Rita is a VERY smart Labrador puppy who was dumped out in the country. At only about five months old she had to fend for herself. Most likely her litter mates were killed by coyotes or shot.
Rita is fearful of other dogs but is learning they aren't going to hurt her. She found her way to a farm house and had to sneak food before the farm dogs attacked her.
She has never had an accident in her crate at night after learning which crate was hers after being shown ONCE. Did I say she was smart?
Being on the calm side, she is going to make some family very happy for many years to come.
Picture having a little Honey Butter to warm your home with her loving brown gaze melting your heart as she cuddles close. This sweet little dog that wants nothing more than to be your devoted companion will enrich your days.
Treat her like the important family member she deserves to be and your reward will be as golden as this 16 lb. Yorkie mix's name suggests. Honey Butter is approximately three years old and though she is not overly fond of children, she does very well with dogs when introduced slowly. She was turned into a kill facility for fighting with other animals. She has spent two weeks with a pit bull puppy, a pug, a husky and a Great Pyrenees and no aggression was observed..….Humm! We will be introducing her to a number of other dogs and let you know how she does.
Honey Butter is housebroken and on the quiet side.
Add Honey Butter and sweeten your life with a loving pet who will stick with you through thick and thin!
Fanny is a puppy with a big fanny! She's a BIG puppy who was just brought to our facility April 11th. She was born in January according to a neighbor which would make her 12, YES, 12 weeks old!. The owner of Fanny's Mommy didn't know she was pregnant. All the puppies froze to death except for two OR three?? Could this be the sibling of the dead one that was found on a county road? We are still working to get the remaining pup relinquished from the owner.
As of April 11, 2009 Fanny weighed 32 pounds!! It is only a guess as to her breed. Her Mother is an Australian Shepherd and we're guessing the father is a bull mastiff mixed with Saint Bernard.
Look....Fanny still has baby teeth!
Fanny is very shy, but once she warms up she follows you EVERY where. She is learning that other dogs aren't out to hurt her. For being a baby, she also wants to protect you. She is a baby who will need a playmate and obedience classes.
Who doesn't need a BIG baby? :-)
UPDATE 5/1/2010
Fanny is doing GREAT with our small dogs. She is learning to sit, is housebroken and sleeping in our bedroom at night!
We still have a number of Pomeranians! One hundred and thirty-three (133) were relinquished to us.
The is little Daisy. At 3 1/2 years old and only 9.8 pounds Daisy is a riot. She's full of playfulness, but on the shy side until she warms up.
Daisy was the Mommy to some of the puppies that were brought in to us.
Daisy is sweet and needs a quiet loving home.
Sam in the picture was adopted.
This is chocolate colored Missy, who until she was three years old, was not handled. She is pictured with Simon and her brother in the second picture who was adopted.
When Missy first came in here, she would bite out of fear. Missy has to be the worse fear biter we've ever had in here. Missy has now improved a LOT and is letting a number of strangers pick her up and bathe her!
She's a big girl at 17.2 pounds who LOVES to swim! She gets along with other dogs. She has not been with cats.
Because of Missy's fear of people, her home should be quiet and patient to let her warm up to you. She is turning out to be a really sweet girl like we knew she could be. Her brother has done GREAT in his new home. His new family is so in love with him, he has been in several photo contests!
Missy is SO pretty she should be in contests also!
Redmond is our happy little clown! He is 10.8 pounds of energy!
Redmond is still scared of strangers at first, but he's very friendly and playful once he gets to know you. When he recognizes a volunteer, he acts like they're his long lost friend. Everyone needs a playful little clown!
This is 2 1/2 year old Simon. He was once a fear biter. He's gotten over his fears and is doing GREAT.
Simon has now warmed up and wants to play. Simon has made a remarkable recovery after not being handled as a puppy. He will, however, require someone who has a loving touch and patience.
We have had LOTS of applications for these babies. One applicant ran over their last dogs so they want a new one. Still no fence! Another applicant gave her pets away when she moved and wants a new one! Yet another applicant wanted a Christmas toy for the children.....Amazing! Two applications were approved and then we never heard from them again!
All we want is FOREVER homes for our babies with someone to treat them with LOVE!
**The following dogs have ALL been adopted or are NOT available for adoption, Thank you!**
Dundee has been adopted……HURRAH!! Thank you, Shirlene!
Cute Dundee was brought to Pet Pals, Inc. because he was found in a barn almost dead and the people have enough pets. While removing the above mats, it was discovered he had a bullet imbedded in his leg.
