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.

PEANUT

Peanut is a chihuahua mix who was rescued back in May when Ms Rosa pulled him off the streets before he could get hit by a car. The area he lived was a horrible place for a loose dog. Peanut lived with Ms Rosa for a while, and then he was adopted by a Fifth Ward Resident, Herbert. He is such a perfect match to Peanut, they are best friends! Recently, Peanut went to medical foster at St. Francis' Angels, because he was heavy HW positive and was having some symptoms. After three weeks of top-notch care, Peanut came home today. His dad Herbert was so happy to see his boy. Peanut is symptom free today, and will be on slow heartworm kill for about 6 months. Then we hope his retest will be negative. Anyone who does not believe there are folks in the "bad areas" who care about their animals, Herbert and Ms Rosa will change your mind. Ms Rosa fosters 14 dogs and now Herbert is a volunteer dog and cat food distributor for Lana's Fund in the Fifth Ward Area. THIS is paying it forward. Thanks to the wonderful care from Anne and Peggy at SFA, Peanut will live a long and happy life! Thanks to all who support us and SFA.

Skye

Skye is the first recipient of care from the new non-profit group "Lana's Fund". She is a gorgeous and sweet german shepherd mix, cream colored, who lives in Houston's Fifth Ward. She is actually not owned by the mean people whose house she lives under. They are supposedly taking care of her for a friend. They do not feed or interact with her at all. Luckily, Ms. Rosa is their neighbor, and she takes care of Skye along with Diamond, and all her other fosters she has saved from the streets. Skye has recently been hit by a car, and is limping around on 3 legs. Thanks to some donors, we have enough funds to take her to a low cost vet to get checked out. We hope that her leg is not broken, and that antibiotics and a good cleaning are what her poor wound needs. If she needs surgery, we will be looking for additional donations. Skye already has a foster lined up, and we hope she can get spayed this Saturday as well, that appointment was already set.

If you would like to help Skye, please donate to Lana's Fund at PayPal "junerodriguez@aol.com". We are in the process of opening a separate account for LF.

Time passes...

A lot has happened since our last post...some good, some tragic. Boy, also known as Quincy has been adopted, as has Little Mama, Baby Girl is on a sleepover, keep paws crossed! It was a sad, sad day when we lost one of out mascots, Peanut,, to an attack by multiple dogs who had gotten out of their yard, and wounded him fatally. He as not just our favorite, he was the favorite of the entire area, Liberty Road of Fifth Ward, Houston. Everyone knew Peanut. His dad, Mr. Herbert, was devastated. He has vowed never to have another dog, but to take care of all the dogs he can in honor of his little friend. It is still so sad to think about. We know peanut had a great life, in the little time he was here. We salute you, Peanut!