Working in rescue (blog)

About Me: They call me Betty like Betty Boop because of my good looks, my fun loving nature and my appreciation for Jazz music. I often hear my foster mum say i’m ‘the best dog ever’ – because well, i am. I get along well with dogs, cats, kid of all sizes and ages, some of those kids have even bit …

Remi is being blogged about and is the recent talk of littledoginabigcity! Follow his recovery and adventures with his foster home. http://littledoginabigcity.blogspot.com/

Yesterday August 26th, 2011 our veterinary clinic went right to work on Remi and took biopsies of several areas of Remi’s affected skin under sedation and pain control. This will be key in diagnostics, and will save us the time wasted on trial and error in treatment. The first veterinarian to evaluate him was afraid he might have an autoimmune …

Remi – at veterinary appointment (VIDEO) Remi was found in Saint Henri running on the rail road tracks as a stray about a month ago, emaciated and covered in skin lesions. He was taken in by a wonderful caring lady who did everything she could for him, but could not afford to take him to get medical care. His medical …

This all started with online posts of “30” dogs, ranging from 1-10 years old who needed homes by Friday (August 5th, 2011) or would be sent to Le Berger Blanc – of course it got people scrambling.   The situation: ‘The owner’ (who we shall not name) of these dogs who is a well respected dog trainer and behaviourist was …

Most of you looking at this little squishy face probably thinks he is a little piece of heaven on earth that you need to pick up  and a) smother with love, b) showered in kisses c) run away with, but i bet the last thing you would think of is throw him in a trash can to be taken out …

ABOUT THE PRIZE: Montreal Dog Blog and Eleven Eleven Animal Rescue are raffling off a pair of tickets to see your Montreal Canadiens destroy the Leafs  – Feb 24th at the Bell Center, 7:30 pm. These tickets have a face value of $183 each.  Seats are in the Desjardins “Le Club” Area:  Section 220/Row E/ Seats 1 and 2.  Food …

My last blog post was at the beginning of November, if you were wondering if i had dropped off the face of the earth. Fear not, i am still alive, but here is a summary of why i have been out of touch; [vimeo]http://vimeo.com/19512066[/vimeo] When i took my foster home on Monday November 22nd, he was 4 days old and …

I am a chihuahua person, you say “chihuahua in need of rescue” and I will be there faster than you can finish your sentence. I discovered my passion for these boggly eyed – over sized forehead, big personalities trapped in tiny bodies when i rescued my first one, Ringo at 18 from being euthanized for dog aggression. So when i …

Little Billy Elliot may not have had the best of start to life, but he still greets everyone with a face full of kisses and an enthusiastically wagging tail that moves his body from head to toe. You may wonder how a 8 week old puppy ended up needing an amputation so young, well all we know is that he …