Little Paws Dog Rescue, Inc.
To rescue, rehabilitate, and place into loving, caring, lifelong homes.
Our Adoptable Pet List
Online Adoption Application
Foster Home Application
You will get email verification of our receiving your adoption application. If not please email Jamae at: LittlePawsDogRescue@msn.com
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Little Paws Dog Rescue Website
Help us double our impact to help homeless pets and take the Double Your Impact Challenge! From November 9 to December 4, and because we are a participating Network Charities Group, Best Friends Animal Society will match your donation to us. Please visit http://networkcharities.bestfriends.org
to donate and find out more.This will double your dollars donated!
SANDI
SANDI NEEDS YOUR HELP!
UPDATE: 11/17/09 - Sandi is now in a foster home! She is doing well and seems very happy to be in a home environment finally. She is putting some weight on her back legs and is now standing to eat rather than laying down. She seems to want to run with the other dogs but it will be some time before she will be able to do that. She is eating well and gaining her strength back.
UPDATE: 11/4/09 - We arrived at IVS and the staff greeted us and placed us in a room for consultation with Dr Reimer. Dr R had been watching Jan and I walk Sandi out in front of the office. He could tell she was doning much better and putting some weight on her right leg. The left leg is not quite there yet but should come along with time. He checked her reflexes and that has improved some. He removed the staples. He said he felt she should have a full recovery but it will take some time.
UPDATE: 10/30/09 - Sandi will be going to Iowa Vet Specialties on November 4th. Dr Steen at Frey Pet Hospital feels Sandi is coming along just fine considering the existent of her injuries. She is a hit at Frey’s and they really enjoy her a lot. Dr. Steen says that Sandi is doing as well as he expected at this time. She is responding well and has good nerves in her back end area. She is able to feel them touch her feet and can wag her tail.
Sandi is the sweetest two year old German Shepherd you could meet. Unfortunately she was hit by a car on highway 30 near Mt. Vernon on Friday, Oct. 16th and although that person did not stop, thankfully 2 others did. Sandi was taken to Frey Pet Hospital for x-rays and then transferred to the Eastern Iowa Veterinary Specialty Center for stabilization and further care. She was well cared for until Monday, Oct. 19th when she made the trip to Des Moines for surgery. Her doctors at Iowa Veterinary Specialists needed to repair a fractured right femur, fractured left hip, and a pneumothorax. Thanks to all of the wonderful people who were entrusted with her care, she is now on her recovery journey! She still has follow up visits and boarding costs so we anticipate her bills to be around $4000 when she is fully recovered. If you are able to donate to her care, please send your donation to Little Paws at PO Box 14, Mt. Vernon, IA. 52314 and put Sandi in the memo line. You can also donate online through paypal!
*MEDICAL FUND*
Because of Daisy, Sandi and dogs like them, we have established a medical fund strictly dedicated for use in urgent medical needs. To contribute to this fund please mail your donation to Little Paws at PO Box 14, Mt. Vernon, IA. 52314 attn: medical funds. Thank you!
*2010 Little Paws Calendars are here! STOP BY THE COLLINS ROAD HY-VEE TO BUY YOURS FOR $12
Little Paws Holiday Cards and Note cards for use year round-are here! Both calendar and cards feature photos of dogs adopted from Little Paws Dog Rescue.
If you would like to order one or more, please mail a check to Little Paws at P.O. Box 14, Mt. Vernon, IA. 52314. The cost is $12 a calendar plus $1.50 for shipping and .50 for additional calendars. Your family and friends will love these! If you order 10 or more shipping is free!
We are also having notecards made from the dog pictures. We will have some with a holiday saying in them and some blank notecards. They will be sold in packages of 10 for $7.00/package. If you would like those, please let us know if you would like the holiday ones or the blank ones. You can use the blank ones all year round for thank you's, birthdays, etc. :) These also make excellent stocking stuffers! If you order 10 or more shipping is free!
