Adoptable Dog Of The Week

Pace – ADOPTED!

Oh boy, it’s official . . . I’m in love :)
This guy is not only gorgeous, he has an unbeatable personality!

Pace is available for adoption through Catahoula Rescue (Ontario)

Pace’s Profile:  Meet Pace. Pace was rescued from a small rural pound and has to be one of the sweetest, most loving dogs you would ever meet. He loves people, and gets along with every dog he has met so far.  Even the growliest male dog, he greets them with a wagging tale and a happy disposition. Pace is somewhat submissive and when challenged by another dog, he immediately becomes a big baby and bows to them, or hides behind his foster mom. He is a lovable character and knows his basic commands in french. He will be available for adoption after he is fully vetted. If you are interested in meet Pace, please contact gbaggs@rogers.com for an application. He will be neutered and vaccinated on April 23rd.

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Remember: If you adopt Pace let me know by either leaving a comment under this post or emailing me at TheWaggery over at gmail, and once the adoption has been completed and verified, as Pace’s lucky new owner you will receive a FREE bag of Pampered Paws Dog Treats for the next six months. Details can be found HERE as well as over at The Waggery’s Good Dog Blog dog rescue and adoption information page.

Rescue Me ♥

Adopting a dog through your local animal shelter or rescue organization is the best way to combat the greedy puppy mill industry. Please don’t succumb to a pet store puppy when there are so many rescue dogs available, all of them deserving, loving and in desperate need of a forever home.

Make adoption your first option!

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A dog’s will to live

Wounded dog beating odds

Two families work to help save pooch
By ROSS ROMANIUK, QMI Agency

WINNIPEG — Two Manitoba families are clinging to hope that a severely injured dog will recover from a devastating wound suffered in an apparent gunshot.

Since the eight-year-old female Labrador-cross stumbled into Colleen Smith’s yard in Prawda — about a 40-minute drive east of Winnipeg — several days ago with a massive hole below its jaw, she and her family members have been on edge while watching the canine’s health slowly improve at a Beausejour veterinary clinic.

“Both my daughters have been bawling. They’ve been so distraught over the whole thing,” Cheryl Rondeau, Smith’s sister, said over the weekend from her north Winnipeg home. “Other animal clinics didn’t want to take her. They just said, ‘Put her down,’ without even looking at her. But the one in Beausejour agreed to look at the dog.”

While the canine — whose name is Nina — continues to be cared for at Beausejour Animal Hospital, Smith and Rondeau are inviting the public to assist in its recovery by making donations to cover the veterinary bill.

The cost of Nina’s treatment, said Rondeau, climbed to more than $600 after about five days at the clinic and the dog is expected to be there for two or three more weeks.

“We’re getting donations from family and friends. We got a very big donation from a nurse,” said Smith, whose nieces have created an online group called Help Save Nina on Facebook, a social networking website.

The sisters, as well as Rondeau’s daughters Cherisse and Crystal and Smith’s sons Kevin and Kyle, are determined to do what they can for the animal, which had been all but written off by virtually everyone else because of its injury.

After taking the dog in, the family immediately sought help for it. However, Smith and Rondeau said several animal clinics and RCMP advised them to shoot it to put it out of its misery.

Refusing to put the dog down, the sisters — initially suspecting it had suffered its injury in an animal attack — also worked with the Beausejour clinic to use its identification tattoo to locate its owner and learn its registered name. But when contacted in Oakbank, that family showed no interest in claiming her, Rondeau said.

A veterinarian at the Beausejour vet clinic didn’t return a call for comment over the weekend but Rondeau said the clinic suspects the canine was shot.

“They were doing X-rays and found lead from the gun. And you can see a bullet wound on one side of her jaw,” she said, adding Nina has “beaten all the odds” by surviving the grotesque injury and somehow turning up in Prawda, so far from its home.

“The vet doesn’t know if the dog walked from Oakbank to there or if it was dumped off. But she was clearly very underweight. She had been sprayed by skunks, she was wet, she was cold. She had been in a river trying to drink. It’s only in the last two days that she has started taking food.”

Since it was brought to the clinic, the sisters said, the dog has had part of its jaw removed. Still, said Smith, it’s surviving.

“She wags her tail. She’s very happy. She’s amazing,” Smith added. “I can’t believe the will this dog has.”

Rondeau said the animal’s well-being is worth the cost.

