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We will be showing some of our adoptable dogs and puppies at the following locations:
· Saturday, February 11, Oswego Go Dog Go, 11 a.m. – 1 p.m.
· Saturday, February 11, Geneva Petsmart, 11 a.m. – 1 p.m.
· Sunday, February 12, Oswego Petsmart, 11 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Rhoda the Rottweiler Needs Financial Help Along Her Road to Recovery
Rhoda came to the attention of Rover Rescue shortly after the New Year. She had been picked up as a stray, wandering the streets in Indiana after the holidays. Fortunately for Rhoda she was picked up as a stray. If she had been an owner turn-in she would have been euthanized immediately, because Rhoda showed up as a 7 year old, intact, heartworm positive, overweight, gimpy dog with bad teeth. Not a very good candidate for adoption.
As a stray, she had a small window of opportunity for her people to find her. No one came to claim Rhoda, but in the short time she was at the shelter, she gained quite a fan base! Despite her condition, she was such a loveable lady. She adored children and would light up each time a child came into the shelter. The personnel at the shelter started scrambling, reaching out to all of the rescue groups they could, in hopes of finding Rhoda a home. Due to her age and her condition, none of the rescue groups could take her. It would be a big financial hit to take on Rhoda, an older dog, with so many issues, when they could use their meager finances more wisely on younger, healthier, more easily adoptable dogs.
A final plea went out the day before Rhoda was going to be euthanized. A foster home affiliated with Rover Rescue saw her picture. Rhoda bore a striking resemblance to their 14-year dog who is in his twilight. They were reluctant to take her because of the Old Man, but couldn't bear the thought of Rhoda not finding a forever home. An initial agreement was struck for Rhoda to be transported to Northern Illinois to be fostered privately.
During the transport, Rhoda once again, charmed the humans around her. After a brief pow-wow with the powers that be within Rover Rescue, Rhoda became a Rover dog! She was evaluated at the vet and was found to be heartworm positive, but asymptomatic. She was immediately given the heartworm protocol. During the examination, it was noted some of her teeth were broken and worn. It appears she may have been confined in a small space and chewed on chain link to relieve her boredom. Rhoda crouches a bit in the rearend. Because of the heartworm treatment, this hasn't been fully evaluated. It could be due to a combination of confinement and the extra weight she is carrying. Rhoda left the clinic and is now in her foster home. Rhoda shares a house with three other large dogs, one small dog, one male adult, one female adult and two teen-age children. She has been exposed to chickens and horses and ignores both of them. Although she has a high food drive, she does not get into the garbage, even when allowed full use of the house. Which she has had ever since she came off of her two weeks of quiet time after the heartworm treatment. She can be confined however, preferring a crate over being shut in a room.
Rhoda is housebroken and polite. She will sneak onto the furniture though. We have been bad in allowing this, mostly because she deserves a bit of comfort. She is content with a nice dog bed on the floor. She interacts with the other dogs nicely, although there has been some crabbiness between Rhoda and our other female dog. It appears to be a turf war instigated by our dog. Rhoda does not bark excessively - she barks appropriately. If someone approaches the house, or in greeting or at feeding time! When it is time to eat, she does a cute little prancing dance. It isn't an obnoxious bark, rather a muffled 'woof'. She does cuddle and does the Rottie 'lean'. She tends to flinch when reaching over her head to pet her and appears more comfortable with my husband then with me. (However, I am the one who gave her a bath. At first, it was not something Rhoda wanted to do, but she quickly settled in and allowed it. Still wasn't happy about it, but did cooperate). Rhoda is not a high speed dog. Although she is a big dog, she would be appropriate for anyone who wanted a companion without a lot of demands. She can more quickly across the yard and handles stairs just fine. We live in an old farm house and our steps to the second floor are quite steep. She can go up those stairs, but needs help getting down. She can be tentative on slippery floors. We are starting work on basic obedience. However, she is so well behaved it almost seems unnecessary. (ie: to sit on command). Her little nubbin of a tail goes a mile a minute! She is an absolute sweetheart. Please help Rhoda find her forever home! If you are interested in adopting Rhoda, please call Teri at 630-897-7454.
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Foster Homes Needed!!
We need dog/puppy foster homes! Please call 630-897-7454 if you would like more information about fostering. We can only save as many dogs as we have foster homes for. Our dogs come from very high kill animal shelters where puppies younger than 1 week old are being euthanized because of lack of space. Please call us to help save more lives!
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