Not all rescues are created equal. When I get a call from one that I have not been rescuing for, I check them out with other rescues in their area. All rescues that I pull for sign a release for the dog and sign an affidavit attesting that they do not know of any issues that can cause the 501 to lose its pulling right at shelters. And not all rescues are created equal. Some will lie and not be as forthcoming about their past issues as they should be. That’s what happened in this case. I was contacted to pull for a rescue that has had issues in the past. I would not pull for them, but I couldn’t leave the dogs to die either. After contacting a few other rescues, they agreed to take them, so I pulled them from the shelter and put them up at a local 501 shelter for the night. I picked them back up on Monday and off to a vet office we went. From there they will be picked up by the rescue groups and move on to a foster/adopt home in short order. This has been one of those situations that didn’t need to happen if the truth had been told up front. There are just too many eyes out there for people to think they can hide issues anymore.

Today I drove to Visalia, near Fresno, to pull and transport these two little ones from the Valley Oak SPCA on the outskirts of town. The folks there are wonderful and very dedicated to what they do and whom they do it for. The pups were very frightened and had to be carried out to the van because neither one wanted to walk. There was some crying on the long drive back, but generally they were very quiet. When we got to the boarding facility they just wanted out so they could meet everyone who was barking at them. It was so funny, they didn’t know who to greet first. After a trip to the vet, they will be going up north to a fine rescue and I have no doubt these guys will be adopted in short order.