July 2007 

Senior Pets for Senior Homes www.7bellssanctuary.petfinder.com

Elvis became an Angel Dog with Bobbie, his adoptive mom, in attendance. Elvis was typical of so many old, black, gentle fur-kids. Dumped in a shelter near the end of his life, then given a pardon, pulled from Death Row, rescue life, then along came Bobbie. Elvis literally chose her to be his fur-ever mom. Rescue life was good, yet the life Bobbie offered him was even better.

Foster Care finds Ringo is in Fur-Ever Foster Care with Colleen. Snowball is back on site while Marti takes a vacation in sunny California with her sister & family. "Hoppy" & Jolly are with Susan, Alyssa with Gerry, Chloe with Colleen, Jessie with Judy V., Carli with Judy B., Abraham & Lilly with Sid & Kelly, Heather & Luci with Sue.

Good Samaritan Care Center visits were done by Omi who wants to start her own K-9 Red Hat Society. She wore a red collar, purple harness. Snowball was the final entry in the Vintage Fashion Show, showing off her red/white/braided/jeweled jacket riding in the wheelchair on the lap of a resident.

Finding fur-ever homes were Lucy, Patches & Beagle Boy Henry. Judy V handled Clara's adoption. Trixie found a fur-ever home through efforts of Dawn. We transferred a total of 9 fur kids from kill shelters & breeders to other rescues that spay/neuter prior to adoption. We are simply so full, yet wanted these to get to safety.

The Cole Camp/Lincoln pound has been full & over full. A total of 7 dogs for the month arrived, none wearing identification. 2 were returned to their owners. 1 was adopted, vaccinated & spayed prior to going home with her new mom. 4 were transferred to other shelters/rescues. Jo Anne networked the 2 Lincoln pound dogs, found them safe haven, took the first leg of their trip. Our wish list is for gently used medium & large dog collars for the pound dogs. Rarely do small dogs come to the pound. You may mail the collars to City of Cole Camp, Attn: ACO Klark, PO Box 36, Cole Camp, MO 65325 or to us at 26152 Donkey Ln., Cole Camp, MO 65325.

For those asking for an update on Darlene, she had a followup vet visit for CBC which showed a bit low in iron. She is on iron supplements in addition to her glucosamine & j/d Science Diet formula. She will be 15 yrs. old Sept. 1. She still has challenges getting up, walking, yet doesn't appear to be in pain. We will continue to baby her along.

Georgie is with the 4H Searchers sharing custody for vetting, training, grooming, & searching for her fur-ever home. The young people of today are the future of the pets of the future. We are so pleased they would help with this Cole Camp pound dog.

One day each month is spent doing preventatives, another day grooming. Paula & Alesha of Polly's Precious Paws, Trina our behaviorist, Marti & I all pitched in this month to take care of the volume on site. Trina evaluates the fur-kids while here, giving suggestions for training & behavior modification. Trina has also been evaluating the Cole Camp & Lincoln pound dogs, making suggestions to help relieve stress from confinement. Klark & Brian are walking the dogs as much as time permits. They get daily turn out time in the huge exercise yard. They are wormed, given flea/tick preventatives, good food, fresh water.

Please update your emergency contact list for family & pets. If you do not have a contact list, now is the time to make one. With the recent hospitalization of Joyce, fall of ReGina, it's been a wake-up call to all of us to have a plan in place for letting others know how to care for our pets should we be unable to do so.

Our monthly trip to exchange the young dogs for old dogs included Wabbit's mom Judith. Meeting us in JC was Mary, mom to Tipi Girl & Penny. Sally & Carol came from Morse Mill. Lunch was at the lovely park just a block west of the dog park, beautiful flowers, pavilion, water, shade, picnic tables.

Michelle is offering her counseling to anyone who has experienced the loss of a pet. The web address for grief counseling is mzcgrief@yahoo.com

We suggest checking the home page of petfinder.com once a week. A wealth of info. is at your fingertips.

Your continued support, whether financial, donated dog items, volunteering time with the dogs, spreading the word, or prayers is the reason we continue & even grow a bit. Our deepest thanks as we could not do it without you.