Helping Paws

P.O. Box 664

Apple Valley, CA 92307

(760)662-3922 OR (909)913-1458

Our Adorable Adoptables or Happy Tails

Who We Are And What We Do

Helping Paws was established in 2004. We have rescued and adopted out about 770 pets so far into loving homes. Many of these animals would not have stood a chance in our pounds because when we rescued them they were so deathly afraid of people, which would have deemed them unadoptable. Somewhere along in their lives, someone had been very unkind to them. We feel that to capture them and put them to sleep because they are so afraid is just not acceptable. We don't give up on any dog in need. In most cases they come around within a few days although some may take a few weeks, but how ever long it takes, we will convince them that we are their friends. We are a no kill pet rescue and adoption group. Pets that are too timid to be adopted are worked with until they are adoptable or they will stay with us where they feel secure for the rest of their lives. Helping Paws is located in Lucerne Valley, Ca (The high desert) but does not have an open to the public facility yet. Many pets are in foster care. However more foster care homes are always needed. If you are interested in one of the cuddly k-9's or frisky felines please feel free to call (760)662-3922 or (909)913-1458 any time and set up a visiting appointment or visit us at one of the adoption events (See below).

Our Mission

1. Is to make a profound difference in the quality of life for the countless animals that are living lives full of neglect, abuse, fear and pain by saving as many animals as we can, one at a time and working together with other people who are also doing what they can to help animals. 2. To greatly reduce the abandonment of innocent animals in the High Desert by providing a place where adoptable animals can be taken and held till adopted without the fear of being put to sleep. This includes animals that would be otherwise deemed unadoptable just because they are so afraid of MANKIND who has not been kind to MAN'S BEST FRIEND. 3. To aid in the goal to reduce the number of animals put to sleep every year simply because there are not enough homes for them all by encouraging people to spay or neuter their pets and adopt a homeless pet rather than breed more while so many die.

A Pack Of Desert Dogs Not Forgotten

There are a small group of dogs that some very devoted people along with us have been trying to help for years. They were puppies whose mom was dumped in the desert years ago. We were in the paper rescuing their siblings years ago. There was 1 young mother dog that we just could not get. You may recall reading about her in the newspaper. She has been in there a few times. She is a white/gray, Akita/Shepherd mix. When we 1st saw her she was just a pup herself but she had puppies of her own. She has always just been to untrusting of humans for anyone to get too near to her and she is way to smart to ever get trapped in a trap. She has been seen in the area of Hook Street & Mojave street and El Evado in Victorville. She may disappear for a while, just as she has done now, but she surfaces again in the spring every year with puppies trailing behind her. About 2 years ago there were about 8 dogs together. Most of them were surviving pups from her last litters but some looked just like the pups we rescued years and years ago. We thought we had got all of them except the white Akita we have named "Mojave." We must have missed a least 1 more because there is a very pretty female shepherd who has been named "Tess." She looks just like the pups we rescued that have grown up. Tess has been trapped and spayed and vaccinated in the past years but she managed to escape her kennel very shortly after that was done and within 1 day she had traveled for miles and miles and was back at Dog Town with her friends. Dog town is an area in the desert where a very nice man has built some dog houses for these stray dogs and puppies so they can have some shelter from the severe cold we get up here in the winter. This very nice man along with us and some other concerned people make sure that these dogs have food and water every day. Currently there are just 2 dogs still living there. We are not sure what happened to the others. Animal control gave up on these dogs a long time ago and for that we are grateful because they would have been deemed unadoptable and put to sleep. We were told that the last time they came out they couldn't catch the moms so they buried some of the newborn pups alive in the holes they were born in. The moms enlarge rabbit holes in the ground to have the pups in. The mom leaves the pups in these dens to go hunt for food. Well when it was discovered what animal control had done the person who found them was unburying the pups that were crying when the mom "Mojave" returned which made her not trust mankind even more. She thought he had buried them instead he was trying to help them. Over the years we have got reports of other litters being buried alive or hit by cars or kids throwing large rocks at the pups. No wonder "Mojave" is the way she is! We have not seen her for months now and are worried that she might be dead. We pray for her safety and hope she resurfaces again someday. If anyone sees a dog that fits her description please contact us so that we can let her group of followers know where she is. She has not been spay so she may have pups again. From what we see now, this sad cycle of litters being born and killed is finally coming to a close for these dogs at least. All these years of sadness just because 1 heartless person abandon they’re dog in the desert. instead of contacting a group like us to help place her in a new loving home after she was spayed. Now the only surviving female that we know of is "Tess" and she has been spayed. She is with 1 male surviving pup of "Mojave's" we think. We have named him "Survivor." He is about 1 1/2 years old now. He walks with a limp from on old injury to his hind leg. Although it seems impossible to catch " Mojave", if the pups are caught young enough, they become very sweet and devoted loving pets. We know because we have 2 off them and the others that have been adopted out are the same way. ***News flash*** we have just rescued a mom dog and pups we believe is 1 of Mojave's daughters and her 5 pups that are 2 weeks old.. We haven't seen Mojave for about a year or more now and Mojave was just too untrusting to ever let any person close enough to her to catch her and the dog looks a little like her was tough to catch too. She also is smart just like Mojave always was. This dog knew all the tricks that Mojave knew to keep from getting caught but she was a little more friendly than Mojave ever was. Maybe this is because she was just so thin and so hungry and cared too much for her new pups so she let her guard down and we were able to catch her with the help of a lot of caring people.. The day after we got them home we let 1 of the 2 Mojave grandsons that we have run in the large yard in front of the 5 kennels which we put the new mom, who we have named Mojave also, and her pups in one of the kennels He ran straight over to her kennel wagging his tail and sat down in front of it. What surprised us even more was that the new dog (Mojave) that had not shown any interest in any of our other dogs and in fact had retreated into the dog house the min. we put her in the kennel and had not come out since, came right out wagging her tail and went right up to Rain, the grandson from the oringinal Mojave. These 2 dogs acted like they were old friends. She has not been friendly to any of the other dogs she has been around since coming to our place.

