Adopting

We just took in 2 boys from a shelter that were found as strays. They have been at the shelter for 2 weeks without anyone looking for them. They are both neutered and appear to have been at some point loved and cared for. Although right now they are severely matted, and in need of grooming and vet check ups. They have no names that we know of, so the thin boy were are going to call Eli. He has a slight eye infection. We will have him checked as soon as we can. Both dogs are estimated at about 4-6 years old.

Caleb, seems to maybe have been shown at some point. He “Stacks” himself on the table. Both boys seem accustom to the grooming table, not afraid of the blow dryer, and wanted their baths! They are gentle with treats. Everything else is unknown, but seem to have nice temperaments and are friendly. they are eating up the attention they are getting. Our opinion is that they were part of a family at some point, but have been neglected for a while.

UPDATER 6/25

 Both boys are doing great 1 day later. Eli has

heart worms, we are waiting for Caleb’s to come back. Both these boys seem to be exceptional in personality. They accept everything being done to them. Eli is not feeling to well and likes to sleep, but has bouts of puppyness. Caleb I am told is just a “goof” very funny and playful. We will be bringing them to our main foster home Saturday 6/26 and continue their vet care and evaluation.

We are wondering if these dogs are not retired show dogs that were placed or the owner fell into hard times. At some point thse dogs were well cared for, and have fallen into neglect.

Update 6/27The latest update is that both Eli and Caleb have heartworms. Eli also has bronchitis, a bladder infection, both are anemic, have at least 2 typs of worms, and underweight. Eli is more towards emaciation. Both are being wormed, received frontline and Eli is on antibiotics. Eli is not eating well but we have been getting canned food in him sometimes. Hopefully, when we get rid of their worms and some weight on them, we can then pursue their heartworm treatments.  You can see Eli on UTube at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JYgscsyz0cE

UPDATE JULY 4th

The boys are doing better, they are eating pretty well, especially Eli. They received Interceptor to kill off the baby heartworms which knocked them down a bit. It really took some of Caleb’s appetite. We started giving Eli something for pain to see if it would improve his mobility, and it has greatly. He is getting up on his own and wandering around the yard for the first time. So hopefully we are seeing just bad hips rather than a neurological issue. They are putting on weight and their personalities are coming out more. Caleb will bounce around and want to play but he has to be kept quiet because of the heartworm treatment. We hope to start his full treatment soon once he is eating regularly.

One of Eli’s mats, the blue thing is a pen for size ratio

UPDATE: JULY 12th

   

Crate! What crate?

 So far things seem to be going very well. We think our show dog potential may be incorrect. We think they stood on the tables because they were so sick. Caleb does good when we work on him but Eli hates the trimmers

They are going to get their 2nd worming this weekend. I’m sure that is one reason they feel better, getting rid of all those worms. They are starting to play and pick up toys, Eli will take them back to his crate and squeak them.

We think Eli is the leader and Caleb follows his lead. Caleb will not get up if called but if Eli goes, then he is right behind time out of the crates. They sometimes even get in the same crate. They love their crates and we think that they think they belong there. So we have to work on letting them know it is OK to spend time interactacting.

 We are planning to do Caleb’s heartworm treatment this weekend if all goes to plan. They are starting to want to play and putting on weight. The boys are doing much better, eating regularly and seem happy.

UPDATE 7/23

Caleb got his first HW shot and it really whipped him out. We did not do the 2nd as the first made hims so sick. He will get the shot again in a month. He stopped eating and felt like crap. He is responding much better now and has begun to eat again. Eli is doing very well and is wanting to play now.

The boy will be going to their new home the first weekend in August. They will be living near Kansas City KS.

Manny went to live with a great family in PA also. Different home so all 3, Manny, Nisey and Wyn all live within a half hour of each other. Manny has some buddy’s to play with and a big fenced yard. Hurray for Manny!

Yesterday, June 2oth, Wynn and Nisey went to live in Pennsylvania but to different homes. Wynn when to live with Schultz and his new family. Schultz we placed out there last fall and is doing super with all the care his new mom and dad are giving him.Nisey now lives with a wonderful family that named their restaurant after Fred, there last Berner which passed on recently.

We are keeping our fingers and toes crossed that both are now done being bounced around and in their forever homes.

Adoption Pending

Manny is a super sweet 11 month old.  He was surrendered to our rescue because he was being mistreated by the male in the household.  Understandably, Manny is a little shy, especially with men, but he LOVES to be petted.  This lovely boy does well with cats and other dogs.  He needs a home with a  fully fenced yard (no shock collars!) and children over the age of 8yrs.    He needs to be allowed to adjust and learn to trust again and that not all men are mean. He is already overcoming his past by learning to accept men.
He came with tons of worms which he is being treated for.

