More Photos of Archie

This is Archie,  super big boy that Pam fostered and has now adopted.  He was our "Chip In" dog las month, and thanks everyone for their help!

He has given us a few scares with seizures.  Just two weeks ago he was at UPenn for a couple of days while they regulated his seizing and meds.  Pam's boys were frantic with worry over him (Pam was a mess too).

You can tell that Archie and Sean are best friends!

The Search

Update on Bklyn/Brook

I have a new friend!

I have friends that look like me!

Thanks so much to Janet Hassell for taking this girl into her home with her other two Bostons and one adopted rescue girl Boxer!

New Accessories for the Fashionable Guy

Life Is Unfair

Happy Anniversary, Gracie (formerly Hayley)

Hayley is now Gracie, a year later ....Hi!

I just got our ecard for our 1 year anniversary of adopting Hayley. It has been a fantastic year! We've renamed her Gracie (as to not totally confuse her when Chris called for me!) and we can't imagine our lives without her. She's made our little family complete!

In the last year we've had so many great times with her. She walked with us at our annual JDRF walk to cure diabetes, we took her out to our family's house on the North Fork of Long Island to go pumpkin picking (where we learned she loves corn on the cob!) and we even got to bring her along to a baseball game which is one of our favorite things to do in the summer.

She sleeps with us in bed, waaaay under the covers every night. My husband is still trying to figure out how an 18 lb dog can push him out of bed! She is his very first dog and he truly understands now why I am such a crazy dog person. He plays all kinds of games with her, sings to her, and comes up with all sorts of silly names for her. He was the one that decided to name her Gracie, like Gracie Lou Freebush from the "Ms Congeniality" movies.

She's our sweet little Gracie and we can't thank NEBTR enough for matching us up with this perfect little girl. We tell everyone we can about what an amazing rescue group it is and to seriously consider rescuing their next pet because they might just get a lucky as we did!

Thank you so much!

Hayley DiChiara

More Photos of Flo

Flo was found alone, blind, almost deaf, and trying to survive on the streets of Hartfird, CT.   Thanks to Jerrilyn Walter for taking her and loving her!!!  She is looking great!  So relaxed, the poor girl!!!  We are so happy she is in a safe environment, but she still needs lots of medical care. 

 

Aunt Aggie is Feeling Better

 

I wanted to share the good news! Aggie has rebounded and seems to be doing better. We decided to try meds before we made that final decision and were able to buy her some time for extra loving! They are in search of a senior BT for the calendar so I mailed in her pics. I'd love to see the ole lady in a pose for everyone to share! She's about 13 or 14 so I guess she qualifies! Wish us luck!

Dog Rescue Story

Thought this story (and pictures) were too cute not to share. This dog was abandoned on a mountain for eight days by its owner after its paws were too sore to descend. Total strangers organized an amazing rescue after another climber stumbled upon it. Kind of like all the great rescuers on this list :)

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mobileweb/2012/08/16/miracle-dog-missy-rescued-by-strangers_n_1785217.html

The pup in that backpack is just heartwarming.
http://i1250.photobucket.com/albums/hh525/mountaingoat14/IMG_0263.jpg

Contributed by Padi Hallam Joseph

Update on Former Foster, Sassy

Dear Elly,
It's hard to believe that Sassy has been with us for 6 months now. She is a
very sweet little girl who loves furry blankets and soft beds. Who doesn't?
At first, she was afraid to even try to go up the stairs to our second
floor. Now she flies up them in order to jump on the bed before we can get
up the stairs. Needless to say, she does try to hog the bed (and the
covers).It took Sassy as long time to learn to walk comfortably outside. She
was so afraid of so many sights and sounds. Sometimes I would have to carry
her back home because she would just freeze. We'll never know what, in her
past, triggered that kind of behavior. Now she looks forward to walks and
tries to herd me to the door to get one. She is wonderful with people but
still very defensive around other dogs. We hope that eventually we can get
her to safely socialize with other dogs but one step at a time. My Mother
and I want to thank you and NEBTR for bringing Sassy into our lives!
Linda

Love and Caring

Macy's Shop for a Cause Fundraiser a Success

Thanks to everyone who purchased a Macy's Shop For A Cause pass. We sold 20 and made $100.00. Special thanks go out to Betty Ann Manganello, who organized this drive.



Betty Ann has also been organizing fundraisers through local restaurants near Rochester, NY, and has earmarked monies earned to NEBTR.  Thank you, Betty Ann, For all that you do!!

Irving for President

Todd Oliver and his Boston Terrier dog named Irving are advancing to semifinals of the NBC television show called America’s Got Talent 2012. The winner of this year’s Talent show receives one million dollars. Oliver was already eliminated earlier this summer, but judges on the show brought back their favorites to give them a second chance. Todd Oliver and Irving got their second chance! Here is the live performance by the ventriloquist named Todd Oliver with his Boston Terrier dog named Irving. This live performance was called Irving For President!


-- Discovered by Emily Tiemann

I Adopted Your Dog Today

Chip In For Florence

Well Miss Florence just LOVES to sun herself! She is a funny gal who is completely unaware of all the problems she has.Turns out that Flo has hookworm, kennel cough, awful ear infections in both ears and is hypothyroid with an irregular heartbeat.She will be on thyroid meds for the rest of her life and hopefully at some point, we can get Flo the cataract surgery to give her some of her sight back. For now, she is very lethargic and on a ton of meds.We are going to set up a "Chip In" for Flo very soon. Her medical bills are mounting.Please consider chipping in for poor Flo !

