Life of Pikelet

Life of Pikelet PATTY CAKES HUCKLEBERRY STOLL little bro in training.

PIKELET BUTTERWIGGLE STOLL Foster brother extraordinaire & published Author is most notably renowned for his status as Australia's premier Ambassadog for Rescue & Pound pups Australia & World wide.

26/06/2025

So this isn’t anything fancy, but I guess I thought it too cute and sort of familiar, that I had to share.

At the moment our social media is at the lowest engagement it’s ever been since late 2013 when Pikelet, aka “Life of Pikelet”, was brand new to social media.

I’m actually, on a personal level, very relaxed not having a billion eyes on my little world. But it does impact what I’m able to do as far as physical rescue work, the hands on stuff.

I wish there was a way for you all to see the things that you love to see, but at the same time I didn’t have to worry about coming up with eye catching content and written words that stand out from the next rescue.

Without social media, there is no rescue when it comes to Life of Pikelet. Without your support and donations and adoptions and even just your kind comments, I can’t and couldn’t keep on doing this thing.

Pikelet is gone, so “The Life of Pikelet” feels so redundant. I can’t and I won’t replace him. I wish I could give you an equally charismatic pup to follow, but I’m honestly so fatigued that I don’t know that I can.

For now, I hope you’ll settle on a few snippets from my current evolved forever pack.

Here are two, Persnickety (also a red English staffy, far far naughtier than Pikelet ever was) and spinster sister Evelyn Couch.

They have the most ridiculous relationship, this video is just a part of the usual around here.

If you can help out with a donation today, I’d so appreciate it.

We have had two donors in the past 5 days. And raised just under $300.

As our puppies in care get older, our bills get bigger in proportion.

⚡️🤍 https://www.gofundme.com/f/a-chihuahua-golden-bulldog-bull-arab-walk-into-a-rescue

If you can’t donate via GO FUND ME, here are two faster ways to help us with funds.

PayPal is [email protected]

Bank Deposit/Transfer is

CommBank
Acc Name “Calley Gibson”
Reference “Everything Fundraiser”
BSB 063-097
Acc No 8334 0591

Time is a thief 💔12 years ago
26/06/2025

Time is a thief 💔

12 years ago

20/06/2025

BEDS!!! more specifically, DOG beds!

This is a SUPER long 20 minute video, best watched with the sound on but not too loud and best with a warm cuppa and the ready to see our tiny puppies in care, so maybe a squeal or two from you!

*Note, this was filmed 2 days ago, Plum Wine (the last female hound in the litter, went off for adoption this morning).

We've been running so low on dog beds for ages. They just haven't been the priority, I wash, dry and replace beds every single night for foster pups in care.

Overnight, dog beds get wee-d on, p**ped on, sometimes thrown up on and often chewed on. This means that we don't need fancy, we need practicality.

Are dog beds our most urgent thing right now???
NOPE! I honestly really need to raise ALL the funds yesterday in our Go Fund Me, we have dogs waiting for vet care that would mean they can be adoptable, without, they just wait and wait.

The Go Fund Me is here, we have only raised 16% of 100%, this is our priority https://www.gofundme.com/f/a-chihuahua-golden-bulldog-bull-arab-walk-into-a-rescue

Then it's our Amazon Wish list, I've listed most urgent to least, Dog Treats are our most urgent, these are an intrical part of the routine for the hounds daily, and I can tell you, they would rather sleep on a chewed bed than miss out on their treats at bed time.

If you can, we'd love a donation or two from this list. https://www.amazon.com.au/hz/wishlist/ls/3Q24DPOYLHFJP?ref_=wl_share

Now let's talk beds!!!

So just to be simple, here is the breakdown of what we need (the 'want' stuff we'll leave up to you to send in and we'll be grateful for whatever you choose to send, those will be house beds to just be in front of the fire etc).

SHIPPING ADDRESS - PO Box 281, Lancefield VIC, Australia 3435

*If you need a residential address please send me a private message and I can confirm this with you.

PUPPY BEDS - DONATED

We've just had a donation of small K-mart beds and so since this video was filmed two days ago, we no longer need this on our list.

