* 7/21/10:  Riley was surrendered to the shelter because his person got called to Iraq and he wanted to be sure his dog would go to a good home. Riley was adopted when he was 8 weeks old and his ears had been cut off before his person got him. Riley has lived with multiple dogs, cats, kids, and is an all-around well-balanced dog. When new straw was put into the kennels, Riley developed an eye irritation. An eye exam was performed and the doctor said he had a mild case of Entropion (eye lashes scraping the eyeball with each blink). Medication was prescribed and if no difference in a week Riley will be a candidate for surgery to move the eyelashes away from his eyeball.

* UPDATE 9/01/10: Today Riley went to his new home with shelter caretaker Debbie Eaglebarger and her other two shelter dogs.

* 7/18/10:  Dora came into the shelter and her little fox face just endeared her to us. Unfortunately, just a few days after entry she broke with Parvo. Dora spent 6 days in the hospital and came back to the shelter good as new and is now waiting for a new family to adopt her.

UPDATE 7/31/10: Dora, now Foxy, was adopted into a new forever home.

* 7/7/10:  Quiggy came in a very matted dog. She had so many mats we couldn't even determine her sex initially. She let us cut some mats off but it was obvious they were very painful for her. At approximately one year old, Quiggy was a good recipient of the Weaver Medical Fund to give her a chance. What came back from the groomer was a happy, playful, and delightful little girl.

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After

*7/5/10:  Harbor, a fabulous pit bull who gets along with everyone and is currently playing puppy nanny. Unfortunately, one young pup came in with Parvo and Harbor, in his nanny duties, contracted the same disease from young pup. Our little pup did not survive but Harbor is currently being treated and prognosis is good. Harbor is an adult, about one year to one-and-a-half years, and not the usual candidate that would contract Parvo. We do not use the Weaver Medical Fund for heroic intervention. Harbor is just too good a dog not to treat and find a new home.

UPDATE  7/13/10:  After 6 days in the hospital, Harbor came back to the shelter a happy and grateful dog. The vet said to give him a week before he goes back to nanny duties, which he is anxiously awaiting.

*10/08/09:  Mama Mia came in with 9 babies in 04/09. One of them was Bugsy who was also a recipient of the Weaver Medical Fund. After all 9 babies were adopted and gone, Mama was tested for heartworms and she was positive. Good mama that she is and was, she was worth the extra expense.

UPDATE 11/13/09: Mama had her second round of heartworm treatment. She now skips and jumps and plays in the yard and has turned into a fabulous test dog for dog introductions. This girl was definitely worth saving.

UPDATE 7/21/10: Mama Mia is still available for adoption. The perfect couch potato when you want her to be. The perfect play dog when you want her to be.

*5/9/09:  Bugsy, a parvo puppy, came into the shelter at about 5-6 weeks old with his other eight siblings and his mother. Bugsy was the only one that came down with parvo. Bugsy went to a foster home who adopted him a short time afterward. Bugsy has gone through our puppy socialization class and is now going through our adult obedience class. He and his new guardian have been used as examples in both classes on the right way of handling your dog.

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*3/7/09:  Patrick, a parvo puppy, came into the shelter as one lone pup "wandering at large." Within a few days we knew something was wrong. He had parvo. It was touch and go with him and we almost lost him several times. When he returned from over a week in the hospital he was transferred to a humane society where he was promptly adopted.

*1/29/09:  Harlow and Sherlock, siblings, both requiring eye surgery.

Harlow

Sherlock

*6/17/08:  Gizmo, a 4-month old pup, who came in with an abscess on his neck the size of a baseball and his ears and tail cut off with scissors requiring repair and tail surgery.  After Gizmo's surgery he was adopted a short time later.