ABC Home Makeover

Date: Sep 20, 2007 5:02 PMPet Rescue by Judy is where I got Moose. If you haven't met Moose and haven't seen that he's the best dog ever, you're missing out! If it wasn't for Pet Rescue by Judy...he would have been put down at the shelter they got him from. They are up for the possibility of having Extreme Home Makeover build them a new shelter. All of you know how crazy I am about animal rescue so I think this is just fabulous. I agree a that she's a little nutty, but she finds a lot of homes for animals and I sure can't fault anyone for that! I think you have to be crazy to be as wonderful as these people are.Please sign the petition of you have time! THANKS!!-----------------------------------------ABC's Extreme Home Makeover

Petition to help Pet Rescue by JudyGuess what! Extreme Home Makeover is considering building us a shelter!This is what happened: Rose, the owner of the Red Lion Pub, contacted them a couple of months ago and told them about how Judy lost her kennel due to zoning issues. They were intrigued because they had never done anything like a kennel before, so they asked for a video. That was a trick, getting a video of Judy and her home without her knowing it but fortunately our treasurer, Abel, is pretty darn clever and pulled it off. Weeks went by with nary a word, then a phone call: can you get together a petition to show local support for Pet Rescue By Judy? Can we ever!!! And that's where we are now. We welcome out-of-state signatures as well as a demonstration of the national interest in animal rescue! If you would like to sign the petition, please go to http://www.petitiononline.com/sep2007/petition.html and let your friends know too. And keep your fingers crossed! Of course, we still need the 3 to 5 acres on which to build the shelter, but we are hoping that someone will step forward and help us in that area too. I don't suppose any of you know a banker or investment councilor with a client who needs a tax break..... The down side to all of this is that we had to let the cat out of the bag and tell Judy about the possibility of Extreme Home Makeover helping. She was stunned and thrilled. And afraid to hope. But hope is what has kept her going all these years! Let's all hope together!

Please sign the online petition:http://www.petitiononline.com/sep2007/petition.html

Thank you

LasVegasWrinkleRescue Rescued Houston Dogs

I'm sure you all heard about the dog bust in Houston where there were about 100 dogs found but only about 30 were able to be rescued? Well...Jennifer is a member in my group and they called her to see if she could handle them. She is normally a 2-4 dog rescue, but she couldn't say no. One more time, as a group, we rallied to send her what we could. Old towels, blankets, sheets, money...one girl had a PetSmart gift card she was waiting to use and just sent it to her! Jennifer needed more. Granted, we all wanted to rush down there and put hands to the efforts, but that was not practical on many levels, but our hearts and prayers are with her. She knows we are thinking of her and that we would be there if it were possible. So, with our tears, we listen, with our hearts we pray and with our arms, we wrap them around our pups and promise them they will NEVER have to worry about being mistreated ever again.

Donations can be made directly on her website.

Here's Jennifer's words as she described the situation and her heartfelt thanks in a thread in our group:

Towels will sooooo come in handy!!! Animal Planet is "supposed" to do a "Where are they now" story sometime in the future. Our local station called today and interviewed both myself and my partner. EEEEEEEEEEE I don't like public speaking! I felt like a second grader during a spelling bee! Oh and ended up choking up and tearing up when speaking of a little girl I named Prissy Priscilla. With all she's been through, she still such the little lover! heres a couple pics of me and her.

To all of you, your support means more to me then you'll EVER know!On Monday Sept. 19th the Houston Bulldogs FINALLY arrived in Las Vegas. The magnitude of this situation finally came into focus.They all are massively underweight, with slight fevers, some have eye irritations, and many with strange unexplainable skin lesions. These babes arrived looking somewhat defeated, broken down shells of the dogs they use to be. Despite the trama they have been through, they still remained happy, smiling bullies!They are all still horrendously underweight, with severe upper respiratory infections.

The staff at Durango Animal Hospital came in early or on their days off, to insure that the absolute best care was available for ALL dogs. On arrival, their weights were charted, temps taken, and body condition evaluated, they were feed and given a chance to rest.We previously only had numbers to associate these dogs with, but upon their arrival we were able to give ever number a name.

