Our Rescues that found their FOREVER HOMES in November 2011!!
Below are pictures of each of our rescues and stories we received from our adoptive families this month
Wrigley (formerly Quigley)
Rescued August 19, 2011 - Adopted August 27, 2011
Update received on November 2, 2011
Wrigley (AKA Quigley) joined our household a couple months ago, and he's fit seamlessless from the very beginning. He gets along great with my other dog Ginger and has been a perfect gentleman with the cats. It still took them a while to make sure his good manners weren't just a clever ploy, but they were finally won over by his easy-going nature and now pretty much ignore him just like they do me.
He's slimmed down a lot, too, and now has a handsome waistline and a renewed energy. He loves to run on our morning walks, stopping only long enough to raise his nose to the breeze to determine where the deer and rabbits have spent the night. This fall we've done a little hiking, where he usually heads straight for the nearest stream or lake. And as I've found out the last couple weeks, he loves the snow as well, flopping on his back to writhe and roll until he's practically covered. In the winter at least, Wrigley is indeed the perfect name.
Thanks to foster mom Christy for getting him off to such a great Colorado start, and to Charee for guiding me painlessly through the process. And a special thanks to everyone at RMLR for all the work you do. My little mountain family was pretty special before, but Wrigley has made it even better.
Steve
Trapper and Leroy
Leroy - Rescued August 4, 2011 - Adopted September 30, 2011
Trapper - Adopted June 2009
Update received on November 5, 2011
I wanted to send you a picture of our boys. The two on the right were adopted through RMLR (Trapper and Leroy). All three get along amazingly well! Leroy is less jumpy and scared than he was a month ago and I think that Ernie and Trapper are helping him to learn how to be a happy, playful and carefree dog.
Thanks for everything you do and for giving us 2 wonderful boys!
Becky and Chad Eichelberger
Tripp (formerly Mr. Biggs)
Rescued October 5, 2011 - Adopted October 8, 2011
Tripp before (left) & after (right) surgery
Tripp with his new owner
Update received on November 7, 2011
(update received from the Salina Animal Shelter - below is the story posted on their website)
Happy Endings
Tripp (a.k.a.) Mr. Biggs is one lucky dog!! Tripp was brought into the Salina Animal Shelter in September 2011 with an injured right leg. This leg was not functioning at all, and a scar about 4 inches long was visible right down the front of his leg. The story of Tripp is one of abuse and neglect...with one of those happy endings that reminds us all why we help in the rescue of dogs!!
Tripp was hit by a car about a year prior to him coming to our shelter. His leg was broken and had to be repaired using a rod and pins. Unfortunately, the leg did not heal and became infected. This is when his "owners" decided to tie him up to a tree in the backyard, and this is where he spent the next year...tethered to a tree. The neighbors of Tripp took it upon themselves to ask the owners if they could have him. Knowing they couldn't keep him, but wanting to get him out of his cruel and neglectful situation, they brought him into the shelter. And this is where his story of happiness and delight began!!
Tripp quickly won over the hearts of the volunteers and staff at our shelter. He loved to go out to the dog park and play with the other dogs, but even better than that was the fact that he LOVED people. He wanted to be our "buddy" and we couldn't say no to him, of course!! He followed us around the dog park, played fetch, and mingled with the other dogs - although sometimes he felt like he really wasn't a dog...more of a person! And we all agreed!
The Rocky Mountain Lab Rescue of Colorado was contacted about Tripp. They had taken several of our rescue dogs in the past, and they couldn't resist the story of Tripp, either. So, arrangements were made for Tripp's leg to be amputated, 3 weeks of recovery in a foster home, and he would be on his way to Colorado. The surgery went extremely well, his foster family fell in love with him, and within 3 days in Colorado he was adopted.
Keep reading, it gets even better!!
Tripp was adopted by a couple in Colorado who was looking for a companion for them and their 20 year old cat. The stipulation was that he had to get along with the cat. And get along he does! He enjoys frequent face baths from the cat with sighs and moans to go along with it!! He has also put a spell on his new adoptive family. He gets to sleep on the recliner, ride in the front seat of the truck, explore the wonderful outdoors of Colorado, go to work with his owner, be a frequent guest at neighborhood gatherings, and sleep in front of the fireplace. And those are just a few of the perks of his new life!
What more could a dog ask for? How about winning a contest??!! That's right. Tripp is the official Mr. December in the 2012 Tripawd Calendar. He was entered in the contest by his "people" and he won!! So now he is a celebrity, and we are all soooo proud to know him. He is definitely a one of a kind dog...or maybe he is a person in fur on 4 legs...that sounds more like it, and I'm sure Tripp would agree!!
Tripp the Tripawd model