What did I do wrong? Why am I here? I don’t understand….I gave all my love to my family, played fetch, laid at their feet, looked after them while they slept, nuzzled and licked and loved all they would let me. I didn’t potty in the house. I just don’t know why they don’t love [...]
Click here to read more about this Christmas Collie, found starving to death only two miles away from my home. This collie was rescued, had full-sponsorship, was receiving medical care, had a permanent foster home, and transport arranged in less than 24 hours. Give Rescue a Chance.
Holding it! Earlier this year, the following thread with suggestions for treating canine incontinence was posted on Facebook.
Very interesting posts made regarding the nationwide shortage of immiticide. “I work at a military installation small animal clinc in Georgia. We have heartworm positive test quite often. I have seen at least 8-12 in the past 6 months. It is really unfortunate. At any rate we too have ZERO Immiticide but we have been [...]
It’s been four weeks since Holly and I started making our own dog food. There are three reasons for this: First, when we rescued Jordan’s Prize, he was such a mess, Maria DeRosa started investigating alternatives. Maria dove into her research and was convinced that she would never buy dog food again. She lost a [...]
Last week, TDL pulled the lovely Miss Congeniality from Lake City Humane Society/Columbia County Animal Control in Lake City. While I was there, shelter manager Jennifer Marshall showed me another dog she wanted TDL to consider: Sheba, a beautiful shepherd mix that was suffering severe anxiety due to the rigors of shelter life. We didn’t have a foster spot at [...]
Adopter Update on Chas, my TDL dog by Amy Benz Monday, June 20, 2011: Today was annual check-up day for my dogs, Chas and Shelby. As you may remember, Chas (formerly Billy Joel) is the border collie mix I adopted from TDL last summer. He’s the one that got me started working in rescue. When [...]
The first time I saw Sara was on Steve Williams’ facebook page. Was there ever a more adorable puppy? I think not! I put out a feeler on her, but didn’t really pursue it because she was in Alabama and I knew she’d get adopted right away. That was May 10th. Imagine my surprise when [...]
It’s 9:15pm on a Sunday night and your dog has developed diarrhea. What do you do? Rush to the emergency vet? Maybe. Or maybe not. Dog owners know that sometimes a simple over-the-counter med will do the trick, at least until their regular vet is open. Here is some advice concerning medications that may help, [...]
So, you’re considering adopting a dog from The Dog Liberator. If it is one of the puppies that I foster, we’re going to spend some time talking, and I’m going to share with you a lot of tidbits that I have learned over the years. And then you’re going to get home with you puppy [...]
Just received this email from Fritzi about Sassafras, her Deaf OES: I don’t remember when I last felt such gratitude and love for an object, much less a dog training tool. But… after several months of car travel with a compulsive barker, I now enjoy almost completely silent rides. Sassy would be in the seat [...]
Our puppies JD, Barcardi and Brandy have heart murmurs. This is very common puppies around 4 months old because of their fast growth. Most grow out of it. After adopting one of our puppies, a vet freaked the family out so they returned the pup. The vet labeled it as “failure to thrive”. Yet our vet, whom [...]
Lynne Deal writes: EUREEEKAA, Terri Thompson brought me in some and IT WORKS , poofed up the pups with a sock last night and we awoke at 7 not 5 NO whining, no itching no scratching this am, they came back in from outside fleas musta jumped them, they dug a little I jumped on [...]
Shared by Cyndy Doty – a Must Read Most everyone with animals knows about ASPCA Poison Control, but I recently learned of, and had occasion to use the Pet Poison Helpline. When I was last in Ohio, the three month old puppies dug into a flower bed in the yard and ate some da…ffodil shoots [...]
Gisele and I have an ongoing thing about names. She prefers to name our dogs after people. I prefer to name them after food, places, feelings,… anything but people! One thing we do agree on is that we won’t use common names or repeat names. No Max, Buddy, Molly or Sadie! When we get stumped [...]
I joke all the time that I want to start my own reality show and here’s an example of why! About two months ago, I was in the process of pulling two dogs from the panhandle. One was from Terry Watts (Gemini) and the other was from a woman will I call “Sally” in this [...]
George is a purebred, papered Border Collie. He was adopted by a local rescue (un-neutered) last year, but his owners have serious allergies, and regretfully have to give him up. George is good with cats, but he is obsessed with water! He bolts when he hears the shower running, and will jump in the tub [...]
Recognizing that their is no consensus in the medical community regarding heartworm treatment, we chose to treat our dogs under our care with slow-kill/ivermectin, however, after adoption, it is up to you to discuss the options with you vets, and choose the option that works for you. Rolling up my sleeves and getting this over [...]
Frances, the purebred Border Collie was pulled by Hope Master from Heard County Animal Control, Georgia, and privately transported by Joey Dorsey, Paws & Claws Pet Transport. Frances had so many ticks on him, they were embedded in his eye-lids and freely crawling on his back, and in his ears. At first touch, his ears [...]
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Leonard has asked me to take Guenther. It appears he is only 7 months old or so, and was surrendered by a breeder. Huh? Surrendered by not such a reputable breeder. Judging by his skin condition, no question as to why he was dumped. Maybe Betty Acosta’s raw food diet would help Guenther? Maybe he’s [...]
When I called Erika and discussed Frances’ condition, she shuffled her schedule and came over to meet him the next day. She not only spent hours with Frances, and educated me throughout the entire grooming process, but she managed to bathe Diego as well… in the middle of a thunder storm no less. Driving back [...]
Betty Acosta stays busy feeding all of her dogs the raw food diet, here’s what she wrote: I feed my dogs at home 3% of their body weight. Now If I have a dog that weighs 50lbs but I need him to be at 40 lbs, I’ll feed him 3% of 40 lbs (desired weight) [...]
Spirit is approx-imately 7 months old. She has the most unusual eyes, that is common in Border Collies, and Aussies, especially the blue merles. You can read more about this unusual coloration on this website: http://en.allexperts.com/e/h/he/heterochromia.htm Spirit is a high-drive herding dog. We will be working with her over the next few days, identifying her [...]
This gorgeous boy, is approx-imately ten years old. His owner recently passed away, and family is not capable to keep him. I’ve been told that he is a dream dog, and remembering my Lady Reckless at the age of 10, she was magnificent. No reason why we can’t find a great home for this boy [...]
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On September 14, 2009, I received an email from a pound in North Georgia. Included in the email was a photo of a red and white border collie puppy. The photo of the pup was horrible, (shown) and I wasn’t quite sure if he was a Border Collie so I forwarded it to Suzanne. That [...]