What Helping Paws Believes

Below are a few more stories of rescued pets. You can read about more of our rescued pets if you click on our Happy Tails above. Happy Tails are pets that have been rescued and then adopted out after we had undone the damage that so called "mankind" had done to them. It's just amazing to see these dogs trusting people again! It just takes time. Sometimes a lot of time just sitting on the ground in their kennels with pieces of hot dogs everyday and never raising our voices to them. We always talk to them and praise and reward them for everything they do. However small of step it is in the right direction. They are the reason that we just won't give up. No matter how heart breaking it is sometimes. Dogs deserve so much more from mankind than people give them. After all, they are "Mans Best Friend!"

A Rescue Story

Tasha is a 1 1/2 year old American Eskimo, Female/Spayed. She is a very special dog although her story isn't all that different than many other dogs who have found themselves alone and afraid in a world they don't understand and deathly afraid of "Mankind" who has not been very kind at all in some point of their life! This dog we think belonged to someone, at one time in her young life, that cared enough about her to put a collar with a tag on it because she was wearing one. It looked like it was a harness that had become too tight as she grew and she had chewed parts of it off. From the part that remained, there was a hook that at some point held a dog tag on but the tag was now missing. This dog was very afraid but you could see the kindness in her eyes. She wanted to trust people but she was just too scared. She must have somehow became separated from her owner and found herself lost and alone and afraid. For about 1 year she made her home a vacant field in the desert along a drainage ditch in between houses on a fairly busy street in Victorville. One of the neighbors, 2 older women would sometimes throw her some food. Most people new she was there but just ignored her or chased her away. Animal control was called out many times but they could not catch her and eventually they gave up and ignored her too. There was 1 nice family that spotted her one-day on the way to church. They bred purebred dogs and didn't really want her but wanted to help her. So for about a year they would bring her food and water and even worry about her when they went on vacation or when the weather was bad. They did what they could and it was way more than anyone else would do. The whole family was involved. Even the Dad would stop by on his way to and from work to drop off food and water over the year. The teenage daughter was able to get the closest to her almost being able to touch her but not quite. The family came up to our booth at the Farmers Fair at Victor Valley College one Thursday morning and told us her story and asked if there was anything we could do. Of course we said we would try. She was a dog in need and we had to try to help her! We exchanged phone numbers and arranged to meet with them that evening near the field just before dark. She was so afraid of people. Her coat was matted very badly and she kept her distance from us, but she was interested in us. Thinking we would have to come back with a trap to catch her, we were just about to leave when the kind 2 older lady neighbors returned home. They were just returning from chemotherapy for one of them. When they opened their gate to pull their car in, she was standing near the corner of their property. Neither of the women spoke English very well but we could see that she came closer to them than to anyone else so we talked to them, even though we don't speak Spanish either. They said the dog had developed a friendship with their dog over the year. We asked them if we could try to get her into their yard so we could try to catch her with out the fear of her running into the busy street. They said OK. We moved around her and she ran right in to the yard. We quickly closed the gate. It took us about a half hour and a few bags of dog treats to be able to get close enough to her to slip a leash around her and lift her into our car. It took about a week for her to run up to the gate when she sees us and wag her tail. It only took another week for her to come up to us and give us her paw to shake hands when we sat on the ground in her pen. We did not teach her this. She just did it, which is another reason we think someone had loved and cared for her in the past. This dog now is so happy to see us she actually runs in circles wagging her tail. This dog came a long way with just a little bit of kindness. What would have been really sad would have been for her life to have ended if she had of been picked up by animal control. She would have been deemed unadoptable just because she was scared to death of "Mankind" because of the way "Mankind" had treated her.

