Corey and Walker continue to amaze me with their progress and gentle manners. Corey has been spayed and Walker neutered. Walker was treated last week for his heartworms and is currently taking it easy for a couple of weeks, while he recoups. Both did excellent with their surgeries and Walker had no problem with the heartworm treatment, he was a bit uncomfortable for a few days, but is back to strolling quietly in the back yard and enjoying life as he now knows it.

Corey is ready for adoption now. She is 100% crate trained and housebroke. She will follow basic commands, especially if she know a treat will follow. She is about 10 months - 1 year old. She walks fairly good on a leash and is very playful. Loves everyone she meets both 2 legged and 4 legged. She loves to ride in the car, she knows she is always going to come back home. She had a good bath today and said she is in no hurry for anymore of them. We feel comfortable that she has had enough. Her coat looks great. You would never know she looked like she did, just 8 short weeks ago.

Walker will be ready to go home by Mid-December! He needs to gain a couple of more pounds. His current weight is 55 lbs, up from the 34, the day he arrived to me. His coat is still a bit dry and he will have a couple of more medicated baths. He is about 1 1/2 - 2 years old. He is a such a gentle soul. Loves to just follow you around the house and the yard. He has settled into the routine at my home nicely. Took him a bit to get use to all the other dogs, but has found a place in the pack and feels comfortable with it. He is so non aggressive that he will need a home that is stress free and laid back like he is . He would do fine alone for part of the day, just a comfy blanket and a window to look out of. Would not do well in a home with lots of noise and constant visitors, he likes knowing who is around him and needs time to adjust to each new situation. He is 100% crate trained. Knows basic commands, will do most anything for a treat. He will pee where he stands if he gets scared by too many new things all at once, but adjusts quickly with a gentle touch and a bit of reassurance.

Contact us at adarrescue@yahoo.com or adar_ne@yahoo.com, if you are interested in adopting either of these two wonderful dogs. My Christmas gift this year, would be that they both had a forever home in time for the holidays!

Amy

On Wednesday 10/7, Brandi and her husband Mike saw two dogs in the woods across from their home in Cordova, AL. They fed them and gave them water. They contacted every rescue group they could find, few replied and those that did, were full. Sonya Smith with 2 x 2 Rescue asked for pictures and send them out to her contact list. Her posting was forwarded to me, on Thursday while was traveling home from NH. I started making contact with Brandi on Friday and made arrangements for her to retrieve the two dogs from the woods and get them to my house on Saturday morning. Brandi and Mike are my new heroes, most people just turn away and think someone else will help those two poor starving dogs. They did the right thing and carried it all the way through until they knew they were safe!

Once we got them into our care, we bathed them, cut their nails. Started them on anti-biotics and started worming them. They were found together but the little girl was afraid of the boy and would not eat in his presence. Now in two seperate areas, but where they can see each other, both are content. We fed them slowly Saturday and Sunday, continued worming, etc. This morning, I took each of them to the vet. The boy first:

Now named Walker since he was found in Walker County Alabama. Dr. Shaver said he is about 1 1/2 years old. He is a Shepherd/Husky mix. He weighed in at 34 pounds. A dog his age and breed should be about 60 lbs. He was negative on the fecal for worms.........however he is heartworm positive and of course he is not neutered. He got his rabies shot and all his vaccines. We have started him on a pro biotic as well, to keep his poor digestive system in order.

Next my new little girl, now named Corey for the town of Cordova where she was found. And spelled this way by special request, because it has good karma. She is about 9-12 month old. She is some sort of Terrier mix. I think she will have "scruffy" fur when she can grow some in. She has never had puppies, is not spayed, but is heartworm negative. Even with three days of worming she still had hook worms, which we have treated already too. She weighed a mere 22 lbs and should be about 35-40.

Both dogs have very sweet dispositions, more so than many dogs we have taken in that have lived out on their own. Corey, at first was so weak, she could not walk to the grass to potty, we carried her for the first day or so. Now, with some good food and medicine, the swelling in her infected feet is improving and she will run and hop around the yard, like the puppy that she is. She is adores to have her face and belly scratched. She loved her bath and behaved so well, just a grateful girl. Walker's skin in not as bad as Corey's but he is so thin and every bone in his body is sticking out. He loves the pile of blankets I have down for him. Has to feel good on those protruding hip bones. He likes to walk up to you and lean into you for you to pet his face. His eyes look so sad...........

That is the update on them for 10/12/09. I plan to update this every couple of weeks so that all the wonderful people who have contacted us and sent in donations and good wishes know their status. The first couple of weeks, will be just feeding, feeding, feeding. Cannot think of spaying or neutering until they have some meat on their bones. They will be here until they are ready for their forever homes. Many thanks to those who have sent donations, you don't know how much this means to us. We were not prepared for these two, but we have the love, time and space to care for them. They will one day soon make wonderful family pets.

If you care to help with their expenses. There is a paypal link on the website or you can mail a check to us at ADAR Rescue, 8051 Laurel Oaks Lane, Tuscaloosa, AL 35405. Our vet is Dr. Douglas Shaver, 1201 17th Street, Tuscaloosa, AL 35401 and his number is 205-758-0179.

Amy