Radio Show

We are going to be on air Thursday the 15th 7pm EST on TPPC.tv  http://www.tppc.tv/ Hope it goes ok. Mom's a bit nervous. She's going to talk about their terrible situation. Sorry mom said 'tomorrow' yesterday because she didn't check the calendar.

Daisy and the Little Pups!

Well Friday night late a new dog arrived here. The little white street dog that looked so pathetic in the video way back in August. Mom and Dad rescued her and she has been in the vet's clinic all that time. Her anemia is better and she doesn't have distemper. She is very affectionate and follows mom around like a lamb. She is wearing her special collar donated from the USA with Daisies on it.

Here you can see her collar. This was her first day here and she smelt everything that she could. Mom is going to try now and upload some videos of her. she tried earlier but it didn't work.

This is Daisy walking around. The vet said we couldn't do much about her leg.

This is Daisy enjoying her new home. She will probably remain with us for life as we know that it will be almost impossible to get her adopted. She will need some kind of protective shoe forher paw at the back. She is a lucky girl survived being run over twice and did not catch distemper and now she has her furever home. No more starving in the streets. She put on quite a bit of weight at the vet clinic. For comparisons of before and after see older post entitled 'New Dog on the Block'. She is already showing signs of a strong bond with mom and dad.

Talking of adoptions today our three little puppies rescued from the river got adopted out and an adoption event in Rio. We are going to miss them.

They were getting quite fat. We were very happy they didn't die stranded on the rock in the rver like their siblings did, but also sorry to see them go. They distracted us from our massive problems. We are also stranded awaiting the sale of our house or eviction whatever comes first. We are looking at houses to rent now and try to raise money to move as one way or another we have to get out of here. So it was a happy weekend. Pups have new homes! Daisy is safe and saved! Only us now to be saved! 

Fierce Pups

Here are the little pups we rescued recently. They have grown a lot. They turned out to have ticks, worms, fleas, and lice. They have had baths every day for four days to cure the lice problem. They are finally clean today. They are adorable. We will miss them greatly, if they all get adopted on Sunday. Daisy is coming home tonight too. Tomorrow will post pics of her. It's too dark here to take photos of her arrival. Had a big day today mom was on her own all day. She worked very hard and cleaned the pups room five times. She also looked after all of us. Dad was out looking for somewhere for us to move too before the stinky bank kick us all out. He did not find anything today but will be going back again. We are all waiting to welcome Daisy. Another special needs dog. Mom is going to find something to protect her paw because it's dragging on the ground.  There are now 21 of us here at the moment. They are selling T shirts at Cause I Care for us and if you mention it's for Dogs in Brazil then we get $5 every T Shirt sold. They are on FB. We are also being sponsored for every sack against Michael Vick on a Fb site Called the' Vick's Payback Pledge'. So things are looking up a bit. We will still have to move whatever happens. People have been so kind to us. Thanks everyone! Two years ago Mom thought the human race was worthless now she knows that  there are good folk out there. Let's hope we do find that last minute buyer.  We still believe in Miracles and even tho we have passed hard times we are still here.



Computer Broke

Mom has not been blogging because her computer broke and she has to borrow dad's so now she has only a little time on line per day. Hopefully this problem will be resolved soon. Meanwhile the puppies are growing fast. They had a bath today and on Sunday are going to find their furever homes--hopefully. Daisy is still at the vet clinic and some time this week mom and dad will get her. They are borrowing a portable kennel for her. They are not building a kennel because they will be thrown out of their house soon.

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Daisy Update

This is little Daisy. She is still at the vet clinic in case she develops distemper. She has gained some weight and is wearing her beautiful daisy collar donated by a kind soul. It was the collar that gave Mom the idea to call her Daisy. Her  leg is complicated because the vet said that she was probably hit by a car. The x rays show her hip bone was broken and there are bits of calcified bone fragments everywhere. The vet actually described it as a 'soup of bone fragments'. Her leg was broken too. The people near where she was sleeping said that she had been run over twice, so we don't know if she got both injuries at once, or on seperate occasions. The vet said breaking the hip would have been intensely painful for her. She has no sensation in her paw and is dragging it. The vet said, mom should get something to protect it as it is scraping along the ground and sore. She looks a lot better than the forlorn little girl lying in the street who could hardly walk. She has been taking vitamins and eating well. I guess the rest and respite from having to hunt for scraps of food all day has done her a lot of good. Mom spent a few hours with her and says she is really sweet. She began to follow mom and dad around the room like a little lamb. So, Daisy will probably stay with all of us here for the rest of her life. The vet says she is around six years old. Nobody will adopt her like this. The vet said making any improvements to her leg would require specialist surgery and a whole heap of money. Mom and Dad saw her xrays. Guga survived his castration the poor old chap was complaining a bit earlier but seems to have perked up this afternoon. This should be the end of his prostate problem. He weighs 46 kilos now or 101lbs. He is a big dog with a big heart. We all glad  he made it. Mom and dad are still looking for somewhere to take us all. The pups are doing fine too. They are leaving for adoption on the 11th. Mom is going to be on an internet radio show talking about us all.

 

Here's our little pups playing. We think they are some type of terriers and possibly pit bull mixes. They have been here a week now and have grown a bit during the week. They bite mom and dad's fingers. They are going to take a course of doxicillin because they had so many ticks when they arrived. On the 11th september they will go to the adoption fair in Rio. Tomorrow mom and dad are going to see Daisy the little white dog and Guga is going to be neutered to cure his prostate problem. Mom's a bit worried because he is so old. Mom and Dad are going to look for somewhere else to live with all of us as no buyers have turned up. Now it's nearly summer thay have more chance of selling the house but not a lot of time left. 



Feeding Time

Puppy Progress

Well after a shaky start the pups are dong well. They should be ready for adoption in two or three weeks. Here they are.

They are sooo cute who could possibly leave them to die like that. This one has a little heart shaped nose! Still No one has stepped forward to save us here in Brazil. So, I guess very soon the work will come to an end and the next phase of life the Nightmare phase will begin. We hope God gives us all strength to cope with it when it comes. Best Friends wrote to us several times but are no longer interested in doing a feature on us. Another blow!

Bank

Well Dad went to the bank yesterday after the dreadful telephone call giving us thirty days. They have agreed that if we can find around $6500 in the next 28 days then they won't go ahead. So in effect we got another 28 days. After that they can get us out quickly. They made Dad sign a contract and gave him a bill of 10,100.00 reais which is what they want in Brazilian currency. Of course, it will be impossible to raise this amount of money so, we are back to square one awaiting a miracle. Mom has been real busy with the puppies pooping everywhere and squealing for food every three hours. They are adorable though and deserved the chance to live. If anyone has any ideas on fundraising please let us know. Anyone can think of ways to make this situation more visible to the world then please let us know. We are truly desperate. mom will get some pictures of the puppies posted later today. Daisy's blood test have come back but vet left the clinic early. She is not showing any signs of distemper and is apparently eating well and gaining some weight. Now everybody think Miracle miracle miracle miracle