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Miss Sadie Bell
Miss Sadie Bell, a blue tick hound found 6/17/14 in pitiful shape needs your help.
No adoption as of yet: she is still available. I was able to meet her yesterday. She is an extremely amazing dog! She readily accepts and loves strangers. Is GREAT with other dogs. She has been very quiet and has been a charm to care for.
Her in a word: STOIC.
The vets consider her a very unusual case. Her ruptured uterus was very bad one. She had mummified babies in her uterus and the situation was very hard for the staff’s eyes to witness, and hard for SADIE BELL to withstand. However, she did.
IT is unknown if any pups were born alive or survived after birth.
This amazing dog needs a home. Her discounted vet bill is $282.00 which includes her bag of Purina Performance Blend food to help get her back to a respectable body score quickly. We would like to give her to an approved family, one that has a fenced in yard or lives in town and will exercise her on a leash.
We have set up a PayPal account (see below) asking for help on her bill so we may give her at a discounted adoption fee or give her to her new home.
No owner, so now she is legally a Stray Project dog, looking for you to be her everything!
THANK YOU ALL!
Dog Shooting in Bollinger County
Yesterday morning, in a very remote area between Advance and Zalma, MO, a beautiful white dog was shot in the neck with a high-caliber handgun using a hollow-point bullet, then tossed into the creek. The entry wound is small; exit wound shows massive destruction. She showed heavy bruising on her belly, right at the rib cage, possibly from being kicked prior to being shot or from being kicked off the bridge after being shot.
Property owners, who found her dead in the creek, tell us poachers frequent this area. Deer carcasses are dumped here year round. Many have been trophy bucks with heads missing. Meth makers have been seen here with Arkansas license plates. They are “sick and tired” of the use of their land for such activities.
We decided not to post the picture showing the exit wound. It’s just too difficult to look at. We are unsure of her breed: German Shepherd or Husky. We need to find her owner. Was she killed by her owner or someone else?
We have reached out to the Bollinger County Sheriff’s Office to help us find the dog’s owner. Marilyn, BCSP Director, has been interviewed by KFVS-12 News today. Look for this story on tonight’s 5:00 and 6:00 newscasts.
BCSP Report – Week 20
Crystal Higgins Weekly BCSP Report
May 12-18, 2014 (written by Marilyn Neville)
Last week I mentioned three 2-yr-old dogs who have been with us for over 18 months. They are runners who won’t stay on their property.
I said that I still had them because it was important that their new owner live in a city and respect the leash laws orhave a secure fenced yard with electric fencing as they will go over or under a normal dog fence.
The angels must have felt my sad heart about these three fine dogs. I received a call from a single gal in St. Louis, a runner,who was looking for a large breed dog. She wanted to adopt KAT, the tan and black masked female.
Monica adopted KAT on Saturday afternoon. Monday I received an email stating that Monica loved her so much and that KAT was doing great, adjusting to her new surroundings and lifestyle as a pampered indoor dog.
The angels blessed us with another adoption of a little Pit mix pup who was a stray in the Wappapello area over two months ago.This little dog was WILD and somewhat dog aggressive when first brought here. He was so small I thought he was two months younger than he was. I believe LYLEE PAD is probably a BostonTerrier and Pit mix. His red brindle coat and black mask, then sporting those upright ears: Lylee looked like a Hyena.
A senior from a Utah college who is a soccer jock called for him several weeks ago. She had misunderstood that his adoption feeand shipping fee were two separate expenses and when he was to be shipped the adoption was canceled.
I took part of the blame as I had not sent a message laying expenses out like an invoice.
The adoption of Lylee Pad was a very big deal. His probable pit heritage means he would sit here for months to years to beadopted. His high energy was a concern. He had a limp from a previous broken leg, probably kicked by a human before being dumped. This guy was a handful until he was neutered.
I was under the impression this pup was a small baby, and after a couple of weeks in isolation, his adult teeth started to growin. When taken in for his second round of shots and to have his leg injury radiographed to determine soundness an athlete, I was told he was about 4.5 months of ageand old enough to be neutered.
His neuter changed his aggressive nature to a mellow fellow in short order. I was able to let him out with the pack and not worry.He became submissive to the pack and stopped being wiggly when I wanted to hold and love on him.
For the most part he became a well-mannered little angel. I posted two photos of Lylee Pad on our FB site. One is of him lyingbeside his new big brother, an older Golden Retriever.
So after his adoption was canceled, the following week the college student’s mom called me saying they wanted to adopt and fly Lylee Pad to San Francisco California, where Kelsey would be during the summer. He would be her birthday present.
A little Pit mix flown all the way to California when I can’t normally get them adopted here in Missouri: amazing…
This adoption was very time consuming. Earlier Mom had asked for references about me and my ability to match pet to owner as wellas my honesty. She wanted a couple, but I sent her ten recent long distance adoptions including one in Des Moines Iowa who adopted a very difficult dognamed Frenchie.
Reading the reference comments made me tear-up. They were so kind and a lot of time and thought was put into them.
We had many calls last week for the pups and dogs in our care. Many did not care how far they would have to drive or the costincluding shipping. They trusted us. We appreciated them for calling us, for choosing our dogs.
