Breed Bias

I'm so very tired of hearing how horrible Pit Bulls are... I'm tired of the looks of hatred I get when I take my VERY well trained and socialized pit bulls out in public.. I'm tired of hearing what a horrible mother I am for having pit bulls in my home with my teenage children.

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Just so you know this "horrible" pit bull was used as a breeding factory for her ignorant teenage owner who thought that breeding pits was "cool". She had 2 litters by the time she was 1 1/2 yrs old :o( However once he decided he couldn't sell the pups he turned her and her remaining puppy out to fend for themselves (after he shot the pup in the leg) and they were picked up by animal control where they were taken to the local high kill pound to await their turn at the needle.

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Thankfully we were able to pull Ms. Annie and her puppy (who died) and give her a chance at a real life with people who love her unconditionally. She was never treated with kindness...only hate. She didn't know how to be around the other dogs and I can only assume she had never been near a cat before coming here. Now she lives in my home with my other pit bulls (who are also rescue dogs) and she is starting her work as a pet therapy dog with her sister pit Molly.

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Yes, she still needs some work and sometimes trust is still a big issue for her. But when she trusts you she loves you unconditionally. She sleeps in the bed...lives with the cats and other small animals...and is a wonderful example of what a pit bull is really like :o)

Won't you give me a home?

Of all the dogs that come into rescue the ones that I personally feel the worst for are the momma's and puppies that were tossed out by the people who claim to love them the most.

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Lilly is a boxer (mix) who was chained on a 4 ft log chain with no shelter while her pups were chained around on on equally short chains with no shelter of their own. Why? Beats me.... Animal control was called to pick them up because they were no longer wanted but because the shelter was full the call was forwarded to us as owner surrenders and we went and got them. All are/were sweet dogs and didn't deserve the life they were having to live.

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Thankfully all the puppies have been placed in qualified and screened homes but Lilly is still looking for her very own home. She has been spayed and is UTD on her shots and she is reported to be housebroken as well. She loves to ride in the car and go for walks and wants nothing more than to have a home of her very own where she will be queen for the rest of her puppy life. Can you be her family?

Rescue or not?

I don't know what you want to call it but I call it rescue in its purest form. Yesterday I pulled a dog just to let her have a safe warm place to die so she wouldn't die unloved in a rural shelter with nobody to even care.Sally is an older than dirt blind Cocker Spaniel who was covered in matted deep burrs that had dug into her neck causing open sores and she smelled to high heavens. She is also blind and was found by vet exam yesterday (from our vet who I took her to after pulling her) to be suffering from congestive heart failure. She is also incontinent.Why would I pull a dog that is going to die? Because she doesn't deserve to die alone and cold in a rural shelter when she can die warm and loved in a home. Why would I spend money on medications for a dying dog? So she can feel better than she does now. Why would I? Because this is what I do....this is who I am.

Right now Sally is walking around my living room with our other misfit rescue dogs and cats and acting as if she is content which is all I can ask for. She is wearing a diaper to keep her dry (and my floors too) and she is given all the love she could ever want. Sally will no doubt leave this world with as little fanfare as she entered my life with but she will be cherished and loved until her last days on this earth and treated with the dignity and respect that she deserves.

Goodbye Big Fat Weezle

Sadly last night we lost our beloved ferret "Big Fat Weezle" to old age.


She was a wonderful addition of our lives for her last few years and will be greatly missed not only by her sister ferret and cagemate Missy (who does not like people but loved her sissy) but by the people who she met while working as a therapy pet in the local nursing homes and adult care/mental retardation centers.

Fly with the angels Big Fat Weezle... Vaya con Dios..

Meet Sheba!

My new name is Sheba and I am a beautiful and very gentle female pit bull who was dumped after hours at the Tazewell Animal Shelter on the coldest night we have had so far this winter. I was tossed into an outside kennel and had a blanket thrown over top of me...I sat there all night until the shelter ladies came in the next morning and found me.

When they let me out of the kennel they noticed right away that something was wrong with me besides being bone thin from apparent starvation/neglect. I also had a recent litter of pups (although none were found with me) and had mastitis and what appeared to be a staff infection. There were at least 3 large places on my teats that were open and oozing and I was very uncomfortable.

The shelter took me to the vet who put me on some medicine but it didn't seem to help much and since I really like to lick my wounds I keep them open. They did put me in a nice cage by myself with a elevated bed to sleep on but I was still lonely and wanted a home of my very own with people who would cater to me...even if they did have to give me some nasty medicine to make me better.

Last Monday when 2 of the volunteers who come in to take pictures arrived at the shelter the shelter director let me out of my cage to play with them (and show them what a nice girl I am) and one of them fell in love with me and offered to foster me until a new home can be found for me (and to take me to her vet to get me on some different medication to dry up my milk and heal my wounds).

I left the shelter today to go home and stay with Sarah until I'm better! I also got to visit with my "Aunt" Lori and meet people at the fundraiser they were doing today. I take treats easy from your hand, I know how to ride in a car and get into a crate, I also know what beds are for (me...), and I'm fine with kids. I'm not sure if I like cats and other dogs yet because I'm not going to be introduced to any until Sarah's vet gives me the all clear on Monday but from my behavior in the shelter I would think I'm going to be fine with the other dogs.

Sarah put an Ecollar on me to keep me from licking my tummy and making it worse and I sure am one sad pitiful pitty right now :o( but she said if I behaved myself I would get to sleep in a bed with one of the kids soon so I'm trying really hard to be good.

Sarah isn't sure what my vet bills are going to run but they are probably going to be pretty steep with my infection and my open wounds on my tummy and she sure could use some help with them. She runs a 501c3 non profit rescue that works with dogs and cats as well as horses and exotics and all donations are tax deductible and put directly to work for the animals that need them. You can see some of the animals that she has here now at www.lostfantasystables.org and even read the blog about the rescue at www.lostfantasyrescue.blogspot.com .

Would you like to give me a home after I'm all better? You can contact Sarah at lostfantasystables@yahoo.com or my Aunt Lori at lsalyer@4sw.us and let them know.

Peace and Blessings...
Sheba

Happy New Year from the pets

The Garfiled and Bruce (our blind Katrina golden) and all the pets of Lost Fantasy wish you and yours a very happy and healthy new year complete with all the good stuff that life has to offer to you.

Our goals for 2008 include working toward our wildlife rehab certification and working to save as many dogs and cats from our 2 local high kill shelters as we can. Plus caring for our sanctuary animals and our other resident animals still looking for their very own forever homes.

May the blessings of the animals be with you all.

Happy Holidays from Lost Fantasy

Tootsie Roll our rescued Hurricane Katrina pitty and all her friends (feline, equine, and canine) wish each and every one of you the happiest of holidays and much peace and love in the New Year.

May the blessings of the animals be with you ^i^