Miracle and her Rescue

Before and after pictures of Miracle. The larger picture is how she looked when we pulled her from the dog pound in Apple Valley about 4 years ago. She just broke our heart when we 1st saw her there. She was so sad. She had given up on life. There she sat. Her poor little starved body that was just skin and bones. We talked to her and she came over to us and when we put our fingers up to the cage she licked them and looked up with those eyes that said "Please save me!" When we went to the office to ask about her we were told she was a livestock killer and an containment problem and could not be adopted. She was to be put to sleep. Her owners and turned her in and told them that. Now this is a small dog that only weighed 24 lbs. What kind of livestock could this weak little girl take down? If she did, she did so because she was starving to death but we did not believe she was a livestock killer. Also if she was a containment problem she most likely found a way out to look for food because it was obvious she wasn't getting any from her owner. Her owner should have been arrested for having a dog in that condition. Obviously they starved and abused her and anyone who could do that most likely would lie too! We were crushed by the news but we kept trying to spring her from the pound. We were surprised every time we went there and she was still there. We pulled a kennel mate of hers and when we got her back to our place we soon realized they must have labeled the wrong dog as the livestock killer and containment problem because it was the little chow/border collie mix puppy that we got out that did all that but it was nothing we couldn't stop which we did and soon placed her in a home with a secure fence and no livestock. Her life didn't have to end either! Imagin that! We had all but given up hope on little Miracle. She was still alive but we had tried everything to get her out with no luck. Then one day a friend that we knew who knew about how sad we were because we were having no luck saving her just showed up at our place with Miracle. Some how a miracle had happened. He had gone in to the pound right at closing time and told the man at the counter he wanted to adopt her. The man gave him the paperwork and said she was already spay which she was not and took his money and gave him the dog. The poor little dog, scared to death was handed over to him and he brought her staight to us. It was one of the happest days of our lives and certainly one of the rescues we will never forget. Miracle still lives with us and always will and by the way she has never tried to get out of any pen or yard we have put her in and she is scared to death of any livestock! Imagin that! This little dog has from day 1 been 1 of the best dogs we have ever been around.