The pups are the faster movers, and colorful pups are generally adopted quickly, helping to pay for the vetting and care of theolder dogs.
Our litter of black German Shepherd and Lab mix babies had only one call which fizzled. I mentioned them to several callers with no interest because they were black.
We’ve had several calls for the yellow pups we just accepted as fosters, trying to first find their owners. If no one comes forwardto claim, they will be gone by the weekend. When I mentioned the four remaining German Shepherd mix pups to a teacher from Central Illinois who called, she was very interested in adopting two of them.
Maybe some more prayers will be answered by next week’s Stray Report.
Another prayer that needs to be answered: we need help transporting Brodie, a 4-year-old Pointer male, to Paducah next Saturdayearly morning. He has just completed his HW treatment. If you are willing to help please call 573-722-3035. He will be traveling to Virginia. If you can drive him farther let me know. His trip is posted on our FB page.
Accepted strays and relinquished dogs (3):
… 1-yr old female German Shepherd, black, purebred, owner relinquish. Spayed and ready for adoption.
… Beagle mix male and Heeler mix female, fostered by finder from Cape County.
Adoptions, return to owner or placed in other rescues (8):
… Lylee Pad: San Francisco CA, Utah college soccer captain. See story this week.
… Khole K: Border Collie/Catahoula mom, German Shepherd Great Pryrnees mix dad, went to a Decatur Illinois music/theatre major who works for the areazoo.
… Dottie Hawthorne: Basset and Australian Shepherd mix, age 8 weeks, went to Chicago family: graduate student and teacher.
… Sister to above pup, Freddie Fanny Hawthorne: St. Louis IT manager.
… Sister to above pups, Bear Hawthorne: flying to NY City Friday.
… Brother to above pups, Odie Hawthoren: flying to CT Friday.
… Arbor Lane: 2 year old Beagle, one of five rescued last fall, she developed symptoms of Heartworm (HW) after first showing negative on theoriginal test. HW will not show up on a test until a certain age of development. Treated and adopted for only $150, well over $400 invested in thisgal to save her.
… Thank you to the Angels watching over us for bringing Monica here to pick up KAT, the Catahoula mix 2-year-old female. See this week’s story abouther adoption.
Cat calls:
… FREE, ten cats: age 1 year, all spayed or neutered house cats, litter trained. Well cared for, call 573-495-2033
… FREE, three long hair tabby kittens: one dark tabby semi long, a white with tabby, and a black tabby with white, age 6months, spayed. Call 573-495-2033
Dogs with Heartworm, Erlichia, special needs, or that were euthanized:
… None.
Calls requesting assistance for dogs we did not admit:
… FOUND 5/15/14 Opossum Creek Rd, Marble Hill: Red smaller intact male dog, bobbed tail, medium short coat, ears like a Pit mix, but could be a Fiestor mix of.
… FOUND 5/13/14 County line on Highway 91 north of Advance: two pups, Yellow Lab possibly mixed with Golden Retriever, found during a rain storm the 13th, not claimed and will be up for adoption by the 23rd. Already have callers to adopt.
… Black young active dog with white on tip tail and toes. So energetic and at the home of an 80 plus old lady who is on an oxygen machine. Dog iswearing a collar and flea collar. Sex unknown: so wild that caretaker could not determine its sex.
… Zalma, litter of 5 pups age 8-wks and their hound mix mother: talking to an Illinois rescue to take them all.
… LOST Bassett mix female, 4/27/14: Zalma, tri-color gal looks very Basset.
… FOUND 4/21/14 Hwy 51 south of Zalma 2 miles: female Beagle Bassett type mix, longer body, medium long ears, red and white, marked like a houndmix.
… LOST 4/22/14 near MH: Female Blue Heeler, family pet.
… FOUND 5/3/14 Hwy K over a mile from Hwy 72: Intact chocolate Lab or mix of with collar, white on lip.
Miscellaneous and contact info:
We had 54 dogs at our home 5/19/14. Check out our FB site for updates and photos of posted strays.
Stray Project monetary donations accepted at the Marble Hill Coop. We purchase de-wormer and other supplies at the Coop anddonations are greatly appreciated.
Offer a stray water on day one and food day two or three. Call if missing a dog or if you have a stray. We don’t alwayshave room but we may have a solution to help you and the stray.
Flea and tick season is just around the corner. Mosquitoes will be as dangerous as ever for your pets. Mosquitoes carryheartworm. Did you know one mosquito can lay over 30 eggs in just one bite to your dog or cat?
Dumping dogs is a form of abuse and against the law. Please report animal abuse or neglect.
Please do the following when your pets are expecting or caring for a litter: offer any pregnant dog small-breed-puppy-foodthe final 1-2 weeks before delivery and while the pups are nursing. Give those mothers all the food they want: bowls full all day and lots of fresh wateravailable all day. Cats need kitten food. Free feed the higher calorie food during the nursing stage to help mom make milk and maintainher own body mass. Babies need to be de-wormed as young as 1-2 weeks, then every 7-10 days until age 10-weeks orolder if in a confined environment with re-infestation concerns.