“This dog seems to be worth every single penny,” she said. “This dog has a will to live. She has a right to live. We just want to have everything for her.”

Rondeau said the vet is hoping to start a three-step surgery to close the dog’s wound as early as this week.

Anyone who wants to make a donation to help cover Nina’s veterinary costs can contact Cheryl Rondeau at 391-7687 or cheryl_rondeau@hotmail.com, or the Beausejour vet clinic at 1-204-268-2177. Cheques or money orders can be sent to the Beausejour Animal Hospital, P.O. Box 368, Beausejour, Man. R0E 0C0.

Anyone contacting the vet clinic should point out that their donation is for Nina, if they want the funds to go directly to helping the pooch.

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The link to Nina’s Facebook page can be found HERE

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Dog thrown from vehicle on Manitoba highway

Thrown from a moving vehicle, a dog showing signs of abuse was left for dead. It’s a story vets and animal shelters are encountering more and more. In this case, the dog beat the odds, and may soon have a new owner. But its abuser has yet to be found, and authorities hope you can help.

“This is the most severe case we’ve had to bring in.”

From what Ari Farpelha can tell, 15-year-old Tribe was abused by her owner for years and then dumped on the side of the road. Farpelha is now determined to find the person who did it.

“She’s not in the best condition, she’s very underweight, elderly; we assume she’s been living in confinement.”

Farpelha has a rescue shelter in the R.M of St. Andrews. Tribe came to her this week in bad shape, her teeth and gums rotting and her nails so long she couldn’t walk.

“They were the length of my finger, so that’s how long her nails were, which is obviously much too long.”

Tribe was found on Highway 8, North of Winnipeg. A witness watched the incident unfold: Tribe was thrown from a moving truck and then almost hit by a car. That witness stayed with Tribe until Animal Control arrived and rushed her to a vet in Selkirk.

“I can’t understand how someone can do such a thing,” said Farpelha.

She now hopes a tracking tattoo in Tribe’s ear could help find Tribe’s last owner.

“The original owner has been contacted,” she said. But that person only had Tribe as a puppy before giving her away to a family. Farpelha isn’t giving up and now the Crown Attorney’s office has offered to help.

“If the person were to ever be tracked down, they need to be dealt with,” said Farpelha.

Meantime, donations for Tribe are pouring in and she’ll need them when she goes back to the vet next week.

“She has bad teeth, so if she needs either, teeth extracted or whatever the vet decides, those donations will cover the cost,” said Farpelha.

Once Tribe’s healthy again, a Winnipeg Police officer with the K-9 Unit has offered to give her a new home.

“It’s about giving her a new opportunity at having a better life,” said Farpelha.

If you want to help Tribe and the rescue shelter you can call the R.M of St. Andrews animal control office at 1-204-738-4998.

Read it on Global News: Dog thrown from vehicle on Manitoba highway

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This poor girl. She has obviously been through extensive neglect and abuse, only to be tossed away like garbage. Thankfully she will get to know some love and kindness, at least for a time.

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Adoptable Dog Of The Week

Dhana – ADOPTED!

She had me at hello :)

Seriously, one look at this face and Dhana stole my heart, so she is this week’s featured rescue dog. She is also the first official recipient of six months of FREE Pampered Paws Dog Treats, should someone reading this blog be the one to adopt her.

Dhana is available for adoption through Pension du Jardin Secret near Montreal.

***La Pension du Jardin Secret is a proud member of the CAACQ, Companion Animal Adoption Centers of Quebec***

Dhana’s Profile:  This is DHANA (formerly Katie) she was found on the highway not in good shape she has been with us now for a few weeks and is doing better. We believe that Dhana might not have had the best start in life and is now looking for a kind family that might have experience with this breed. Dhana is ok with other dogs and seems ok with cats but she is a large dog that is why we think it best for a family with dog experience. If you would like to meet Dhana please contact the center or you can also contact us at camillemarchand_1996@hotmail.com

This pet is being fostered in the Montreal area but transport is available to almost anywhere … For information or to obtain an adoption application please email: pensiondujardinsecret@bellnet.ca, or jnn_jenkins@yahoo.ca, or call them at 450-883-3011

Ce chien est en accueil dans le région de Montréal, mais peut être transporté en Ontario vers sa nouvelle famille. Pour de l’information à son sujet ou une demande d’adoption, SVP écrire à pensiondujardinsecret@bellnet.ca, ou jnn_jenkins@yahoo.ca, ou composer le 450-883-3011

***La Pension du Jardin Secret est fière d’être membre des CAACQ, les Centres d’adoption d’animaux de compagnie du Québec***

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Remember: If you adopt Dhana, let me know by either leaving a comment under this post or emailing me at TheWaggery over at gmail, and once the adoption has been completed and verified, as Dhana’s new owner you will receive a FREE bag of Pampered Paws Dog Treats for the next six months. Details can be found HERE as well as over at The Waggery’s Good Dog Blog dog rescue and adoption information page.

