It was speuter day yesterday - for scared little Fragglerock and pretty little Tara (SPay and nEUTER). Both came home very groggy and tired - Fragglerock was very disoriented and bit Stan in fear! Neither knew who we were when they got back home. Until I picked him up - then Fraggle relaxed - he knew me once he could see and smell me. Poor little guy - and he really is little - 11 pounds!! I brought him in and he went to right to a corner/quiet bed and slept - until supper that is. He had missed a couple of meals after all!  Tara was picked up and carried in as well - she recognized the noise of greetings and then realized who was carrying her! She was home — well to the only home she has known anyhow - she will be going home to her family with Mushka on October 16th!! Tara is also a smallish girl - she weighs in at 36 pounds. She crawled up onto the couch and stayed there until this morning! Mushka cuddled beside her all night long - to keep her warm and company too. She is A-ok this morning!!

Fragglerock - he is ready for a patient home.

Pretty Tara.

And an update from Jerry’s new mom:

Hi Yvette,

Things have gone OK with Jerry for the 1st 24 hours.  He enjoyed the car
ride home, although he didn’t understand why he couldn’t ride in the
front seat with us.  Since arriving home, he’s been a bit nervous, but I
suppose that’s to be expected.  He ate for the first time at about noon
today.  He’s peed outside, but no poop yet.

He seems like a rather timid dog in some ways but not in others.  If Jay
or I walks straight toward him to straighten his collar or something
similar, he’ll start or cower or lay down in a very submissive posture.
But he’s not good at the people-through-the-door-first concept, and he
was rather pushy about trying to get in the front seat of the car.  And,
he was fine all day even though it was house-cleaning day.  So there
were brooms and mops and vacuum cleaners flying, and none of those
sights or sounds seemed to bother him.  We’re concentrating on
no-sudden-movements to deal with the cowering, plus people-first through
the door and people-eat-first.

He likes being petted.  He’s an extremely quiet dog.  When I’m sitting
in a chair, like right now, he just lies at my feet.  He hasn’t made a
peep since we drove away from Turtle Gardens, except an occasional sigh.
 Lip-licking and yawning, too, so he’s still nervous.

So far OK with the cat.  She complains bitterly, but walks up to Jerry
to check him out.  He acts interested, with head up and tail up and a
little tail-wag.  He’ll take his attention away from her if I call him,
which is good.  And if she hisses or really complains, he backs up.  The
jury’s still out, I think, because his confidence level is still pretty
low in his new surroundings, but the early signs are good.

Jerry has a cut across two of his toe pads of his left forepaw.  They
look like the result of just one cut.  Not brand new, not real old.
Mostly healed up, but on the side of one toe it still looks a little
red.  He limps on it when we go out for our evening walks, and he seems
to look for the smoothest part of the gravel road to walk on.  I know
there’s not much that can be done about toe pads, and it doesn’t really
seem to bother him.  Probably it will heal up soon.

That’s the news so far.  I’ll keep you posted.

And a courtesy post from Linda of Hazelton Animal Care and Protection;

Looking for a home…

Hi Yvette and Joanne,
Linda asked me to forward a picture and some info about Cami, who is
looking for an adoptive home.
Cami is a very sweet, playful, happy and loving puppy.  She is
approximately 8 weeks old and was rescued in the Hazelton area where
she is residing in a foster home.

Her foster mom is leaving in October so Cami needs to find a ‘forever
home’ where she can attach firmly to an adoptive family.  She is
currently being trained to respect cats (by the resident felines) and
loves dogs, kids, people and the world in general.

For information about Cami, call Sharron at 250 842-0020 or Linda at
250 842-5218 (days).

 Thanks,
Sharron

Cute little Cami!

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