September 2007 

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K-9 Bereavement Counselor contact is Michelle at mzcgrief@yahoo.com if you need to talk with someone who understands your grief. Way too many Angel Dogs this month. Carol mourns the loss of Dina. Beulah was notified of Darlene's trip to the Bridge. We had so hoped to have a 15th birthday party for her yet Doc was unable to do anymore for her. Mr. Chips went to the Rainbow Bridge with his family in attendance, a fully belly of bacon, steak & chocolate ice cream for dessert. He took a last ride in the hound carrier on Ron's motorcycle the previous evening. Mary & Buck were with Penny, FKA Helga, then buried under a St. Louis Cardinals garden stone. Many a baseball game she & Mary watched together. Trina & I were with Otis & Lois as they sent their 17 YO Tiffany to the Bridge with Dr. J in attendance at home.

Foster Care finds Ringo in Fur-Ever Foster Care with Alex & Colleen. "Hoppy" & Jolly are with Susan, Alyssa with Gerry, Chloe with Colleen, Jessie with Judy V., Carli with Judy B., Abraham & Lilly with Sid & Kelly, CocoPuff with Trina, Chia with Marti. Puppy foster mom Judy V also has pups Elizabeth & Victoria. Puppy foster mom Trina has pups Onchu & Earc. Cole Camp pound dog Custer was adopted, all others were returned to owners.

Care Center visits have been at a standstill with the heat & heat index at record levels.

Marti finalized the adoption of Snowball with Barbara. Georgie, with Searchers 4H, found a home after nearly 3 months of tireless effort by the young people involved in the Cole Camp pound dog project. Other adoptions were Bitsey, Tavy, Gilda, Sheldon, Sir Phillip, Omadala. Sue failed Fostering 101, adopted Heather.

Zelima cooked up an ancient native recipe for those rescues & individuals that helped her & her 7 fur-kids. She has been helping here with some of the special needs fur-kids. She leaves Sept. 1 to return to New Mexico. Paula with Polly's Precious Paws bathed all of the dogs the end of the month so they would be fresh for their trip.

We are so grateful when we receive those gently used items we ask for each month. Reduce, Reuse, Recycle. Please continue to think of us & our little Cole Camp/Lincoln pound before throwing anything away that may be used for the fur-kids.

Congrats are in order for Trina, now manager of Animal Orphanage in Versailles. She understands the importance of spay/neuter PRIOR to adoption & careful screening to find a good home. She also has her Fetch N Fun Rescue & Resort in Stover MO petfinder site up & running. We wish her the best.

Sir Scruffy McDuff NKA PJ Wigglebee came through surgery just fine. Please check out wigglebus.com & also http://wigglebus.com/PJupdates.html

Petfinder.com continues to impress us with their new look. Please take time to check it completely out. They processed over 1,000 Happy Tails submitted by adopters. Those inspiring stories are used on their website and sent out to friends, partners & sponsors. Please submit your happy adoption stories to them.

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.