May 4, 2006 - Moriko has been at the vet and
had a complete shave as you can see in his latest
photo. In the photo he is wearing the latest doggie
fashion but you can see that he is quite emancipated
but does have quite the sweet face. He is still
having problems digesting dog food but as each day
passes that is getting better as well. Moriko has a
great zest to live and he is showing more and more
of his character each day as the trust builds with
his foster family. He is very hand shy but overall
is a great little dog that gets along well with
other dogs and seems to be fine with the baby in the
home. Moriko is still a work in progress as we are
waiting to see if the hair comes back on his hind
end, and to ensure he is healthy before he is placed
up for adoption.
April 26, 2006 - Anne and Jean
drove out near Bruderheim to rescue a dog that was
living under a bridge and looked to have lived there for
some time. We made our way down the embankment and we
spotted him curled up on top of a beaver dam that
crossed a creek. When he heard us coming he raised his
sorry little head but we could not see his sweet little
face due to the mats in his fur and the sticks that were
stuck to his shoulder and face. As we approached this
little guy he struggled to get up and was still warning
us with a growl but as we got closer and showed him some
food we were able to entice him across the dam to us. We fed him for a little while and when he began to wag
his sad little bare tail in trust, Anne was able to
lasso him under the front legs (his neck was covered in
thorns and twigs so a neck restraint was not possible),
and lift him into an awaiting crate for transport to a
new life.
The whole time, all we could think
was “How could you” referring to the people who
obviously dumped this little man in the middle of
nowhere. He could have been coyote bait or an eagle
could have easily carried him off...
We drove back to St. Albert and he
was quiet and content in the warmth of the car and we
got him back to Jean's place. There we gave him some
clean water which he lapped up happily and then we began
to try and cut as much of the mats out and to release
the thorny twigs and branches from his front legs,
shoulders and his under belly. After getting rid of the
fur under his belly we were able to determine that we
had a boy! During his hair cut (2 hours) he kept
licking my hand and wagging his tail, obviously happy at
being able to move freely again. Anne was only able to
trim the one side as he was squirming quite a bit,
obviously had enough. It has been a long night already
for this little guy so we just gave him more clean water
and food and let him go to the potty, and then he climbed
happily on his blankie for a warm safe sleep for the
night.
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