Richard Crowe's Blog (249)

Sully has been with us for a little over a week and seems right at home.  He gets along great with the other fosters, like Seth and Gunner, two Maltipoos with whom he is catching a nap...…

Sully (Sullivan) is a handsome seven and a half year old Goldendoodle who was turned over to the San Diego Shelter to be euthanized.

The owners no longer wanted this wonderful dog. The shelter did not have room for any dogs except aggressive dogs who were to be euthanized.  The (adjectives deleted) owners said, "O.K., he's aggressive, kill…

One of our rescues, a terrier, had begun to bite at the air.  We discussed this with our vet who stated that this was a low grade seizure problem and could be a precursor to a more serious seizure disorder...

We have begun a low dose Phenobarbital regimen which has eliminated the behavior totally.  There seem to be no adverse side effects.…

We have a new rescue dog that we almost lost.  She was very pregnant when we got her from a South Los Angeles shelter (one of the worst) who had given this very pregnant mother to be a rabies shot.

We don't know if the was the rabies shot (our vet was angry that she had been given the shot) but, the girl suffered from anemia and severe respiratory distress. We…

Our rescue group received a mother (Maltese-Mix) and a litter of four puppies from a woman who said that she rescued them from an abusive home.  She told us that she wanted the mother but would surrender the puppies to us and we could have the mom as long as the puppies needed her.

The mom (Molly) is a wonderful girl and was a wonderful mother to her litter of puppies.  However she had some symptoms that really worried us.  She would cock her head to the right and often spin…

We once had a wonderful cat who did great with our dogs.  He was Holly's favorite friend. His mom had been feral and he was a giant, well over 20 pounds in his prime.

He was an excellent hunter and he cleared our property of vermin.  We enjoyed him very much and loved how he kept the mice and gophers away from our property.

We had him trained…

Yesterday, there was a major fire just south of us that burned 850 acres but due to efficient firefighting there were no buildings destroyed or lives lost.  When we woke up this morning, we got the news that the fire had been surrounded and was well under control.

Then...

Wildfires began breaking out all over the county...

I…

Famous last words, but, not in this case.

We received Gizmo, a year old Malti-Poo from a Riverside County shelter.  Gizmo had half of his ear amputated because some kids stretched a rubber band around this poor dog's ear.  My kids would never have done that!  And I know they wouldn't have done such a thing...

Did I ever tell them, "don't…

I just did this video, based on a poem that I previously wrote.  It is in honor of brave little Jasper and all of our darling rescue dogs; as well as our wonderful volunteers who dedicate their time and energy to save these little dogs...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z1xCrAcBrbk&feature=youtu.be

I am often posting pictures of our rescue Maltese and how really bad they look when we get them.  Dakota, is a dog who has been cared for very well.  In fact, his owner had planned to show him but, she has accepted a career enhancing foreign assignment to which she cannot take Dakota.

She loves the boy and wanted to ensure that he will have a loving home but, she did not have the time to search for that home.  Instead, she asked Maltese Rescue California if we would take Dakota and…

We just received a call from an owner wanting to surrender a Maltipoo puppy that had been diagnosed with parvo yesterday. They purchased the puppy from a craigslist seller and these puppies are often brought up here from below the border and are notorious for ill health.

Then the person said that they have a several year old dog WHO HAS NEVER BEEN VACCINATED and is beginning to show signs of diarrhea and vomiting. They asked if they should get the dog vaccinated now!  When…

Holly doesn't do a lot of tricks.  She sits on command and shakes hands but not much more; except to be a therapy dog to scared little Maltese rescues.  However, that's the most important thing she could ever do...

Our rescue  had a event today at a Petco store in Irvine, CA.  One of our fosters brought an 11-month old Maltese-Poodle, Luke to the event.  Every time Luke saw a big dog he went crazy, barking and screaming and wanting to kill it.  He even wanted to attack a big…

I found this poem on the Lucky Dog Rescue website: http://luckydogrescueblog.blogspot.com/2013/07/why-i-write.html and I thought about Felicia who is now living in a happy and safe furever home and decided to combine the poem with some images of Felicia, how she was when we received her and how she is now!... 

A POEM TO MY FOSTER DOG,…

I once had a story of a dog who was rescued, lived with a foster parent and then was adopted.  It was a heartwarming story told in the words of an imaginary dog, describing the feelings when arriving in foster care and then after being adopted.

However, that was 2 or 3 computers ago and I no longer have or cannot find the story.

I need it for recruiting foster families for Maltese Rescue California.

Regards and thanks from,

Richard, Holly the trusty goldendoodle…

Judy couldn't have five doodles the size of Holly in bed with her.

Most of us on DK consider our dogs as part of our families.  However, there are some people who seem to think of their dogs as items; to be disposed of, if flawed.

Truman is a five year old Yorkie who was dumped into a shelter because this little boy has lost his eyesight.  Our Veterinarian eye doctor has confirmed that Truman's vision problems are due to a…

A local BIG NAME and BIG BUCKS, animal organization that is very selective in the dogs and cats that they will accept has sent a letter to all smaller local rescue groups "OFFERING" to accept our puppies.

This organization will not accept strays, old dogs, or hard vet cases (unless there is a lot of publicity involved). But they are kindly "OFFERING" to accept our puppies.

The rehoming fees from puppies help most smaller rescue groups help older animals and…

http://www.arksciences.com/

This seems like a good idea.  However, I would not want this done to any of my rescue dogs until we have a body of evidence that it is safe and effective...

Our vet is an excellent surgeon and will neuter our males without seeming to inflict any pain.  We just had two young males neutered and the were playing on the evening of their surgery.

I had a new type of artificial knee joint installed soon…

If you want to see what a little help, really a lot of help, can do for a dog who otherwise would have been put down; please visit our new Maltese Rescue California Newsletter.

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You navigate through the newsletter by sliding pages to the left to advance...

The story of Bella is on page two.…

Our Maltese Rescue California 501(c)(3) tax status has been approved back dated from August 2013.  It took a long time because of the government slowdown.  But now we are OFFICIAL!