Adoptions
It was a great week for CPR dogs, not with a stellar number of adoptions but with the quality of those adoptions. Placing a pair of dogs together can be a challenge but we started the week with George and Gracie finding the home of their dreams with the Kirkman's.
That was a great way to start and it just kept getting better with Ezekiel, an older shih tzu going home and then two of our labs - Cierra and Lindsay. Special thanks to the Millender family who came to find their perfect second dog and a sister for Jesse, the black lab they adopted earlier this year. We love repeat adopters.
Dudley, another of our shih tzu babies found his home and Trinket Rivers, a silver mini whose owner had to go into assisted living also bounced out with a new owner.
We ended Saturday placing Pee Wee, a toy poodle who has been with CPR just over a year and just didn't much like kids or men. What a way to end the week.
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Kirkman, Kenny
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4/11/2012
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George with Gracie
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Kirkman, Kenny
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4/11/2012
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Gracie with George
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Bethka, Walter & Kathryn
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4/11/2012
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Ezekiel
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O'Hara, Barry & Sandra
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4/12/2012
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Dudley
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Schottenfels, Ben
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4/14/2012
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Cierra
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Millender, Gracie
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4/14/2012
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Lindsay
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Dorman, Bonnie
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4/14/2012
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Trinket Rivers
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Williams, Catherine
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4/14/2012
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Pee Wee
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New dogs
We started the week accepting in two cuties, both owner releases. Comet is a schnoodle that was listed on Craigslist as free to good home. His owner found him a few months ago and tried to make it work but did not have the resources for him. Pearl, a bichon, is now living with CPR after her owner's health made it impossible for him to keep her any longer. Both are sweet kids and will find homes. Both need to be altered before we can do that.
Selena, a sweet silver standard also made her way to Dreamweaver Farms this week. She will be spayed and start looking for a new home.
Sinjin, a white standard poodle, came to CPR after his owner died suddenly and unexpectedly. It was very sad. Sinjin is a beautiful boy, a bit shy right now, but he's been through a lot so it's understandable. He will make someone a wonderful addition to their family.
Remington, a red toy poodle, was picked up at the Greenville shelter by volunteer Laura Karas (a/k/a Sparky's mom). When I finally met Remington I realized why he was still being fostered at the Karas household instead of making his way to our farm. Remington could be Sparky's twin! In fact, I mistook Remi for the Sparky boy when I first saw him. He's a cutie, about 6 years old, and will be looking for a home soon.
Health front
It was not such a good week health wise at Dreamweaver Farms. We have so many beautiful little pups in the hospital right now and the bills are mounting. We want to keep our emergency fund strong so if any of these stories touch your heart, will you consider helping?
Basilio - a silver miniature poodle is the one we are most worried about. Basilio was found as a stray in Shelby NC. Basilio has now been in the hospital over a week. He was in a shelter that had a distemper outbreak and the big fear for several days was that fatal disease had taken hold of his body. However, as the week progressed it became obvious that was not the case. If so, he would have gotten worse and then passed but Basilio kept hanging in there. Distemper test was negative so now we are running other tests to see what it may be - or we may never know and it's simply an unspecified infection, but the little fighter that he is, Basilio is hanging on to life and trying hard to get better. I anticipate with over 10 days hospitalized that Basilio's bill will top $1000.
Basilio
Fresca - this senior poodle/possibly bichon mix was turned in to the Abbeville shelter after her owner passed. She is a sassy little girl who still has a lot of love to give. An e coli infection really stumped our vets for several days as she suffered with an upper respiratory infection that would not get better. Finally, a sample of the stuff infecting her lungs was sent off for analysis and a new antibiotic treatment was started which cleared Fresca's lungs. It took a week. Fresca's bill was a bit over $500.Fresca
Max - a senior cocker spaniel, is a very special case for CPR folks. Max was adopted by one of our caregivers when he first came in. We noticed that Max kept getting ear infections and would put him on medications which the caregiver said he was giving him regularly. What we did not know is our caregiver was experiencing his own health problems and was finally diagnosed with diabetes. His diabetes had gone on so long that he was having vision problems and could no longer care for Max. That is when we discovered how bad the ear infection had gotten - bad enough that there was nothing to it but to surgically close the ear canal. Even after surgery the infection was so bad that tissue continued to die. Max ended up being hospitalized for almost two weeks and one ear has had to be completely amputated. Through all of this, Max has maintained his happy smile and wiggly cocker ways. He's always so happy to see you. Max's bill will top over $1500.
Max
Good stuff
It was not all bad news. Dunkin, a cream toy poodle, had his much anticipated cataract surgery on the 11th. His foster mom Anna is reporting that the difference is amazing.
From Anna Todd - foster mom to Dunkin, a note to his primary donor:
Dunkin's transformation is indescribable!!!
When we went to pick him up, he honestly did not know who we were and was very quiet. We were very affectionate towards him while we walked towards the car. I guess when we got in the car, all the smells let him know he was headed back home. He went nuts! Licking me all over my face, whining, scratching at the window to get fresh air, and watching everything go by! We got home and quickly took him through the house to the back yard because I assumed he had to go potty. He actually trotted and ran! That is something I have not seen him do at all! He would always walk so cautiously before…now he can just scamper along with the rest of the pack. It brought tears of joy to our eyes.We have steps on our back porch that he was never willing to go up. We'd carry him up the stairs and put him on the deck with him, and he'd just freeze. Today, for the very first time, (after barking at us for a minute) he climbed the stairs all on his own and explored the deck!
The other thing he did was look up on a bookshelf that had a toy on it. I put a particular toy on the shelf about 3 days ago, and it went unnoticed. Today, he stood there staring at it, whining. When I gave it to him, he chomped right down on the squeak and took off into the living room to play with it. It's such an amazing thing to witness!
Carole, from the bottom of my heart and Dunkin's, THANK YOU soooo much! You have given a gift to Dunkin that will be never-ending.
Today is the very first day of the rest of his life, because of you.
Sincerely,
Anna
Round up
We can't feed those dogs on good thoughts alone. We need your help to keep up these lifesaving efforts. Adoption fees alone will not support any sanctuary that offers not just routine care but extraordinary care when it's needed.
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Patrons are our lifeline. Patrons are recognized in many ways including having their dogs not adopted from CPR covered with our Covenant Pet Care program. Patrons receive recognition in our sanctuary and receive reduced adoption fees. Patrons are essential to our success.
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That was the week….we're bringing them in, fixing them up and finding homes. Thanks so much for your support - it is the foundation on which we are built. Without you, none of this would happen.
Thank you.
Donna Ezzell
Director