Why we Micro-chip / Scooby-Rescued Again

This is his story: We 1st met Scooby on July 4th, 2004 when he ran across a busy Highway 18 in Apple Valley. Over the next few days we did the usual. We ran a found dog ad in the newspaper and hung up found dog signs with his picture on it all over the place. We thought someone would call about him because he had a collar on and was well cared for. No one called so we ran the ad again and we also took him to the Vet to see if he was micro-chipped. He wasn’t so we had him chipped and vaccinated. The Vet said he looked like a Yellow Lab/Boxer mix and he thought he was about 2 years old. He was already neutered. It didn’t take us long to realize what a nice dog he was. He was a trained young mellow dog. So after 2 weeks he was placed up for adoption and it didn’t take him long to find a home. Everybody loved him. He had a way of catching people’s attention, usually by talking to them! Yes I said talking to them. Whenever he saw someone he would bark in a low bark in different tones and you would hear him say “I’m Scooby Doobee Doo!” He was a perfect dog except for his fear of fireworks. So he was adopted out and his owner was told of his fears and how to deal with them. Unfortunately he was returned a week later. Not because he did anything wrong because he didn’t, but their other dog, a female, just would not accept him. She was mean to him and pushed him around so he was returned. He was adopted again about a month latter. Once again he was part of a wonderful family. A few months latter we got a call from them because they too wanted to return him. This time it was because we had been having some thunderstorms and he was just as afraid of them as fireworks. So if no one were home when they happened he would go over the fence and try to find someone to hang out with. The problem with that is that they lived on busy Apple Valley Road and they were afraid he would get hit by a car, so his very sad family returned him to us. We got some meds for him that would calm him when we were expecting thundershowers and he was doing fine. Then one day we went to do a short errand. We came home about 20 min latter and at the same time we pulled in the phone rang and it was the microchip company who said someone had found him up the street from us. We latter found out that the ranch next door had been shooting of a gun on a horses back to get him use to it for a hunting trip. We decided the best thing to do was to send him off to foster care at a place that was out up in the hills in a conservation land area where someone is always home and there are no fireworks aloud and no shooting because it was a conservation area. In fact there is almost no traffic at all except for a few off roaders once in a while. It was perfect for him and he relaxed and was the perfect dog again. He stayed there for about 3 months with no problems. Then 1 day we had gone up to see him and when we were just about to the top of the hill, we heard it. A gunshot and then another. We drove as fast as we could to get to him. When we got up there. We found that he had been placed in a very large kennel that the man that took care of him put him in once in a while when no one was home. The kennel was 12 feet high and there was Scooby on the top of the kennel. Just then the man came home and climbed up to the top to get him down. We then realized this very smart dog had pushed his doghouse over to the side of the kennel and got onto it and climbed up. He had some how tore off almost all of his toe nails in the process and he was bleeding. The gunfire was from some men shooting at bottles on the next mountain. They said they didn’t know anyone lived up there. So back Scooby went to the Vet. and then he came back to our place so we could decide what to do next. He healed and the next few months were uneventful. Then someone came out and wanted to adopt him. This young man was the caretaker at the Adelanto Motorcycle racetrack and wanted a dog that looked mean but was not because he didn’t want a dog that would bite people that came out for the races. He said most of the time it was so quiet out there and no one was around. He promised that during the races he would put Scooby in an air-conditioned travel trailer and be with him most of the time. Scooby really liked this guy so once again he found a home. Scooby and the young man were always together and there was never a problem. About 6 months went by and all was great. Then there was the Adelanto Grand Prix and Adelanto was packed with motorcycle riders, which didn’t bother Scooby a bit. He was fine around motorcycles and he always stayed with his owner. His owner had just grabbed him to take him in the trailer with him when just as they were walking in the fireworks went off and Scooby took off. His owner looked all over but there were so many people there he couldn’t find him So he called us and we along with some other volunteers searched all night. But did not find him. The following day we put up signs but this time they were lost dog signs and continued to search taking turns for days and even weeks and wondered why the micro chip company hadn’t called yet. On the second week we found his collar stuck on the bottom of a chain link fence with his bandana and microchip tag attached. This was in a very remote area with coyotes everywhere. We were worried. After a month went by with no word we thought maybe he had been killed but we didn’t give up. We even went to Cal Trans, which is who picks up dogs that have been killed on the road and ask for descriptions of everything they had found in the past few months. None fit Scooby’s description. Thank God. We continued to go out and look for him every week and then every two weeks. We continued to hang up signs every so often. This went on for two years. Even after the motorcycle track was sold and Scooby’s owner moved away. We thought maybe someone that lived far away had picked him up after the race thinking he didn’t have an owner because he had lost his collar and they had taken him someplace where there are no gunshots or fireworks. Because surely he would have got out and ran and someone would have found him and checked to see if he had a microchip. Then when we had just about given up on ever seeing him again, we got a call from Apple Valley Animal Control. They said they had picked up a tan Shepherd Mix that was micro-chipped and registered to us. For some reason they said they were not able to get any info about the dog. Just that the microchip was registered to us. They said the dog had been found in Apple Valley near where we use to live but had moved from last year. We had to go threw our records to see which dog it was. Much to our surprise, it was Scooby! We were so happy! They said he was picked up after a lady on Bear Valley Road and Deep Creek had called and said he came to her house and would not leave. They said he might have a broken leg. We could not believe it! We were so happy and rushed right down to get him and take him to the Vet. We thought someone must have found him and brought him to Apple Valley and taken care of him. So we decided that if he were in good shape we would try to find his new owner and let them adopt him if they wanted to. As soon as we saw him we new that was not the case. He was in terrible shape. He was very, very thin. He also had scars all over him. His injures were much worse than a broken leg. He was some what in shock and seem dazed and disoriented but once we talked to him and called him his name like he use to say it “Scooby Doobee Doo” he perked right up and looked at us and you could see he remembered us. After the trip straight to the vet, we found that most likely he had traveled many miles and he had an old injury as well as a new one that was most likely caused by being hit by a car. After many x-rays we found that he had an old almost healed fracture on 1 hind leg. An old fractured pelvis and many BB gun and pellets in him and a dislocated hip joint on his other rear leg that was totally popped out, and 2 micro chips. We started treatment on him with antibiotics and pain meds that he is now on and lot’s of rest. However he needs surgery on his hip joint that is popped out. It will need to be held in place with a screw or screws. We have been told it will be very costly. After all he has been through and all we had gone threw trying to find him, even though he was in bad shape, we just can’t put him to sleep! He didn’t give up and we won’t either. So we are asking for donations in any amount. Even the smallest donations add up. We are not a large rescue and don’t take in a large amount in donations therefore we really don’t have the funds for this dog’s surgery but we will find a way. Remember, “Just a buck can change their luck!” Scooby sure could use a change in his luck! Even with all he has been through, he is still just as lovable as before. He wouldn’t hurt a flea. He is not holding a grudge even though Mankind has shot at him with BB guns and Pellet guns and ran over him with a car a few times and we wonder how many people saw the starving dog that was trying to make his way home and they didn’t offer him any help or compassion. They just looked the other way or some may have even thrown things at him. But Scooby kept his head up. He didn’t turn mean or timid or give up on Mankind. Scooby is still what he always was, Mans best friend! Can you help to change his luck? If you would like to make a donation please call (760) 662-3922 or (909) 913-1458 or mail to Helping Paws, Saving Scooby, P.O. Box 664, Apple Valley, CA 92307. Scooby and his friends thank you very much and look forward to seeing you again someday. If anyone out there remembers seeing this dog in the past few years, please let us know. Some one or some people must have cared for him some of the time because with all his injuries he would not have been able to hunt rabbits or other food so he would have staved to death without help from someone. If you know anything about this dogs travels please contact us! Also please remember this story if you ever see a stray dog out there. Not all dogs or cats are abandoned out there. Some have just become separated from their owners and if they could get a little help from a friend, they just might make it back home to the people that love and miss them. This could happen to any dog, when you least expect it so plan ahead and have your pet micro-chipped. It could save his life and be his ticket home! ***Scooby had his surgery and the results are great. He even walked in the Victorville Christmas parade and after he was better than before. He never even limped after the walk and his walking even improved. He is doing great and is very happy. He is so funny and smart. He talks to us and is so happy to be alive and to be in a forever home. He will live with us in our house for the rest of his life!***

