MISSTREATED PUPPIES IN A HOME

Our animal friend Tammy was put on this mission. I received an e-mail some time ago that "we" had to come and get these puppies or the lady with them didn't know what to do next with them. This woman was difficult to work with: took forever to get answers back, didn't answer on the cell phone. And when we finally set a date to pick them up, she didn't want anyone that day because she had to bathe them. Finally, Tam and a foster home "dad" could go and pick them up, it was all very upsetting. Here's Tammy's report:

The brown and white pups shown on the couch below were in pretty bad shape - it turns out the people who had them on base could not afford dog food and just gave them scraps. They were severely underweight. Our new foster has been feeding them slowly round the clock and the weight is coming back on. Last night I dropped them off at a clinic to get a complete health check and sterilized.

Once again, Animals Without Limits (AWL) is generously picking up the whole tab (my pockets are getting shallow). Unfortunately, AWL's funds begin to dry up during the holiday season. Lets try to remember "tis the season" to give, including our four legged friends, so if any of you feel at all generous and can contribute a few dollars or euros to AWL please please give so we can continue the never ending fight to give a few dogs a chance at a decent life. If you skip one lunch or dinner out a month and brown bag it or eat at home, that's saved money that we could use and you won't miss :-)

We can't help them all but those that have the fortune of crossing our paths will not be ignored. I have included AWL's link for on line donations. Thanks in advance for any help - one dog at a time. Tam.

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DIFFERENT STORIES DIFFERENT LIVES.

Billy Bob came walking on the base, following Bruce and his rescue dog all the way to Bruce's apartment. Bruce couldn't for his life throw him back out on the street, rainy and cold. So now Billy Bob is getting taken care of, vaccinated, sterilized and will be a great companion for someone special.

Two puppies waiting for their forever homes, sleeping inside a house after having been abandoned in a small box together with 8 other puppies. Pringle and Truffle, Amore.

WE are having rain and rain and rain. It is cold and nasty and the poor strays are trying to stay warm and dry. Different situations....

A BUSY WEEK WITH WONDERFUL CLIENTS

This handsome "oldie" was rescued by Martina Ricci from being killed on her street. There is a man who doesn't like strays, or dumped dogs. Rex is having a lot of medical problems, hip and skin. AWL made sure he could be castrated and seen by a doctor. Martina found a loving home up north, her boyfriend drove 7 hours to link up with next volunteer who drove the last several hours to Rex's new forever home. We got a report from Martina, that the new owner is aware of all his medical problems and will take care of them. She is so happy for Rex, who has not made any "accidents" in her home. That's Amore!

The weather is horrible here. Cold, strong wind and massive amounts of rain. We are all in emergency mode, but the shelters are having it worst. Please help with donations and we can make a difference for the animals health and happiness.

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I took Capri to Dr Damiani to have Capri's blood taken and sent to Germany for the count of antibodies for her passport to Sweden. Poor Ulla, Capri's new owner has been waiting for her dog for several months. But nothing goes smoothly here, always something goes wrong. We were so happy last week, the last blood test. 'Well never" take out the joy in advance. I received a phone call that the tube had leaked in transit, so they need new blood. Arghhh! We are getting delayed again!!

Got a call from Bruce about this handsome, skinny male found walking alone on the base. He followed Bruce and his dog, and Bruce's heart couldn't "just" leave him there. "Billy" is now resting on Bruce's balcony and is getting food. Tomorrow Todd will go and give him the medication, de-worming, frontline and protein paste. Monday he needs a foster home (or forever home). Bruce cannot keep him since he already has two animals, base regulations only allow two animals per home.

Please help Billy, give him hope and joy! Male, 5-9 months old, skin and bones, friendly, goes with other dogs, cats he loves to chase :-)

Give him Amore please!

MAX THE GERMAN SHEPHERD

The Animals Without Limits Hospice briefly had the pleasure to provide room and board to a wonderful guy, Max. Let me tell you his story.

Max was living on the street. A man in the area threatend to kill him and some other dogs. Animal Friends Martinia and Chiara Ricci, knew the man was serious as they knew he had killed some other dogs by poisoning them. They just couldn't let this handsome fellow fall to the same fate.

But they also didn't have any space to bring him in... they already had too many dogs themselves. They found a family in northern Italy that wanted to adopt Max, but still they needed some time in between saving him, making health check, and transporting him north. What to do?

I called Lega Pro Animale and they were able to keep him for 3 days when he got health checked and also castrated. Saturday, his saviors picked Max up and brought him to AWL Hospice for a 2 day stay.

Max fit right in. He stayed upstairs in one of the bedrooms, and didn't make a mess at all. This was his first experience in a house, but he did wonderfully. He got along very well with the other residents, even Gracy (puppy German Shepard) who drove him crazy playing and nipping at him.

It was fun to watch such a big boy cower and seek security from the puppy, a third his size.

He was deferential to the oldies, and seemed to know his place. He quickly won our hearts, and it was bittersweet to send him on his way to his new forever home. I cried when he walked out the gate jumping into the car that would bring him to his future home.

