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GirlFriend Fund
recipients
Your donations continue to help
the Yolo County Collies |
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Update
4/11/09
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In memory of: |
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Please join us also in honoring the memories of the
collies who left us during 2009, and all
those since 2004, 40 collies in all.
In Memory Of page
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 Leah
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Leah, now called Sarah,
has some breathing complications that may be a
result of cancer. We're not sure because only
an MRI would let the vets know what is it, and given
the list of possibilities, there would be nothing
we'd do about it. Surgery would be pointless
and risky with a dog Sarah's age. So right now,
Sarah is living the pampered life of luxury with her
adoptive mom. Sarah sleeps on her bed at night and
goes everywhere with her. Some simple
medications make her breathing easier. Those and the
diagnostics were paid for by the GirlFriend Fund.
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The Road Home K9 Rescue
continues to raise funds to support the Yolo County collies
and their health care in perpetuity. |
The
Winter 2006
newsletter features personal letters from Tracey and
Cathy to those who supported the care and rehoming of the
Yolo County Collies.
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Ronald 92
Ronald, now called Rudy,
continues to struggle with his immune system and
intermittent outbreaks of demodectic mange. His
adopters love him anyway and work hard to keep him happy and
healthy. |
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Guy 146
Guy, now called Kep, lives with
Rudy. Both share the patience of their loving adoptive
home, where he struggles along with Rudy with demodectic
mange outbreaks. Luckily Kep is normal for the MDR1
mutation so he can be treated with ivermectin. The
GirlFriend Fund contributes a little to the care of both
Rudy and Kep. |
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Scotty 156
Scotty is one of the lucky
ones--he's actually getting old! Scotty has a lot of
"old dog" signs and he has cancer--a non-aggressive kind,
thank goodness. He is loving his retirement and enjoys
every single day. Thanks to our donors, we can
continue treatment of Scotty's cancer and maintain his
quality of life. Most importantly, we can try to make
up for a lifetime of abuse. Luckily, dogs live 100% in
the present (luckily for the ones who made it out).
Scotty's welfare is ensured for
the rest of his life through your GirlFriend Fund
donations. Thank you!
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9/27/06:
The legal case prosecuting the owner of the collies for
felony animal cruelty is now closed.
As of July 10, 2006, 2 felony
charges and 1 misdemeanor charge of animal cruelty (reduced
from 7 and 67 respectively) were filed against the former
owner of the collies, Ronald Chauncey Wilson.
Sentencing was completed on September 27, 2006.
To read more about the case, click here. |
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7/12/06:
Fundraising for the Yolo County
Collie Care Assistance is officially closed.
Click here for a financial report of the portion of
their care funded by public donations.
The Road Home K9 Rescue
continues to solicit funds to support the veterinary
care of the Yolo County Collies through The GirlFriend
Fund. |
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Coming soon!
Pictures of the collies in their
forever homes! |
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Bee Gee (center) is blind but
you can't tell. Here he is playing tug with Otis, with
Bigman looking on, in their foster home.
Otis and Dart were retired in a
hospice foster home, as they both have developed lupus and
probably don't have much time to live (Otis
crossed the bridge on June 14, 2006). They were too
"reactive", because of behavioral problems resulting from
lack of socialization, years of confinement and abuse, to be
adoptable. The Road Home K9 Rescue will be supporting
the unadoptable dogs in their foster homes. |
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