31/07/2022
ā ļø URGENT- PLEASE READ BAZZAS STORY ā ļø
What we are about to tell you has rattled all of us here at DARE to the CORE.
Baz was surrendered to another animal welfare organisation but he didn't pass the adoption criteria due to being an extensive fence jumper. He was booked in to be euthanised.
The staff were desperately trying to advocate for him to go to another rescue who could address his issues but no one was in a position to take him. We said yes, he should NOT be killed just because of being a roamer.
We had no carer for Baz and despite desperate pleas all over our social media, no one came forward. What were we going to do with a dog that can jump fences which no one wants but if we don't stick to our word, he dies?
Working alongside some other rescue giants, they offered to help with kennels in the mean time and a run to use until we found someone. The teamwork amongst the rescue presidents was going to buy us time to find someone.
Finally a lovely lady called Lauren came forward. We warned her that we don't know what his nature was like and that he was an escape artist. Despite heavy work commitments and travel plans, they didn't even hesitate and welcomed him into their home.
Lauren and her family were going away to Sydney and so they asked her mother to baby sit Baz in their home. Well, they hit it off and bonded pretty quickly. Baz was a quiet little shadow who ever so politely asked for pats. Not once did he try to leave their property.
Last Friday morning, Lauren's mum returned to their property for a visit to see her 2 grand babies (one with and one with out fur). She pulled up in their driveway and Baz got rather excited.
While the family were at the other end, Our quiet boy Baz went NUTS. The family came to the garage and there was Lauren's mum unconscious on the ground and our boy frantically licking her face.
She had no pulse.
Lauren's mum had suffered an extensive heart attack and gone into cardiac arrest. The pair began CPR while doing the absolutely agonizing wait for the paramedics.
Baz never left her side.
He remained at her head licking her face.
The paramedics had to issue 3 rounds of defibrillation before nanny regained a pulse. She was rushed to hospital where she has spent the last week In CCU undergoing treatment for her heart.
Baz helped save her life.
The boy who was going to be killed
The boy who no one wanted.
The boy who people assumed was broken because he was surrendered to a shelter.
The boy who only JUST made it out in time thanks to some animal advocates.
Too many people STILL have this warped idea that a dog in a pound is there for a reason. There because they did something wrong.
There because they aren't worth it.
There because they deserve to be.
There because they don't come with papers.
We don't deserve dogs.
Humans fail dogs every single day yet they remain forgiving, loyal and selflessly give us endless love.
His name is Baz.
He IS worth something.
He IS deserving.
He is JUST as valuable as your $5000 crossbreed ending in "oodle".
In fact, he saved his foster nannys life which means he's worth more than you could ever afford.
You can't buy love. But you can RESCUE it.
