DDR MEDIA: Walking for Stone
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WALKING FOR STONE
September 07, 2010, 1:49PM MT
By Sandy Miller, Best Friends staff writer
September 07, 2010, 1:49PM MT
By Sandy Miller, Best Friends staff writer
Strut Your Mutt team comes together to help pay for pit bull terrier’s surgery
The first time Lori Weise saw Stone was when his owner brought him to one of Downtown Dog Rescue’s free weekly training classes in South Los Angeles.
The pit bull terrier’s ears were infected and swollen, the result of a botched ear cropping (see Stone to the right).
She knew the dog’s person was a breeder and that he probably planned to use the puppy for that purpose someday. After all, there’s big money to be made breeding pit bull terriers in South L.A. A stud fee can bring $4,000 to $5,000 and puppies can sell for $1,500 a piece.
“The bottom line is that these guys don’t look at dogs as pets,” says Weise, founder of Downtown Dog Rescue. “They’re money-making machines and when they can’t produce, they get rid of the dog one way or another.”
But Weise didn’t give Stone’s person a lecture on the evils of dog breeding, even though it turned her stomach. Instead, she took the opportunity to educate Stone’s person about how to properly take care of Stone. She also told him about the resources Downtown Dog Rescue had to help pay for the veterinary care Stone so obviously needed. She knew that if she could establish a dialog with Stone’s person, she could work on changing his mind about the breeding later.
But Stone’s person never came back to the training class. Two years later, Stone’s person dropped him off at the trainer’s house, saying he was moving and he didn’t have room for him. Stone was in bad shape. His ears were still infected and he was 20 pounds underweight. Stone was fortunate in that his person put him in the hands of Downtown Dog Rescue instead of dropping him off at one of the shelters.
Today, Stone is living in a foster home and doing much better. Thanks to Downtown Dog Rescue, Stone is putting on weight and is receiving veterinary treatment for the infection, which robbed him of some of his hearing. However, Stone still needs surgery to correct his ears, and that’s one reason Downtown Dog Rescue is just one of the Best Friends Network Charities that will be taking part in the upcoming Strut Your Mutt event Sept. 19 in L.A. Some of the money raised by Downtown Dog Rescue’s Team […]
The Boxer’s Life Chapter 2 When the Lights Went Out
By
Boxer, Himself
As I was saying, I am gonna teach The Dame a lesson for scaring the bee-geezzz outta me today. . .She thinks that when “SHE” turns out the lights it’s time to go to sleep – yeah! Right!
Lady, that’s when I had to be awake – I had people of the night moving up on me – crackheads looking for the score or being delivery person – taking shots at me with their canes or
throwing rocks at me to scare me away from the fence. Then there was them tweakers – jones’ing or not that twitched and jerked like they had electricity runnin’ threw them.
Can’t forget about the heroin addicts – my home
girl Mandy really had a hard-on for one – that’s her
Everybody use to think that we were brother and sister . . . Like
The Dame and Mandy’s huuuuman, Jeff. Mandy is really smart.
She taught Jeff a bunch of huuuuman tricks: Go Fetch, Answer The Door, Feed ME, Walk Me, Pick Up My Poo, Inspect My Poo, Rub My Belly, MY Personal Bed Time in YOUR Bed, . . .Mandy said he trained pretty easy
I’ll give her about 20 minutes after the lights go out before I introduce myself . . .I’ll just get real quiet and let her think I am sleeping . . . yeah that’s the ticket. . .
OK here we go with what seems to be a normal night time thing . . . .
HEY !
What’s this PAW Sign Language stuff – huuuumans aren’t suppose to know about that […]
SOUTH LA SHELTER RESCUE ME SPOTLIGHT: Giant Teddy Bears (mom and son) need out — Chow time A1149450 & A1149452 South L.A.
THE SWEETEST PAIR OF GIANT, GENTLE TEDDY BEARS
MOMMA MALINA AND HER SON MIKEY
DIVIDED AND DEPRESSED. LOST THEIR HOME — THEN THEY LOST EACH OTHER. SADLY SEPARATED AT THE SHELTER. I wish we had captured their reunion, spotting each other down the hallway, tails starting to wag ever so slightly. And when they approached each other, the kisses between them brought us all to tears. What a precious pair!!!!! Watch their video and see how they can’t be separated for more than a few moments. Look at them take treats with the manners of a royal couple.
YOUTUBE VIDEO: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N1IFRBIEulI
PLEASE HELP BRING THE SMILES BACK
TO THESE TWO TEDDY BEARS.
Momma Malina (A1149450, 6 years old) and her son Mikey (A1149452, 2 years old, now on meds for URI), both a bit shy initially, are recovering from the shock of being left behind at the shelter. It’s a cruel fate for two tender dogs who had always been together. Yet these two have the quiet composure and subtle demeanor that has allowed them to interact with new dogs and new people — and both have scored 100%!!! Momma Malina will now come up to the front of her kennel when we approach — and Mikey never fails to give us his great big grin!!! We’ve had them out a few times and they have been polite, courteous and oh-so-huggable!!!!! What joy they promise to bring to their new guardian.
If you can help save their lives, please call the South L.A. shelter at once (213) 485-0117 or (213) 485 -0119. And kindly let us know that they are looking up at you with hope for the future. Many thanks, Andrea & Mindy ivegonetothedogs@gmail.com (323) 363-4909
LORI’S CORNER: Puppys from Compton
This past weekend, we were back in the park in Compton, spaying/neutering 61 dogs! When we go into the community for a full weekend of service, it’s great because there are so many people who come out to the park on Saturday, see the mobile clinic and want to get their dogs done. If we tell them, “Come back next month”, we have probably lost them, regardless of the fact that we take the person’s name and phone number. On Sunday morning, we had a 40% “no show” on our appointment list but the good news was that I had 15 dogs waiting on standby from the day before. Many had been cited by animal control and needed the free spay/neuter service to comply with Compton’s mandatory spay/neuter policy.
