Juno was found on a country road pregnant & abandoned 11-26-08. We took her to our vet where she gave birth to 8 pups on 12-11-08. Precious, not pictured, lived only 3 days. I kept her in a pouch around my neck so she was warm against my chest & bottle fed her. It broke my heart to lose her & we have buried her in our garden.

Juno (from the movie) is a pup herself! She is less than a yr. old, a brindle Boston Terrier mix, apprx. 17 lbs & 12-13" tall, has been vacc., wormed, HWNeg, & on monthly Revolution. Her pups are healthy, happy, & social. They will be 6 wks. old 1-22-09 & receive their 1st vacc. & monthly Revolution. They have already been treated for hooks, rounds, & ringworm. I worry a lot so preventative is a great measure. The pups eat Science Diet pup (small bites) & drink water ~ when not dunking each other in the water bowls!

The GIRLS; Miss Piggy, Mz. Piggy2, Speckles, JJ (Juno Jr.), Boston ~ BOYS; Rex & Astro. Astro has brindle-colored legs & a black body...unique. Anyway, they are looking for good homes for a lifetime of family love.

January 28, 2009 Update!
Juno & her pup, Boston (F), were just adopted. We are down to 6 pups, males; Astro & Rex, females; Miss Piggy, Miz Piggy2, JJ (Juno, Jr.), & Speckles.

February 4, 2009 Update!
The pups will be 8 wks. old tomorrow, 2-5-09. They receive their 2nd pup vacc. All spent the day outdoor on 1-31-09 for the first time & loved it. When recess was over, they collapsed in their crate for a long nights sleep! They have been bathed 2X w/o problems toward water, take medication well (during worming), sing with me while I am sanitizing, or maybe my singing hurts their ears!! Wonderful lil' beings.

The black pup is becoming more color dominate with brindle jawline & legs. He is also the biggest of the bunch, with the fawn F closing in tightly.

March 13, 2009 Update!
The pups have been placed by a Boston Terrier Rescue group and Juno has been adopted!

Jude
Texas

Juno's Pups at 8 weeks

Happy is a 10-11 mos. old Shepherd mix. He has been neutered, vaccinated, on Revolution, and kennel trained, but not yet housebroken. Happy is 36 lbs & is small to medium in size. He is happy~go~lucky and a real pleasure to have by your side.

Happy was left at roadside without food, water, or shelter. He is shy but quickly responds to loving hands. He is playing with other dogs, which he had no clue in the beginning how to do. He loves treats & will be a great addition to any family.

If you are interested, please contact me @ 903-855-9895.

Jude
Texas

Hello from Sadie!

Hello from Sadie! Sadie is a very pretty little red merle female, small at about 30 lbs, 4 years old, spayed, heartworm negative, and up to date on vaccinations. She's quick, energetic, very interested in learning, agile, and curious about everything.

Sadie is fine with other dogs, but she probably won't be a playmate; she mostly prefers live-and-let-live, and she will probably want to be the dominant dog in a multi-dog household. She cannot be placed in a home with cats. But, Sadie is extremely attentive to humans. She has great eye-contact and is just dying to learn new stuff. She'd make a wonderful agility or flyball dog, and may have good herding potential, though we haven't had the chance to test this.

Sadie is housebroken, crate trained, rides great in the car, and has an excellent recall. She is fine uncrated around the house, doesn't chew on things or get into trouble. She loves attention and petting and puts her head under your hand to nudge if you forget she's there and waiting for pats.

Sadie has sort of an obsessive personality, so does need a human who will help guide her away from things that might become bad habits. She is glad to learn the right thing to do, but on her own is as likely to pick up annoying habits and focus on those. Sadie is no couch potato and will need to go to a home where she'll be kept busy and where she can learn new things, but she is totally willing to do your bidding and will make such a fun companion! Here is a video of Sadie working on some training: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0_LSmAgawCs

Please consider Sadie to share in your activities! For more information or with questions, contact Jayne at mcjayne@yahoo.com with Protege Rescue.