HOUNDS - DONATED all hound beds have been donated

16 x $14.97 each, https://www.bunnings.com.au/medium-76cm-polyester-dog-bed-mat_p3440270
8 x $28 each, https://www.bunnings.com.au/large-91cm-dog-patterned-oxford-pet-bed_p0248804

EVELYN COUCH - DONATED

Secondhand baby Bassinet (we have a specific type that we are after on facebook marketplace) approx $300Rover Pet Products& SANCTUARY - TuffMats from Rover Pet Products

Small = https://www.roverpetproducts.com.au/products/tuffmat?variant=42777361875198
Large = https://www.roverpetproducts.com.au/products/tuffmat?variant=42777361678590

Papadum - needs large size
Pamplemousse - needs large size
Pumpernickel - Pump/Boi just had a new TuffMat purchased
Persnickety - needs large sizePunchdrunk - needs large size
Profiterole - Rolly just had a new TuffMat purchased
Blanche - Blanche will have Peanut Buttercup's recently purchased TuffMat
Idgie - needs small size

If you would like to donate funds towards any of the above, please send me a private message for bank details.

18/06/2025

Did you forget about baby ?!?!

This little kiddo is thriving in foster care and he is almost ready for adoption. What’s holding him back???? Well, we are still no even close to raising enough in our Go Fund Me to cover his desexing and vaccinations.

We have two other pups who have slightly more urgent needs, so realistically we’d need to reach at least $5000 in our fund.

Can you help, please?

Small donations, giant donations, they are ALL appreciated!!!

here https://www.gofundme.com/f/a-chihuahua-golden-bulldog-bull-arab-walk-into-a-rescue

Alternatively, these are two slightly faster options for us to receive the funds.

PayPal is [email protected]

Bank Deposit/Transfer is

CommBank
Acc Name “Calley Gibson”
Reference “Everything Fundraiser”
BSB 063-097
Acc No 8334 0591

17/06/2025

PARSNIP & PEPPERBERRY the current twins of LoP rescue have prepared a little something for you….

VOLUME UP 👯

It’s been a very long time since this rescue has asked for help with our day to day URGENT supply needs for the rescue, and so this is long long overdue.

Everything from treats to p**p bags, to water bottles for cleft puppers to drink from.

For the past 12 months I have been trying to only raise funds for vet bills and food for the pups, and so all the extras that you might not think about, have been draining my personal resources until I have zero left.

What’s not on this list are things like the incubators that we need and other equipment. But also BEDS.

I’m in dire need of functional dog beds. New and used, as long as they are clean and have zero tears or stuffing coming out, I am here and happy to receive anything anyone wants to send our way. But I will post separately for the beds!

So here is our Amazon wish list, most of the things on this list don’t need to be this exact brand, but this is the only place we could collate everything v we need so that everyone, no matter which country you’re in, can possibly donate.

BEST excuse for some retail therapy 😂

WISH LIST - https://www.amazon.com.au/hz/wishlist/ls/3Q24DPOYLHFJP?ref_=wl_share

Don’t ever let someone tell you that you can’t find the most adorable purebred puppies in rescue!!! This little bb golde...
16/06/2025

Don’t ever let someone tell you that you can’t find the most adorable purebred puppies in rescue!!!

This little bb golden girl is 5 weeks young, and in about 3-4 weeks we’ll begin the search for her forever family.

No need to message in now, we won’t be entertaining any applications until we have her bio up.

For us, it’s all about YOU ticking all of her boxes, not the other way round 😘

14/06/2025

PEANUT BUTTERCUP, CRABAPPLE 🤍
Dec 2019 - June 14th 2025

🌈💔 PEANUT BUTTERCUP has sadly passed away. I’m going to turn off comments on this post as I was shocked to have found th...
14/06/2025

🌈💔 PEANUT BUTTERCUP has sadly passed away.

I’m going to turn off comments on this post as I was shocked to have found the comments on the post from less than two hours ago when I shared Buttercup in the incubator on oxygen.

This little dog came into my care because she was born with no eyeballs. That was over 5 years ago now.

