Daisy Seeks Forever Home!

Help Daisy Find a Home!

Loyal Rescue, is new to me. The following ad appeared in our local Kijiji. According to their site,Loyal Rescue offers pets for adoption throughout the province and in many states. Pets are kept in foster homes, rather than a central facility. This can be a wonderful way for pets to live, in a loving home while waiting for adoption.
Daisy, a Shih Tzu Poodle was rescued from an Ontario Puppy Mill, and has this to say:

Daisy's Story

Until a few weeks ago I didn't have a name nor an identity so I thought that I wasn't very important and now here I am ready to give a speech! Can you believe it? I'm so excited that I don't know where to start but I'll give it a try. I have lived all my life producing one litter of pups after another in a puppy-mill. A few weeks ago, I overheard my owner saying that my life was coming to an end unless I was 'rescued' and I wondered what that meant. I now know that 'rescued' is a great word because it means freedom and love and the ability to run on nice green grass with my friends. I feel so good that I'm giddy with happiness! I have two wonderful foster parents, friends to play with (heck, there is even a cat here) but I do love to chase him, a warm cozy bed, lots of food and water, and lovely soft grass. What more could a dog want except just one more thing: a forever home. By any chance, do you have a nice cozy home and lots of love to share with a quiet lady like me in return for my dedication, love and affection? If so get your application in to LOYAL Rescue as soon as possible and in the meantime, I will get busy packing my bags. See you soon. Love, Daisy

And now a few words from my foster mom:

Foster Home Notes

Daisy is a loving little dog, once she trusts you. She has spent her little life in a puppy mill where nobody gave her any love, so touching and loving is brand new for Daisy. However she is learning fast and loving it. She deserves a wonderful home that she can call her own. I have had her for only a few weeks and yet it seems as if she has been with me forever. As a mill girl she must have a fenced in back yard or she will run if given the chance. I believe that once Daisy is comfortable with her new home and family she will get over this running away very quickly. She loves to play with toys and play tug-a war with my dog. She would do well in a home with another dog her size, and energy level, or a bigger dog. Daisy will try and boss a smaller more timid dog if she can.
Daisy is almost housetrained, but will not ask to go out yet, so keeping her in a routine is important.. All her vetting, including dental, has been done and, with good nutritfood, she is beginning to blossom, now that she has gained her freedom. It is such a shame that a healthy dog like Daisy was so dispensable but she was, indeed, very fortunate to have been rescued by LOYAL. If Daisy has touched your heart and you feel that your home would ideal for her, why not put in an application?

Daisy's Stats

Age: Approximately 3.5 years
Sex: Female
Weight: 14.5 lbs
Breed: Shih-Poo
Foster Home Location: Millbrook/Peterborough Area
Adoption Fee: $375
Temperament: Sweet,loving girl once she settels in.
Dogs: Yes
Cats: no
Kids: older children
Origin: Ontario Puppy-mill

For more information about Daisy, or volunteering with Loyal Rescue contact the Loyal Rescue Blog

Rainbow Bridge Rescue ~

Honouring Those Who Rescue Dogs

Warning- Have a box of tissues handy!

Helping Animals Across the Rainbow Bridge

Author Unknown

Unlike most days at the Rainbow Bridge, this day dawned cold and gray, damp as a swamp and as dismal as could be imagined. All of the recent arrivals had no idea what to think, as they had never experienced a day like this before. But the animals who had been waiting for their beloved people knew exactly what was going on and started to gather at the pathway leading to The Bridge to watch.

It wasn't long before an elderly animal came into view, head hung low and tail dragging. The other animals, the ones who had been there for a while, knew what his story was right away, for they had seen this happen far too often.

He approached slowly, obviously in great emotional pain, but with no sign of injury or illness. Unlike all of the other animals waiting at The Bridge, this animal had not been restored to youth and made healthy and vigorous again. As he walked toward The Bridge, he watched all of the other animals watching him. He knew he was out of place here and the sooner he could cross over, the happier he would be. But, alas, as he approached The Bridge, his way was barred by the appearance of an Angel who apologized, but told him that he would not be able to pass. Only those animals who were with their people could pass over the Rainbow Bridge. With no place else to turn to, the elderly animal turned back towards the fields in front of The Bridge and saw a group of other animals like himself, also elderly and infirm. They weren't playing, but rather simply lying on the green grass, forlornly staring out at the pathway leading to The Bridge. And so, he took his place among them, watching the pathway and waiting.

One of the newest arrivals at The Bridge didn't understand what he had just witnessed and asked one of the animals which had been there for a while to explain it to him.

"You see, that poor animal was a rescue. He was turned in to rescue just as you see him now, an older animal with his fur graying and his eyes clouding. He never made it out of rescue and passed on with only the love of his rescuer to comfort him as he left his earthly existence. Because he had no family to give his love to, he has no one to escort him across The Bridge."

The first animal thought about this for a minute and then asked, "So what will happen now?" As he was about to receive his answer, the clouds suddenly parted and the gloom lifted. Approaching The Bridge could be seen a single person wending his way along the path among these older animals.

"Watch, and see.", said the second animal. A group of animals from those waiting came to the pathway and bowed low as the person neared. At each bowed head, the person offered a pat on the head or a scratch behind the ears. This whole group was suddenly bathed in a golden light and they were all young and healthy again, just as they were in the prime of life. The newly restored animals fell into line and followed him towards The Bridge. They all crossed The Bridge together.

"What happened?"

"That was a rescuer. The animals you saw bowing in respect were those who found new homes because of his work. They will cross when their new families arrive. Those you saw restored were those who never found homes. When a rescuer arrives, they are allowed to perform one final act of rescue. They are allowed to escort those poor animals that they couldn't place on earth across The Rainbow Bridge."

"I think I like rescuers", said the first animal.

"So does GOD", was the reply.