We LOVE Buchheits! Donate a buck or more at the Jackson store for dog food and supplies when you shop. Also, Second Time Around in Marble Hill is takingdonations for the Stray Project. Monetary donations are accepted at the Bollinger County Veterinary Service, Marble Hill Coop, Buchheits, and the MHTown and Country.
Thank you to the County Residents who have continued to support the Bollinger County Stray Project.
Check out our available pets at Petfinder. Call 573-722-3035 about our adoptable pets.
If you suspect an animal is being neglected or abused, call the Humane Society of Missouri Animal Cruelty Hotline, 314-647-4400 or 800-383-9835 or you can make a confidential report on line at Humane Society of Missouri.
To understand when an animal is being abused or neglected in the state of Missouri read the following link:http://asci.uvm.edu/equine/law/cruelty/mo_cruel.htm
Ditto Dolly Finds a Home!!
Ditto: a duplicate; another of the same.
Every year, we encounter a dog with mange or serious ringworm. We usually call them Dolly, in this case, Ditto Dolly.
Ditto Dolly came to us in the spring last year, in pitiful shape…severely starved with mange. We don’t have pictures of her when she first arrived. The pictures we took of her in June show that she was putting weight back on, but still physically and emotionally recovering.
- We are so happy to report that Miss Dolly has been adopted!! We received this follow-up message from Dolly’s new family:
Message from Tim
As most of you saw yesterday we adopted a new fur baby. Her name is Dolly, she is a timid little thing but made her way to our bedroom and is sleeping next to me. I want to thank Marilyn Neville at Bollinger County Stray Project. She is Dolly's rescue angel. We spent 1.5 hours with her yesterday at her home where she keeps her rescues. This lady has dedicated her life to this rescue, given up her home and what I am sure is a considerable part of her personal life on this mission.
We go through our lives and we are fortunate to meet people who make a difference in our lives and the world. Marilyn is one of these people, in my book she is a true hero! I am so glad we met her and got Dolly. For those fans out there as you can see Dolly seem to be adjusting to being a princess. If any one is looking for a worthy cause, look at this: bcstrayproject.org They can use all the help we can give!
See Dolly's video made for her last summer, showing her at various stages in her recovery, made in hopes of showing potential adopters just how amazing she is!
Dolly, from all your friends at BCSP who have helped you on your journey: Best Wishes Girlie! May you never want for a warm place to snuggle, food for your belly or someone to play with!
You can read more of how Dolly came to us here: http://www.petfinder.com/petdetail/27704708/
Ditto Dolly
BCSP Report – Week 12
Crystal Higgins Weekly BCSP Report
March 17-23, 2014 (written by Marilyn Neville)
It is beginning to sound like a broken record: two more return to owners this week. The unusual is becoming habit, of which we are thrilled. 10 returned in 2014. However, one of these returns is much different than any of our others.
One of this week’s return dogs was shot three times. She her on our FB page.
Her name is Cotton. She is an elderly female German Shepherd, sable in color with grey covering her jaw. Aging evident in her movement and posture.
Cotton has been owned by the same family since she was a baby taken from her mother. Although Dalton called me, Cotton was his mother’s dog.
The tele rang at 10:30 that night and I was angry as I walked to pick up the phone. “Who calls at this hour of the night,” I said to my husband.
“I believe you have my German Shepherd,” Dalton said. “She has been missing this evening. She is my mother’s dog and is very special to her.”
Dalton described her and her collar. This dog that we had felt was at least age 10 was actually between 12 to 14.
We would learn that she lived only a few hundred yards from the porch where she had laid wounded.
“She never wanders,” he said. “She stays on our porch. The porch you found her is our former ranch and that porch is where she grew up.”
Dalton found his missing pet through our Facebook posting. I posted her in the 6 PM hour and after 10 PM Dalton was notified by a relative that a dog that looked like Cotton, from the same area had been found shot. Dalton recognized his family’s dog and the match made.
So what happened to Cotton? How did she end up with two close holes in her right front shoulder and another nick to her tail? One of those shots had cut her skin open over an inch wide, a deep hole in her flesh. That shot went straight through her leg, just missing her chest: heart area.
The second shot was about 2.5’ to 3” spread closer to her chest with no exit hole.
It was as if she were stopping and going potty to have two shots so close to the same area: possibly two shooters or an automatic was used.
Cotton’s family lives on Co Rd 808, along DD. I think it is possible that this dog who does not wander, was going potty along the ditch of DD, among the tree line. Most large breed female dogs eliminate away from their yard and many like tall grass.
County Road 808 is the location of another dog shooting less than 2 months ago. A mostly white Jack Russell female was peppered, probably by bird shot. The Jack Russell lived close to the location of Cotton.
Last summer another female dog was shot in this same area, but south on County Road 508. 508 is between 808 and DD off of Highway 34.
She is black Lab and Border Collie mix, shot twice, shattering her hind right leg and the second shot went through her left foot. It is possible one shot hit both her leg and foot.
Who is shooting these area dogs? Why are they shooting these dogs? Have more dogs in the area been shot that we have not heard about?
If you know the answers to any of the above questions please contact me (Marilyn at 573-722-3035). I will keep your contact information confidential.
