alejandro

please adopt this stray pup! my stepdaughter found him starving to death along the highway after witnessing him almost being hit several times. she took him to nearest building to ask if it was their dog or if they knew who the pup belonged to. the response was horrifying! the person said it wasn't their dog and if they saw it again they would shoot it! my stepdaughter quickly placed dog in her truck and got out of there.

we have been calling him alejandro or "dro" for short. he's a smart and sweet puppy. who likes to play. he loves toys. and food! he looks like a cross between some kind of hound dog and a red heeler cattle dog. he still has puppy teeth and puppy nails. so, my guess is he has a long way to grow.

please adopt him! if you can't, tell all your friends about this beautiful boy! he needs a forever home fast!

how can people be so thoughtless?

how can people be so cruel?

a couple days ago we were taking a load of scrap metal (still leftovers from the previous owner) to the dump to recycle. while we on our way, we saw something strange. a little dog in the middle of the highway trying desperately to get into someone.. anyone's car. now we usually don't stop for every stray dog. you don't know how many we see out here. loyally waiting by the side of the road where they were obviously dumped by their heartless owner. we've tried before to stop. to help. but as soon as you call the dog, they get scared, run off. and then you are more worried they might run off in traffic and get run over. but this time we were both so shocked at what we saw. this dog. if you could call her a dog... she looked like a walking skeleton. she was at an intersection of two highways and was frantically trying to get people to pull over. we saw cars slow down as to not hit her. and we watched as she clawed at the doors in sheer panic mode. but people just pointed and drove on. we didn't. we turned the car around. opened the door and she climbed into jason's arms. we were afraid she wouldn't even make the car ride home. i had never seen a dog so thin in my life. it was utterly disturbing. in addition, she had scars on her, fleas, mud, her feet were raw from running. probably had mange. worms. and who knows what else.

after two days of food & water

we brought her home. she is quarantined in our shed. i've treated her fleas. and have given her ointment for mites. or course she is getting plenty of food and water. and lots of rest. our plan is to nurse her back to health and find a good home for her. she is a sweet heart. and looks to be a pure-bred rat terrier. we are calling her dinky.

dinky dog

yes, it's a lot of work. but our mr daniels has been missing now for six months. i would hope if someone saw him and he looked hurt or sick or hungry, they would take him in and show kindness. animals don't need to suffer.

why i am leaving ....

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i have had it with my neighborhood. crime is everywhere. this week the owner of a nearby convenience store was shot and killed. the house next door (which is being rehabbed) was robbed during broad daylight and the thugs took everything including the wall t0 wall carpet and copper pipes. the breaking straw, however. was buddy. he's a dog that lived next door. his owner abandoned him. the dog was locked for 4 days in the basement before he busted out of a window. we took him in for a little while. he now has a new home. there is actually someone else out here that cares too. a guy one block over spotted buddy and recognized him. apparently buddy had got loose earlier this year and this man had taken him in for 5 days. he said he would take buddy this time for good. happy ending.

i'm hoping next friday will be an equally happy ending (or beginning) for us. we close on our new house, the farm, and a new life. i am looking forward to a quiet and peaceful change.

rainy days and stray beagles always get me down.

thursday was a very rainy day. this whole week has been. and jason was out driving in it, running errands. by noon he had already passed two separate beagles that had been dumped by the side of the road. each one, waiting in the rain, confident that their owner would come back to claim them. on his way home, jason stopped at a gas station along the highway to grab a bite to eat. a soaked third beagle was desperately trying to get into peoples cars. the gas station attendant said the dog had been hanging around all day bothering people. jason bought a sandwich, and gave the dog the crust. as he opened his car door to drive home, she jumped in.

meet red.

she's been shacking up with us since. getting food and shelter. i even gave her a bath. she was filthy. her whole chest was black. looked like she had been sleeping in motor oil. we're not exactly sure how long she's planning on staying. we're gonna take her to the vet this week to see if she's microchipped. but in the meantime she's happy and dry.