Letter from Kenzie's foster parents

Kenzie, Aunt Scarlett, and the Fab 5. 

Kenzie's puppies are going to be 8 weeks old this week! Boy times does fly by! The two boys already have homes set up for when they are ready to leave the nest.   We still need to find the prefect homes for the three girls, Matilda, Foxy and Roxy!

Here is a letter that the foster family wrote about their experience with fostering this litter and Kenzie.

To say we were suprised when we found out Kenzie was pregnant would be an understatement. To say we had no idea what we were doing or what was in store for us would be spot on.

I knew Kenzie from the shelter that we volunteer at. I already was in love with her. So, when people said, "oh what are you going to do?" I would say, " have puppies, I guess." We weren't going to give up on her. The poor girl was found tied to a fence and then in a kennel at the shelter. She was finally in a place where she was loved. There was no question about it, she was staying here. We were raising puppies. We bought books, read breeder websites as to what to expect, what could go wrong, what to look for and what to do. My vet and staff (Beach Animal Hospital in Point Pleasant) were extrememly helpful and great to me as they always are. And, WOI and the volunteers were always there to advise and help. People would say, "you've never whelped a litter before?" Suprised. Well, since it goes against everything I believe in, "NO!"

We had about 3 weeks to prepare. We did. We set up her whelping pool, and her room. We made sure she was comfortable and had everything she could need. The three days before she actually gave birth we took turns sleeping in there with her. We knew it was soon, my vet said any day. She also said she didn't think this was her first time at this rodeo. She's not over 2 and she is on her 2nd, at least, litter, was tied to a fence after someone let her get pregnant and is still a tail wagging love! Back to the pups. She started labor about 5am on May 29th and had all 5 by 9am. It was an amazing experience and Kenzie did everything the text book said. The last one we did have to jossle and get breathing. But, that was only because mom was busy tending to the first 4. And, tend to all 5 is what she did from that point on. She would sit and stare and just wait for them to make noises. She would then do what they needed her to. She fell asleep sitting up in true new mom fashion. She trusted us from day one with her babies and at about week 6 she enlisted the help of a nanny in the form of her foster sister, our dog, Scarlet. The puppies escaped their pen one day and there they were the two females, herding the babies to safety.

We didn't know what we were doing. But, to spite all of that we have five gorgeous and healthy puppies living with us. Kenzie was/is a perfect mama and Scarlet is a fantastic aunt.

I am now on the quest to find them the perfect furever homes. Homes where they can grow into happy, healthy, loved dogs. They will never ever ever experience anything like the start their mom and auntie had. Nothing but love for our fab 5. I don't know who will miss them the most when they go. I think Kenzie will be ready, but, I am not so sure Scarlet will be. I know I am not ready and Jay says he is, but I think he tells fibbs. I know there won't be a dry eye found!

It has been an amazing, fantastic, exhausting, stressful, fabulous experience. And, once in this lifetime is plenty for us.

We have to thank all the Drs and Staff at Beach Animal Hospital and all the people with Wag on Inn and all of the awesome people that donated to their care. We really couldn't have done it without all of you!!!

We really could not have done any of this without Sandra Maseda Rousso and Jersey Shore Pet Care. She takes care of my babies when EVER we need help. She walks the big ones and tends to the little ones!! And, Matt Tuzzo with Jersey Shore Dogs!!! Without him and his awesome training we probably would have stopped fostering after Laura! He has been a tremendous help and always answers my numerous emails and frantic phone calls. I have learned so much from him. Seriously 2 super nice people and they care as much as we do about our animals!!

Jenn, Jay, Scarlet, Kenzie and the fab 5

Foxy

Sleepy pups!  Roxy is in the front 

Snuggling with Mama

Matilda

Sibling snuggle time!

If you would like to sponsor one of the puppies to help pay for spay/neuter please see our website and click sponsor, Every dollar helps! http://wagoninn.rescuegroups.org/animals/detail?AnimalID=5840950

We are also having an online puppy shower for Kenzie and her puppies! We appreciate your support!

http://www.amazon.com/gp/registry/wishlist/36EH6Z9FTX202/ref=topnav_lists_2

Happy Tails- Alumni *Chase*

This was sent in from a Wag On Inn Alumni family and current volunteers with the rescue!