He was a delightful fellow to have at the Hospice, if even only for a few days, I still miss him.

Thank you Martina and Chiara for saving him, AWL supporters for making it possible thanks to your donations to have him castrated and health checked. Also thank you AWL Hospice that we were able to have Max there secure for a couple of days.

That's amore.

LOST DOG IN CUMA

ATTENZIONE, LA PERDITA DI CUMA HELP AREA DOG. Scooter è un piccolo Terrier nero, di circa 12 kg . Ha una coda tagliata andwe stima lui per essere di circa 18 mesi di età. Lo abbiamo preso da un canile AYear fa. Scooter avuto su una bandana nera luce con le ossa su di esso. Egli ha anche hasabrasions sul volto e sul naso. Vorrei offrire una ricompensa!

Scooter is a small, black Terrier, about 20 pounds. He has a docked tail and we estimate him to be about 18 months old. We got him from a dog pound a year ago. These pictures show him to be more puppyish than he is now.

Scooter had on a light bandana with black bones on it. He also has abrasions on his face and nose. I am offering a reward to get him back.

WAITING IN THE RAIN FOR A HOME

One day, not so long ago, I received an e-mail, and attached to which was this picture. The writer told me that this dog had been sitting like this on base for two days, in the rain. The person who wrote the letter couldn't do anything about the situation and therefore asked for help,--We got the message late that afternoon, so the dog catcher had already caught the dog. We knew for sure these shelters are nothing pleasant to sit in, once inside the camp, there's realistic no way out.

It's cold, the food is not even healthy, and adopting a big dog is 1 % chance in one year. Here there are thousands of big dogs.

My animal friend Tammy called and we agreed she would go and get the dog from the dog catchers before the dog got to the shelter.

I called Lega Pro and told them a client of AWL would come in, we wanted a health check, castration, de-worming and Frontline. And I asked if he could stay there for three days.

Tammy got hold of the dog, brought him out to LegaPro where they were both greeted. The lady that had sent me the e-mail , posted an add on the Naples All Hands (an online classified advertisement service for the US Navy personnel here), and from above an angel family replied, saying they would love to foster him. Michael and Tatiana are these angels.

Michael and his wife Tatiana, with 2 small children, brought him home to give him a warm place until they will decide if they can keep him or foster him until a fantastic forever home comes along. They tell us that Zeus is a fantastic, gentle, warmhearted dog; they adore him.
Thanks to all this fantastic teamwork we could do magic for Zeus. Thank you Tammy for driving, thank you for all the donations so we can medicate and spay and neuter our fury friends. Lega Pro Animale, thank you for your always kindness. The family Michael and Tatiana, for love and also coming to AWL's hospice helping and donating a lot of things. And the cake yesterday, was fantastic. That's Amore.

DUTCH MILITARY COMMUNITY HEROS

I have to tell you the whole story. My phone rang at 20.30 one evening and I had had a horrible day with a lot of hard work and difficult cases and difficult people to deal with. I looked at the phone and it said "Barbara German Shepherds" This was a Dutch family that had adopted 2 puppies from us several weeks ago. In my negative mind at that moment I thought, "gosh they don't want the puppies anymore."

The phone rang again, I took it and answered thinking "better to deal with it now than tomorrow".

I heard this glad voice telling me how wonderful the puppies were, and how they enjoyed them.

Now I was clueless. 'Can we, the Dutch Military Community, come by the hospice?. We have a check to you for 600 euros!" You see, each nation's contingent earns money at the annual International Bazaar by selling food, drinks or other culturally-unique items, and then donate the proceeds it to a worthy cause. The Dutch contingent thought Animals Without Limits, and our hospice, was just such a worthy cause.


What a great ending of a rough day! I was floating on clouds. Thank you so much Dutch Military community for bringing such a wonderful early Christmas gift to the Hospice "Casa della Amore"

In honor of the donation, we had a little bit of bubbles, and the four legged oldies thought it was fun with so much attention and love.

I have always seen these kinds of big checks in magazines and on TV, and always thought it would be wonderful to hold one. And let me tell you, it was wonderful.


Showing our Memorial Wall of past clients that now play at the Rainbow bridge.

Thank you beautiful, warmhearted, JP, Barbara, Tiko del Rojj, Hans Stuij, Dita Bergwerff, Freya van Engelen. And of course the whole Dutch Military Community. Thanks for all the Amore.

(And the dog food that you also brought with you)

AGIP DOGS GETTING TREATMENT AND SPAYED

In an earlier blog you could read about Deb and Tammy rescuing dogs at a gas station along a busy highway. Thanks to your donations, these two dogs could be taken to Lega Pro Animale (driver Tammy) getting spayed and neutered. Also, Stuart above had bites over his body that could be seen and treated. This is what matters, team work and good stories.

Stuart is now in a foster home. He is sweet and learning quickly to trust the humans that once broke his heart. Deb is visiting him frequently.

Miss Husky her found a forever home thanks to Debs' hard work.

So you CAN make a difference. Donations, driving, fostering or giving them a warm forever home.

You can chose, they cannot!

Thank you all for believing in our hard work. That's Amore!

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