Foster Homes Needed

We would never turn our backs on an animal in need but we sure could use a hand with some of the dogs. Many are in kennels at other locations but we still go there every day to feed and clean and give them some much-needed attention. The driving time alone adds hours to our days. Many people are willing to let us use some of their land for dog kennels but they don't want to care for the dogs, which is fine also. It still helps save lives but we sure could use some foster homes for some of these dogs where you would welcome the dogs into your home or yard for a short time and care for them and show them what a family is really like. It gets them out of the kennels and they become new dogs and also gives us a big break in what has to be done every day. We will provide the food and supplies for the dogs but if you could find the time to care for them and feed them it would be such a big help at this time! So if you have some free time on your hands and want to be kind to man's best friend please call. Thanks so much. Even a few days is a big help and a real treat for the dogs.

Volunteer programs!

We have several other volunteer programs all in which need volunteers. See below for a brief description and requirements. If interested call us or e-mail us.

Mentoring

Our mentoring program may be our best yet. This program is designed for our adoptable pets who just need a little extra time and love spend with them to make them more adoptable and for the kids who are just dying for a pet but don't know what it takes. This is a time costing program, your pet that you mentor will be kept at your house and you will care for it like it is your own however we will supply the food. You also will be required to transport the pet to adoption events and pick them up if not adopted. Requirements are that you have reliable transportation and can spend at least 7 hours a week.

Follow ups

We sure could use someone who likes to talk on the telephone to do follow-ups on the animals that have been adopted. You can do this from home at your own convenience. Do as many a day as you feel like. You would need to write down what you find out and give us the reports at least once a week or sooner if you think the animal needs help now! We would provide you with log sheets to fill in and questions to ask.

Helping Paws in Public

We are at Pets Mart in Victorville down the street from the Mall of Victorville every Friday and Saturday from 3:00 PM until 8:00PM with some of our adoptables. Plus you can adopt one of our cats or kittens that stay at Pets Mart any time you want. Just ask for the manager to be paged to the adoption center and they can show you the cat and give you our paperwork to fill out if you wish to adopt the cat or kitten. You can also always see lots of cats there up for adoption from other rescue groups and shelters in the high desert too. If you want to adopt any of our pets at another time just give us a call and we can meet you at Pets Mart with the pet or pets you are interested in. Just let us know when you want to meet. We are available for adoptions every day.