This little dog cheated death so many times that I truly lost count, I revived her, I had to soak her in cold water to stop her from over heating, so many times over the years.

She was born a congenital mess. No eyes was actually the least of her worries. In fact she thrived with no eyes.

To all the people who took the opportunity to tell me I was prolonging her suffering here’s a brief timeline. Maybe you’ll rethink, pop yourself in my shoes and think about what YOU would have done in a similar circumstance.

- Yesterday, no issues. All normal, ate dinner supervised, no coughing, no gaging, no vomiting.

- This morning, breathing not great but then, it never was.

- I was able to see she had coughed up some blood but it was a small amount and she was behaving like herself.

- I bathed her like I do everyday (she has to wear a nappy to bed) and she was totally normal but with slightly heavy breathing.

- walking around, toileting normal and functional, barked (normal), walked herself inside and straight to the front of the warm fire which is her fave place to be.

- 10 minutes before the video I uploaded, TEN MINUTES (not hours/days/weeks) breathing started to suddenly crash.

- oxygenonator turned on and into the incubator she went. Antibiotics, electrolytes and pain relief/anti inflammatories were given. (Is this all something YOU who commented can provide at your home in an emergency????)

- I planned out emergency vet visit and started to prepare (securing all my fosters and other forever dogs). I live ONE HOUR away from the closest emergency vet, and the one and only pet ambulance is also one hour minimum away from where I’m located.

- Buttercup’s breathing started to improve after I filmed and uploaded her video. It wasn’t a vast improvement but it was becoming a bit more stabilized.

- Then after a further 15 minutes of being in the incubator she had a seizure for 10 seconds which also had her cough up blood. She passed at the end of the 10 second seizure.

In total and to summarize, Buttercup went into distress and was in the incubator for 25 minutes before she had a seizure and died.

I believe her trachea collapsed as her little T-zone (eyes, nose, throat) was an utter mess (and she was born this way).

This little dog lived longer than some healthier frenchies, but to my heart as her forever mama, it still wasn’t long enough and I’m sitting here in shock at this loss.

Never in my wildest dreams would I think that people on the internet would feel compelled to comment that I was letting her suffer.

It was a 15 second video. That’s what you saw.

This rescue needs 2 x new incubators and 2 x new oxygen compressors. I’ve been trying to fund raise for this for over three years. But we have had other urgent needs and vet bills, and our funds are almost never completely raised.

I don’t believe a fully functional incubator and oxygen compressor would have saved Buttercups life today, but they have in the past for her, and they have for MANY dogs before her. I just want to be able to do the same for future dogs. These machines are life saving, most vets don’t even have this standard.

If you’d like to honor my sweet baby Buttercup’s life, please find details on how to donate in previous posts.

I’m utterly devastated to loose this special little girl. She was high needs and for almost 6 years I loved and cared for her to the best of my ability, which is far more than the average pet parent.

Please stop judging on social media, particularly when you’re on an experienced rescuer’s page.

11/06/2025

I think of you all the time, now that you’re gone 💔

03/06/2025

For those up late in Australia or elsewhere in the world where it isn’t 1:30am…

Please enjoy this little Evelyn Couch update.

Sweet girl has been in care for just over 2 weeks now.

This little lady is a whopping 322gram at just over 8 weeks of age!

In our Go Fund Me fundraiser, Evelyn is 1st priority, which means we need to raise her funds first before we can begin to work our way down our urgent funding list.

Right now we have raises 7% of our total goal, and we are just under halfway of what we need for Evelyn alone.

So if you are a chihuahua lover, a lover of rescue dogs or you just love very very smol cute things, please consider donating towards our fund 💘🙏🏼

via our Go Fund Me ⚡️🤍

https://www.gofundme.com/f/a-chihuahua-golden-bulldog-bull-arab-walk-into-a-rescue

If you can’t donate via GO FUND ME, here are two faster ways to help us with funds.

PayPal is [email protected]

Bank Deposit/Transfer is

CommBank
Acc Name “Calley Gibson”
Reference “Everything Fundraiser”
BSB 063-097
Acc No 8334 0591

Address

Kyneton, VIC

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