Jerrilyn Walter

Pictures at a Gallery

Get Well, Archie

Pamela Hess reports that Archie is home from UPenn, where he was recently hospitalized.  He's a little wobbly but it's to be expected.  We've added a third anti-seizure med and I was also given a much stronger sedative to help break the seizures.  He's very glad to be home and we are so happy to have him back!!  Thank you again everyone for keeping him in your thoughts!  He was missed terrible while he was gone. 

Our sweetheart Archie had another episode of seizures Monday night.  I gave him the valium suppositories but it wasn't strong enough to break the cycle.  He was alert and would pick his head up when I called his name but he was blind and unable to physically get up.  They immediately sedated him to give him a "seizure vacation."  Dr. Reinike at UPenn described it as Archie's brain relaxing on the beach.  We are going to add a third drug to his regime, potassium bromide.  They are going to load it quickly over the next 24 hours which will cause him to be heavily sedated so he will stay at UPenn where they can monitor him.  I called last night around 11:00pm to check on him before bed and the hadn't had anymore seizures so they were going to start weaning him off the valium.  He tried to get up a few times but she said he was still pretty sedated.  He's responding to his name but he is still not able to see.  He is normally temporarily blind after his seizures so I am praying this is the same circumstances and his sight will return.

He is definitely one of the more difficult cases to manage.  His phenobarbital levels are right where they need to be but that along with the Keppra it's still not enough.  He will never be seizure free but the goal is to lessen the severity of them.

I want to thank everyone for all of your thoughts, prayers, and donations.  It's breaking my heart that this beautiful boy has to go through this.  We are staying positive here at the Hess house and my two sons are sending him tons of good vibes and love! 

Archie does have some good news - his foster family the Hesses have decided that he will forever be a part of their family.  Archie has found his forever home!

New Foster Rocky

Meet new foster Rocky. His owner died and he had to go to the shelter, but he wasn't there for long, thanks to our volunteers. He is en route to his foster home! He is an older boy, between 10 and 11 years old. We will be getting him checked out and fixed up and he will be ready soon for a forever family!

Now the good news: Rocky is just so mellow. He gets along with dogs and kids. He seemed to have a whole layer of hair that is shedding and he jut laid down and let me brush him for a long while.. He is just a very sweet guy that will need a lot of medical attention. 

Welcome Rocky!!
A very special thanks to both Sara McLaughlin and to Sandee Herrington, his foster mom,  for acting fast to get this old boy out of the shelter and into a loving home!

BT Very Collectible Charity Auction

Recently a supporter of NEBTR passed away bequeathing her very extensive BT collection to aid our rescued Bostons. Too many items to count, but probably 50+ pieces of art (prints, originals, etc) 300 or more statues including several Hubley door stops, 2 pieces of Baldwin bronze sculptures, and several items that are pictured in the Boston Terrier Collectibles book. Lamps, pillows, you name it.

Here is the URL to the listing. Be sure to click on the Photo Gallery too to see thumb nails which can be enlarged if you click on it.

http://www.auctionz ip.com/Listings/ 1512460.html

The auction takes place on Saturday, September 1 starting at 5:30pm

Unfortunately the auction house (George Cole Auctions in Red Hook, NY) does not have the eye that we all have for a "real find" and have, in several cases, put the real gems in lots. They also mistakenly describe many as French Bulldogs, etc. Here are some that are listed in the Boston Terrier Collectibles book.

Items #84; 95A; 95B - cast iron door stops from 20's.
Item #122 - signed Baldwin BT bronze (estimated value $500+)
Item #109 - Signed Baldwin Pug bronze (probably similar value)
Item #331 in the pic gallery, but #330 in the written list - 3 BT lamps. 2 of which are listed in the Collectibles book - each lamp is worth over $125
Item #340 -Tray of figurines, but the tall one in the back is on a music box and pictured in the Collectibles Book with a value of over $125

Many, many more exciting items.

How to bid - The Auction House will take phone calls with your bids (highest you wish to make) up until 5pm on Saturday, September 1. If you lodge a bid for, say $50, for an item but the bidding only goes to $20 - it's yours. In this case you would not be bidding live, just leaving your maximum bid.

Phone number - 845 758 9114

If you want to participate live, over the phone, call them by noon on Saturday to leave your phone number, the item you want to bid on, and they will call you prior to the bidding of that item.

If you win an item they will call you on Sunday between 8-9am to let you know. They will ship any item you win via UPS on Tuesday, shipping costs are additional.

Buyers premium is 18.8% if you use a credit card. 15% if you pay by check.

If you have any questions at all call George Cole at the number above.

Thank you all for supporting our rescued Boston Terriers.

Sheryl Trent
President
Northeast Boston Terrier Rescue, Inc
www.nebostonrescue. org

Chibby

Chibby was surrendered by his former family to the New York City Animal Control Shelter.  He came with a lemon sized growth on his anus, which had not been treated.  Fortunately, his luck changed when he was rescued by NEBTR and his foster mom Laurie Williamson.  Laurie writes:

Hi everyone,

My foster child Chibby had his surgery today at the University of Pennsylvania Vet Hospital.  He came to me with a terrible perianal hernia, unneutered and a case of pneumonia.  Dr. Holt called me this afternoon to tell me that the surgery was a success.  He was able to neuter him, repair the hernia and start him on treatment for the pneumonia.  He was impressed at what an awful hernia he had and felt certain that, if not repaired, would have had dire consequences.  U Penn is my A number 1 hospital and am so blessed that they are so close by.  I'll send pictures once I get him home to update everyone.  He will certainly look like a whole new guy and I bet feel 100% better.   He is my dear sweet man and I can't wait to see him tomorrow.  I just love him.

Laurie
Pennsville, NJ