After giving them a chance to settle in, they were individually taken out, walked and given the attention they soooooo desperately craved. We spent more then twelve hours making sure they were bathed, comforted and loved on.Their road to recovery and rehabilitation will be a looooooooong complicated process, but we will be there with them during their entire journey.
To our family(who won't be seeing a lot of us for a while) our friends and everyone else that enables us to do this, our deepest heartfelt THANKS!!!!! We are emotionally, physically, and mentally drained, but relieved they are here. So their journey begins! PLEASE keep them in your thoughts and prayers!these pics were taken yesterday during their evaluation

thanks all of you!!!! its just sooooooooooo flipppin hard to wrap my head around this! I mean seriously, the bitch LIVED on the property! How do you stuff your face with food paid for off their backs and watch them STARVE?!?!?!?! For the moment she's in jail awaiting her criminal trial. I'd LOVE to fly down there and testify against this bitch! I'll send pics as I get them. Honestly, there are some that are way to F'd to post anywhere! My daily ritual has become, get up have some coffee, feed my dogs, take the kids to school, come home and network, answer emails and phone calls, and go visit the dogs in ISO. Then its time to pick up the kids, strip in the garage, and wash my clothes so I don't transmit anything, shower, cook dinner, answers emails, network return calls, and colapse into a pile of blah, with my dogs! Some of these dogs still have an if'y prognosis and I can't bare to loss another one! PLEASE all you bully lovers, hugs your pups, keep them close and pray for these guys to get through this.

What's On My Mind?

Finally the HSPCA to the rescue!

Rescued pup scared going to Jennifer in Las Vegas

Rescued scared dog going to Jennifer in Las Vegas

Rescued scared dog going to Jennifer in Las Vegas

Well...lots! There is a soldier I read about who has fallen in love with the cutest little black and white pup over in Iraq and is trying to find a way for him to get back to the USA. It was a story of true love. As a dog lover, I can't imagine falling in love with Lucy or Wrigley and then having to leave them in another country to fend for themselves. So...that weighs heavy on my heart and in my prayers.

Another thing on my mind of course is the misuse and abuse of my favorite breed...the pit bulls. Jennifer, a gal in my group who runs a very small rescue (2-4) dogs is getting 30 on Saturday from Houston. Out of 100 dogs, only 30 lived. These poor babies are so neglected they are skin and bones and starving for not only food, but love and attention. How can people be so cruel? I wish I could go and help her with them, but she is in Las Vegas, and being out of work, doesn't really leave much resources for me to work with. So...I'll send what I can...I have some blankets and towels and old sheets. I'm sure they will help. One good thing is, Animal Planet is sending a reporter to cover the story. One of the girls from the group, sent an email to them to ask for a donation to help. For those that want to make a monetary donation, they have a paypal account set up, the email addy for that is lvwrinklerescue@hotmail.com.

We have been watching Mamma and her babies on line thanks to Patrick. He set up a webcam at his home and is letting the world (and our group) be included in the rescue of this sweet girl and her babies. She gives him lots of kisses and lets him sit with her while she nurses the babies. It's really something to watch!

I've started helping teach the kids at church. We have a computer game/program which will allow us to email messages to the kids so they will have them whenever they log on to play the game. I don't have all of the specifics as I've just started, but it seems pretty cool. I'm excited to be with the kids and give back to the Lord.

I put in several applications at Mercy hospital yesterday and spoke with the HR assistant and another person in the department. I felt encouraged when I left. I know it may take some time as most places do but I believe that will be my next employer. :) Of course, I also got a call from 911 to go to the next step and take a test on Saturday, so I'll follow up on that. I could easily do that job too...well...not easily as I know there is much training involved, but that does sound like a very interesting job as well.

And then there is my job/house situation that still weighs on my mind but I can only do one day at a time and there is only so much I can do. So, I do what I can and let God do the rest.

