Angel Dogs at the Rainbow Bridge are Sarah, waiting for Rain, Thumper waiting for Heather, Frisky waiting for CJ, ChicoMan that never found a fur-ever home yet will be overjoyed to see his owner again who preceded him in death, leaving the foster care of Judy V with Doc making a house call.

 Fur-Ever Foster Care has Ringo with Colleen, Alyssa with Gerry & Art. Foster Care has Bubbles with Marti. Jessie, Moses, Maggie, Dixie, Dottie, Teto, Vego, Esposita & pups, Ms. Effie, Ashton, SallyLu, Naomi & Lil Art are with Judy V. Suzannah & Cisco are with Barbara. Cinderella, SnowWhite, BabyCakes, Chipper, Shasta & Smurf are with Paula & Alesha (keeping all the foo-foo kids groomed weekly). Pearl is with Tracy. CocoaPuff is with Trina We still need more foster homes as we must say "No!" to many fur-kids at risk.

 Good Samaritan Care Center we managed to get in 2 visits. The yorkie book-ends, Harry & Chipper, sat on lots of laps, got lots of petting by both residents & even a few staff members. We try to coincide the visit right after a grooming by Paula so they are at their freshest. They love to roll in the grass & dirt so cleanliness is important prior to our visits. Paula took Mater, her personal pomeranian & helped us take Shadrach, Meshack, Ferdie & Lil Hans. All were wearing matching yellow scarves with paw prints, made by Paula. Shadrach, Meshack & Ferdie are so small, residents were able to hold them & Shadrach gave lots of little tiny kisses.

 Adoptions began with Noah, flying out with local citizen Allan, visiting relatives in NJ. He took along Noah for his NJ adopter. While our policy is that adopters must come get their fur-kids, these insane fuel prices are creating a challenge. The adopter asked us to make an exception. She arranged Noah's flight to coincide with Allan's flight, all went well. Adoptions continued with Peggy Sue & Jolly (adoptions handled by Susan), Cher with Paula to hand her over to Bill, Teddy Bear, Randy (adoption handled by Barbara & Judy V) & then last but not least, Tracy failed Fostering 101, adopted CarolAnn.

 LindaRose was transferred to Bobbie with Silverwalk Hounds www.silverwalk.petfinder.com "Rosie" We hope the public exposure at Petco adoption events will result in her finding a fur-ever home soon. There have been 3 dumped German Shepherds in the past few weeks in our rural area. "James" is with local folks, no one claimed him so a week later he was fully vetted, being cared for by these good folks with hopes of finding him a fur-ever home. We listed him on our site. He found his fur-ever home with them after Trina & Gwen made a visit & gave suggestions to improve his behavior. . The other two German Sheperds did not fare so well. "Chance" never got much of a chance. A bit protective of the female dumped with him, he paid the ultimate sacrifice. She then went into hiding, fearful, some of the locals were trying to gain her trust, maintained a feed station. "Bambi" is on the run or she may have met the same fate.

 Bubbles & Harry went to the 4K Cheese & Meat open air patio on July 18 with Marti & I for dining & a FREE concert by the German brass band Lausitzer Blasmusikanten from Cottbus, east of Berlin. 4K provides water bowls for the pets & encourages folks to dine & drink with their pets on a leash. Our town is so pet friendly! Vacation close to home, spend a day in our town, save fuel.

 Our newsletters are now on-line thanks to Susan. http://www.7bellssanctuary.com/newsletters.html We will still e-mail them yet this gives new visitors to our site a chance to read more about us. It's a stroll down Memory Lane for us!

 We are so grateful when we receive those gently used items. Reduce, Reuse, Recycle. Please continue to think of us & our little Cole Camp/Lincoln pound before throwing anything away.

 Saving your pennies? Please bring them to Cole Camp Pharmacy, Maxwell's Woodcarving, or The Gilded Lily "Pennies for Pooches" donation jars to help make life better for the Cole Camp city pound dogs. Rosebud Gifts & Fabric has a donation jar to help the 7 Bells Sanctuary fur-kids.

 We give thanks to each of you who so generously give of your time & talents to help these fur-kids as they wait patiently for their fur-ever homes. Rescue life is good, yet a fur-ever home is best. We could not do this work without your continued support. God bless you each & every one.

 And last, but not least, a very special prayer for those in uniform keeping us safe & free. May our Lord wrap His Bubble of Protection about them & those that wait patiently for their return.