A first…

I was driving home today and I saw a couple guys on the corner of a busy street nearby my home. I first saw the beautiful pit bull that was with them and I was upset as he didn’t have the dog on a leash. No point yelling at him while I was driving 45 miles an hour down the road. I continued to watch the dog and person with him from my side mirror wondering if maybe the dog was just a stray. Then I saw a different dog, a white fluff ball, dart into the street, right under a car tire, and it tumbled in the road. I turned around as fast as possible and the owner was getting the dog out of the street. I followed him to his house and discussed their options for the dog. The dog was in bad shape, bleeding internally and going into convulsions or shock. My adrenaline was pumping as this was the first time I had ever seen a dog actually being hit by a car. (Unless you count the dog’s paw I nicked with my tire, but I didn’t see it. I just heard the dog squeal and run away and the dog is okay.) They ended up deciding to euthanize the animal on the spot so I was able to do so before the dog had to suffer much more as it was hard to watch. All in all they ended up thanking me and I truly hope they learned a lesson about why to keep dogs on a leash. It’s just a shame that poor little Princess’ life had to end for them to learn that. Still shaky, I returned home and loved on my babies even more. Of course cuddling with cute little kittens is always helpful too. Pictured are my latest fosters! They are so incredibly adorable! Anyone want one…! And as always I need help with names!!! Momma is protective of her babies, but incredibly sweet. The gray/white one is a lover and loves to cuddle. The calico kitty likes to check things out, but doesn’t stick around too long. Then the little orange/white one is very independent, he is often playing and sleeping by himself.

Wow, it's been a month...

It has been a busy month too.

First there was my first foster puppy. I was supposed to take him to the vet to get neutered, but he was too skinny. I kept him for a week to make sure he wasn't sick and put some weight on. He was the epitome of not surviving in a kennel environment. He was a completely different dog when he came to my house. The little guy was already adopted and I got to hand him over to his new parents where they could continue to help him gain weight. Then it was puppy season again! Within a week I had rescued a momma and her 8 pups from under a shed. Then I rescued another momma and 8 pups from a drainage pipe. Here's a pic of me holding my favorite pup from that litter. Her momma and the litter went to rescue so I was very happy to hear that!

Last, but not least my parents came out last weekend and we fixed up Zoey's kennel so that she could use it again, creating a new roof that would be more durable in the sun. It turned out great and I thought Zoey would be happy to be outside and have more room during the day than her little crate indoors. Well, apparently Zoey wanted out. She did some damage to the kennel and she had to go back into the crate. Thanks to my mother's friend who lives nearby for coming today and getting it fixed! So now she can use her kennel again, well, at least until she is motivated enough to carry out another plan of escape. I am still learning that she can be very, very motivated (or possessed)!

I'm an auntie...again!

Pictures, pictures, pictures! Here are some beautiful pictures of my beautiful family!

Smilebox instructions:

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Enjoy!

Fun Stuff!

Do you know your dog breeds?


http://www.dogster.com/games/dog-breed-photo-game/

(Not sure if this one will work if you don't have an account, but fun to test your doggy knowledge!)

This should work for everyone:

Catching up...

I know it's been a while... but here's my update in pictures! Kahlua was my little K9 officer for a weekend, she even wore her military gear :) ha ha! She kept an eye out and let me know if there was anything exciting going on. Then when we got back to the office she made friends with another adorable little min pin who was being held prisoner in the back kennels. Unfortunately his parents never came looking for him, but he did go up for adoption!













Last week they began trusting me with guns! Well another officer and I had some target practice for the first time and we had a good time laughing at ourselves. Although I must say we did have a decent amount of darts land on our target. Practice, practice, practice!













Last but not least I had a little break down, well my truck did anyway, leaving me stranded for a couple hours. I had a feeling it was my starter (as I had reported that it was making a grinding noise whenever I started the truck), but they sent out an officer to try and jump the battery, which did not work. Then my supervisor met me and tried to jump my battery, still didn't work. After that he tinkered with the starter and got it to start! I just had to keep my fingers crossed that the truck would start again at my house in the morning so I could make it to work. It did and it went to the shop the next day and got a new expensive starter! Now it sounds so beautiful when it starts!


A little late, but I hope everyone had a wonderful Holiday and are having a fantastic New Year!

A rescue, some lovin', and adoptions...

I'll start with the adoption update! Sammie and Beethoven (the two fluffy puppies I had first) have been adopted by a loving family down the street. Alvin, the smallest one, has been adopted as well, but I still have him until just before Christmas because he is going to be a Christmas present! I think I scared the parents, their 14 year old girl has been asking for a dog, but they were thinking of a cat. I told them I had to wait 23 years for my first dog and now look at me! The two other girls are at the shelter and will hopefully be adopted soon. I stopped by Petsmart last Saturday and all 3 kitties were still there, but this time Kahlua and I got to go in the back and say "Hi!" I was kind of bummed that they were still there, but when I went back yesterday only Jack was there! 2 down, 1 more cat to go...

Okay, so now the rescue. I got a call this morning that there was an "aggressive" dog hanging out in a sink hole. When she had ran out of the hole to go after someone's dog, the dog owner heard puppies crying from the hole. He showed me where the dog was and you could see her and about 3 puppies, but she would not come out. The part where she was is circled in the picture. I tried luring her out with treats and even one of her own puppies, but she would not budge. I couldn't get a hold of her so unfortunately I had to sedate her to pull her out of the hole. I was able to get her out and then pulled out not 3, but 7 puppies! They didn't even have their eyes open yet. So cute!

And now the lovin'. Apparently dealing with the female dog this morning had me smelling pretty good. I went out for an "injured" dog that was running around just fine. He had no problems running away from me. I squatted down and threw him treats. Eventually I had him up next to me and sniffing me. He would even follow me around when I would walk, but if I tried to pet him or anything he would jump back and bark at me. I had almost given up and thought I was going to have to come back with a dog trap when he came up behind me and sniffed me some more. Next thing I know the dog jumped up and had his front paws on my back. I was able to maneuver enough to grab him and get a leash on him, but when I got him in the truck you could tell he was very excited. Then I was out at another house and this dog's nose was glued to my pants. He was so intrigued by the smells that he was drooling all over me. Then when I was trying to get some pictures he jumped up on me. I tried pushing him back with my leg and he wrapped his front paws around my leg. I couldn't shake him off and had to pry him off with my hands!

And last but not least, just an interesting website: http://www.americanhumane.org/protecting-animals/programs/no-animals-were-harmed/recently-released-movies.html
It explains how animals were treated on the big screen.

Only 9...

...animals in my house tonight. That’s one down from last week! I decided that 3 puppies are way better than only two since one of my neighbor’s has decided to adopt one and has been watching her quite a bit. That leaves a playmate for the remaining puppy. Then my 3 kitties got their surgeries on Monday, but stayed at my house until they were officially ready for adoption on Friday. They went straight to Petsmart into their adoption area. You can see them hanging out in the BIG kennel! They are the stars of the show there, as all the other cats get a little kennel. I’m surprised they were still there today, but hopefully they find great homes really soon! So after Friday I only had 7 animals in the house, but today I came home with not one, but 2 more puppies!! Another foster mommy was caring for them but it wasn’t working out with her animals so here I am, with 9. Some at work say that I am a glutton for punishment taking in all these animals, but I love it. It is surprisingly very quiet here despite all the animals running around. I’ve even opened my house up for adoptions. I think 3 of them may have homes. I’ll know more by the end of the week!