Dundee had the bullet removed along with a much needed dental. The bullet was lead which could have caused lead poisoning.
WHAT IDIOT would shoot a small cute little dog? I would LOVE to meet you. You are a SCUM BAG who needs neutered and I would ENJOY helping with your surgery.
With tears, YOUR donations made saving him possible, THANK YOU!
Dizzy is a pom Chihuahua mix at not quite a year old.
We have read many horror stories about homes not being what rescuers had hoped for. We never thought out of the hundreds of carefully screened adoptions it would happen to us.
Dizzy was adopted but was returned with a bump/sore on her nose and blood vessels broken in her eye. We took Dizzy to our vet who confirmed it was from trauma either by being hit, thrown or dropped.
We have a e-mail from the adoptor saying she was "tapping" Dizzy on the nose when she had an accident on the carpet and Dizzy was snapping at her. You don't correct a dog from having accidents on your carpet by hitting them. A dog's only defense is to use their teeth. Funny thing is if you ask Dizzy if she has to go potty, she barks and runs to the door.
ALL the adoptor had to do was say "potty". Being a puppy, Dizzy has to potty every couple hours.
After what Dizzy has been through, she and her father, Dusty, are staying here as our sanctuary pets.
Is there ANY doubt why we screen our new homes?
Crystal who was turned into a kill pound instead of being returned to us has been adopted……HURRAH, Thank you Robin!
All information has been transferred to the National Do Not Adopt Data Base. If you are with a shelter or rescue, write or call for the name and pictures of this terrible pet family who live in Castle Rock, Colorado.
The following article is typical of puppy mills. Even though the article is several years old, if you don't know what a puppy mill is, please read the article. The horrors continue through out the US and Canada EVERY day.
OKLAHOMA COUNTY PUPPY MILL CLOSED DOWN-DESCRIBED AS A, "HOUSE OF HORRORS"
On July 8, 2006, Safe Haven Humane Society of Midwest City, and Homeward Bound Humane Society of Durant, removed 130 dogs and puppies from an Oklahoma County residence. Owner Betty Foster, in her late 70s, produced puppies at the location for over 30 years.
Small breeds of dogs and their puppies were removed from filthy conditions; water was black, most of the food was moldy, and over 40 carcasses were found in bags on the property. A freshly dead puppy was being consumed by a rat.
'Puppy mills,' are a dirty secret throughout Oklahoma, and a secret that is growing. As this filthy industry is regulated in other states, they are expanding here.
Few people know where their pet store dog came from and fewer know where their stolen pet may wind up. Puppy mills are a mountain of shame. When dogs no longer, 'produce a crop,' they are discarded in the growing number of dog auctions, or worse.
While the dogs were being removed on Saturday, according to Foster's granddaughter's comments, she herself performed caesarian deliveries by, in her own words, "splitting them open."
Dogs with their midlines sutured together with fishing line were removed from the property. One gray Poodle that had been, 'split open,' was found in the trashcan with her intestines out. The birthing area had rolls of fishing line strewn on the floor.
Foster had earlier tried to get rescue leagues to take senior dogs that no longer produced puppies, but on Saturday the dogs she tried to release earlier were gone; rat poison was photographed in many bowls.
The horrors continued: Upon returning to Durant with the dogs, Homeward Bound Shelter Manager Stacy George started the task of cleaning and bathing the dogs. She removed scores of ticks from the area around the eyes of one small Lhasa Apso, however, instead of getting a happy glance, the young dogs' eyes were gone.
Some dogs have large tumors on their midlines. A terrier had a dead mouse entwined in its' fur.
Some will have to have surgery from being, "split open," in butcher style caesarian surgeries.
Many of the dogs removed from Foster's residence wear tags from recently being sold through auctions; some may be stolen pets. A lack of serious regulation of dog auctions permits stolen pets to go right into the, 'puppy mill,' industry.
It is time for Oklahomans to put our foot down on the misery.
" We demand changes in Oklahoma laws to include dog dealer regulations.
Owners of missing or stolen pets with positive identification including photos are encouraged to call:
580-924-5873, 918-367-0111, or 918-367-8999
Pet Pals, Inc. takes in many puppy mill dogs.
We remove their Chains.....
Most of the puppy mill dogs have VERY long nails and are in need of dentals, cataract surgeries, deep ear cleaning, multiple tests and, of course, spaying/neutering.
Again, with tears…. We couldn't do it without your help, hugs!