Adoption fees

Our cat adoption fees range from $25- $55 and this includes the spay/neuter, current vaccines, deworming. Our dog adoption fees range from $50-$150 and include the spay/neuter, current vaccines, deworming, microchip and chip reg. and rabies vaccine. Our adoption fees vary due to Vet Services needed for some. All of our animals our tested in various situations and we promise to let you know the truth about each animal. We want you and the animal to be happy with each other, that's why we have a pre adoption screening. If you don't find what you are looking for here, please visit the other rescue groups and animal controls. They all have lots of highly adoptable pets that are looking for love and a place to call home. If you do find a pet you like at one of the animal control shelters, don’t waste any time getting them out because tomorrow may be too late. Most hold animals just 3 or 4 days.

Our New Place

Our new place is shaping up nicely. Dogs will be kept in large yards instead of kennels which we feel will be much better for them. Dogs will be grouped with other dogs that like each other. Our new cattery has turned out very nice. It has lots of areas to climb and sit and look out the lattice panels surrounded by tall pine trees.

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We add to our Home page often so be sure to refresh the web page so you don't miss any of the updates. Also please visit our Home Page at http://hometown.aol.com/xhelpingpawsx/myhomepage/dog.html

Please visit other pet rescue web sites such as:

www.petfinder.org/shelters/CA641.html for Sounds of Silent Spirits and www.localrescue.org for a listing of many pets available in our area.

Listings For Other Rescues

Sometimes we list pets under our adorable adoptables that are available for adoption with other people or other rescue groups such as Mistyhill Aussie Rescue. They have lots of purebred Aussies and Aussie mixes as well as Border collies and even a few of other breeds at times. They are located in Victorville near Bear Valley and the 395. Their phone number is (760)963-1356 This place has some nice dogs and even an occasional cat! Many are rescued from the pounds when their time just has simply run out! When an animal is available for adoption by someone else, we will list their phone number in the info about the pet. Helping Paws does not have those animals and we have no control over their adoptions. We are just listing the pets to help get these pets in a forever home. Helping Paws has always believed rescues should work together. If someone comes to us looking for a type of pet that we don't have at the time and we know another rescue has that type of pet we always pass the information along with the phone number of the group they can contact for their new pet. There are lots of thoughtful people out there that end up with a pet they have rescued but can not keep. Many of these people pay for the spay or neuter and vaccines and then ask for help in placing the pet. We all have the same goal and that is saving lives 1 pet at a time and we are always willing to do what we can to help others in saving an animals life!

New Web site

A private party that does what they can to rescue pets also needed some help in placing a young very sweet Pit Bull. So please visit Their Web site at www.pawsrescue.weebly.com We are happy to be of some help. It's wasn't that long ago that we were just like you. We all get by with a little help from our friends!

People In Animal Rescue Have The Same Goal

Most of us in animal rescue have the same goal and that is for Mankind to really be kind to man's best friend the dog and all animals! We see cases that don't even shock us anymore but the one thing that we can not except is people that let pets have litters of puppies or kittens over and over again while so many die every day in the pounds just because there are not enough homes for them all. Even if you find homes for every puppy or kitten in your litter, you still have taken a life because the homes you place your puppies or kittens in may have adopted a homeless pet from the shelter but instead one more life must sadly end in the pound. Please do your part and help put the killing of adoptable pets to an end. Please spay or neuter your pets and if you are looking for a new pet to add to your home, please visit the animal shelters and rescue groups. One of us has the pet you have been looking for just waiting for a home like yours!

DON'T QUIT

When things go wrong, as they sometimes will,
When the road you're trudging seems all up hill,
When the funds are low and the debts are high,
And you want to smile, but you have to sigh,
When care is pressing you down a bit,
Rest if you must---but don't you quit!

Life is queer with its twists and turns,
As every one of us sometimes learns,
And many a failure turns about,,
When he might have won had he stuck it out;,
Don't give up, though the pace seems slow-,
You might succeed with another blow.

Often the goal is nearer than,
It seems to a faint and faltering man,
Often the struggler has given up,
When he might have captured the victor's cup,
And he learned too late, when the night slipped down,
How close he was to the golden crown.

Success is failure turned inside out,
The silver tint of the clouds of doubt-,
And you never can tell how close you are;
It may be near when it seems afar,
So stick to the fight when you're hardest hit,
It's when things seem worst that you MUST NOT quit!

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