Happy Birthday Hailey Joy

Heather Braun:

Happy 1st birthday to my sweet beautiful loving miracle baby Boston Hailey Joy. A light in my life. I'm grateful every day for her.

Update on Hailey Joy

Hailey Joy (formerly our chip in dog Bailey Joy in her stroller ( and her big sister).

Update on Hailey Joy

She is wonderful! Walking amazing.  She actually places her feet now.  Left right, left right.  We have gotten good bend in both.  She comes to work with me every day so she gets oodles of attention.  She stays home alone too though in her crate with the other kids sometimes when I go to the gym and stuff.  She goes to work with Jake every once in a while and during his senior fitness class he says she doesn't touch the floor once because they just hold her.

 A client at work that's been coming to us for years she has a bosty as well and I introduced her to Hailey and told her her story.  She called back after her appt and she asked to talk to me but I was busy so the receptionist relayed the message...she asked what Hailey wnated because she wanted to buy her something.  She said "Does she want a blanker or a Vermont teddy bear or something." ha ha ha Yes, Hailey wants a VT teddy bear!  I couldn't believe it.  It was so sweet.

Little miss is sleeping right now, next to me of course.  She wrestles with Cheech the foster boston.  He nibbles her ears. 

She's a whiner!  We wake up in the AM, She sleeps in the bed with the rest of us all, under the covers of course next to her sister.  And we change our diaper and eat and I get ready for work and she goes straight back to the bedroom and stands next to the bed and cries!  She just wants to go back up and sleep.  She went to our puppy party at work on Friday.  She's a snob pretty much.  Wants nothing to do with the other dogs, just their people.  She will sniff them if they come over to her but that's it.  A coworkers rottie was in a few weeks ago, a gentle giant and I put her on the ground assuming shed be an oblivious girl who would just go over and think nothing of her.  Nope....she got down and saw the rottie who didn't even budge and she screamed! and ran in the other direction ha ha it was sad but funny.  I brought her back in had the rottie smell her and put her back down and she kept some distance but she was fine after that.  The rottie was just like, what did I do? 

She's fully vaccinated.  She's hit 4 pounds!  She has muscles in her legs and buttcheeks.  And her backend doesn't look so atrophied.  Its bulkier and looks less like a weird club.  her ears are all the way up!  Shes so fun.  I cant wait til I can get her outside.  Hope you enjoyed the update and pictures.  Hugs and doggy kisses. 

--Heather Braun and Hailey

Thank you so much for the update, Heather.  It was wonderful reading about the progress you have made with her.  We are pleased to hear that she is doing so well.  And also special thanks to Hailey Joy's foster mom, Elly Monfett, for her first care of Hailey and for finding the perfect placement for her!

Update on Hailey Joy

Haily is doing amazing.  So happy and very spoiled.  Always hanging with he big kids and constantly crying to get on our bed or the couch !  She sleeping on top of my Mo right now.  She loves to dig and burrow.  Always under a blanket.  She grooms the other dogs and bites their necks.  Doesn't listen to Mo's little grumbles saying stop biting me please but he just walks away.   And boy is she a porker.  Loves her food and moves down the line.  Great little girl and so fun to watch.  Getting good bend in her knees with physical therapy, soon she will swim in the pool for rehab.  Here are some pictures.

Heather and Haily

Special thanks to Cindy Kaiser donating the dog stroller for Haily.  Now she can get around everywhere!

Bailey Joy is Adopted

Bailey Joy, now Hailey Joy, was adopted recently.  She will have the life, and still get all the medical attention she will need. Her new Mom is a vet tech for a Veterinary orthopedic surgeon and is very close to a Physical therapy center and will still get the acupuncture that has been helping her. Lucky little Girl... Of course I am very sad to see her go. Would have loved to call her my own but this is such a better situation for her. And for those who got to meet her... Look how she has grown..

Elly

Saugerties NY

 And special thanks to Elly for taking care of this precious angel and for finding her the family that will take care of all her needs.  Elly truly gave this baby the start she needed to develop as much as she will be able to.  We know it was hard handing her to another family, but it was certainly a labor of love.   Because of the chip in funds, she will be able to go for hydrotherapy and for all the other care she will need.  This will make a big difference to Hailey Joy, and thanks to everyone who made this possible.

Heather writes:

I can't express my gratitude.  She's sleeping on my lap right now.  She slept with us in the bed last night :)  And by us I mean in between my husband and I so we knew where she was all night and with the other 3 bostons and the 3 legged cat as well.  She went right under the covers and I think she knew if she didn't make a peep she could stay.  She is going to get an exam this week to start her up on her vaccines and check a fecal, she starts physical therapy this week also and they will recommend an acupuncturist place right away.

 Thank you, Heather and Hailey

Bailey Joy Update

We are in the process of trying to see if there is anything orthopedically that can be done to help baby Bailey Joy walk.  Look how tiny she is in the picture with her foster sister.  Thanks to Elly Monfett for caring for her and helping her grow bigger and stronger.  Elly sends along this movie showing how Bailey Joy gets along.  If you would like to help her and her medical care, we have set up a chip in at http://bostonrescue.chipin.com/mypages/view/id/be183490e9698003  or on the first page of our main website.  Thank you!