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La Paz K-9 Rescue – Happy Tails!
Pups in Need of a Home - April 30
Minka is 3 - 4 months old She is an exotic looking pup with a great personality. She will be a big girl. Come out to the refugio and take her for a walk.
One of 4 beautiful puppies. They are approx 6 weeks old. There mom was killed and we became the surrogates. Adorable puppies!
10 - 2 month old pups Pittbull cross. If you need a watch dog come see these little guys. They are going to grow up big and strong.
Amiga was left here by her family and she is pining. Please come by and take her or the other bigger dogs for a walk. She desperately needs to be placed with loving people even if it is a short term. We will accept her back.
Baja Dogs Newsletter # 3 March 2008
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living aboard Susan and Bill Hall’s sailboat. He looks very regal at his new home. He was the little puppy who had his tail hacked off by a homeless man and was screaming in pain when rescued. He looks pretty comfortable now.
Cookie (Galleta) is Spanish is also living in the lap of luxury. She came in covered in ticks, all woolly and a kind of gray colour. Who knew she was a diamond in the ruff.
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It has been an incredibly busy month. Lots of people are volunteering to help. Our dance March 3 was extremely successful. A special thanks to everyone who volunteered and those that donated wonderful raffle prizes and a special thank you to Aggie and her band. The comment I heard from most people was how happy everyone was to be able to do something to support us. I am so grateful. With people like you we can grow and improve! As we become better known we are getting more help but we are also arriving to find more surprises
BELLA
If you have been watching the adoption page www.bajadogshelplineoflapaz.org on the website you will see that there are a lot of new additions. Our beautiful Bella was brought back sick and abused. A wonderful neighbour came all the way out on the bus to get help from us. Her neighbour had somehow got possession of Bella. Bella is shown on the adoption pages. She was adopted out as a pup, given away which is against our rules, never spayed and had a tumour that caused her to bleed a lot. She came in with her 4 one month old pups that look just like their mom did. When the woman moved thus abandoning Bella and her babies she yelled at this neighbour to drown them. There was nothing we good do for her except release her from her pain. The last thing I did was promise that her pups would get good safe homes; 2 left for the US today! Thank you Michelle and Jackie. These two wonderful women also took Blackie who had been with us since she was a pup.
We were hoping Mandy could also make the trip north but she was adopted out to a ranch a day earlier. It is quite a distance to the ranch but she will be checked within the week. Mandy has been adopted out 3 times so let’s hope she is happy on the ranch. She had been adopted out to a family and was apprehended by us as we weren’t happy with the conditions we found on our visit. The day before she would have headed north in a rescue van a Rancher came in and adopted her. Mandy had been tossed into our yard when she was a tiny pup. At the time we had so many little black puppies we thought one had somehow escaped from the sleeping room. On closer inspection we realized she was a newcomer. I grew to love beautiful Mandy.
We are currently very, very crowded. If you can, please drop off blankets and towels. Two little guys that were heaved over our fence are having a hard time. We are not sure if the little black one is strong enough to go on. They are both now wearing coats over their skinny boney little bodies ( Nanook and Sheeba) but we need more towels and blankets for them to sleep on. If you live in La Paz and can take an hour out of your day to come and hold them it would be great. They are trying to respond to the love and warmth.
We have never had so many puppies at one time. Four 2 week old pups were brought in when their mom was killed. Guadalupe took them home and bottle fed them every couple of hours. Then 3 more tiny tick laden tiny pups appeared. When we scream we can’t take anymore we hear about the small dog at Jalisco and Independencia, a very busy intersection who laid down and had her pups, Two different supporters are both watching her. When the pups are able to walk they are only feet from a sure death by car. Yes, they are welcome at the refugio.
BIG NEWS We are now officially members of World Society for Protection of Animals. We will receive professional material to use in our educational program. We also will receive guidance from them in various matters which is invaluable to us.
Profiles:
Michelle Gaylord is the owner of 2 online businesses. She is a strong supporter of our organization and shelter for the dogs in La Paz. She is committed to sharing a percentage of her business profits with Baja Dogs Paz, so let’s send her all the business we can. Dog Lovers Gift baskets offers a great selection of gift baskets both for the pet and owner as well as a complete doggie boutique. You can view their wonderful products at: www.DogLoversGiftBaskets.com For the sadder times when you lose a beloved pet Michelle’s other online business offers unique pet urns, cremation urns, memorials and pet caskets at www.EternalPawPrints.com . In addition they carry loss of pet sympathy and condolence gifts for those grieving a pet.
Everday Life at the refugio
Please be happy and enjoy our newsletters. We can go day to day knowing that we are doing our best. We also know from the amount of volunteers coming forward that we are making a difference in the Mexican community. The new connection with Wspa will enable us to spread our education program further. People will learn how to avoid the diseases that are killing their pets and harming their children. They will also learn that animals do have a soul and do have feelings and then part of our work will be aided by the informed local population. We can’t save them all and we don’t stress about this. We cry our tears over joyous events like little Spot and Bonnie arriving in Port Moody, BC Canada. Look forward to the wonderful photos of these two. They don’t have homes yet but have a better chance at a great life thanks to Lorea and Simon for flying them up. If you live in the Vancouver area and can offer a loving home to one of these little guys please email us. If you can operate on occasion as a foster home anywhere also let us know. (Update; Spot adopted within 30 minutes of arriving at Lynn’s store and within 24 hours Bonnie got a fantastic home too!)Thank you Lynn Wilson from Austin Station Liquor Store!
Help needed!
Our needs this month: blankets, towels, puppy food, ongoing financial. We operate soley on donations. We get no government support or financial support from any other association.
You can also help by coming and walking some of the adult dogs. The staff has been overwhelmed with puppy care and the adult dogs need attention. If you can spare 30 minutes to walk along the beach (across the street) you will make a dog very happy!
Our other need is for someone to accompany a dog north and try to find a good home for him/her. It is an easy process and we will help you.
Thank you so much for reading this and thank you for our help. If you are ever in La Paz please come and see for yourself the work we are doing!