This is our Cojack, Chase. He is named for our favorite Phillies ballplayer, Chase Utley. Chase is a big proponent of animal rescue and adoption, so we felt it appropriate to name our rescue after him. Chase came to us, as much as we came to him. Our 7 year old twin sons had been searching the internet via Petfinder to find a puppy to rescue. Other rescues approved us, then would not have the dogs available that the boys had fallen in love with on the website. Michele Wise took a liking to our boys, and promised them they would find a puppy to love. Chase was born in a puppy mill in West Virginia, and taken to a high kill shelter, where he and his siblings timed out. Enter Wag On Inn, who brought him to New Jersey. Chase’s picture did not make it to the “available” part of the website. We snatched him up within ten days of his arrival. His foster mommy, Michele Wise, did a great job getting him ready for his forever home with us. 

Chase arrived as Matthew and Steven’s 8^th birthday present, and has been a joy to have around since his first day here. He walked in, saw the toys awaiting him in his cage, and knew they were all for him. Chase lets us live here. He loves to go for long walks, and his favorite place to play is at the dog park at Ocean County Park in Lakewood. He makes friends with EVERY dog there, and especially likes to play with the large dogs. He is sad when the boys go away to camp for the summer, but knows that he has a great place to sleep in mommy and daddy’s bed, where he has spent every night since he became trained. He is a joy to have and makes us laugh constantly. I don’t know which we love more, Chase or Wag On Inn.

Kitten Season is in full swing! Any boy do we have a lot of them at Wag On Inn! Most are in foster care until they are big, strong and altered. 

Kittens should be ready to go to their forever homes soon, apply to adopt at www.wagoninn.rescuegroups.org. 

We also have adult cats at the Petsmart in Eatontown and we are doing a meet and greet July 5th from 6-8pm. 

If you would like to foster a kitten/cat or dog please apply on our site, the more foster homes we have, the more animals we can save. 

You can also sponsor any of our animals through paypal on our website. Thanks for all of your support!

Kenzie Update

All of Kenzie's puppies are doing well and thriving! They are 4 weeks just about,  have begun walking, playing, and eating gruel. They started at 14oz at birth and are now up to 5 and 6lbs!  Their foster parents say that they are super sweet and smart and would make a great addition to any family!  

Biggie Smalls 

Foxy, a cuddly girl!

 Kenzie's pups will be available for adoption in about 5 weeks or so.  If you would like to put in an application to adopt, go to www.wagoninn.rescuegroups.org and fill out an application so you can meet them! 

Roxy and Floyd 

Matilda aka Tilda 

Puppy Play Time!

We are still in need of supplies for Kenzie and her pups, especially as they get older! You cannot even imagine how many wee wee pads a litter will go through!  We have a amazon.com wishlist set up so the items are shipped directly to teh foster family for Kenzie and the pups. You can visit it here at http://www.amazon.com/gp/registry/wishlist/ref=wish_list

Nap Time!

Cuddle time with mama!

We are also in need of monetary donations so that we can pay for all five of the puppies to have their shots, and be spayed and neutered when the time comes! If you would like to donate our address is P.O. Box 221 Oakhurst, NJ 07755. Or we have Paypal on our site here http://wagoninn.rescuegroups.org/info/donate

Too Cute!!

Mama Kenzie looking over her pups! 

A very Special thank you to everyone who has donated so far to Kenzie and her beautiful puppies! And a Very Very special thank you to Jen and Jason for taking such good care of them all. Taking care of a litter is certainly not easy, but very rewarding! All the hard work will pay off and all of them will find the perfect 'furever' homes! 

Puppies have arrived!

UPDATE!!!
  Kenize had her puppies this morning!! 5 beautiful pups! 

I will keep the updates coming!

Also- all of Sassy's puppies were adopted this weekend!!

Happy news all around!!

Kenzie's Amazon wishlist for her babies! 
http://www.amazon.com/gp/registry/wishlist/36EH6Z9FTX202/ref=topnav_lists_2

Puppies, puppies everywhere!