Update: 6/8/10

Adoption Pending

Wynn (Wynnie) is a very big boy at 130 pounds, neutered and is about 18 months old. He is in good health with no known health issues.
Wynn has confidence and shyness issues which he has turned into possessiveness and protectiveness of his home and owners. Wynn needs a less active home with non-dominate dogs, as he will most likely end up the dominate one. He loves to play with our young guy and gets along with everyone after settling in after introductions. He may be more reactive to males than females. Work with positive reinforcement and lots of treats will help Wynnie accept new people. He needs a strong leader/owner, but understanding to a shy/reactionary dog. Wynn has great potential to be a fantastic companion. He had a fear of some noises and actions as many dogs do with less confidence. However, he does not have a problem with storms.
Due to his history with people and some dogs, Wynn will require an above ground full fenced yard without exception. An “invisible” shock style fence will adversely affect his temperament and make matters worse.

UPDATE 5/10/10

Wynnie is a very lovable boy and is doing well. He is all puppy still but in a large body. He thinks he is small but the paw print on the top of our sliding glass door at the frame tells different. Very happy when in his comfort zone. Wynn needs a home with another dog he can play with and keep up with him. He is the first to stop so a dog that can play rough for about 10 minutes at a time is good. He likes me (Bruce) but he loves his women when he gets attached. He is a very loyal boy, and a lot of fun. He is very exuberant when coming home and jumps up wanting attention and sometimes play nips.

       Wynn needs somone that can except him at his pace, not a lot of visitors or someone willing to work with a trainer to work him through his insecurity of strangers coming into his home

 Adoption Pending

Bernise (Nisey) is a 3 year old girl that was given up due to health issues of her old family. A beautiful dog with a great disposition. Bernise loves everyone. If you look deep into her eyes, you can see right into her heart, and she will make you melt.
She was sold at a pet store when she was 5 months old. She was taken to a veterinary hospital by her new owner and was diagnosed with hip dysplasia. The owner (person who purchased her) returned her to the pet store. Because of her size and age, she was not able to fit in a cage at the pet store. So, their options were either to euthanize or ship her back to the breeder. The pet store was reluctant to give her to anyone and just wanted to euthanize her because shipping her back to the breeder was costly. But, an employee at the pet store knew an animal lover who just happened to be a vet tech, which would care for her. So, they agreed to release her to the vet tech. Intentions on giving her a life-long home has changed due to an unforeseen illness. Bernise is a great dog. Good with other animals. She has lived with cats, birds and dogs. Great on leash even though she is 90 lbs, you wouldn’t even know she was. House trained, doesn’t chew on anything except her bones. She is very sensitive, needs a soft toned voice. She has some manageable allergies. Hip dysplasia has not slowed her down. Her X-Rays were reviewed by the head orthopedic surgeon at MSU and it was advised to do no treatment other than supplements at this time. So we started her on Glucosamine to start building her up. She may or may not need intervention in the future.
She has never been with toddlers, but loves small children and other dogs. We prefer a home with a above ground fence for her so she can play at will without having to worry about containment. Nisey is a very sweet girl that is a “Velcro” dog and will stay with her owner all day. It was reported that she has fear issues with some men, but has attached herself to me, like she has been here all her life.

Bernise (Nisey), What a sweetheart!

Mojo went all the way to Massachusetts for his forever home. They are experienced Berner owners and were excited for the challenge to help Mojo become the great dog that we know he can be.

An older, 5 year old neutered male is missing since March 14th. Lost from west of M-15, but he may have been taken and dropped somewhere miles away. If someone knows of a recently found Berner, please contact us at 248-969-1960. we want to reunite him to his family.

Very nice older dog (7 y/o) who has had no formal training but a good background on basics of sit and walking on a leash. GREAT apparent health for a 7 yr old…very physically sound appearing. Our concerns are only that she really needs to learn to accept people in her home! She has potential to be a fear biter if handled wrong. She growls and barks and looks generally menacing when you first arrive but does have a good recovery time. Once she settled down she was very very friendly. Other things I saw/tested and info I got: Reasonable pain and manipulation tolerance – should be OK with medium to older kids…maybe even young kids. should take all logical training well but won’t handle a rough hand/highly negative training techniques Loves other dogs,did well with our test dogs. Sierra rushed over to meet and play. Owner occasionally takes her to local dog park where she is very social unless “dogs want to hump her…she doesn’t like that”. Greets dogs with minor submissive mouth licking, tail slightly down, some minor crouching goes quickly into minor play bow and invites. Owner works her on choke (which we do not recommend) but I think with some minor training she will be easy to control on a flat buckle collar. She is very eager to please and listen to anyone. As indicated some minor insecurity that may get worse initially with a transition. This is a one owner dog since Sierra was 7 weeks old. Shots are not confirmed as up to date. No real serious flea control has been done. Heartworming is also questionable. Grooming has been very reasonably kept up on. Coat in good health, no mats, nails need trimmed. She is a bit foot shy but if you insist she will let you work with her feet without resistance. Housebroken, crate familiar. Raised for four years with a Pomeranian …good with little dogs but sometimes plays a bit rough. Spayed, loves car rides, takes food from hand well but could use some better manners here … no obvious food aggression. Because of Sierra’s issue with new people, she will require an above ground, physical fence. NOT the invisible, shock type, as this will make her more fearful.