Calendar Cost $12.00 plus $1.50 shipping and handling for one calendar Add $.50 for shipping and handling for each additional calendar (up to 9 calendars) Free shipping on orders of 10 calendars or more.
Notecard Cost $7.00 plus $1.00 shipping and handling for one package Add $.50 for shipping and handling for each additional package Free shipping on orders of 10 or more packages.
*SANTA IS COMING DEC. 5TH TO PETSMART*
Mark your calendars now and plan to have your animals pictures taken with Santa on Saturday, December 5th from 10:00am - 4:00pm! The cost is $9.95 and $5.00 of that goes directly to the care of the dogs at Little Paws.
*MICROCHIP EVENT*
Come to PetSmart in Cedar Rapids the 3rd Sunday in January between 11am and 2pm and have your pet microchipped for only $15! Microchipping is identification for your pet and peace of mind for you by increasing the chances of your pet being returned to you if it is ever lost. HOPE TO SEE YOU THERE!
We are at both PETCO and PetSmart by Lindale November 22nd from 11:00am - 2:00pm.
We are at Petco in Iowa City November 29th from 10:00am - 1:00pm.
Who We Are
Welcome to Little Paws Dog Rescue, Inc., a 501(c)(3) non-profit group. Please visit our web site at www.littlepawsdogrescue.com. We are a group of volunteers who take dogs in need into our homes. They come from many backgrounds such as strays, owner surrenders, and dogs from other shelters. We are a no-kill rescue unless the dog is found to be aggressive. All of our dogs are in a home environment and not a kenneled facility. Our process is to have you fill out the application, allow us to process the application, and then have you meet the dog. If we all want to proceed with the adoption, we will schedule a home visit. The home visit does not ensure you will get the dog, it's to make sure it's a good match for everyone, including the other animals in your home. It is also imperative that everyone who live in your home be present for this visit. It is required that all of the pets in your home be spayed or neutered, on heartworm and flea/tick preventative, and up to date on shots before we will adopt the dog. Owning a dog, or any pet, is a lifetime commitment and we want to make sure that the dog matches your lifestyle.
Because the dogs are kept in our homes, we may not be able to take a dog in if we have our limit. We will take owner surrender dogs if we have room for them. We will find it a loving home or keep it in foster care until the right home is found. We ask for a $40 donation when you surrender an animal. All of the surrender donations go towards the Veterinarian bills. Life is not lived until you have a dog to share it with!
We recommend and thank the following Veterinarians:
Ross Veterinary Clinic, Animal Kingdom Veterinary Hospital, Meier Veterinary Clinic, Abbie's Animal Clinic, Frey Pet Hospital, Davis Veterinary Clinic, Marion Animal Hospital, Alburnett Veterinary Service, Coralville Animal Clinic, and Animal Medical Center.
There are many dogs needing foster homes! If you would like more information, please call Jamae at 319-560-4768.
Ross Veterinary Clinic, Animal Kingdom Veterinary Hospital, Meier Veterinary Clinic, Abbie's Animal Clinic, Frey Pet Hospital, Davis Veterinary Clinic, Marion Animal Hospital, Alburnett Veterinary Service, Coralville Animal Clinic, and Animal Medical Center.
Adopting a friend
The adoption fee varies per dog. It is based on many factors including but not limited to age, Veterinary costs, and special needs. The fee is listed in each dogs information area.
We do our best to be accurate when stating the breed of any dog we have listed. We are not able to guarantee complete accuracy with every dog we take in our rescue. The only time we know for sure is if the dog comes with registration papers. Otherwise we have to rely on the information given by the previous owner or the educated guess of one of our Veterinarians. But to us it is the need not the breed of the dog that matters. And we do our best to fill all of it's needs with TLC, Veterinary care, and helping the dog to find its life long home.
Little Paws Dog Rescue, Inc.
Phone: 319-360-8083
Email:
pasker22@iowatelecom.net
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