It has been a while now since I have been able to blog and Sassy's puppies are already 4 months old!! We had a puppy shower a few weeks ago at the Wonder Bar in Asbury Park to help pay for the care of the puppies and to help with spay/neuter expenses... 9 puppies really adds up!! Thankfully we raised enough money to get everyone spayed and neutered!  Here are some pictures from the shower...

Pup checking out posters of puppies

Sleepy puppy!

 Six of Sassy's nine puppies have been adopted, but Zeus, Apollo and Aries are still waiting for their forever homes!  Thank you to the Pringle family for fostering all nine of those babies and Oh YEA!!! They are adopting SASSY!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 


We have another expecting Mama with Wag On Inn as well...Kenzie.  Kenzie was rescued by WOI from a local animal shelter by one of our foster volunteers. Surprise, surprise a few days later it came to light that she was expecting puppies!!  They are due any day, the vet says they see four but a few more may be hiding!!  Kenzie is an amazingly wonderful girl who just loves to give kisses and snuggle. She and her foster sister Scarlet get along well and I expect that they will soon become 'furever' sisters after this experience.

Sleepy Kenzie

Kenzie and Scarlet

Kenzie and foster Mama 

 I don't believe that the foster parents are going to let this one go! We are so grateful to them that they have stepped up to take on this challenge, this is their first litter. But they are all prepared and we are having an online baby shower as we speak!! Check it out!  http://www.amazon.com/gp/registry/wishlist/36EH6Z9FTX202/ref=topnav_lists_2  
We will also have a baby shower in person when the puppies are old enough to be adopted!! If you would like to apply for any of our dogs or Kenzie's 'coming soon' puppies please apply at www.wagoninn.rescuegroups.org.  You can also donate to their care right on our site!!



In none baby news... WOI recently saved Honey and Dexter from being put to sleep last week from a shelter up North.  This was due to no fault of their own but a lack of space. They were dropped off at the shelter together in the middle of the night! I don't even like to leave my dogs when I go on vacation, how does this happen???These two siblings are healthy and happy at 7 months old. They need some training but that's nothing we cannot handle!  They look like Pittie mixes but they look like they are going to be on the small size, maybe 45lbs? They are ready for adoption!!!! 

Who wouldn't want these two love bugs?? 

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Sassy's Puppies

 Sassy and her NINE puppies was recently rescued by Wag On Inn from a great shelter up north. Yes, I said NINE. Can you imagine?  Shelters often have difficulty with litters because they need so much care. Luckily one of our amazing foster homes made the commitment to take all ten of them until they are ready for adoption. (In about 5-6 weeks) Sassy looks to be a Shepard mix, the father is unknown, but they are just the cutest little puppies!

Todo

Zena

Can you see all nine?

Wag On Inn is lucky that we have a foster home so these babies can be safe but there is still a lot to do!! All puppies have to be vaccinated, dewormed, and when old enough spayed and neutered. This is why we rely so heavily on our donators for help.

We have decided to host an online puppy shower for Sassy and her babies!

We are collecting puppy food( wet and dry), powdered milk, toys, baby wipes, paper towels, clorox wipes, flea/tick preventative and most importantly monetary donations so we can have all 9 puppies vaccinated, dewormed, and all 10 of them spayed/neutered so Sassy does not have to go through an unwanted pregnancy again! Nine is enough I am sure she is very tired!
 
Donations can be dropped off at any of out outreach events listed on our events page www.wagoninn.rescuegroups.org, or given to a WOI volunteer. If you wish to contribute a monetary donation they can be sent to Wag On Inn PO Box 221, Oakhurst NJ 07755 or can be done through paypal on our website. 

Purchases can also be done through our amazon wishlist, and they will be sent directly to WOI volunteer to get them to Sassy's foster home for her and her babies!http://www.amazon.com/gp/registry/wishlist/ref=wish_list

If you would like to apply to adopt a puppy we will be starting to collect and review applications. These can be filled out at www.wagoninn.rescuegroups.org under forms. Please state that you are interested in one of Sassy's puppies. More pictures to follow and we will update on status as we have it. 
Thank you for your continued support! We couldn't do what we do without YOU!

Great start to 2013

 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.