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50/50 Raffle

We are holding a 50/50 raffle to also help raise money.  We have extended the drawing until November 15th.

  Please visit us on Saturdays from 3:00 until 6:00 at the PetSmart in Towson on Putty Hill Avenue. We would like for you to meet our friends.  If you see someone special that you would like to meet, please let us know.  We will make every effort to make sure that the pet will be able to attend the adoption event. 

Mikey's Sad Tale

We were asked if we could take an 18 month old male Boxer with medical needs who didn't have much of a chance of being adopted and didn't have a very bright future in the out of state shelter.  We said that we would take him into our rescue and give him a second chance.

Mikey had been crated in his puppy crate by his owner and he was NEVER allowed out of the crate.  As a result, he developed rickets and his bones, and you could count most of them,  never properly formed which did not allow him to walk very well.  He had also developed sores from being confined and forced to lie in his own waste. If that wasn't enough, he developed mange.  On top of ALL of that, he had developed pneumonia. 

When our volunteer picked Mikey up, he went straight to the vet and began his treatments.  We carried him from car to car because we were concerned about his ability to walk.  We didn't have an immediate foster home for him, so one of our cat fosters agreed to take him.  We didn't know how he would be around cats so she confined him to the kitchen until we had a better understanding of his personality.  Mikey and the kittens stood nose to nose at the gate with Mikey wiggling his whole body, glad to see them.  The gate came down and everyone is great friends. They all sleep together, including foster Mom.

Mikey is getting regular exercise and his ability to walk is improving.  He is finally able to do stairs.  We are still treating his skin conditions and his pneumonia is treated.

After such an inhumane beginning, he is such a wonderful dog.  He loves everyone and is just a great guy.

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 Lissy's Story

From time to time we get information from shelters that they have a very viable dog with heartworm.  We are very fortunate to have a vet that will treat these dogs at a very reasonable cost and allow us to save them. This time we got a call that they had an 18 lb dog who tested positive for heartworm and asked it we would take her.  We agreed thinking that we were getting a very small little girl named Lizzy.  When we first met Lizzy our hearts sank.  She is only 18 Lb, but not because of her size, but because she was nothing but skin and bones.  After hours and hours in car to get here, she came in tail wagging and looking for a good scratch.  She was good with every stranger she met and dogs that she had never seen.  Lizzy will begin her treatment for heartworm this week and start getting the weight back on that she desperately needs to keep her healthy.

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The Black Spots on a Dogs' Tongue Myth

On many occasions, we have gotten dogs in to rescue with black spots on their tongues.  Some people have had reservations about them based on the myth that Chows are the only breed where that trait occurs.  Since we now have DNA testing available for breed identifications, we want to clarify that it is myth.  Dogs with black spots on their tongues have been tested across the country for breed mixes revealing that they have no chow at all in their breed mix.

Spots on tongues are simply deposits of extra pigment, like birthmarks and freckles on people.  Dogs often have spots of dark pigment on their skin as well hiding under their coats. 

A partial list of breeds with this trait are: Shar-Pei, Labrador Retriever, Golden Retriever, Cocker Spaniel, Siberian Husky, Rottweiler, Rodesian Ridgeback, Newfoundland, Collie, German Shepherd Dog, Akita, Belgain Sheepdog, Tervuren Malinois, Fila Brasilerio, Cairn Terrier, Australian Shepard, Australian Cattle Dog, Pug, Shiba Inu, Dalmation, Flat-coated Retriever, and Gordon Setters.  Roughly, more than 30 breeds or variations of the breeds  of dogs are known to have the pigmentation trait for the spots.

The bottom line is, if the pigmented tongue is attached to a dog does not physically resemble a chow in appearance then, it is probably not a chow.  Conversely , not all show quality chows have black tongues.

Please feel free to e-mail any questions you may have regarding this information.