In 1996, when Michael and I were shopping for property to purchase for our Missouri home, a male realtor drove our realtor and me around the Perryville and Swedgewickville area looking at rural homes.
He spotted two dogs playing in a pasture with a large herd of cattle, pulled over and pulled out a loaded rifle that had been prompted up between the footboard and door in the back seat, next to me. He stood on the road ready to shoot the two dogs (who probably belonged to the rancher who owned to cattle and land).
I had more than a few choice words for him and shouted them like a nut (sure he thought I was a nut). Our exchange was not pleasant. He did not know the owner, did not know the dogs and did not have any right to attempt to shoot dogs, probably pets, of the land owner.
Myself, being a proud handgun and rifle owner, I find people who target practice on pets to be beyond vicious and hostile. What if that dog belonged to your kid and someone else did that to your dog? What about the pain you inflicted to that cherished pet?
What kind of man or woman is it that enjoys this type of hostile behavior?
Accepted strays and relinquished dogs (7):
… 6 of a litter of 8 black medium sized breed mix puppies. Look to me like Jack Russell or Feist mixes: long nose, Jack Russell type ears, all are solid or almost solid black. Dumped in Puxico at 4 weeks of age.
… Yellow Malamute, Boxer mix female, Thelma, age 1, owner in area nursing home.
Adoptions, return to owner or placed in other rescues (11):
… Return to owner #9: former pet of the week, grey with blk spots male Aussie mix.
… Return to owner #10: 13-yr-old German Shepherd female, shot three times.
… Fifth Great Dane Pyrenees pup, female “Speedo” adopted by Millersville family: she a librarian, he works on the river.
… Sixth and last sibling to above pup, female ”Tornado” adopted by O’Fallon family.
… Tucker: Mahogany and black Doberman male, age 1, foster to adopt by my Zalma neighbors, volunteers of the Project who also live in St. Louis.
… Lucky Stripe flown by private pilot from Memphis to Memphis: met a ground transport that took him to Pittsburg PA area rescue Saturday.
… Anna Banana: red 3-yr old Lab Weimaraner type mix went to Rockwood IL family. She was the mother of 11 red pups we adopted at Christmas into February 2014. Just completed Heartworm treatment.
… Emily Mario: yellow Lab, just completed Heartworm treatment, Ohio family drove here Sunday to pick her up.
… Tyler Buchheit: 4-mo old Poodle / Maltese mix male, Cape Girardeau hair designer and husband surprised their daughter.
… Beagle/Cocker mix female, age 4-mo, from Dexter: found a St. Louis rescue to take her on Tuesday.
… Haggard Haggard: 9-week old Border Collie and Heeler (or was his dad a Lab), tri-color, adopted by wife of employee at Pavestone Company Scott City, Mo. 1st of 3 pups.
Cat calls:
… FREE, ten cats: age 1 year, all spayed or neutered house cats, litter trained. Well cared for, call 573-495-2033
… FREE, three long hair tabby kittens: one dark tabby semi long, a white with tabby, and a black tabby with white, age 6 months, spayed. Call 573-495-2033
Calls requesting assistance for dogs we did not admit:
… Needs to re-home: blk male, neutered, Lab mix, and a female blk Golden Retriever and Coohhound mix female not spayed. Dogs good with her two rats and cat. Marion IL caller has been watching our FB site and wanted us to take her pets. Parent died and she must move to government housing situation.
… 4 Chihuahua and Min Pin baby puppies, also three 9-month old Chihuahua Italian Greyhound type mix dogs. Have found a rescue to take them and hope to move them this week.
… Heeler or Heeler mix female, young, Red/Blue colors and markings: Glenn Allen.
… LOST week of 3/9/14, Sedgewickville area: purebred male Beagle, young tri-color.
… LOST 3/10/14 village of Leopold: red in color, Golden Retriever fe, age 5.
… LOST 2/17/14 Co Rd 238 & Hwy K: tall, yellow neutered young male, white legs, FB.
… Dachshund needs a home: Greenville area. Former stray male does not like kids.
Miscellaneous and contact info:
We had 49 dogs at our home 3/24/14.
You can donate to the Officer Nick Becker Fund on our FB site. It is easily done by using Pay Pal. Read why we want to help support his family. He has cared for the animals in our community as well as families who looked to him for protection and calm regarding the law.
Check out our FB site for updates and photos of posted strays, including this week’s story Border Collie mix family. We are also seeking help with the vet costs for Holly Hunter who had been boarded for two weeks while receiving treatment for her contagious mange. Also we have treated several Project dogs for Heartworm and can not recover those costs in the adoption fees. Would you consider helping us with those costs? Donations may be tax deductable.
Stray Project monetary donations accepted at the Marble Hill Coop. We purchase de-wormer and other supplies at the Coop and donations are greatly appreciated.
Offer a stray water on day one and food day two or three. Call if missing a dog or if you have a stray. We don’t always have room but we may have a solution to help you and the stray.
Flea and tick season is just around the corner. Mosquitoes will be as dangerous as ever for your pets. They carry heartworm. Did you know one mosquito can lay over 30 eggs in just one bite to your dog or cat?