Life is Da Pits

Yeah, I know, but it's a good thing! That's the name of the MySpace group that I belong to and in it is the best group of people I've never met in person. LOL In fact, we've laughed together, and most definitely cried together. Sharing stories of our own pit bulls or bull dogs in the news or if we've made a news story like Patrick. Our hearts break when we try and rescue and time runs out and the party is on when the last minute redemption happens as in Mama's case and her 8 puppies. She had been in the shelter, and her 1 week old puppies had been dropped off all around the city and were brought in 2 and 3 at a time until there were 10! Two died...we cried. But Sam begged for more time for Mama because the shelter didn't have room for her and because she was a pit they wanted to euthanize her. Sam came to the board almost daily in tears begging for someone to do something...she already had 41 or something like that of her own rescues and fosters, she could do no more. Finally...the last day...God showed up...and so did Patrick. LOL So, three of the group members took them to his house, bathed them and got everyone set up. Another case I can and must share, although, I will do it through tears is Coco. Originally, she was in the shelter and was about 3 months old. She was in NY (I think) and Sarg wanted her in Chicago, but the shelter didn't want her going out of state. So, they found another home. A few months later, she ended back into the shelter after being bashed in the nose with an ax, losing her eye! Yes, that got all of us riled up. We had banned together in the first place trying to find her a good home when Sarg came forward and wanted her...and to be turned down! Now this? We were horrified to say the least. Eventually, Sarg worked hard on getting Coco placed with his cousin. Another happy ending. Then there's Missy...coco's twin. When Skye found her in the shelter, her heart melted because of Coco and our history with her, plus, she too was blinded in the same eye! Someone shot her with a bee bee gun! We rallied again to get her a forever home and it was decided that Kelly from Georgia was going to come to NY and get her for her parents. The shelter freaked out and refused to let Missy go, out of state. The found a home for her. Within 2 weeks, she was brought back and was scheduled to be put to sleep because they said she, "bit a little boy." Skye went ballistic and so did the group. We made phone calls and demanded to see police reports and dr reports for proof that it was a bite. Skye did her own temperament testing on Missy and in NO way was she aggressive, however, the people that adopted her didn't know how to handle a dog of this nature, much less know how to handle her around little kids. Dogs jump until trained and Missy jumped up on the little boy scratching him. NOT biting! So, someone in our group came forward and adopted her once they rescinded the euthanasia order. Thank God! At the same time we were dealing with Missy, we were also praying for and working on Miller. He was with Missy at the same shelter. He was a white pit bull, and white ones for some reason are usually deaf which was true in Millers case. The shelter didn't like Miller. He gave them the creeps for some reason because he "looked at them weird." Did they ever stop to think he was looking at them weird because HE COULDN'T HEAR??? Stupid people! Anyway, he did get a forever home and we hadn't heard from him and hopefully that is a good thing. Then we have Sissy and Mr. T. LOL yeah, they were a couple of sweethearts. Some girl came on the board asking if anyone wanted them because she had to get rid of them. Fine...we worked on a way to get them from her to Lillian. (Illinois to MO) Come to find out, this 20 something girl is living with this 50 something mean man who was abusing the dogs. They had to stay in one crate together most of the day. He smacked the cage and yelled at them a lot. In fact, while Lillian was on the phone getting directions, she could here him doing this in the background! These dogs were only about 6-9 months old...brother and sister. They were scrauny and very stunted for their age and not yet house trained. They needed away from the mean people that's for sure. By the time they got to Lillian, she was ready for them with open arms. Her and her dog, Star Baby and the cats taught Sissy and Mr. T how to love and receive love. They were no longer hand shy or starving. They learned how to play and be content. Then there's Thor...I have to tell you about Thor. He's about 4 months and was scheduled to be euthenized because he was covered with mange. He was so bad, there was NO hair left on him. His eyes got me...so sad, but Good ole Sam, she said, "I'll take him." And she did just that. She has nursed him back to health...he still has a ways to go, but his hair is growing in nicely, he isn't coughing and he doesn't have to die! I could tell stories after stories, but now I'm in tears. There is so much need out there. So many to rescue. So much abuse to these guys because of their breed. What is wrong with people?? As I type this, Wrigley is sitting on my lap, under a blanket because he's cold. Real vicious!


Missy after

Missy before

Coco with her new mommy! Coco now...

