Shelter Dog stolen from the Erath County Humane Society

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I was very upset when I got the phone call this morning from the Erath County Humane Society. It was the shelter manager telling me that Trinity had been stolen. Trinity, a Yellow Labrador, is also Honey's daughter, for those of you who remember Honey, who is now a service dog.

Trinity was the pick of the litter and eventually became the shelter dog. She will be 1 year old this Christmas. Everybody was in love with her sweet personality, dogs and humans alike. So naturally, Trinity is being missed and everybody is worried out of their minds!

A reward is being offered for information leading to her save return, so if you know anything, PLEASE CALL THE ECHS AT (254) 965 - 3247 or email me and I will forward the information!

Honey is up for Adoption

This was one of the hardest decisions I had to make, but I not only have problems affording her (advantix, heartguard, shots, training), I'm also pressed for time and Honey just does not get out enough. She has simply too much potential to be held back by my egotistical needs. She can make a lot of people happy:

http://www.petfinder.com/petnote/displaypet.cgi?petid=11553388

Honey is the perfect dog! She has been in foster care for the past 8 months after she and her 11 puppies were found abandoned. Her puppies are raised and adopted out into good homes.

Honey is spayed, up to date with all her shots, preventions and tests. She is obedience trained and would make a great therapy or service dog. She is about 2 years old and the most intelligent dog I had in my care yet!

She is a care taker by nature and loves children, but she will steal their cookies!! :-)

Honey is NOT an outside dog or a dog to be left alone all day. She needs to be challenged because of her great potential, and that is the only reason why I decided to put her up for adoption and not keep her myself. I do not have the time to do her justice.

http://www.petfinder.com/petnote/displaypet.cgi?petid=11553388

2 Great Danes and 2 Yellow Labs at the Lake

Olliver, Olivia, Butters, and Honey had a blast at the lake today. Olivia and Honey have been to the water for the first time. Honey had no problem and jumped right in and was swimming after the ball within 2 minutes.

Olivia was a bit shy at first, but she did swim a few yards, before she decided it's not for her. Jumping around in the water is one thing, swimming is another, hehehe.

There is so much life in Olivia these days...people stop on the street when they drive by my yard, just to awe at her. And Honey is as sweet as Olivia is pretty...I can't believe how lucky I am to get to keep 2 results of my work. Usually I have to set them free or adopt them out, but this time I get to keep a couple :)))).

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Olivia, Great Dane, Honey, Yellow Lab, and Gremlin, the white tomcat

Olivia, day 9 of her Heartworm Treatment

Olivia has not needed pain medication in a few days now and she feels good. Her appetite still lacks a little, but she's not in pain anymore. She wants to play with the other dogs, but has learned that she needs to stay quiet and then she gets her cuddles and all is good :).

She also came out of heat finally, which helped a lot to calm her down too!

I think Honey is about to start though!! I set up her appointment to be spayed for next week Wednesday. There was no earlier appointment available. I hope she won't start with the "mess" before that!

The 4 Border Collie puppies are doing great too. The only male and runt could grow a bit bigger for my taste, but he appears to be ok, except that he's half the size of his 3 very strong sisters.

They are spending most of their time outside in the sun now, but get hot really fast, so they need a lot of shade too and wet towles to sleep on. They love wet towels. Honey still cares for them, but is totally dried up.

We are going to start the puppies on solids today, this is going to be fuuuuuun and very very messy! I will post pictures later!

Olivia feels better

Olivia, Sandy, and Honey eating together. Olivia will not eat when she is alone or even locked up in her pen.

She is feeling a LOT better than yesterday and almost a handful to keep calm today. She wants to run and play, and it's breaking my heart to have to hold her back, but it can harm her tremendously if I would allow it, so I keep reminding myself of that constantly.

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Olivia, Honey, Josie, Oliver, Butters, Sandy and 7 puppies

5 newborn Border Collies thrown out of a car in a walmart plastic bag.

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Honey taking care of them. She does not have enough milk anymore, so
I usually feed them and she does the rest.. cleans them and lets them suckle.

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Honey and one of her own daughters (I have 2 females left from her litter
and they will go to the shelter tomorrow for adoption. I need room!)

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Honey's other daughter

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Olliver and Olivia (front)
Olivia is in heat now ( MESSY!!! ), so we had to put the heartworm
treatment off for a week.

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The danes playing :)

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Josie, the chocolate lab mix..she goes back to the shelter tomorrow for
adoption. If she is not being adopted right away, I will have her spayed
this week. My vet said I can work that off.

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Here is the rest of the gang..Olivia to the right, Sandy (16 years old) behind
her, Butters the lab to the left and behind him, Gremlin, our tomcat who is
obsessed with dogs!

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Honey adopts the Border Collies

I guess we are going to put the spaying off for a month or so....what an angel she turned out to be. I'm so touched, I cried :).

Ladies Lounge ( the pen is open at all times)

Honey, Butters, Olivia, Josie, and the rest of the pack

2 more puppies were adopted out yesterday, instead of Honey plus 1, so Honey will stay with us. Look at Butters' celebration!! We are all very happy. The other good news is that the adoptive parents of the 2 puppies offered to have Honey spayed as soon as she is ready for that, so this will be a HUUUUGE help!

The remaining 3 pups and Honey got their 8 in 1 vaccination today and I will take Honey in for her rabies shot next week and have her heartworm tested. I hope she turns up negative. One heartworm treatment (for Olivia) is more than enough!

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