Dumping dogs is a form of abuse and against the law. Please report animal abuse or neglect.
Coyotes are mating and lots of dogs are missing. This is typically a season that dogs are killed by coyotes and you won’t find leftovers. They will kill any size dog. Please assist any strays that come to you for help.
Please do the following when you pets are expecting or caring for a litter: offer any pregnant dog small-breed-puppy-food the final 1-2 weeks before delivery and while the pups are nursing. Give those mothers all the food they want: bowls full all day and lots of fresh water available all day. Cats need kitten food. Free feed the higher calorie food during the nursing stage to help mom make milk and maintain her own body mass. Babies need to be dewormed as young as 1-2 weeks, then every 7-10 days until age 10-weeks or older if in a confined environment with re-infestation concerns.
Offer strays water on day one and food day two or three. Call if missing a dog or you have a stray.
If you suspect an animal is being neglected or abused, call the Humane Society of Missouri Animal Cruelty Hotline, 314-647-4400 or 800-383-9835 or you can make a confidential report on line at Humane Society of Missouri.
To understand when an animal is being abused or neglected in the state of Missouri read the following link:http://asci.uvm.edu/equine/law/cruelty/mo_cruel.htm
We LOVE Buchheits! Donate a buck or more at the Jackson store for dog food and supplies when you shop. Also, Second Time Around in Marble Hill is taking donations for the Stray Project. Monetary donations are accepted at the Bollinger County Veterinary Service, Marble Hill Coop, Buchheits, and the MH Town and Country.
Thank you to the County Residents who have continued to support the Bollinger County Stray Project.
Check out our available pets at Petfinder. Call 573-722-3035 about our adoptable pets.
BCSP Report – Week 11
Crystal Higgins Weekly BCSP Report
March 10-16, 2014 (written by Marilyn Neville)
I dedicate my volunteerism this week in memory of my mother, Dorothy Rose Dauner Olson. She died March 20, 2008. It still seems like it was yesterday that we lost her. She encouraged me to embrace the volunteer spirit. Thanks Mom…
We were part of another return-to-owner this week. A stray male Bassett, red and white in color, was sighted by a family driving on Highway N, about 2 miles from the junction of Highway 19/ 51. The male had been missing about a month or more. He was very thin. He was returned because of our Facebook (FB) listing. Thank you to the Vilia’s for stepping up for this stray. He was return #8 for 2014.
Fitting in with the memory of my sweet mother, this week’s story is about another special mother.
We had an unusual call last week from Scott Lindsey concerning a feral mother dog, who it turns out, is not really feral in temperament, just cautious and shy. Typically a feral animal is wild and can be very dangerous when cornered or trapped.
Scott and Sharon Lindsey, from the Sedgewickville area, had seen this female for at least two to three years. She looks, moves, and she herds their horses like a Border Collie. She would present herself but no one could catch her. You’d think she would be skin on bones if a “wild dog” but according to Sharon, she generally looks pretty good.
She had a litter of three pups which were fathered by their Heeler and it seems another dog worked his way into the picture. Sharon remembers the courtship date well. It was when their male was torn up by another male, suffering a harsh wound to the face that required vetting.
The date of the vet bill would allow us to calculate the litter’s date of birth: approximately 63 days after the dog altercation the pups would be born. That means they would be 8-weeks of age.
“How did this dog keep from starving all these years,” I asked Sharon.
Sharon explained that the area ranchers were missing their poultry and in fact, between the dogs, owls, coons and opossums; they had given up on raising poultry. This beautiful lady also stole protein rich cat food from the food bowls on Sharon’s sister’s porch.
Mrs. Friese, another neighbor and the lady who initially told me about this litter, would leave food at the Sergeant’s Chapel Church Cemetery every morning that she drove to work. Among the graves stands a big old cedar tree where this gal would find her bowl of golden manna.
Amazingly the Border Collie had not been shot or succumbed to starvation, intestinal parasites or fleas especially when nursing.
“She is a survivor,” Sharon said. “We think she would kill and bring back food to the den for the pups. Right now she has a dead skunk next to the den where she raised her pups…she manages to survive.”
Indeed, she managed to survive, as a thief, a poultry hunter, and as a varmint killer. Also she survived by the superlative hearts of those in the neighborhood who would offer her kibble on a regular basis.
The Good Samaritans had seen her try to raise another litter about a year ago. They were unsure what had happened to them. They were whelped under the large root of a fallen tree. There she dug a burrow like a fox or coyote would.
The recent litter was whelped underneath one of the Lindsey’s out buildings. They had watched the collie care for her litter and kept her fed with kibble. More kibble was offered when the pups were old enough to chew it.
No matter how kind the Lindsey’s were, the mother dog and her pups would not be caught. So a friend brought his coyote live-trap and it was set using bacon and yummy liverwurst. The potent smells are hard for any meat eating critter to resist. Soon all were captured.
In just a few days the mother dog had totally submitted to the Lindsey family. By the weekend she lay in their heated shed allowing all the family members to approach her and she readily accepted their affections.
Monday, March 17 the litter was dropped off at the Marble Hill vet office to receive their shots and exams. I picked them up in the early afternoon. I believe they will be up for adoption in about a week or so.