Coco before

Mamma Sissy after

Sissy before

Mr T after

Mr. T before Miller
Thor before

Thor in process...

We make a difference...one at a time! So, when I email you about "another pit bull story" now you will have a face to he story and see the good that comes of it. :)

Jobless...but not hopeless

Yep...my job at the courthouse has ended. I'm kinda glad though, because I would have stayed as long as they paid me no matter how boring the job was. For those of you that know me, I need to be busy, my mind needs to be busy...and this job wasn't it. No biggy. God has one for me and I'm hoping in him that together, we'll find it next week, or at least walk in the right direction.

I want a job that I enjoy...a job that is rewarding, pays decent and is in the helping field. I have a big heart, so in the mean time, I'm going to see about doing some volunteer work as well. Maybe that will put my foot in the door at the hospitals. :)

Pray for us, please and thanks.

Labor Day Weekend

What a weekend! (Tired but happy) Mom and Papa came over Thursday afternoon, I took off work a couple of hours on Friday. Although, Papa wasn't feeling well, he was a trooper to hang in there. Friday, Mom and I just bummed around Wal-Mart and picked up a few things for breakfast and dinner...sausage gravy was on the menu for Saturday, and Gary was going to make a beer can chicken on Monday, plus we needed fudgecycles!

So, we tried to not throw everything else in the cart, we gathered our stuff and went home, where we found Papa working on the Kluski's. (Polish potato dumpling) We were having my favorite supper...Kluski's, polish sausage and sauerkraut. Okay, so yeah, I'm blowing my WW plan for the week I know, but life will go on. I refuse to beat myself up over food anymore.

Anyway...we messed around the house and the plan was to go to Klackle Orchards in the morning. Breakfast was a nice change...something Gary and I hadn't had in a long time, sausage gravy, biscuits and eggs. Yikes! I know...and no, we didn't just eat the whole weekend, but we had to prepare a lot of food because Papa's diabetic and needed to eat so, I guess, we just ate with him. Yep, I'm stuffed full and will probably not eat all week! LOL

Anyway, after breakfast, we already had Wrigley medicated, we left for about 4 hours. I get twitchy if we are gone much more than that, knowing he's in his kennel. We went and got tomatoes and corn on the cob...yep...supper. On the way home, we stopped for a cup of coffee and took it to Long Lake park. It was a very quiet little park with a lake, however, no motor boats allowed. Papa fell in love with the lake and wanted to come back for a picnic then next day.

We decided to give Lucy a chance and see how we had done with our training. So, Sunday, Mom and I got a picnic lunch put together and I took both Lucy and Wrigley on a walk, thinking if I took them for some exercise, they would be tired on the way...wrong. Lucy cried a bit, but not as much as I expected. I don't think she even knows what she is crying about. Wrigley acts like a pro at riding, sitting up front with both feet in the middle of the console leaning the way he should as the car turns. Funny to watch from behind. Both were very excited to be able to go.

Once at the park, Mom and I walked my two and her Zipper, chihuaha. My two did really well at the park until some stupid girl decided to run way to close with her black lab in town. What are people thinking? It's a good thing my kids are NOT dog aggressive or we would have had problems. She had NO business coming so close to us knowing we had 3 dogs. It could have been a potentially dangerous situation. People don't think. She should have stayed at least minimal twenty feet away, if not fifty! It was a big park. And the dog was bigger than she was, there was NO way she could have pulled him off if there were problems and who do you think they would have blamed? My Wrigley because he's a pit bull. Anyway, Thank God, he's friendly and a good boy and nothing happened, but it just goes to show you, it just takes a second.

Papa and Gary and Mom all took their shot at fishing and all got skunked. We stayed about 2 hours and then came home, but it was really nice to be able to take the dogs and be out and not worry about Wrigley left at home.

Monday, Gary made the beer can chicken, Mom and I made spaghetti squash and fresh tomatoes and corn on the cob, along with Mom's apple pie. Oh yeah...Mom made a homemade apple pie. They left after dishes were done. LOL I'll post some pictures later, when I pull them off of my camera, but it was a really good, fun weekend. Of course, Mom helped me around here as she always does.