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The cost of Rescue, and the benefit of Fostering

Checking in to see how you are healing. Hoping your hands are feeling much better.
 
@SandyinAnaheim you're an amazing person for what you do. I hope your hands are healing up well. What an incredible difference this has made to little Molly!
 
Checking in to see how you are healing. Hoping your hands are feeling much better.

@SandyinAnaheim you're an amazing person for what you do. I hope your hands are healing up well. What an incredible difference this has made to little Molly!

Thank you SO MUCH for checking in on me @kgizo and @foxinsox!!! My hands are doing a lot better! Because there's little muscle on the top of the hands, I had a LOT of swelling from the trauma and couldn't close, grip or pinch for a few days. It just so happened that it was my birthday weekend so I had given myself Fri-Sunday off and I did a lot of ice water baths and was ready to go again by Monday. I thought it was much worse than it actually turned out to be. They were mostly deep scratches and just two REAL punctures, with some bruising. Thank you for your kind words @foxinsox!!
 
@SandyinAnaheim, I'm so glad you are who you are and were where you needed to be when needed and able and willing to do what needed to be done. You've saved this sweet little one's life, in multiple ways, without a doubt. Bless you. :)) (Healing dust sent to your hands.)
 
Sandy I'm so so so glad to hear that your hands a doing better!!!!!

You deserve super healing hands of steel considering the animals you've helped with them!
 
Checking 4 more doggie pics. hint hint *grin*
 
Checking 4 more doggie pics. hint hint *grin*

I'm sorry! I've had 10-12 hrs days this week to make up for the luxury of having had 3 days off... in the meantime, here's a baby Doodle I just groomed a couple of weeks ago. This cutie's name is Georgee. Her Mom is doing excellent coat management and wants to keep her in full coat.... except she tried to trim her bangs and the top of her head.... because, how hard can it be? LOL

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Sorry to hear your so busy.

aaaaaaawwwwwwwwwwwwwww mega cute!!!
Is she as sweet as she looks?
 
Sorry to hear your so busy.

aaaaaaawwwwwwwwwwwwwww mega cute!!!
Is she as sweet as she looks?

Don't be sorry! While it is hard physical labor, it is also free therapy all day, every day I work, with lots of kisses and love from my pet clients. Nowhere else I'd rather be than surrounded by affectionate dogs that I don't have to keep.

Yes, Georgee is a darling. This was her first groom and she was EXCELLENT.
 
Late to the thread, Sandy, but I'm glad you fostered Molly and brought about that big change, however painful it was for your hand. Any progress on Molly working her way into your DH's good graces?

Georgee is gorgeous!
 
Yes, Georgee is a darling. This was her first groom and she was EXCELLENT.

Georgee is adorable. I could put some spiking gel into that fluff on top of her head. It looks like my hair before I put any in. But she's much more beautiful than I am. :))
 
Wonderful rescue Sandy. I just wanted to say that my sister in law had a small dog that really only bonded with her. There had clearly been issues created for the dog from an earlier stage of her life. Unfortunately my sister in law died and I feared for what would become of the dog who was aggressive towards anyone other than Anne coming near it. Amazingly through persistence we managed to get Meso to trust us and pet her. I've also noticed that she is now much more open to others patting her too. She has become far more trusting. It's actually a testament to the survival instinct kicking in. She was put in a situation where she had to trust others and did so. I would hope something similar could happen for your rescue dog.
@Polished I'm so sorry to hear about your SIL!! I'm sure Meso missed her very much and I'm glad she was able to adjust to accept others. Molly has already become a lot less skittish as she is being socialized by my puppers. She copies everything they do, which is so funny! Lola LOVES toys and the first few days, Molly would follow her around but not touch the toys. Now they're playing tug with the toys and she plays with them by herself as well. Lola is used to being the "puppy" in the house, but she's 4 now and Molly is ELECTRIC!!! She can't keep up with Molly. :lol:

Ouch
im so sorry you got bitten but fireworks are just the worst thing
She's such a cute little thing
I wish her a happy loving life thanks to you
This is Tibby Tabby
I think he became homeless as a very small kitten
It took a long time to befriend him and he needed a lot of food to fill him out
but now he is just a big bundle of love and affection these days and most of the time very calm
Thank you @Daisys and Diamonds, Tibby Tabby is very handsome. I'm so glad you gave him a loving home where he could be his real self.

I too have a DH who needs to watch me lest we end up with 1 million rescued creatures. I’ve been rescuing creatures since 3! I have too soft a heart to say no. Like DH coming home after a late dog walk and mentioning in passing that he saw a baby owl on the ground up at the park. WHAT. I was out the door with a torch and umbrella (it’s now dark and raining) and towel and cardboard box. Found the poor wee mite, popped it into the box bought it home, rang WIRES and gave it some raw mince. A few hours later a registered carer arrived and took it home to foster. Wee little thing was still all baby fluffy and must have fallen out of the next during big winds. 4 weeks later they rang to say it had been safely returned to the park, able to fly and care for itself.
@Bron357 I'm just like you! I've been very attuned since I was a child. Like you, I will rescue anything that needs help. 2 weeks ago one of my client's kids told me about a bird that had fallen out of its nest and he had been monitoring it all day. I went to see it and it had fallen about 30 feet from the top of the tree. Its parents were around, but they can't get the baby back up there. The baby wasn't hopping around at all and I was afraid for it because there are dogs and cats in the neighborhood. So I brought it in to Animal Control and they determined it had injured its leg and are rehabilitating it. I can't leave something there to die just because its inconvenient.

@SandyinAnaheim - about 11 years ago (when my Quincy was 3) I took in an emergency foster, a sweet small white dog. Her name was Dubey and we renamed her Bebe. She had been abused and found in an abandoned, foreclosure house, eating mud and drinking muddy water. She was so dirty that they did not know she was white until she had been bathed. Her p, aw was broken when I took her in. Long story short, I ended up keeping Bebe because I knew she had already had such a life of hell and I knew that our family would see to it that the rest of her days were peaceful, full of love, warmth and good food! She was 2 - 3 years old at the time and hid under the bed and sofa for the first month and was terrified of my husband and son. Our son worked his pet magic on her and she was a lovely little thing until she passed about 1 year ago.
I am hoping that you can keep Molly with your pac. On another note, I do give monthly to Hope For Paws, what do you think of this organization? And again, thank you for loving Molly. We have a statue in our yard, St. Francis of Asisi, the Saint for animals. I always know that any animal that comes into our home will be looked over by St. Francis. You're a great lady!
@Queenie60 I'm sorry to hear about your losing Bebe, but I'm glad you and your family gave her the chance to come out of her shell. Kindness and love go a long way, and they can feel that.

You're a miracle worker! So sorry about your paw. I hope you get it looked at and see if you need any shots. (Damn fireworks and bad timing!)
Look how cute she is now! Now she has the opportunity to be adopted and to have a happy, healthy life all thanks to your work!

Thank you @SandyinAnaheim for caring!
Thank you @tyty333! My hands are much better now and I always keep up on the tetanus in this line of work. I really want to add her to my pack, but don't know if I'll be able to convince The Grinch. :roll2:
 
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