My friend Helene, who originally rescued Muttley and his pack of three
other dogs, has found two more dogs in one of the poor areas of urban
Baltimore, and they are in need of assistance. The male, named "Rambo", is
about Muttley's size, and he has mated with a female who produced a litter
of eight pups. Rambo is tentatively "owned" by someone Helene knows, and
she helps by providing bags of dog food. But she cannot physically rescue
the dogs and take them to a shelter, and she does not have the funds to get
them neutered to avoid more unwanted puppies in the future.

Helene has asked me to see if anyone can send just a dollar or two toward
the cost of taking care of these dogs' veterinary care. I think the dogs
are well enough cared for otherwise, as in having reasonable human
companionship, but the people do not have the financial resources for vet
bills.

If anyone would care to contribute, via PayPal or other means, please
contact her at hroehmie at smart dog net, or you can contact me or post
suggestions. I told her she might try http://www.alleyanimals.org/.
However, I think they mostly deal with feeding feral cats, and fostering
dogs for adoption.

I'll try to get some photos of the dogs so you can get a better feel for
their environs and nature.

Paul and Muttley

"Paul E. Schoen" wrote in message
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My friend Helene, who originally rescued Muttley and his pack of three
other dogs, has found two more dogs in one of the poor areas of urban
Baltimore, and they are in need of assistance. The male, named "Rambo", is
about Muttley's size, and he has mated with a female who produced a litter
of eight pups. Rambo is tentatively "owned" by someone Helene knows, and
she helps by providing bags of dog food. But she cannot physically rescue
the dogs and take them to a shelter, and she does not have the funds to
get them neutered to avoid more unwanted puppies in the future.

Helene has asked me to see if anyone can send just a dollar or two toward
the cost of taking care of these dogs' veterinary care. I think the dogs
are well enough cared for otherwise, as in having reasonable human
companionship, but the people do not have the financial resources for vet
bills.

If anyone would care to contribute, via PayPal or other means, please
contact her at hroehmie at smart dog net, or you can contact me or post
suggestions. I told her she might try http://www.alleyanimals.org/.
However, I think they mostly deal with feeding feral cats, and fostering
dogs for adoption.

I'll try to get some photos of the dogs so you can get a better feel for
their environs and nature.

Take a look at this page:
http://www.animalrescueinc.org/aboutus_whoweare.asp

The last paragraph: "Animal Rescue also promotes spay/neuter programs (we
also run our own low cost program for those in need), and operates a Crisis
Intervention Program which keeps the human/animal bond intact by providing
assistance to the elderly, sick, and the infirm."

flick 100785

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"Paul E. Schoen" wrote:

But she cannot physically rescue
the dogs and take them to a shelter, and she does not have the funds to get
them neutered to avoid more unwanted puppies in the future.

Rescue's a bitch. You can't just have warm fuzzies, you have to
actually be responsible about it. Placing safe animals safely and all
of that.

She may contact Recycled Love and see if they can help with evaluation,
s/n, and placement.

--
Janet Boss
www.bestfriendsdogobedience.com

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Janet Boss wrote:

more unwanted puppies in the future.

I see the topic is s/n TWO dogs. Sending those puppy to new homes,
intact, isn't a good rescue policy either.

--
Janet Boss
www.bestfriendsdogobedience.com

"Janet Boss" wrote in message
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In article ,
Janet Boss wrote:

more unwanted puppies in the future.

I see the topic is s/n TWO dogs. Sending those puppy to new homes,
intact, isn't a good rescue policy either.


I would hope the puppies were or will be properly cared for, which would
certainly include s/n. The shelters and rescues are so full, they would
probably not be accepted, and most likely would be euthanized. That might
be the only viable option, unfortunately. My information for this situation
is second-hand, from a woman who has a soft spot in her heart for all
animals (including wild foxes she feeds on her porch), and a softer spot in
her head for getting so involved in their rescue, while lacking the
physical means to carry through on her intents without help from suckers
like me.

I'll get more information as this progresses. You are right that much of
rescue sucks, but the occasional successes make the effort worthwhile. I
just hope these dogs can get the s/n and minimal vet care they need, and
that they may have a decent life with their present "owners", rather than
adding to the burden of overloaded shelters and rescues.

Paul and the Mutt