A Few Whirlwind Weeks

Whew, lots going on in Lana's Fund world, folks!

Two of Ms. Rose's long time fosters are headed to NE! Blue and King, sibling Golden mixes, will be leaving March 6, on the next stage of their lives. Ms. Rose rescued these as puppies, and she has had them ever since.  Thanks to a northeast rescue, they will be adopted by appreciative and loving famillies who know how to treat a dog!  And their coat's will be put to good use in the brisk, chilly weather!

Augie, aka Lassie, now named "Little Papa" got adopted last weekend!  He was adopted by the same awesome lady who adopted "Little Mama", hence, the name change! He warmed right up to her and to the new mom, too.  By the time I left, he did not even know I was there!  Unfortunately, though, three days before he was to go home, some jerk tried to break into Ms. Rosa's and left the front door open.  The dogs all got out and Augie was hit by a car.  He has multiple hip fractures, but the kind-hearted adopted took him anyway.  He will be treated while in her care, and he is not in pain at the moment.  A real tough guy!

Star's puppies are halfway ready to go to adoptions, they are about 4.5 weeks now. They are all so cute! Star is done with them now and they are eating supplemental milk and soft food.  They all bark and walk around now. One looks just like his suspected father, Chucky.  More pics coming soon!  By the way, Chucky has completed his treatment for veneral tumors, and is 100% cured.  We will be watching for any recurrence. Next for him is neutering.

A man on Ms. Rosa's Street, has a business that sells used appliances. He has taken dogs in at his business for years, but never vets them or spay/neuter's them.  Consequently, he has generations of dogs and pups there. His practice is to give them away to neighbors. We want to help him.  He has 7 pups that are 7 weeks, and we will vet these and take to adoption events.  He has 5 adults, three are female. We will strive to spay the females ASAP.  This will stop the cycle. Eventually, we will neuter the males also.  Any help that we can get on that front will be AWESOME! It costs about $120 to neuter these dogs at snap.

The news is still sad in the Liberty Rd and Jensen Dr.area of the Fifth Ward. I don't know what other groups are doing, but the strays and hungry, unattended dogs abound in this area.  I have photos of many dogs that have no help, other than if we have a chance to feed them, or vaccinate them while on the street.  They show up, and they disappear. We do our best. Lana's Fund is comprised of three people, myself, Ms. Rosa, and Mr Holley, the street dog feeder.  Donations are scarce, but we bug groups and donors until we scrape enough together to get some help to some dogs.  We will keep trying, because these dogs will always need our help.  If you can contribute, donations are welcome.  You can donate through our parent group, Dogtown Ranch, and specify "for Lana's Fund".   Thanks for your support!

Quote of the Day

"Never, never, never give up". 

Winston Churchill