What is mom’s fate? Well the Lindsey’s have grown very fond of her. They are going to give her time to see if she will accept them as “her own” and commit fully to their love and generous care.
Accepted strays and relinquished dogs:
… Australian Shepherd mix male, former Pet of the Week, not claimed.
… Two dumped yellow pups from Rural Patton.
… Three Border Collie Heeler pups, one is a male: age 8 weeks: report story. Their names are Merle, Pearl, and Haggard: the Mama Tried litter!
Adoptions, return to owner or placed in other rescues:
… Beagle mix male stray from Zalma, adopted by finder.
… Male Bassett hound, red and white, posted on FB and claimed (#8) in hours!!!
… Fourth Great Dane and Great Pyrenees mix female pup adopted by Jackson family with 4 kids.
… Dexter: Yellow Lab and Golden Retriever goes to St. Louis rescue group Saturday.
… Holly Hunter: former pet of the week, white to tan pup with mange, dumped in Zalma.
Cat calls:
… FREE, ten cats: age 1 year, all spayed or neutered house cats, litter trained. Well cared for, call 573-495-2033
… FREE, three long hair tabby kittens: one dark tabby semi long, a white with tabby, and a black tabby with white, age 6 months, spayed. Call 573-495-2033
Dogs with Heartworm, Erlichia, special needs, or that were euthanized:
… Two stray yellow pups dumped and laying in a huddle along a gravel road in rural Patton: sick. Taken straight to the vet and euthanized due to Parvo. They weighed about 2 pounds. Breed type unknown, but they looked like Chihuahua and Lab mixes with large pretty heads. They were our first Parvo case this season.
Calls requesting assistance for dogs we did not admit:
… Two Chihuahua Maltese mixes, age 5, need new home, Marquand
… LOST week of 3/9/14, Sedgewickville area: purebred male Beagle, young tri-color.
… LOST 3/10/14 village of Leopold: red in color, Golden Retriever fe, age 5.
… 12-wk-old black female Pit and an 18-mo-old white and red male: owner lost her home, no car or phone to help these dogs, unsure their fate.
… Border Collie female and 3 pups under Good Samaritan’s shed, Sedgewickville.
… Beagle/Cocker fe pup, age 4 mo from Puxico.
… LOST 2/17/14 Co Rd 238 & Hwy K: tall, yellow neutered young male, white legs, FB.
… Dachshund needs a home: Greenville area. Former stray male does not like kids.
Miscellaneous and contact info:
We had 47 dogs at our home 3/17/14.
You can donate to the Officer Nick Becker Fund on our FB site. It is easily done by using Pay Pal. Read why we want to help support his family. He has cared for the animals in our community as well as families who looked to him for protection and calm regarding the law.
Check out our FB site for updates and photos of posted strays, including this week’s story Border Collie mix family. We are also seeking help with the vet costs for Holly Hunter who had been boarded for two weeks while receiving treatment for her contagious mange. Also we have treated several Project dogs for Heartworm and can not recover those costs in the adoption fees. Would you consider helping us with those costs? Donations may be tax deductable.
Stray Project monetary donations accepted at the Marble Hill Coop. We purchase de-wormer and other supplies at the Coop and donations are greatly appreciated.
Offer a stray water on day one and food day two or three. Call if missing a dog or if you have a stray. We don’t always have room but we may have a solution to help you and the stray.
Flea and tick season is just around the corner. Mosquitoes will be as dangerous as ever for your pets. They carry heartworm. Did you know one mosquito can lay over 30 eggs in just one bite to your dog or cat?
Dumping dogs is a form of abuse and against the law. Please report animal abuse or neglect.
Coyotes are mating and lots of dogs are missing. This is typically a season that dogs are killed by coyotes and you won’t find leftovers. They will kill any size dog. Please assist any strays that come to you for help.
Please do the following when you pets are expecting or caring for a litter: offer any pregnant dog small-breed-puppy-food the final 1-2 weeks before delivery and while the pups are nursing. Give those mothers all the food they want: bowls full all day and lots of fresh water available all day. Cats need kitten food. Free feed the higher calorie food during the nursing stage to help mom make milk and maintain her own body mass. Babies need to be dewormed as young as 1-2 weeks, then every 7-10 days until age 10-weeks or older if in a confined environment with re-infestation concerns.
Offer strays water on day one and food day two or three. Call if missing a dog or you have a stray.
If you suspect an animal is being neglected or abused, call the Humane Society of Missouri Animal Cruelty Hotline, 314-647-4400 or 800-383-9835 or you can make a confidential report on line at Humane Society of Missouri.
To understand when an animal is being abused or neglected in the state of Missouri read the following link:http://asci.uvm.edu/equine/law/cruelty/mo_cruel.htm
We LOVE Buchheits! Donate a buck or more at the Jackson store for dog food and supplies when you shop. Also, Second Time Around in Marble Hill is taking donations for the Stray Project. Monetary donations are accepted at the Bollinger County Veterinary Service, Marble Hill Coop, Buchheits, and the MH Town and Country.
Thank you to the County Residents who have continued to support the Bollinger County Stray Project.