 

Rescue Me ♥

 

Adopting a dog through your local animal shelter or rescue organization is the best way to combat the greedy puppy mill industry. Please don’t succumb to a pet store puppy when there are so many rescue dogs available, all of them deserving, loving and in desperate need of a forever home.

Make adoption your first option!

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Rescue A Dog – Get Free Cookies!

Anyone who knows me, or even anyone who reads this blog on a regular basis, can tell you, I am a huge advocate of dog rescue.

I absolutely respect, honour, and salute the many dedicated and responsible breeders out there who truly love and therefore strive to better their chosen breed, but the sad truth is that there are far more irresponsible breeders who are only in it for a quick buck. Greed and the Internet have helped this particular “breed” thrive in the past few years, resulting in a plethora of unhealthy canines with both physical and psychological difficulties — and uninformed, unprepared owners who decide a “do over” is in order, dropping these poor unwanted souls off at humane societies, shelters and rescue organizations in record numbers before starting the cycle all over again.

Of course there are other reasons why dogs end up in rescue, but the fact remains that these organizations are unable to keep up with all of those in such dire need, and so many dogs . . . far too many . . . are losing their lives because of it.

That’s why dog rescue is so close to my heart.

That is why I scour local dog rescue organizations each week to choose one dog to feature in The Waggery’s Good Dog Blog in the hopes that someone will see that wonderful, lost soul, feel a connection, and investigate that feeling a little further.

Donating proceeds from The Waggery’s Pampered Paws Dog Treats wasn’t feeling like enough of a contribution either, so I’ve decided that some FREE dog treats are also in order.

Here’s the deal:

If someone adopts one of the The Good Dog Blog’s featured Adoptable Dog of Week, let me know (either comment on that post or email me at The Waggery @ gmail so we can begin a correspondence) and once a month, for six months after the adoption has been successfully completed and verified, you will receive a free bag of The Waggery’s healthy, all-natural Pampered Paws Dog Treats – delivered right to your door!

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Green Smoothies … for dogs?

As a favour to myself, once the holidays — and all of the eating of holiday treats — were over with, I indulged in a raw fruit and veggie detox. It began as something I would do for a week. That felt so good, I extended it to two weeks. Now, here we are three full weeks into January, about to start a fourth week, and I’m still loving it so I’m still sticking with it, and one of the best things about it are my daily Green Smoothies.

I love these things!

As is always the case when anyone is in the kitchen and working with food, The Pack assumes it’s something for them. So they hover. And by hover I mean lay across my feet, cling to my legs, drool profusely . . . whine, shake with excited anticipation . . .

I am more than happy to share these tidbits because raw fruits and veggies are great for dogs! And, of course, my dogs love them. Well, one day while I was preparing and they were hovering, I wondered how they would like all of these tidbits blended up in their own Green Smoothie.

Dog’s have very short digestive tracks, which is why any raw veggie should be cut up small for them to begin with, or it will just pass through without the dog really benefiting from any of the nutrients, so I figured grinding it all up into an easy-to-digest pulp could only benefit them in the best possible way. So that’s what I did — I made extra and shared my smoothie with them. And they loved it! Now they get a nutrient-rich Doggie Green Smoothie every day, and this morning, as my daughter and I were watching The Pack play with an energy that is nothing short of awe-inspiring (and destructive as my daughter’s broken lamp will attest to), she idly suggested that maybe these Green Smoothies were a little too good for them. :)

I’ll post a list of the ingredients I use in case anyone would like to try it for their own dogs. Just remember: No grapes (though I don’t know anyone who puts grapes in a smoothie, but I like to be safe) and no avocados.

The Waggery‘s Green Smoothie

2 apples
2 cucumbers
3 celery stalks
2 large fistfuls of baby spinach
Several Kale and/or Swiss Chard leaves
A handful of dandelion leaves
1/2 cup of parsley

Occasionally I’ll add a frozen banana or a handful of berries (straw, blue or rasp). Just experiment and have fun with it!

