LF Street Report- 24 Nov 2012

NIECY has given birth somewhere

Not everyone was seen today. We drove Jensen Dr. from Quitman to US59 and back.   It was a mild, dry day with lots of sun, and maybe the strays were lying around napping. Hungry Jack, Gentleman Jack, Babu, Gentle Ben, Gorgeous, Mabel were not out.  Although Mr. Holly says they are there most of the time, and he feeds them every day.  Niecey, the Min-Pin or Dobie mix we saw preggers last week, now has had her puppies somewhere.  We asked the street peeps to look out for where the puppies are, and let us know.  She ate well today.

Mama and Little Bit

Little Bit was Rescued, needs a foster

New dogs seen and fed, one was a mom with pup.  We followed her for a good while to see if she had other pups somewhere, but this one is old enough (weaned) and maybe they were all picked up or died.  We got the baby, but mama ran off.  She ate a lot and we gave her flea meds, iver for her mange, and some wormer.  Baby got the whole treatment also, we need a foster for her.  We are calling her "Little Bit".  She will need more care than Mr. Holly can give her. She also pooped in my car. Not pretty.



Mr. Holly will check for Mama tomorrow and feed her, and keep an eye out for more pups.  It was hard to leave her behind, but she was very skittish.  We are monitoring her. Don't worry.

Senor Dog (sen-yor)

Another senior dog, "SeN~or dog" was spotted. He has quite a scarred up face, but he was very vicious when I approached him to pet him.  He did eat well and got some iver for his mange.  He wanders the street and never really goes into any yards.  But is not friendly.  Not sure what will happen with him.

Everyone else was only fed and watered, as we are now out of fosters, room, supplies, and rescues. Or they just ran away when we tried to catch them.  I usually at least tag them so someone knows we are looking out for them. However, no one got tagged today except Little Bit.  P.S. She is going to be a stunner!

Fed and Watered

Fed and watered!

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Update: Giving Thanks and our Gratitude List

Happy Thanksgiving!

It has been a while since we posted, but we have been busy.  Quincy got adopted by a nice lady in Austin. He is in training now and will be her perfect companion, we are sure. Yay, Quincy!

Also adopted (we think, she is on sleepover) is Baby Girl.  She was also adopted in Austin.  We will let you know if she stays. We believe in letting dogs stay temporarily to make sure its a good fit for them and the new owner alike! Send her well wishes...

We have a rescue willing to take in Pretty Girl. She is also known as Skye, and has been suffering from injuries sustained in a car strike about a month ago. She hid under the house for so long, we could not get to her til now. She is healing, but has a de-gloving injury on her right front paw, and limps so we need to get her to a vet asap! The rescue will do this for her as soon as we can catch her. We tried Tuesday night, but she slipped out of the slip lead (is that why they call it that?) and ran under the house again.  Ms Rosa will try to catch her for us this weekend.  She should be in foster by Friday!  Wish us more luck...

Gentleman Jack and Hungry Jack have both found rescues!  Gentleman will go to Backstreet Brutality Rescue and Rehab, he is the senior hound mix we spotted last weekend. Hungry Jack is a beautiful but thin American Bully that will go to Bully Beds, Inc. in Midland, TX as soon as we can get him a ride!  Thanks to both of these rescues for helping the Liberty Road dogs out.

Gentleman Jack

Hungry Jack

The following dogs still are on the street, foraging for food and need help and/or rescue.  We are trying to street treat them, until we can find a place for them to go. Mabel is one of three pregnant dogs we are watching. Please spread the word, and maybe someone can help.

"GORGEOUS" 

"BABU"

"MABEL" (Mothers Always Bring Extra Love)

"Gentle Bed" Sweet babe

Contact us to help, and to donate, visit our paypal at DONATE.

Gratitude List

We are thankful for our Liberty Road volunteers, Ms Rosa and Mr. Holley; for Miss Tammy and her hubby, who has donated much needed food to Ms Rosa's dogs; to Barrio Dogs for the Fix-it Program which helped neuter two of Ms. Rosa's Dogs;  to Forgotten Dogs of Fifth Ward Project, who also footed the bills for much of these dogs health and wellness; to Mike Dominguez, fairy Dogfather to these dogs; and to all our co-rescuers, without whom we could not make a dent in this problem called "homeless dogs in Houston".  Last but not least, to the benevelent, universal God who helps us to help the dogs live better lives. 

We will keep doing this until the last one goes to a good home, or until we start doing more harm than good.  

Namaste'

Also a sad farewell to Peanut, our mascot, who was killed by roaming dogs (uncontained) dogs in the Liberty Road Zone.  He was loved by many, and his legacy lives on in our mission. We love you, Peanut, and we hope to see you when we get to where you are.  We are grateful to have known you. 

Vaccine Day!

Lana's Fund tries hard to help those who cannot afford to keep their pets up to date on vaccines, preventative meds, and well fed.  Today, thanks to backstreetrescue.org, we have a tray of parvo-distemper vaccinations to give to our client animals.  In two weeks, they will all need boosters.  If you can spare some vaccines, we would appreciate the help, or if you can help with a small donation, 18 people donating $5 each can buy another tray of vaccines for $90 including shipping.

We cannot do this without the support of the community, won't you help us help them?

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Little Mama Gets a New Home!

Little Mama Goes Home!

Little Mama, one of Ms Rosa's menagerie, has become the newest Galveston resident!  She was adopted this week by a wonderful lady who is a nurse at St. Vincent's Clinic there.  She fell in love with LM's pictures, and knew she wanted a Corgi mix. She saw LM and knew her search was over!  LM is now at home and comfort with a cat whom she largely ignores, and 8 humans! She is the only dog in the place. She enjoys cuddling with her new mom, leisurely walks, and playing with her rawhides.  LM will eventually become a beach bum, but first needs some schooling. She is not grasping the whole idea of walking on a leash yet, she seems to think her mom should follow HER.  But her mom is in love and the whole thing is a match made in heaven.  Ms. Rosa is so proud, and so are we.  Keep in touch, Little Mama. We love you!

The Real of It

There are many cliche's I could use to describe what happened. But it comes down to this.

"Pretty Lady" aka "Pilar" is gone.

Some people we want to help so badly will not be helped. Her dad would not surrender her to us, even though he was homeless. She was too young to spay when I met her. Her dad had a heart attack and went to live with a sister, he still would not surrender her. He left her with various friends and relatives, when he attended his business. I kept checking on her by phone, "oh, she is doing great!" he would tell me. "God is good"

My thoughts were, "she is his dog, who am I to judge him?"

Recently, he left her with his brother, and they told him "she ran away." The other brother said, "I think they sold her and told him she ran away."

I am so sorry Pretty Lady. I hope you have a good life. I know it is not likely, but I have to practice having faith. Meanwhile if anyone sees her on Petharbor, please let me know. I do not know how long she has been gone. She is not chipped, but she is vaccinated. God protect this precious being.

Ms. Rosa's Dogs on Petfinder.com!

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Help Big Mama!

Big Mama is beautiful and sweet. That is what allowed someone to creep into Ms Rosa's backyard and steal her, tie out and all, one night last week. Ms Rosa worried that she would never see this docile girl again. A day later, Big mama was back in her back yard without a collar. Apparently slipping out of her collar, she made her way home and was sitting in her usual place at feeding time. Ms Rosa loves this girl but has 13 other dogs she is caring for. She prefers a home to a rescue, so please share with pittie lovers!Contact us to help Big Mama.