Check out our available pets at Petfinder. Call 573-722-3035 about our adoptable pets.
BCSP Report – Week 10
Crystal Higgins Weekly BCSP Report
March 3-9, 2014 (written by Marilyn Neville)
Thursday night I listed a FOUND chocolate Lab male on our Facebook (FB) site. Within ten hours I received a call from his owner.
Another match, the sixth return so far in 2014! That is two-and-a-half returns a month. I think that the numbers will continue to increase this year. Thanks to the team of citizens who watch SEMO LOST PETS and our FB page!
Amazing how technology works and how fast it worked in this recent case.
Speaking of technology, our telephone line went out of service late Friday. Thank goodness we now have satellite email service. As of Monday noon the phone line was still out of commission. We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused you. Please get photos of pets in need so we can post where needed to receive assistance.
Even with the phone out, we had four adoptions this weekend. All were black or mostly black.
All three of the Lab mix stray pups from the abandoned hunting cabin on Highway E were adopted. Another chapter completed.
A note to whoever dumped them: trash to you, treasure to families in Wishing, that are Waiting, and hearts Wanting and families Who Were Willing to adopt.
8:00 Saturday morning I met Karen and Randy Sanders at the Arab gas station with the alpha sister. She had received a bath, something I give almost all adopted dogs before leaving. The Sander’s met Judy Kirkpatrick [Charleston Mo] at Scott City then to St. Louis where her family from Cuba Mo would be waiting. She would be their first family pet for their three children.
The little solid black male was adopted by a young family from Pittsburg Illinois. He is in the National Guard. His squad leader was one of his references. I would learn he was considered the top soldier in his unit. I also called a friend who is a veterinarian who gave him a raving review. When he drove in the yard early, I was still doing chores. The handsome young man offered to help carry dog food and clean kennels. I told him his fiancé was very fortunate and he would surely be a successful person in life with his work ethic drive, personality and good looks. He is a young man who was brought up right.
While the soldier was still in the yard the third adopting family drove in the yard. The Braswell’s are repeat adopters from Arnold Mo. They recently posted their red Lab mix male pup on our FB page. He was formally known as Dr. Ben Carson. I asked them if they had a chance to do more research on their pup’s name-sake. They had and were impressed with the man Dr. Carson as I am too.
The Braswell’s felt their red pup needed a playmate. I chose the little black and tan female as a match and they agreed. However, when they came to pick her up, they met her solid black brother (who was picked by the soldier), and they also fell in love with him!
The soldier, Brock, and his fiancé Kacey were “set” on the little black male, who they were going to call “Bear”. There was almost a moment like Black Friday at Wal-Mart, with just one sale item left on the shelf (I’m kidding!)…
So black Bear, black and tan female Delilah, and the transported black female Miku all have homes that “treasure” them.
Do you know who dumped them? They look like Labs. Two were solid black with a slight curl to their tails. Two had pink tongues. I never checked the third pup until the Braswell’s wondered the genetics. The black and tan’s tongue was mostly black. The black and tan pup was marked and with the ears of a possible Rottweiler mix. Could be a distant black and tan hound, however, all three pups had short Lab ears, and she wore a Lab otter-trademark-tail..
This is what I think the mix was: at least half to ¾ Labrador, 1/8 to-a-quarter Chow, and 1/8 to-a-quarter Rottweiler. Who in the Zalma area has had pups recently with adult dogs of that mix type? Mom would be dried up now, no more milk, breasts pulling up. She is ready to be spayed and frankly, should be spayed so the “act” to dispose of unwanted pups ends now.
Sunday we were expecting two more adoptions of black dogs. One caller was from Jackson and they wanted Clarabelle, the Lab and Border Collie mix. However, a detour to Safe Harbor Animal Sanctuary and they found a good match there.
It was a sad for our girl, but a happy day for the Safe Harbor dog. Clarabelle’s feeling were not hurt and neither were mine I rejoice for any dog that has been abandoned or relinquished to find a home to “treasure” them.
Molly Bea Polka Party joined her new family about 4:00 Sunday. They were older than I and from Fenton Missouri. They just lost their loyal dog. Being older they wanted a smaller Lab type who was submissive, housebroke, and mellow. 18 month old Molly fit the bill. She had just completed her second round of Heartworm treatment and was ready.
Molly had been rescued by Gene Sullinger of Puxico. Gene is in her 70’s. Her new familys’ wife’s name is Jean too. The two ladies talked to each other on our tele and that sealed the deal.
Oddly Gene told me she was about to call to ask about Molly Bea. Molly helped Gene cope with the death of her husband last summer. She considered this mutt stray a “treasure” and made her a house dog after she was bred by two neighborhood dogs. We whelped her nine pups in our bedroom, later placing some and finding a rescue to take the rest.
Your trash, another’s treasure: think outside of the box. It is fun to learn how your pups and unwanted adult pets found homes all over the state or United States. That wimpy dog that annoys you might be a great dog with kids. If your dog won’t work cattle it might be a great house dog for an active family. Your unwanted pet may be an amazing gift, a treasure, to another human being.
Accepted strays and relinquished dogs:
… Returned: Loyal Lolita, cancer in the human family.
