Wag On Inn had 27 adoptions in January!! That is a huge number for an animal rescue who relies solely on volunteers!
Sammy and Ty (above) came from a neglected situation, where they were left in the crate for most hours of the day. They were timid and relied only on each other for comfort. We had two foster families help with their transition where they learned to trust humans again. We knew that they could not be separated after being together for such a long time. But finding an adopter who will make the commitment to take two dogs at one time is a rare thing because of the big financial and emotional commitment it takes. Our foster persevered to find the best possible home for them and Sammy and Ty are now in a loving forever home...together.
Takara, formerly known as Beauty was scheduled to be put to sleep on January 3rd, the day before our big transport was to arrive with 13 dogs of various breeds. Our transporter said "no way" and made room for Takara. We did not have a foster for her but a very special woman stepped up so Takara did not have to go into the kennel to wait for a foster home to open up. Luckily, Takara was in a new foster to adopt home within a few days! Takara was adopted by a great family who adopted another WOI dog Sabrina(below) just after Hurricane Sandy. Sabrina was also scheduled to be put to sleep before she came, for no other reason than lack of space in a shelter down south. The girls love one another and have two human brothers to play with in all of this snow that we got last night! The girls are loving their new home and I hear that they dine on chicken and quinoa with dog food nightly. Lucky girls! Can you imagine? Both of these babies would not be here if WOI volunteers did not step up to bring them up north. We cannot save them all, but we can try to save as many as we can!
A new dog and her puppy came up last week, Cinders and Celeste. Cinders is a tiny 10 lb Feist mix who was found with a piece of chain link fence around her neck that was used as a collar. She also had a baby, Celeste (both below). Wag On Inn heard about the two and had to bring them up. Cinders came up positive for heartworm, a condition which is caused by mosquito's and can be deadly for the dog infected but is not contagious. This is why it is so important to give your dog Hartguard and topical treatment like Advantix every month, this is a very preventable condition! Cinders will need to go through various treatments and be carefully looked over, luckily for Cinders, WOI does not hesitate when a dog has heartworm, even though the costs can be a burden we believe that every dog deserves a chance. Celeste is healthy and ready for adoption, Cinders will be ready in three months when her heartworm treatment is over.
If you would like to contribute to Cinders heartworm treatment or sponser a dog in need please visit our website
www.wagoinn.rescuegroups.org and click on Donate tab.
Thank you on behalf of all of the pups and volunteers.
