Lulu Goes to the Rainbow Bridge

 

We are saddened to report that Lulu has gone to the rainbow bridge.    Lulu was rescued from a West Virginia puppy mill by Laura Guyer Rieger the “Madonna of the Mills.”  She was then fostered by Renee Posey, who found that she was just too special not to keep forever.

 

She had a wonderful life with Renee and her husband, and was cherished every day.  Sadly, her time with them was too short.  Lulu was on her bed when she left for work, but when she came home Lulu was in her bed dead. Renee said she looked like she was sleeping, just curled up in her usual spot.  Lu was at the vet on the 16th and got a good bill of health.  However,  she was in a puppy mill for years and years without care and jammed in a little crate.

 

Our sympathy goes out to Renee and her family, and thank you for loving her and for making her last years so happy.

Puppy Mill Survivor Lulu

Thanks to the efforts of some amazing rescues, we were able to get every last dog out of this puppy mill, now shut down forever!! Thanks to No More Tears Puppy Mill Rescue, Pet Helpers, Inc in WV, Second Chance Rescue in Oak Ridge NJ, Boston Terrier Rescue, and The Last Resort Rescue in W. Milford NJ, THE CLIP SHOPPE for volunteering to bath and groom 15 dogs, and Kirstin Arcell for the PUPP-O-VAN!!

NEBTR received two, one of which is LuLu.

Lulu was first taken to Carolyn McCarthy at Kamp Kanine, then to Renee Posey in Randolph, NY. Carolyn, always there for a dog in distress, had Lulu for the week before going to Renee. She took her to an ophthal in her area to have her eyes checked and began the process of gaining her trust.

Renee writes, "She is settling in really well so far. Right now she's sleeping on the floor next to my husband. She has checked out the backyard, explored the house and is getting along really well so far with my resident hooligans.

She has access to her crate throughout the day, but has yet to go in to it today.

The thing that really surprises and makes me happy is that after watching my two year old daughter from a distance throughout the day, she went up and sat right next to her on the floor. She sniffed her a few times and walked away! So that's going better than expected, I didn't think she would be ready to do that for a few weeks.

She did think that the washing machine was going to kill her at one point (she was walking by it at the moment that it started agitating), but has been fine with it since.

Overall, she's doing a lot better than I expected! She's a really cool little dog."

Here are pics of Lulu now under Renee's loving care.

Madonna of the Mills

Laura Guyer Rieger is known as "The Madonna of the Mills." She makes it her mission to rescue dogs from the puppy mills of Pennsylvania. Laura and her work, through her rescue No More Tears Rescue, have been featured on a HBO show, called "Madonna of the Mills." Her inspiring life and work on behalf of all the voiceless pups are now on view for the world to see. NEBTR is privileged in having been able to work with Laura. She pulled Rosie from a mill, and Rosie was fostered by Tammy Trivelpiece until her forever home was found. Most recently, she was involved in the rescue of 20 dogs from West Virginia, of which several were Bostons now in the care of NEBTR. LuLu is now in Renee Posey's foster home after being first cared for by Carolyn McCarthy of Kamp Kanine, and Sweety is with Elly Monfett.

Laura says about NEBTR, "Thank you guys for always helping us out with the Mill dogs, you never ever say no. I am so proud to work with your rescue! NMTR"

God bless Laura and her work!