The puppy's name is
Sundae and she was in a
bad situation. A
woman called NBR hoping
we could help after
taking Sundae to the
shelter. They told
her the dog would be
killed because they had
no empty kennels.
The shelter gave her our
phone number. When
we told Lori, our
volunteer, the story she
said she would drive the
90 miles to get her.
Needless to say we
called the woman and
said we would take
Sundae into our Rescue
Program.
Sundae was given to
this woman by one of her
neighbor's and she had
her for two weeks.
The puppy was tied out
much of the day.
We were told her 4 year
old son who has ADD
constantly teased the
dog. She said she
had to place the dog
immediately because her
landlord threatened her
with eviction if the dog
was not gone.
Sundae had never been to
the vet. She did
give her an over the
counter de-wormer and
she said she expelled a
huge number of worms.
We immediately
scheduled a vet
appointment for Sundae,
however, the first night
she was in her foster
home they had to make an
emergency run to the
vet. Sundae had
jumped off the bed and
got her back leg caught
between the mattress and
the foot board. She was
no able to put any
weight on the leg.
She needed to be checked
out immediately to find
out if she had any
ligament tears or bone
fractures.
The ER visit was $350
for x-rays and pain
meds. However, we
were relieved when the
doctor told us she had
only pulled a muscle.
Within 24 hours, she was
no longer favoring her
leg. Sundae
returned to the vet for
her scheduled checkup
and her inoculations.
A spay appointment was
made at that time, and
she has recovered well.
She is now ready to be
placed in her new home.
This is a Report From
Sundae’s Foster Family:
“Sundae is a jewel
and settling in nicely
with the 'big dogs'.
She is a sweet, little
girl who loves to play
with her toys and sleep
curled up to the other
dogs.
I sent a picture of
Sundae with the oldest
dog in our household. These were taken right
after I got her home
from her spay surgery.
They did it
laproscopically and used
skin glue instead of a
big incision. She
is bouncing around like
nothing happened.
Amazing....
Sundae is a looker.
She is a sweetheart and
a cuddle bug. Her
eyes are so dramatic; it
looks like someone took
eyeliner and accented
them. I especially
love the white on the
very tip of her tail,
but watch out when she
gets excited! That
tail is like a whip!
It will sting you....
She is very active
and does all the normal
puppy things like
running around the yard,
chewing on the big dogs
and using them as a
jungle gym. After
a nap, she is ready to
play again. She
will need a home that
has a lot of puppy
patience and a fenced-in
area for her to run off
her excess energy.
She is doing great
with housebreaking and
crate training.
She sleeps cuddled up
next to my neck and
doesn't move all night.
She is soooo sweet,
lovable and very
affectionate. She
likes to curl up next to
you and gives kisses.
She loves to play with
the 'big dogs'.
They put up with it for
a long time, especially
Parker (see pic).
Then they let her know,
they've had enough.
I am so glad that the
woman contacted NBR.
I would have hated for
this sweet girl to be
put down.
Sundae is going to
make some family a great
companion.”