… Three Shih Tzu puppies, 7 weeks old.
… Black female Lab mix went to Humane Society in Cape, very sweet, given all shots.
Adoptions, return to owner or placed in other rescues:
… Chocolate Lab, age 2, returned to owner 10 hours of being listed on our FB page.
Cat calls:
… FREE, ten cats: age 1 year, all spayed or neutered house cats, litter trained. Well cared for, call 573-495-2033
… FREE, three long hair tabby kittens: one dark tabby semi long, a white with tabby, and a black tabby with white, age 6 months, spayed. Call 573-495-2033
Calls requesting assistance for dogs we did not admit:
… LOST 2/17/14 Co Rd 238 & Hwy K: tall, yellow neutered young male, white legs, FB.
… Dachshund needs a home: Greenville area. Former stray male does not like kids.
… FOUND 3/2/14 village of Zalma: Black with white, slick-coat male Lab with possible Border Collie mix.
Miscellaneous and contact info:
We had 49 dogs at our home 3/10/14.
We do not have any room to isolate large breed dogs at this time and large breed pens are full.
You can donate to the Officer Nick Becker Fund on our FB site. It is easily done by using Pay Pal. Read why we want to help support his family. He has cared for the animals in our community as well as families who looked to him for protection and calm regarding the law.
Check out our FB site for updates and photos of posted strays. We are also seeking help with the vet costs for Holly Hunter who has been boarded for two weeks while receiving treatment for her contagious mange. Also we have treated several Project dogs for Heartworm and can not recover those costs in the adoption fees. Would you consider helping us with those costs? Donations may be tax deductable.
Offer a stray water on day one and food day two or three. Call if missing a dog or if you have a stray. We don’t always have room but we may have a solution to help you and the stray.
Flea and tick season is just around the corner. Mosquitoes will be as dangerous as ever for your pets. They carry heartworm. Did you know one mosquito can lay over 30 eggs in just one bite to your dog or cat?
Dumping dogs is a form of abuse and against the law. Please report animal abuse or neglect.
Coyotes are mating and lots of dogs are missing. This is typically a season that dogs are killed by coyotes and you won’t find leftovers. They will kill any size dog. Please assist any strays that come to you for help.
Please do the following when you pets are expecting or caring for a litter: offer any pregnant dog small-breed-puppy-food the final 1-2 weeks before delivery and while the pups are nursing. Give those mothers all the food they want: bowls full all day and lots of fresh water available all day. Cats need kitten food. Free feed the higher calorie food during the nursing stage to help mom make milk and maintain her own body mass. Babies need to be dewormed as young as 1-2 weeks, then every 7-10 days until age 10-weeks or older if in a confined environment with re-infestation concerns.
Offer strays water on day one and food day two or three. Call if missing a dog or you have a stray.
If you suspect an animal is being neglected or abused, call the Humane Society of Missouri Animal Cruelty Hotline, 314-647-4400 or 800-383-9835 or you can make a confidential report on line at Humane Society of Missouri.
To understand when an animal is being abused or neglected in the state of Missouri read the following link:http://asci.uvm.edu/equine/law/cruelty/mo_cruel.htm
We LOVE Buchheits! Donate a buck or more at the Jackson store for dog food and supplies when you shop. Also, Second Time Around in Marble Hill is taking donations for the Stray Project. Monetary donations are accepted at the Bollinger County Veterinary Service, Marble Hill Coop, Buchheits, and the MH Town and Country.
Thank you to the County Residents who have continued to support the Bollinger County Stray Project.
Check out our available pets at Petfinder. Call 573-722-3035 about our adoptable pets.
BCSP Videos
Here are videos of current and former BCSP strays. As a group, they tell the story of what Bollinger County Stray Project is all about!
BCSP Videos
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Our Partners
When you support our partners, you support BCSP! Please show your appreciation of their sacrifices which have helped us in our efforts.
Veterinarian Sponsors
Without the help from dedicated, compassionate veterinarians in our area, we simply could not possibly help all those wonderful pets-in-need!
Liza Jones, D.V.M. and Colleen Retz, D.V.M. from Bollinger County Veterinary Services provide services to a majority of BCSP pets.
Brett Ward, D.V.M. from Helping Hands Veterinary Clinic provides excellent service to many BCSP pets.
Stephen Williams, D.V.M. from Animal Health Center of Sikeston provides BCSP with deep discounts on services provided.
Jeff Shively, D.V.M. from Scott City Animal Clinic has provided excellent service to BCSP.
Another excellent veterinarian who has assisted BCSP is Walter Branscum, D.V.M. from Tilsit Road Animal Clinic
Dog Supplies
Buchheit Farm Store is our main supplier for most of the supplies we need for building, fencing, storage, bedding and upkeep, as well as specialty foods. They have one of the largest selections of fresh dog food in the area at very competitive prices. Also a good supply of pet supplies such as leashes and collars all at competitive prices.
Buchheit's has generously donated dog food and supplies to BCSP. Buchheit customers can donate to BCSP. Just ask your cashier.
K9Tailor has donated super-cute coats for our pets, to keep them warm and aid in their recovery.