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July 2009:
June is over at last… Many, many thanks to all of you who responded so
generously to our plea for foster homes! In 30 days, we brought in 21 dogs. Izzy,
Brittany, Mason, and Allie—all mentioned in our previous update—came in during
the course of a single day, and so did one more girl. Her owners left her at the
shelter, but the only information they provided about her was her name:
Guinevere. (That’s definitely one we
haven’t seen before!) Her Royal Highness is a leggy one-year-old with a curly
coat and a sparkling personality. Already spayed, no heartworms, healthy—wow!
Now all she needs is her own little Camelot. Then, just as we were thinking we’d
finally have a breather… A call from San Angelo—help needed for Kirby, a husky,
caramel-colored 8-month-old, scheduled for euthanasia at an overcrowded shelter.
A call from San Antonio about two beautiful strays, boy and girl, running loose
in the neighborhood, at risk of being taken to the pound. Another stray,
cheerful 3-year-old Molly, apparently abandoned at a car lot in May. An e-mail
pleading for help for Gingerale, a senior girl whose owner could no longer care
for her. A phone call about another senior whose family had had to move to a
no-dogs apartment. A boy-and-girl pair showing up stray at Town Lake. It just
doesn’t stop!
To give you a snapshot of our year so far: we have already brought an even 100
dogs into care. Nearly half came from shelters, a little more than a third were
turned in by their owners, and the rest came to us as strays or as abandoned
dogs: dropped off at vet clinics or boarding kennels and never picked up, or
just left all alone in the yard when their owners moved away. Nearly one-third
of our 2009 dogs have tested positive for heartworms—please let us know if you
are one of the special families willing to see a foster Golden through
heartworm treatment! We’ve
taken in dogs from 15 different shelters and accepted them from owners and Good
Samaritans in 21 different communities. Our oldest dog is probably 10 or 11; our
youngest arrived in GRR care at just 11 weeks old.
… and so, it’s on to the second half of 2009. We’ll be posting stories and
photos for all of our newest dogs, and updates on our “old” ones, just as soon
as we can. As always, THANK YOU for all of your help and support. As long as we
have so many wonderful volunteers, Goldens in need will always find a circle of
new friends and a chance for a new life.
If you can help—whenever, however—please let us know. We would love to have you.
Thanks to all of you, from all of us at GRR!
All GRR dogs are spayed or neutered and updated on vet work before adoption. As
you’ll read, a number of our new dogs came into care with
heartworms.
We typically complete the treatment in foster care, but if one of these
Goldens captures YOUR heart & you’re willing to take him or her through the
treatment, please discuss it with us! We’ll be happy to give you detailed
instructions on the dog’s care (activity restriction is VERY important), and of
course we will cover the cost at one of our approved clinics.
Please note - the ages we assign to our dogs are only
ESTIMATES - as rescue dogs, their ages are not known with any definition.
On June 25th
we had 50 dogs in foster care.
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Happily adopted dogs from this year,
and previous
years
Dogs with the
 are undergoing heartworm treatment.
If only a heart of gold were enough to protect our dogs from
heartworms!
We have taken in a
record number of heartworm-positive Golden Retrievers, all of whom will
need treatment before they are ready for their forever homes. Some of the
wonderful dogs below need time to gain or lose weight or just get
healthier overall before they can begin their treatment. But in time—maybe
a month or two, maybe a good bit longer—they’ll be healthy and ready to
fly out the adoption door!
For just about $10 to $12 a month—the cost of
Heartgard, Revolution
or Sentinel —heartworm infestation can be prevented. The price tag for
missing those monthly meds?
On average, GRR spends about $650 per Golden for heartworm treatment—and
it can be pretty hard on the dog.
Has your dog had his Heartworm preventative this month?
Our adoption fees alone
are not enough to cover the cost of heartworm treatments.
Please consider making a
Donation
to Gold Ribbon Rescue.
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