Luna is a miracle dog. Last week I got a phone call from a vet. Luna had been taken to the E-clinic because she ate rocks. See picture above. They said she needed surgery and it would be $2500. The owners said no and took her back to their own vet to be euthanized. She was out of town and the relief vet called me. I said, *well, take another x-ray and see if the rocks are moving.* so they did and she said they hadn’t moved. The owner said she eats rocks all the time. I will not write here what I thought in response to that.

I said, *well, why don’t you take her home and see if these pass?* she said she had already told her children that luna was not coming back and she wanted to be *responsible* and she was not going to take her home.

I figured that I wasn’t in the business of letting dogs die, so I went and got her. I figured we would sort it out. I was a little concerned because we certainly do not have $2500 in our account, But I figured we would just play it by ear.

The e-clinic had given her Flagil which made her nauseous so she was not willing to eat. I thought, well, she has to eat if the stones are going to move. So I took her off the Flagil and give her hamburger and sweet potato. I figured the fiber would expand her colon.

My vet was not in until Tues. Luna wasn’t vomiting, was not in pain but had not pooped. We went in and did another xray.

the rocks were moving. The vet took her in the back, came out in 5 minutes and said, *ok, she is set to go*. Luna had a little help and pooped out all 15 rocks.

We came back here. She was so scared, she wouldn’t even come out of the kennel when the door was open. She is so loving, and was soooo skittish. I borrowed one of the rescue puppies from last year for some play dates. She looks like Luna’s cousin which made Luna estatic. She is learning to play. She loves Larry, Mo and Curley.
She is going to make someone a great dog. She needs someone who is patient and gentle and who has no rock landscaping in the yard.

email if you think she would be a good match. I will get pictures soon. She is really, really pretty. She is about three.

kathleen@radiantrecovery.com

Ok, so Mo is a clown. He is a young male, kinda skinny and goofy right now. He will be gorgeous when he has some good food and grooming. He is affectionate, cooperative and pleasant. He likes other dogs and runs after Curley when she is getting the tennis ball. He is not at all pushy. He pees a lot , but that will change once he i s neutered.

If you want a good boy to go running with you, he’s the man.

email me kathleen@radiantrecovery.com if you want to meet him.

Curley is a 3 year old female with a wonderful personality. She likes dogs and loves to catch tennis balls. If you want a *ball girl*, this is your dog. She is very affectionate, funny and wants to please. I have a feeling her *curley* coat will get wavy with good nutrition and some grooming. We will get that process started shortly.

She is housetrained, up to date on shots, has been chipped. She is a nice dog and likes other dogs.

email me kathleen@radiantrecovery.com if you want to meet her.

Larry is a doodle. Larry is a high energy 2 year old who LOVEs people, and is fine with other dogs.

He knows how to sit, stay, shake and walk on a leash. He really, really likes people and will do well with someone who is very active. He needs to put on some weight and have some fish oil for his coat. He has an incredible face and everyone fell in love with him. He will need to be neutered which we will pay for. He has had his shots and is chipped.

email me at kathleen@radiantrecovery.com if you are interested in meeting him.

I have heard from a number of you about volunteering to help out and I apologize for my delay in getting back to you. Here is what we are needing:

***puppy socializers . Whew we just word that we are getting 6 puppies. This means we need lots of help in playing with them, cleaning up, etc.

1) We need people who are willing to come and work with an individual dog. We want to clicker train the dogs to sit, walk on a leash and not leap around, LOL. What your job would be is to learn something about clicker training…I recommend getting Peggy Tillman’s book called Clicking With your Dog. Long Leash on LIfe has it. While you are there, look at the stuff. Maybe even get a DVD. Go online and watch youtube so you can get the idea. I will help too.

My thinking is that if you learn this, you can come and work with one dog – your buddy. This is what will make the dogs most adoptable.

2) We also need people to take specific dogs walking or running. And…part of the dilemma is that the dogs who need it most are the dogs who don’t know how. Sometimes people come thinking that these are dogs that just need a walk. Sometimes that is true LOL, and sometimes they need to learn how. And the dogs are muddy and hairy so wear jeans.

3) Some of the dogs would love to go on an outing, maybe for a trip to Flying Star or a walk on the ditch. You can see if there is a dog that you think would suit your chemistry, email me and let’s chat.

4) We are looking for a photographer. This will mean coming on short notice, and bringing someone with you who can help hold and calm the new dog so you can get a good shot. A good picture is KEY for great placement. It will make a huge difference for us.

5) We are looking for some board members. We need someone who is skilled in money, some one who would like to coordinate our volunteers, and someone who would like to do some administrative work helping to track our applicants.

Here is a little update for everyone. For some reason, we are getting fewer dogs this summer. Not exactly sure why.

If you are waiting and wondering how the process works…remember, we place dogs based on temperament match to families. And there may be some variables that are not in the description…or you may call and think it doesn’t matter if it says the dog doesn’t like cats and you have a cat …Doesn’t like cats may mean the dog will eat your cat, so we won’t give you a *does not like cats* dog. Or if the dog is particularly rambunctious and you have young children, that will not be a good match.

Check El Paso, and Check Oklahoma. We work with both and if you like one of their dogs we can put in a word for you.

Hi everyone,

As it is getting colder, it would be nice to have begs for the dogs to be on. They sleep outside in one of the kennels so if you have an extra bed, we sure would love to have it.

Also, we give the dogs fish oil, and joint response if they are older and stiff. And we get great food for them. Basically, we treat the rescues the way we treat our own dogs.

I so appreciate your continuing financial generosity. It means we don’t have to make medical decisions based on finances. I hate that the worst of all.

We have set up a paypal service to make it really easy for you. Anything you give us is tax deductible and we will send you a formal receipt. THANKS!!!

Several people have asked me why we don’t have more dogs like some of the other state rescues do. I have thought about this a lot. I think it is because we work really hard to get to know our people. So when a dog comes in, we are able to make a placement quickly. If you look at the dogs under adopted, you will see that we have placed many, many dogs. Actually, we have placed more than 600 dogs.

The people who stay in touch, who watch the web site and who call regularly are the people who get dogs. If a dog comes up that you like, email right away. Remember, we must have your application on file in order to consider you for adoption. We will arrange a meeting if the dog sounds like a good match.