Monday I was scheduled to pick up Patches at a shelter and transport him to a Los Angeles vet office. Well another rescue stepped in and said we will take him and pull him on Monday. Ok, that’s between the rescues, and I was informed that this was all set to go and I left it at that, but told the shelter, call me if things don’t as planned. I never heard from anyone and Tuesday I was at the shelter pulling another pittie and was informed that Patches was never pulled by the rescue. He was just left to die and no one would have been the wiser. Well as soon as I heard he was still there, I put a hold on him and notified the rescue that originally wanted him and we made plans for him to be pulled on Thursday. Today is Thursday and Patches has been pulled. He is now at a vet office scheduled to be fixed tomorrow and plans have been made for him to go to a rescue up north. Close call, but he is safe, finally.

Yes, she was turned into the shelter as a stray. She had been bred a number of times, and when no longer any use to her “owner”, she was dumped at the shelter as a “stray” so they didn’t have to pay the turn in fee. They know how to play all the angles of the system. She is so sweet and friendly, just wants a little attention, which I’m sure she didn’t get much of. She has several medical issues that the rescue will need to address and then she will go to an experienced foster for a while to see how she adjusts to a real home life with other dogs, older kids and even her own bed. In time all the memories will fade and be replaced by a much happier life. That’s what we all work for, one dog at a time.