Jo
Iowa

Rico (short for Ricochet) is a 1-year-old terrier mix. Mixed with what is a mystery, we suspect Jack Russell and ???. He is neutered, up to date on all vet care, on Heartgard, Frontline, and is microchipped.

Rico came in as a stray to the Iowa City Animal Care Center. One of our flyball teammates works there and talked to our rescue in a last ditch effort to save this little guy. He's definitely not an Australian Shepherd, but we both saw lots of potential in this fun little dog!

Rico was going to be euthanized, he was going to be very tough for the shelter to place. He was all bounce, with no direction, he was a toy and tug fiend, with no idea that chomping your hand wasn't allowed. Without lots of training, he was just a high energy, bouncy, hand chomping, athletic, no-direction-in-life mess, definitely not for the average owner! We don't want to make him sound terrible, he really wasn't, he just didn't know what to do with himself.

Rico had some great qualities that were apparent from our first evaluation. His athleticism, friendliness with dogs and people, and his immense toy and food drive are all great things to work with. Rico spent roughly the first 3 weeks in foster care learning the basics of life at our house; luckily he was housebroken and got along great with our 4 dogs. He learned all about crates, and now jumps in one whenever we walk near it. He learned that bouncing off doors doesn't make them open, he now sits before he goes out a door.

Rico also learned some of the finer points of house life, like, don't sit on our heads while we watch T.V. and that the back of the couch is not a diving board. He also learned great bite inhibition with toys, how clickers work, and that letting go of the toy doesn't mean the fun ends! He spent that time getting in shape to start some real training for flyball and agility too. Rico took to flyball like a duck to water, he gets to use all his great skills, bouncing, running, tugging in one activity, yeehaw! He's now doing a box turn with the ball triggering and is overall just a delight to work with. You ask him to drop the toy he does, he has great stamina and usually wants to keep going longer than I do. He will even work with our other 4 dogs milling about the training building. He's got terrific focus and prefers to work for toys versus food. We have some video of him doing his box training at this link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z52LqR06N8o.

Rico absolutely loves playing with other dogs, he's even gotten our grumpy 12 year old dog to play with him. He is fantastic with cats, he likes kids but you still need to make sure he doesn't knock little ones over. Overall he is a delight to live and play with. In the house, he is always doing something silly with his toys, he tries hard to please, and gets along with everyone. Check out this video of Rico showing off his best trick! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1WYmY9oT_Wg

He is still a young dog and does need a fair amount of exercise each day, but he can also entertain himself with toys if needed. He has no destructive habits, other than plucking off a few of my daffodils! He would be a great flyball height dog, he's a tad bit shorter than our rat terrier, who is just under 15" tall. He would also do well in agility, he's got such great focus and a huge desire to work with you.

For more information, contact Jayne at mcjayne@yahoo.com with Protege Rescue.

Jo
Iowa

This is Murphy. He was roaming the highway for over a week, elusive, with a chain - CHAIN tied in a knot around his neck & dangling a foot; obviously he'd broken away from his abuser.

Murphy is approximately 1 to 1 1/2 years old, very shy, very sweet natured, loves the pups in the pen next to him that were left unclaimed, and weighs 54 lbs. He is undergoing Heartworm treatment, will be neutered, micro-chipped, and up-to-date on his vaccinations. He needs someone to bond with & make him a family member, and, he needs a secure enviroment with high fencing. Know anyone, please contact me.

Serious inquiries only & adoption fee applies.

Jude
Texas

Cheesedog is an 8 year old spayed female German Wirehair Pointer. She loves to run, play, perform tricks, and be with family. She is a great hunter and enjoys being outdoors.

Cheesedog is smart and loving. She gets excited when strangers come to the door, but is learning how to stay calm when given direction. She enjoys children but can be nervous around toddlers who approach her head on and fall over her. She has had trouble off the leash with strange dogs. When she knows a dog, she is playful and friendly towards them. She is a great companion to anyone with a good heart.

Leah
952-472-0247
Mound, MN