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Saved By An Angel

Once again, dog proves to be man’s — or in this case boy’s best friend :)

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Adoptable Dog Of The Week

November is Adopt-a-Senior-Pet Month

and all month The Waggery’s Good Dog Blog will be featuring wonderful senior dogs in need of a forever home.

Pugsley

This adorable fellow is available for adoption through Mature Dog Adoptions in Ontario

Pugsley’s Profile: Please note that a small dog of this age is 52 in human years on the vet age chart due to their potentially longer lifespans.

His rescuer states: “Pugsley is a 9 year old, neutered pug. He weighs about 22 lbs. He is a lovely, quiet, older dear who loves sitting with you. He needs a new home through no fault of his own. He enjoys going for short walks. Due to his age, he is no longer able to do stairs so a bungalow would be perfect. He is housetrained. Pugsley needs a quiet, calm home so only homes with older children (10 years+) should apply. If you are interested please fill out our online application at www.adoptadogsavealife.com“

Call 416-787-3862 Toronto.

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Adopting a dog through your local animal shelter or rescue organization is the best way to combat the greedy puppy mill industry. Please don’t succumb to a pet store puppy when there are so many rescue dogs available, all of them deserving, loving and in desperate need of a forever home.

Make adoption your first option!

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Toronto Humane Society Officials Arrested

Toronto Humane Society officials arrested

By Don Peat, SUN MEDIA

Tim Trow, Toronto Humane Society President

Toronto Humane Society president Tim Trow and four other  employees are facing criminal animal cruelty charges after a very public raid and arrest today.

Shackled in handcuffs Trow, the society’s chief veterinarian Dr. Steve Sheridan, general manager Gary McCracken and two other staff members were led out of the River St. shelter just after 4 p.m.

The arrest followed the execution of several search warrants by the Ontario Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals with the help of Toronto Police.

Today’s arrests come after several current and former humane society employees and volunteers brought forward allegations of animal cruelty earlier this year.

OSPCA officials said today’s search was based on evidence the THS senior staff have allegedly allowed acts of animal cruelty to take place and have tried to prevent peace officers from doing their jobs.

“Among the most pressing concerns is evidence that the basic needs of animals are not being met,” the OSPCA stated in a press release. “Other evidence points to a lack of disease and pathogen control and THS management’s decision to chronically understaff the facility, as well as staff it with untrained employees.”

Officials stressed that internal records show many of the animals admitted to the society “die slow, painful deaths rather than being humanely euthanized according to the accepted standards of veterinary medicine.”

“This is a difficult day for the Ontario SPCA and the Toronto Humane Society, but it is necessary to protect the lives of animals,” OSPCA Chief Executive Officer Kate MacDonald stated. “We realize that the THS is capable of providing an important public service, but it could not fulfill its responsibilities until this action was taken.

“Our first priority is the safety of the animals currently in the THS facility. Our team of veterinarians will assess their health and take appropriate actions. We believe the THS can become an important animal welfare facility again in the near future with effective and responsible management.”

Tim Trow will be charged with two counts of animal cruelty, two counts of conspiracy to commit an indictable offence and three counts of obstructing a peace officer.

Gary McCracken is charged with two counts of conspiracy to commit an indictable offence, cruelty to animals and three counts of obstructing a peace officer.

Dr. Steve Sheridan, THS Head Veterinarian, is charged with conspiracy to commit an indictable offence and cruelty to animals.

Andy Bechtel is charged with two counts of conspiracy to commit an indictable offence, cruelty to animals and three counts of obstructing a peace officer.

Romeo Bernadino is charged with two counts of conspiracy to commit an indictable offence, cruelty to animals and three counts of obstruction of a peace officer.

All five and the THS board of directors will also face the provincial offence charge under the Ontario SPCA Act of five counts of animal cruelty.

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Once again I have to wonder: If you don’t love animals, if their health and well-being is not your top priority, why on earth are you working at an animal shelter? Or as a veterinarian? It makes no sense to me. And that there are all too often “partners in crime” in situations like this — that is just as hard to comprehend. Thank goodness someone finally spoke out on behalf of those who can’t speak for themselves.  Hopefully the punishments will fit the crime, because if not, then those poor animals who died “slow, painful” deaths, did so for nothing.

