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Rescue Stories
Fiona
Fiona came to us very emaciated after being dumped by Fellows Lake. Despite her starvation, Fiona was a very sweet dog, with a pleasant temperament toward people. Fiona was in no shape to be adopted out, but thanks to the many generous donors who contributed supplies and medical care, she regained her proper weight and we could begin the process of finding her a forever home. Months later she found the perfect home. Finally, she is a happy dog and has a human who loves her.
Harlow
Sweet Harlow was found after being shot point blank in the head. She was rushed to the vet where she had to have surgery to remove her eye and bone fragments from her jaw. She bounced back in no time and found her forever home!
Hervil
Hervil was found in the woods by hikers. He had been shot in the head, so they immediately contacted Rescue One for help. The bullet was lodged in his nasal cavity and had to be surgically removed. After a couple of months of healing, he found a wonderful forever home!
Ingrid
When Ingrid was rescued, she was in terrible shape. She had an injury to her mouth that was very infected, as well as infected ears and skin. She was also over 20 lbs underweight. She appeared to have given up hope. Over the next several months and with aggressive treatment, she began to blossom! While her muzzle is permanently disfigured, she found her forever home and is very loved!
Jetta
Jetta came to Rescue One with 7 other dogs. She was only a couple of months old, and had a terrible injury to her nose and severe mange. She had to have surgery to be able to breathe out of her nose, and it healed wonderfully! Her skin healed as well, and shortly after that she found her forever home!
Lindy
Lindy was spotted by someone driving down the road; they could see her ribs from their car. She had a massive tumor on her back left leg that totally encased her foot. Dr. Katie Loula of Christian County vet clinic removed the 2½ lb. tumor, plus a couple of toes. In no time at all, Lindy was walking around without any issues. The hair has all grown back and you can’t even tell that she’s missing a few toes. She put on 15 pounds on in one month, making those ribs disappear. She was adopted by a family with children and now is living the dream in a suburb of Denver with a family that loves her very much!
Morgan
One of our volunteers shared Morgan’s story. She had been in a shelter in rural Arkansas for over 4 years. After seeing her face, we could not turn away from helping her. Our volunteers drove the 3 hours to get her, and after being in our care for 3 months, she found her forever home!
Topher
Topher was found after being dumped in the trash. His stomach was very enlarged, and several liters of fluid had to be drained from his stomach. He was sent to the MU Vet Hospital where he was diagnosed with Cor Triatriatum Dexter, which is a very rare birth defect. He had corrective surgery and is looking forward to living long and happy life!
Zander
Zander was rescued in Stone County. It would have been impossible to count all of the punctures on his poor body. Some of his teeth had been pulled, which is not uncommon in bait dogs. He also had a fractured scapula and broken ribs. He was hospitalized for over a week and was unable to get up for 5 days. After several months of rest and love, he recovered! He is a wonderful, loving dog.
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We regret to inform you that the Bad Dogs Club has a new member.
His name is Coop and he is a 4 year old Shih Tzu. From the outside, he is cute and built like a baked potato with bangs. A dog that looks like he should be named “Snickerdoodle” and apologize when he bumps into furniture. But this is a great reminder that you can never judge a book by its cover and now we are stuck judging who the heck approved this intake.
Last week we sent Coop to “Good Boy School” with a two-week board and train plan. You know… manners, structure, and maybe leave with a cute little report card. I mean we knew we had some issues but…
We got a phone call within HOURS from Brandon at Howliday Pet Resort. And listen. When your phone rings from board and train that fast, your soul already knows. You don’t even want to answer it. We assumed it was Raven, a pitbull who also started board and train. Wrong. She’s doing fine. This was Coop.
Within a couple of hours he had already bitten staff and canceled his entire two-week plan, and secured himself an extended stay with no foreseeable graduation date. They told us, “Richard and Zorro have nothing on this guy,” and we did not take that well. There was a long, painful silence. The kind where you stare into the distance and reevaluate every life decision that led you to this exact moment.
But here we are, so meet Coop.
He has already appointed himself Director of Homeland Security for the Bad Dogs Club and is currently running a full-scale operation like he is guarding classified information that absolutely does not exist. He trusts no one. He respects nothing. He will eat poop whether you like it or not and if you try to stop him, just go ahead and pre-open a Band-Aid because he has plans for you.
We would like to formally apologize to the staff at Howliday Pet Resort. But we know you can fix him!
(For the love of all things, please fix him.)
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