01/29/2025
Update – Alpine, TX OES Rescues – Bates, Hoss & Molly
Great news on TXOESR newest rescues – Bates, Hoss and Molly!!!
The issues of 1) remotely located in Alpine, TX. 2) not being current on vaccinations, 3) not being groomed and 4) purely outside dogs, have made the TXOESR rescue efforts a little more challenging to say the least!
The original senior owner has been having severe medical issues over the past year. So, her senior neighbors have been trying to provide care for the dogs for her. But ultimately, it has become too much for any of them to handle. And the dogs have not received the care they truly need and deserve.
Most veterinary care facilities and boarding facilities in the Alpine, TX area could not assist in boarding since shots were not current for Bates, Hoss and Molly. For most providers, the shot requirements (initial shots & then booster shots) would delay boarding for 3-4 weeks.
Fortunately, with the assistance of the neighbor care giver, TXOESR located and engaged Fort Davis Veterinary Services located in Fort Davis, TX was able to help immediately!
Bates, Hoss and Molly will be moved to their facilities this coming Friday and receive the medical treatment and ongoing care they deserve. After the initial medical treatment, the baths and trims will be given to each of the OES rescues.
The boarding facilities consist of inside and outside kennels with runs outside for them to play. The rescues are spayed & neutered. A second series of shots will be provided if they happen to still be boarded at the facility within two weeks. So, all this is good news for Bates, Hoss and Molly!
Concerning these three OES rescues, they have been outside dogs and so they are not housetrained. Unlikely, leashed trained as well. But they are loving dogs, as attested to by the owner and her friends. They bark (from the kennel) when someone approaches the property (good guard dogs). But if they are in the yard when someone approaches, they are cautious and stand-offish until they feel comfortable with you.
Bates is the 9 years old sire of Hoss and Molly – both 7 years old. None are bonded to the point of anxiety if the others are not there.
Hoss and Molly usually are the ones who play together. There are no signs of aggression by any of the dogs. Hopefully, the vet’s staff at Fort Davis can give us more insight into them over the next week or so.
So now you know as much as TXOESR about these wonderful OES rescues! And help is still needed to find forever homes for these dogs. TXOESR will continue to give updates on Facebook and our website. And more recent pictures will be available in the coming weeks.
If you want to help support the care and boarding for these rescues until TXOESR can find fosters or adopters, you can do so by:
1) Donate to Texas OES Rescue by following this link – designate the donation is for Bates, Hoss and Molly…
https://form.jotform.com/62893680348266
Or
2) Call Fort Davis Veterinary Services at (432) 426-3086 and donate by credit card to the Texas OES Rescue Account for Bates, Hoss and Molly.
If you would like to foster and help develop the socialization and other skills of these OES rescues, please complete a Foster Application by following the link. Please specify which rescue you would like to foster.
https://www.texasoesrescue.org/fostering
If you would like to adopt and help develop the socialization and other skills of these OES rescues, please complete an Adoption Application by following the link. Please specify which rescue you would like to adopt.
https://form.jotform.com/62894382660263
If you can help with transport needs, please use our Volunteer Application and indicate transport for these rescues. Transport at this time would be from the vet clinic to unknown areas of Texas. The link to TXOESR volunteer form is: https://form.jotform.com/81846786014262
Lastly, but most importantly, THANK YOU for all the support everyone has provided in any capacity – donations, volunteering, transport, morale support, or thoughts / prayers. It is greatly appreciated and TXOESR hopes your support will continue.
Thank You…. Texas OES Rescue, Inc.
TxOESR, Inc. is a group of volunteers who give their time and love to the rescued Sheepdogs who come into our program.
