June 8th
This is a photo of Andy taken last
fall right after his homeless owner died. He frequented this parking
lot for a while begging chicken at a drive through but them moved on
and started being sighted on the other end of the strip.
This
is a photo my husband took of Andy about 2 years ago at the height of
his mange. We went back to this spot every day for a week and did not
see him again.
This is Andy begging at a local grocery store
in May of this year. When I made the connection that this was the same
dog I had seen 7 months ago, and my husband phtographed 2 years ago,
and the shelter confirmed he had been avoiding them for 2 1/2 years, I
knew I needed to get Andy off the street. I am not a rescue, I am not
even really a dog person. I am a school teacher. An individual. I went
public with Andy's plight in hopes of finding someone more experienced
then myself willing to help.
On
June 14th Donna Smith from Arlington TX stepped up and started to
build a relationship with Andy in an effort to gain his trust. She
spent several hours every day with him building trust- faithfully, for
2 weeks. 
We quickly learned Andy had a pack. Amos (white) and Ophelia (black) were living with him. Because Amos and Ophelia are still there out there, for their safety, I cant reveal their exact location.
On
6/26 Andy gave up and took his freedom ride with Donna leaving Amos
and Ophelia behind.
Doesn't
he look happy? The vet has determined Andy is not a senior as we had
previously thought. He is probably 3 years old. He is HW+ and has your
basic street dog infections including a urinary tract infection. We
are committed to getting Andy the medical attention he needs and are
humbly asking for monitary donations.
Donatins can be phoned into
the vet that is treating him:
N. Arligton Animal Vet at 817-274-1811 under the name Donna
Stukeleather-Smith
Doesn't
he look happy? The vet has determined Andy is not a senior as we had
previously thought. He is probably 3 years old. He is HW+ and has your
basic street dog infections including a urinary tract infection. We
are committed to getting Andy the medical attention he needs and are
humbly asking for monitary donations. Or, you can donate here and the funds may be used for Andy and/or Amos and Ophelia. Their needs are not yet know but we suspect Opehelia is pregnant- just for starters.
You can see a video of Andy here: https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=10210729490892098&id=1194163930&comment_id=10210729625815471¬if_t=feed_comment_reply¬if_id=1498704592145882
***WE DESPERATLY need a rescue to intake Amos and Ophelia. Please help us network them.***
Thank you for supporting Andy, Amos, and Ophelia.
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UPDATE: In just 10 hours- just over $1,000 has been donated to Andy’s fund. I am overwhelmed and in tears. We took a huge leap of faith that we would be able to pay for Andy's medical. As a school teacher and a mother of 2, I don’t have $2,000 to get Andy healthy.
The first $1,000 will pay for Andy’s initial intake bill of $300 (testing, bloodwork, antibiotics, wormer, flea & tic, and basic vaccines) and half of his HW treatment (estimated at $1,200)!
The additional funds we seek will go towards the balance of Andy’s HW treatment, his spay, and a week of boarding for Amos and Ophelia until a foster/rescue can be found. Again, catching Amos and Ophelia is another huge leap of faith as we don’t have a place secured for them yet. They will be in limbo. Ophelia and Amos’s medical needs are unknown at the moment.
Maybe we will know more about them tomorrow.
Thank you all!
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This
is a photo of me feeding Amos and Ophelia today (7/2/17).
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UPDATE: 7/5/2017- AMOS IS SAFE! We felt awful leaving Ophelia alone but had to snatch Amos when we had the opportunity. We'll keep working to get Ophelia safe too! Amos is at my personal vet: Animal care Clinic in Corsicana if anyone would like to phone a donation in on his boarding and medical- (903) 872-4762. He will remain kenneled until a rescue can be found. Hopefully Ophelia will be joining him tomorrow.
This
is what happens when the Atmos guy stops and says do you need help?
:) :) This photo is Donna, my husband and the ATMOS guy air lifting
Amos in a blanket stretcher to safety!
7/12/17 UPDATE: Andy is safe and Ophelia has disappeared. We
fear she has gone into the woods to have her pups :( . Amos has
been in boarding for a week. We need to get him into a foster
setting so he can learn to trust again. He is confused and timid
but he is a good boy, he is not aggressive. He doesn't know how to
walk on a leash but the vet techs say he will follow them and we
lifted him in and out of my vehicle with zero problems.
Who can help foster this boy
and get him out of doggy prison?I am actively
seeking a rescue to intake him as well. Please share, consider
fostering, networking, and/or donating. His bill thus far is $308
and increasing.
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7/14/2017 Good news!!!! We caught Ophelia and she is safe! Now I NEED HELP finding a rescue to accept them. Anyone have any connections or know of a place? Moderate funds will come with them to assist with medical. Amos has had his vaccines and was neutered this week.
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