Settling In

Cay and I went for a walk and did outdoor chores this morning. She doesn’t want to eat her dry food now. I think she got spoiled by the canned food with the panacure powder that she had last night! This morning she ate about half of the dry food, then I put it away […]

Little Chicken Thief!

Last night I moved a crate for Zulu/Cay into the living room and was planning to have her spend the night there. But it got pretty late and the last time I took her out, she did not want to come back up the stairs. I think she was afraid that I would put her […]

Zulu Gets a Bath

We went for a walk this afternoon. Zulu ate, and she looks at me now. She still shies away from Bandit, who likes to be in charge. He charged and growled at her once, then I stopped him. I hope she likes water—she needs a bath! Zulu is still skittish, but is showing more interest […]

Zulu’s 2nd Day

Zulu slept in her crate (a large crate from my Bernese Mountain Dog Zena) last night. She loves the crate and likes to have towels to scrunch up. She hasn’t eaten anything since she’s been here, not even the cookies that she had in her crate in the car. She tried to bury those under […]

Bringing Zulu Home

Just a bit of background on Zulu…last summer, when I was still on the board of ACDRI, Deb Foster from the Henderson County Humane Society in Lexington, TN left a message on the ACDRI hotline requesting financial help. It was my day to pick up messages. Deb had a litter of 7 ACD-X puppies that […]

PUPPY MILL MALE & FEMALE IN MINNESOTA

“Heelers” Rescued from Puppy Mill in Minnesota: In February 2008, I learned of two “heelers” that were rescued as part of a puppy mill bust in south central Minnesota. A male and female, both 6-7 years old, had been used for breeding. They had apparently lived on short chains, outdoors all their lives and lived […]