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Linda
- 57, Female
- Colona, IL
- United States
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Do Not Adopt K.C., MO
This was a cross post e-mail to me. Please pass it on.
Linda
Please beware of Andrea Ruege of KC, MO. She wanted to adopt a mastiff mix from us. We found out she lied on her app, e.g., address, landlord, no vet ref altho sh...
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- My website or blog:
- http://myspace.com/4evrfit
- Proud pet parent of:
- Sable 'Coated' German Shepherd Dog - Keggi Fair's Mae West (aka Bittergreen) The breeder wanted all old movie names for the litter. I wanted my next girl to be named after the Gordon Lightfoot song 'Bittergreen'.
Sable plush coat Shiloh Shepherd - Glorious Sundown on Wolf Ridge. He's named after a Lightfoot song too. Don't know what Gordon was really singing about, but I thought it was a good dog name. Glorious is the kennel name, and we live on Wolf Ridge.
- How we met:
- Bittergreen came over the back fence.
Sundown we went to Ohio to pick up. Found him through a breeder online.
- Pet likes:
- Bittergreen is ball crazy.
Sundown likes to tease Bittergreen by taking her ball and making her chase him, or he lays down on it to hide it from her. It drives her crazy, and he knows it.
- Pet dislikes:
- Bittergreen?
Sundown rain and especially thunder. Won't chew chewable meds or vitamins.
- Pet’s favorite spot:
- Bittergreen likes to take control of the bed.
Sundown likes to lay outside when it's cold and especially if there is snow.
- Pet’s favorite toy:
- Bittergreen is ball crazy, especially a tennis ball, but those have to stay outside.
Sundown, whatever Bittergreen has.
- Pet’s silliest habit:
- Bittergreen will lay her ball next to the next 'pile' when I am out picking up the yard. She wants to make sure I see it.
Sundown, rolling over when we walk by to get a belly rub. Most embarrassing when we are at the vets office, everybody has to give him a belly rub.
- Pet’s sweetest moments:
- Bittergreen looks at me with adoring eyes.
Sundown likes to lay next me when I'm sitting on the couch.
- I crack up when my pet:
- Bittergreen is not much of a comedian, but Sundown pushes her buttons and that can get funny.
Sundown pushes Bittergreen off the couch so that he can sit next to me. He just squeezes her off.
- My pet is unique because:
- Bittergreen is a sable 'coated' GSD, she gets noticed because of it.
Sundown has a special, lovable personality.
Saving Phoenix
She was found abandoned in a rental house, and brought to the animal shelter. Two cats were dead the third was euthanized to stop it's suffering. The bath water ran red with blood for 20 minutes from all of the flea bites. My daughter, Nikki, wanted to get her out of the shelter and foster her. I live around the corner, so we did a co-foster. She was only 36 pounds when I picked her up at the shelter on 8/24/09. She looks old, but we know she was born in 2/07.
She was a survivor and needed a survivor name, so we called her Phoenix. We knew tis little girl would soar again.
8/24/09
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Do Not Adopt K.C., MO
Do Not Adopt K.C., MO
This was a cross post e-mail to me. Please pass it on.
Linda
Please beware of Andrea Ruege of KC, MO. She wanted to adopt a mastiff mix from us. We found out she lied on her app, e.g., address, landlord, no vet ref altho she changed her story a bit on that, etc.
Their previous dog got hit by a car when she was placed under arrest for an outstanding traffic ticket she says she forgot about. She asked that they leave the dog in her car while she was taken to the station. An… Continue
This was a cross post e-mail to me. Please pass it on.
Linda
Please beware of Andrea Ruege of KC, MO. She wanted to adopt a mastiff mix from us. We found out she lied on her app, e.g., address, landlord, no vet ref altho she changed her story a bit on that, etc.
Their previous dog got hit by a car when she was placed under arrest for an outstanding traffic ticket she says she forgot about. She asked that they leave the dog in her car while she was taken to the station. An… Continue
Posted on November 29, 2009 at 1:07pm —
Do Not Adopt (DNA)
This came to me by e-mail.
To Whom It May Concern:
ALERT: Please make a note in your permanent files regarding the following convicted individual:
Renee Huntley: 1215 Ballplay Rd, Madisonville, TN 37354
Known aliases: Friends Fur Life
Current Employer: Ft. Sanders Regional Medical Center, Knoxville, TN
In 2008, Renee Huntley pled guilty to 23 of 26 counts of animal cruelty in Knox County. Her charges included cruel confinement, cruel transport, and failure to provide food/water/shel… Continue
To Whom It May Concern:
ALERT: Please make a note in your permanent files regarding the following convicted individual:
Renee Huntley: 1215 Ballplay Rd, Madisonville, TN 37354
Known aliases: Friends Fur Life
Current Employer: Ft. Sanders Regional Medical Center, Knoxville, TN
In 2008, Renee Huntley pled guilty to 23 of 26 counts of animal cruelty in Knox County. Her charges included cruel confinement, cruel transport, and failure to provide food/water/shel… Continue
Posted on August 12, 2009 at 5:06pm —
Do Not Adopt (DNA)
This came to me by email. Please cross post!
Linda
Julie Brinkman of WI is still on our DNR/DNA/DNT list and yet I'm still receiving reports that she is attempting to get dogs from IL, IN and OH -
I've also been advised that she is also transporting and those SHELTERS AND COORDINATORS MAY BE RISKING THE LIVES OF THEIR FURRY PASSENGERS!