To my great surprise, Erica came back again on Sunday with more puppies. Three months ago, she and her daughter brought their papa and mama dogs to be fixed. At the time, the pups were too young. Like most of the Compton dog owners, they did not want their dogs to have a litter of puppies but could not afford to get them fixed. Unlike most Compton dog owners, Erica did not want the puppies to go to just anyone and was prepared to “do the right thing”, spay/neuter, vaccinate and microchip before adopting the dogs out, not selling but adopting. The pups are now 5 months old and need homes. “Jolly and Molly” are two of the four puppies that we hope to find homes for by this weekend. The photos of the pups were taken just after surgery. Downtown Dog Rescue paid to have all 6 dogs spayed/neutered, vaccinated and micro chipped. Even though Erica has agreed to work with us, the longer that it takes us to find small breed rescues, foster homes or adopters for these puppies, the more likely the dogs will go to a home that may not be prepared to own a dog for the next 15 years! Downtown Dog Rescue does not have a foster network and does not take in small dog or puppies because our kennel would not be a safe place for these pups.
Working with the community is part of mission statement. Keeping dogs out of the shelter is our ultimate goal. Encouraging people to think adoption instead of selling or “getting rid of dogs” is a process, which happens over the course of months, even years in a community like Compton, one dog at a time. […]
OUR STRUT YOUR MUTT INSPIRATION: Stone
For all our Strut Your Mutt-ers!!!!
Here is a gallery of photos of Stone, our inspiration for Strut Your Mutt!
What a handsome bully boy!
You’ll get your ears all healed up Stone
— just hang in there!
Photos by Karl Loveys
Pictured with Stone is one of DDR’s favorite people
and independent rescuer: Cathy Simpson
HANDSOME
PHOTOGENIC
LOVE BUG STONE
TUFF BUT A REAL SWEETHEART!
BULLY BODY
STONE LOVES KIDS!
WE’RE GONNA GET THAT FIXED STONE!!!!
WANT TO MEET OUR DOWNTOWN DOG RESCUE DOGS?
COME MEET OUR
DOWNTOWN DOG RESCUE
LOVES
THIS SATURDAY AND SUNDAY!!!!!!
SATURDAY:
WE WILL BE IN PUSSY & POOCH from 11:00 -2:30 PM!
Pussy & Pooch Pethouse and Pawbar
564 South Main Street
Downtown Los Angeles
SUNDAY:
WE WILL BE IN LE PET AFFAIR IN THE VALLEY FROM 11-4 PM!
(click on flyer to enlarge graphic)
COME GET SOME CANINE LOVE AND HUGS AND LICKS!!!!!
The Boxer’s Life in Retrospect Chapter 1
By
Boxer, Himself
YO!
HOLD ME BACK ! I don’t like People.
I don’t like and SAY NO TO DRUGS; and I have one
mean right hook that makes contact every time.
I am The Boxer ~ dumb huuuumans!
The Dame holding me, wouldn’t take me at first when I
was dumped off at The Village on February 2nd, 2006. Word had it
she had just lost her first Am Staff love, Daytona – That’s her to the right
. . .Yeah, I would’ve Strolled with her . . . long black muscular legs with those White Tipped Slippers . . . Yeeeaaaah, Babe, You could check me anytime ~ I’ll be Your Baby’s Daddy. . . .
Word also had it she a Pin Up Poster Girl in 2005 – that was before my time. Older women are so refined . . .she could PIN ME UP any time with those long black sexy legs . . . . ah, I gotta go pee on something now , , , , , aaaaahhhhh
As I was saying, I was only a wee-fry when I was dumped off at the Village. Daytona was the hot mamma to meet. It never happened. She went to Rainbow Bridge to play forever. The Dame’s other home girl, De Kota, took the passing real hard. While I was still young and lovable, I would have to snap her out of it – De Kota stopped
SOUTH LA SHELTER RESCUE ME SPOTLIGHT:EXTREMELY URGENT : Peekaboo – innocent puppy neglected and abused 5 mos. old A1140648 South L.A.
PEEKABOO — WE SEE YOU
PLEASE DON’T HIDE FROM US — WE WANT TO HELP (watch gentle Peekaboo, innocent and trusting, kissing and hoping for someone to care — and promise her she’ll never see any more abuse — paste this video in your browser 🙂
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lo_2CsjX-Oc
PEEKABOO SAYS ” REALLY, YOU DO?” AND SMILES FOR THE FIRST TIME.
Peekaboo
(A1140648, just 5 months old, on medical alert and needs out NOW!!!) was originally brought into the shelter with her two sisters back in early August. The girls were all adopted — Peekaboo into a home that kept her for about 3 weeks, then returned her to the shelter, claiming they had “no home”. Somehow, these people failed to mention that they were dumping this precious puppy with a fracture of her femoral head, leaving her limping and horribly depressed. Forget that now — together we must save Peekaboo’s life, get her the surgery she needs, and prove to her that there are those she can trust, those who will laugh at her antics, and those who will protect and cherish her for the rest of her life.If you want to be the one to play hide-and-seek with Peekaboo, please call the South L.A. shelter at (213) 485-0117 or (213) 485 -0119. And if you would like to pledge funds towards a qualified rescue who can get Peekaboo the surgery she needs, please let us know.
We thank you, Andrea & Mindy
ivegonetothedogs@gmail.com
(323) 363-4909
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