We hope you had a beautiful new year, and all your babies stayed safe and sound last night at home.
Our new year started off with something beautiful! Remember Queso? The little lab baby who was one of the dogs in the kennels at Luv N Paws boarding facility that was shut down and charges filed and convicted against the owner for animals abuse.
He was TERRIFIED of men and would nervously nip at them. He has made tremendous progress thanks to his amazing hooman and The Academy of Canine Excellence. He has been in training for more than a year! A HUGE thank you to Funds for Freedom - Helping Dogs acquire Sanctuary for sponsoring and paying for his training! It took a literal village with the whole board, volunteers alike, and others to help him make so much progress. But most of all, it took him overcoming his trauma.
This is a long time coming, and we are so proud. In the words of his trainer, "I am so freaking proud of him. We set out with a goal and Argen and Queso accomplished it."
Go, Queso, Go!!
Happy New Year to all, from all of us at PLR.
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‼️Jerry still needs help‼️ 🥺
Jerry needs a new foster ASAP. His current foster family has encountered an unexpected urgent situation through no fault of their own and can't care for him much longer. Even if someone can foster him for just a week or two, that would help.
His health has dramatically improved and his digestive tract seems to have finally settled down. He still has a cough but is on medication for it. He's still shedding the virus, which means he's still contagious for other dogs. (Parvo doesn't affect humans, cats or other non-canine animals.) He'll need either a foster home with no other dogs or one where he can be kept separate from other dogs, who must be up-to-date on their parvo vaccinations, for another two weeks. After that, he should not be contagious any more.
We'll provide all supplies for him and any ongoing medical care, if Jerry needs more. We also have people available to answer questions and address concerns, so you'll have help even if you've never nursed a recovering puppy before.
Jerry is about 11 weeks old and a very lean 10 or 12 pounds.
If you can help, please comment (on the original post, if you're reading a shared post), DM us or fill out the foster application (which we'll ask you to do anyway) at https://docs.google.com/forms/d/13OOzI3rY0tQhTyd3ejvsEpeQh6vc1KaEU5sDHdozTis/viewform?pli=1&fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAAR3ysVKjFPsanhSeg-7fnpzPgvM9APoNT9vLgkcjdXQy-irS5OAxwqvE2tc_aem_AcgXtJxOCdeUGGks434cEfqZvEoC_WSSGVqVEk_hQW89osKR4CznkRpY8CWS2l2zo_2c6ZZoTbGDH257fm0wiOOX&pli=1&edit_requested=true.
‼️Urgent ‼️
Jerry needs a new foster ASAP. His current foster family has encountered an unexpected urgent situation through no fault of their own and can't care for him much longer.
His health has dramatically improved and his digestive tract seems to have finally settled down. He still has a cough but is on medication for it. He's still shedding the virus, which means he's still contagious for other dogs. (Parvo doesn't affect humans, cats or other non-canine animals.) He'll need either a foster home with no other dogs or one where he can be kept separate from other dogs, who must be up-to-date on their parvo vaccinations, for another two weeks. After that, he should not be contagious any more.
We'll provide all supplies for him and any ongoing medical care, if Jerry needs more. We also have people available to answer questions and address concerns, so you'll have help even if you've never nursed a recovering puppy before.
Jerry is about 11 weeks old and a very lean 10 or 12 pounds.
If you can help, please comment (on the original post, if you're reading a shared post), DM us or fill out the foster application (which we'll ask you to do anyway) at https://docs.google.com/forms/d/13OOzI3rY0tQhTyd3ejvsEpeQh6vc1KaEU5sDHdozTis/viewform?pli=1&fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAAR3ysVKjFPsanhSeg-7fnpzPgvM9APoNT9vLgkcjdXQy-irS5OAxwqvE2tc_aem_AcgXtJxOCdeUGGks434cEfqZvEoC_WSSGVqVEk_hQW89osKR4CznkRpY8CWS2l2zo_2c6ZZoTbGDH257fm0wiOOX&pli=1&edit_requested=true.
Jerry, our parvo survivor, needs a little more help!
He's on our last package of puppy pads and goes through them quickly. Could anyone donate more pads? You can have them delivered to our supplies arm, Arwen's Attic, by ordering from Arwen's Amazon wish list at https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/310EJ5PJTUB08?ref_=list_d_wl_ys_list_1
You can also purchase some locally in Albuquerque/Rio Rancho and DM us to arrange for drop off or pick up. Hint: You can often find affordable puppy pads at a dollar store or Costco.
Jerry's had good days and bad days in his recovery since leaving the hospital, but yesterday was a good day. Here's a video from his foster of him showing some spunk. 😁
Please share to help Dobby find a home!
Foster fun fact: Dobby likes to play by batting a ball away from himself and capturing it again, a little like a cat might play with a toy.
He'll be 2 years old next month and is looking for his forever home. He's fixed, up to date on shots, house-trained, crate-trained and leash-trained. He loves other dogs and is good with little kids. Cats, not so much. We think he's likely a border collie/Lab cross.
Dobby was nearly euthanized before he was even born after his pregnant mom over-stayed her time in the full Clovis animal shelter. We were able to save her, and Dobby, originally known as Pig, grew up in foster care. He was adopted, but was returned through no fault of his own: The humans were moving. He was adopted again, but he wasn't doing well with some of the guests in the house and the family wasn't able to give him further training, so that adoption didn't work out, either. We had him evaluated at the Academy of Canine Excellence, and they believe he was over-stimulated and acting on a herding instinct because he didn't understand how to handle the situation. His trainer believes he needs humans who are knowledgeable about herding dogs, a structured home life, some additional training and plenty of daily exercise.
Dobby is affectionate and will give a return on investments of time and effort with much love and companionship. He loves playing, walking or lounging with his human. He really enjoys playing with other dogs and would make a great playmate for another energetic pup. He just needs someone who can invest in him and he can be a wonderful companion.
If you think you might want to be the person who gives him another chance, please fill out the adoption application at https://petstablished.com/adoptions/personal-information?application_type=Adopt&form_id=25570&pet_id=1492311.
Dobby could also benefit from a long-term foster who can spend a little extra time training and exercising him. He's currently in a house wit
We're doing fear free training with queso, and we are teaching him his muzzle isn't scary.
We wanted to share this progress update, and a note from his foster:
"Hey, ladies, wanted to show you some of Queso's progress with the muzzle. He wears it for a few minutes longer than you see in the video, as long as the treats keep coming. Given that he previously freaked out if a muzzle came near his face, I think he's doing great."
Good boy Queso, and foster. 🎉
'K, so, here's Queso's breed reveal and the winners of the contest. Our great thanks to everyone who donated, including the people who donated but declined to participate in the prize spin. Our apologies for the late video that isn't live. Queso's foster ended up being late returning from a road trip, not least because the rescue dog who caught a ride with her to a foster in Albuquerque was restless and required multiple stops to be resettled. Anyway -- drum roll, please -- here's the reveal video.
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