PLEASE BE ADVISED AND AWARE
Jan Busch
Chicago
Linda
Julie Brinkman of WI is still on our DNR/DNA/DNT list and yet I'm still receiving reports that she is attempting to get dogs from IL, IN and OH -
I've also been advised that she is also transporting and those SHELTERS AND COORDINATORS MAY BE RISKING THE LIVES OF THEIR FURRY PASSENGERS!
PLEASE BE ADVISED AND AWARE
Jan Busch
Chicago
Posted on June 24, 2009 at 11:36am —
Iowa Regents OK New Animal Testing Lab
'The Iowa Board of Regents has approved more than $11 million for an underground animal research laboratory at the University of Iowa. The regents approved funding for the project during their meeting Thursday in Ames.
The 35,000-square-foot lab would connect the Medical Education Research Facility and Carver Biomedical Research Building on the Iowa campus.
Jordan Cohen, interim vice president for research at Iowa, says linking the buildings means researchers will never have to transport anima… Continue
The 35,000-square-foot lab would connect the Medical Education Research Facility and Carver Biomedical Research Building on the Iowa campus.
Jordan Cohen, interim vice president for research at Iowa, says linking the buildings means researchers will never have to transport anima… Continue
Posted on June 12, 2009 at 12:35pm —
Comment Wall (177 comments)
- At 6:26pm on December 3, 2009,
Athena89 said…
- you are an angel!! keep up the good work! cheers!
- At 7:14pm on December 02, 2009, Anci Lampe gave Linda a gift…
- From the Gift Store
- At 7:14pm on December 2, 2009,
Anci Lampe said…
- At 11:26pm on November 26, 2009,
Belles said… - Oooh boy.. well, the good news is he's 6 months old, so it's probably just a matter of confidence, training and time. Sounds like he was an out of control boy! Axel loves people.. he just hates being around other dogs. It took him a good month before he could trust us and come when called, but now all you have to do is open your arms and he is wiggling in them!
Did you have a good Thanksgiving? We did... ate too much. You know, I end up cooking every year and by the time I sit down to eat.. I'm not hungry. LOL
Hope you're doing well.. look forward to pics of Balu..
- At 10:00am on November 20, 2009,
Belles said…
- Here it is in Mahogany.. this is exactly like mine.. mine is mahogany too:
http://www.amazon.com/Pawprint-Desktop-Photo-Frame-Mahogany/dp/B000MG6K38/ref=pd_sbs_k_3
- At 9:59am on November 20, 2009,
Belles said…
- Linda, here is a wall one: http://www.uncommongoods.com/item/item.jsp?itemId=11719
And the desk one like mine: http://www.amazon.com/Impression-Casted-Print-Keepsake-Shadow/dp/B001U7P46C
- At 9:56am on November 20, 2009,
Belles said…
- I'll ask my husband where he got it.. maybe I can find it online.. it's VERY neat.
- At 9:13am on November 20, 2009,
Belles said…
- My husband did this very cool thing for her (me). It's a putty thing that you put their paw in and it goes in 1/2 of this nice frame. Then you take their photo.. a 5x7 and place it in the other half.. that is precious.
As you know.. I am the one who feels so lucky to have known her.. and for her to be so loyal to me, it's been life changing for all of us. She's so loyal that when my husband takes her out for a walk, if I'm not there, she turns around and comes home before they get at the end of the driveway. Nope, she isn't going anywhere unless I'm there. She won't even eat her treat unless I'm in the same room.. lol. I can't go anywhere without the shadow.. I swear, she's hung on this long because of that loyalty.
I just cannot let her suffer, Linda.. I owe her that dignity. So far, though.. she's been doing great. Her pain meds are quite nice for her and she's even gotten a bit spunky at times. LOL Whipping her head back and forth wanting to engage in play with the noodleheads.. she even took his toy and taught him how to beg for it. So cute.. would have given anything for that on video.. that's how she trained sasha! LOL
Thanks for your wishes.. I appreciate them, my friend.
- At 1:49pm on November 19, 2009,
Belles said…
- Aki went to the vet to have her anal glands expressed and the mass growth has gotten larger.. as well as another mass growing on the opposite side of the glands. In addition, the vet doesn't like the sound of her stomach palpitation, so we think the cancer has now spread. Aki has been placed into hospice care at the vet.. so our goal now is to keep her pain free. There is little else we can do and due to her age, treatment is not an option.
She's doing fine though.. she sleeps alot on her new pain meds and when she's awake she seems happy and content. However, the vet said that when she starts to go downhill, it will come quickly. Aki's been a good girl and has a long and lovely life.. I am blessed to have had her for all these years. They estimate her age to be around 14-16.
- At 11:04pm on November 18, 2009,
Belles said…
- Hahahaha... no, it shows my age! Who didn't have a crush on Jim Morrison. He had such a sexy voice!
Wow, you are so busy! It's good for the soul, though. It keeps one living longer.. I'm positive.
Good luck with the boy.. he's a beauty. Axel had those issues at first, but as soon as he started trusting and accepting, he stopped most all of his issues.. including tail chasing. That drove me insane. He is still dog aggressive, but we're still working on that. My goodness he's a handful! Here's a pic for you if you haven't seen it yet. It never ends.. a good thing he's inside, or I'm sure he'd be destructive ten fold.
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Yep I know what u meant crying for him for months..I did the same thing for 4 months when my ex and I first broke up and he would not let me see him..
Florida is my Favorite state Bams ....it's kind of ironic that they have moved to there really ...
Don I am 'saving' to buy a pair of ' Ugg' boots as Xmas present to myself ..would u like to contribute ? hehehehe
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