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Nearly 100 Neglected Sled Dogs Rescued

Scotlund Haisley of HSUS and his team of fellow angels have been hard at work again, this time deep in the woods of Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts, Québec.

The Team standing amongst 100 poles and chains ending over a decade of suffering. Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts, Quebec Sled Dog Rescue 11.17.09

In his own words, here is Scotlund’s account of the rescue:

Yesterday we rescued approximately 100 husky mixes who had spent their lives hauling tourists through the snow as part of a commercial sled dog business. After the dogs had been used for everything they had the business went belly-up and they were left to deteriorate on the ends of chains in the cold Canadian woods. Luckily, thanks to our team and our friends at the SPCA Laurentides-Labelle, these dogs’ story would not end here.

Happy to see Scotlund

When we arrived at the scene yesterday morning we were prepared to experience some distrust or skittishness from these animals but as we approached they strained excitedly against their bindings to reach us and receive the love they so desperately desired. It is an amazing reward for an animal rescuer to be licked by grateful dogs who have been confined in a cage or, in this case, on a chain their entire existence.

These dogs stuck to us like Velcro as we made our way through the wooded clearing releasing them from their heavy shackles. These abandoned souls were the ultimate victims of man’s incredible capacity for greed – forced to work themselves to exhaustion for the monetary gain of their captor all while being forced to live in neglectful confinement. These hard-working dogs received no reward for their labor but yesterday they finally got the reward they deserved. They are on their way to living the life every dog should have – a member of a loving family who goes for walks and sleeps on a bed.

After a long, cold day trudging through the mud, our team let out a collective sigh of relief when the last dog was finally safe on our transport vehicle. It was then that we were able to uproot the heavy metal posts and chains, which had enslaved these dogs in six foot circles, from the ground and remove them from the property so they may never cause suffering again.

The day ended on a somber note as the field team stood around the pit in which deceased dogs had been thoughtlessly discarded. We had a moment of silence for those we were too late to save and spoke words of remorse for the potential for joy and fulfillment that was stolen from these amazing animals. We almost did not want to leave the property, as we had become connected to the ghosts of hundreds of dogs who perished before they could taste freedom and experience love.

The ugly truth of neglect

Approximately 100 deserving dogs are now receiving medical care and attention from dedicated staff and volunteers from United Animal Nations, Humane Society International, the SPCA Laurentides-Labelle and HSUS at our emergency shelter. Later this week the team will set forth on another transport, which will take these former sled dogs further along their journey home.

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Rebecca Aldworth, Director of Humane Society International/Canada also shares her account of the rescue:

Imagine being left in a forest, chained to a tree, without regular access to proper food, clean water or adequate shelter. Imagine growing more and more desperate as the days and weeks go by, your cries unanswered.

For approximately 100 neglected sled dogs in Quebec, this was reality until their owner surrendered them, and Humane Society International and the SPCA Laurentide-Labelle arrived to rescue them.

As we walked onto the property, my heart broke. The huskies had been chained to plywood structures over barren stretches of frozen mud. Hungry and dehydrated, they were unable to move more than the two-meter radius their chains permitted.

I am always amazed by the power of dogs to forgive. It was as if they realized we were there to help them, and slowly the miserable, emaciated huskies began to wag their tails as we approached. The dogs began to bark in excitement, but one remained quiet, waiting as his friends were rescued. I went to him and, as I grew closer, I realized he was blind because of cataracts–another casualty of the neglect these dogs endured. Carefully, we walked him to freedom, and the promise of a better life.

We arrived just in time. Winter is coming, and many of these dogs may not have survived without our intervention. With extreme cold temperatures approaching, these dogs–including a number of puppies–could have faced a horrific death.

Thankfully, our rescue operation was a complete success. One by one, we led or carried the dogs into our Emergency Services vehicle, and transported them to our emergency shelter an hour away–space generously donated by a local businessperson. There, dedicated volunteers from United Animal Nations will provide round-the-clock care, while SPCA LL veterinarians will treat and vaccinate the dogs. Once healthy, these deserving dogs will be adopted out to loving homes in Canada and the United States.

While these lucky dogs are now safe in their warm, temporary enclosures, so many more less fortunate animals across Canada still face neglect and abuse. With your help, we can ensure sled dogs and other animals do not have to face this kind of misery again.

Please give what you can to help us continue to fight cruelty by rescuing animals and advocating for stronger laws:

Together, we can make animal suffering a thing of the past.

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