If you hang in there and don’t give up when the going gets rough, you end up being a parent to a wonderful Dane. If Rita can do it, YOU can too!
“Lexi” was adopted almost a year ago by Cassie Heffington. Here is what she wrote to us recently about her life with Lexi:
“Just thought I would give you an update on Lexi (previously Rosie) that I adopted almost a year ago. I can’t thank
you enough for letting me adopt her. She is my best friend and constant companion. Lex gets to come to work every day and goes almost everywhere with me. All of our staff at the clinic adore her and she never wants for attention that’s for sure! On the weekends we go hiking and on adventures, and she is quite the outdoor enthusiast, never leaving my side on the trails and a few times getting me back without getting lost. Recently, Lex decided to adopt a little emaciated kitten that I brought home to nurse back to health. I say she decided because the kitten is hers – – not mine. they sleep together, play together and the kitten loves her more than he loves me, LOL. She has another little kitten friend who has no back legs too. I can’t imagine my life without her.
Our own Lori Lynne and Eric’s “Priscilla”, whom they adopted through Rescue, is currently having some “technical difficulties” with her mobility. In an effort to give her the best quality of life while she recovers, Lori Lynne and Eric take Priscilla around their property in her own cart while they do their chores. Never one to be left out of the mix, Priscilla graciously let her photo be taken so she can share with all of you the extent her loving parents will go to make her happy. She is so lucky to be in their family. 
My sweetie Shawnee wanted me to write to you (gotta say the paws and keyboard thing are not a good match) to let you know how much fun she is having with ME!Our personal dog park has made all the difference and if I do say so myself, we can put on quite the athletic display. We can be quite impressive even without working on it too hard. AND I taught Shawnee to sit on Mom’s lap too, so she is now extra busy with that. Hasn’t quite managed to get both of us on there yet, but I can imagine that being next.Ah, it is spring — lovin’ the spring grass, the birds, the turkeys, the deer…so much action to supervise. Shawnee is starting to behave herself a little. She did get a sponge, but it miraculously reappeared in the courtyard a couple weeks later — though looking a little worse for wear. Mom scooped it up before anything else could happen to it. Meanwhile, we are just filling our days with lots of doggie stuff..When Mom and Dad go away together these days, Shawnee has to go into a (can’t say the word out loud here, so am whispering) crate. But she doesn’t seem to mind and gets a treat. Boy, she is anxious to get out again. Hopefully that accompanies food too.Well, gotta go as it is our time to play hard in our dog park. Then we rush to the house and EAT! Can life be better than that???
