Sara Thanks Susan Kerr

Sara received a gift today!   She was very excited!   Can you tell?  Thank you so much Susan E. Kerr.!  

Tammy and family

Sara Went to the Rainbow Bridge

Deb Dolan writes:

I am very heartbroken to tell everyone that little Sara went to the rainbow bridge tonight.  We would have had her as a foster for five months tomorrow.

She was such a spunky little girl, it's hard to believe she's gone.  She died in my arms.

She had Cushings, which impairs the immune system.  When we first got her, she had kennel cough, then pneumonia.  Then she got better, then she started having trouble breathing again and on antibiotics again.  She finally got spayed several weeks ago, and they found that she had a cancerous ovary, but it look like it had not spread.

Last night she started having shortness of breath again, and I took her to the vet today.  She was having labored breathing, which is what happens when she gets sick.  Sara had a seizure and died shortly afterwards in my arms.

We are so very very sad.  She will be greatly missed.  My favorite picture of her is attached.

Deb, remember the love! She was a lucky pup to have you take such wonderful care of her for all those months. God wanted her journey to end in your arms. Bless you for loving her!
As Beth McFadden writes, "I'm so sorry Deb. We had a 15 yr old foster, Buggs, who we also had for 5 months, that died last April.  They really become one of your own when you know that they aren't going to be leaving you.  I would say he was probably the most rewarding of all the fosters I had.

The sadness will pass but all the nice memories will remain.  Thank you for caring for and loving her when she needed it."

Deborah Dolan's Pups

 Bill with Papi, foster Keegan and foster Sara

 Papi (our NEBTR adoptee)

 Little foster Sara

 Papi licking Deb's face

Tara in front, Papi in back

Update on Sara, Papi and Shiloh

Sara is our little foster, who has had a number of health issues over the past few months that have delayed her spay and availability for adoption. 

Sara is the little one in the dog bed.

In the group photo, Sara is the littlest one.  Papi, who we adopted from NEBTR in October 2011 is the biggest.  Tara, our first BT, is the medium one (more black than the others).  She's also my agility girl.

Papi is the one in bed with Bill.  Bill originally didn't want an older dog, and wasn't really interested in Papi, but I really wanted him.  Now they are inseparable.  I should get so much love and attention!!!

I've also attached a photo of Shiloh.  I bet you think he isn't a Boston Terrier.  He's in disguise.  

Actually, he is the Jack Russell mix that a NEBTR volunteer picked up when she picked up a Boston from an elderly person who either died or was entering a nursing home because she (the volunteer) was concerned about what would happen to him.  I was always worried about him, thinking that he would never get adopted from a Boston Terrier site.  My 26-year-old daughter was ready to get a dog, but isn't really into short-noses (except ours of course!), so i sent her the link to Shiloh and she adopted him.  Megan Sanchez was his foster mom.  He is doing great and is a really fun little guy.  Ally and her boyfriend Chris love him and so do we.

Deborah Dolan

Thank you for all you have done for these pups Deb!  You are an amazing volunteer and all of these dogs are so fortunate to have found you!  What a difference you have made in their lives!!

When volunteer Sara Liberte went to pick up Boston Terrier Gus, she couldn't leave Shiloh behind and took him too! Then Megan fostered him. It was a great story and look at the lucky Shiloh now!

Sara your BT is also very lucky! You ran right into NYC as soon as we told you about her and pulled her out of the shelter and have nursed her though kennel cough and pneomonia.

Wonderful job!

Halloween Two Mile Walk

Halloween 2-mile-walk - fundraiser for Lions Club to raise money to train seeing-eye dogs. Bill, myself, Tara as a court jester in red and black, foster Sassy Sara as a princess, and Papi in a manly black sweater with orange pumpkins on it.

Deborah Dolan

New Foster Sara - Shamed Already

Despite being confined to the laundry room due to kennel cough, Sara has already made herself comfortable in the Dolan-Delaney home.

New Foster Sara

 NOTE:  Sara is the little girl from the NYC Animal Control whose photo was prominent on Facebook about a week ago.  Here's what she looked like then, scared and uncertain:

 Deborah Dolan took her into her heart and home, and sends this report for all our fans:


Hi everyone,

Just wanted to let everyone know that we picked up Sara from NYC-ACC  and Bill gave her a much needed bath right away.  I just fed her, she ate and drank, and is now happily chewing on a large rawhide!

She is very sweet, has a good energy level, and walks nicely.

Maybe it's a good thing this owner turned her in - she seems very happy to be with us and also should have had some medical attention a while ago.

The owner said she has allergies but there were no specifics.  The  owner said she was eight, and she acts like she might be eight, but  looks older.  She has a large lump on her lower left front leg,  something on her back leg, but walks fine.  There is something wrong  around her back end, it seems enlarged and bulges even when she pees.   They noted a possible abscess, but I'm not sure what it is.  Her front  teeth are horrible, although the side teeth don't seem so bad.  Since she's gnawing away on the rawhide, I'm hoping that might start removing some of the tartar buildup.

She is unspayed and has had at least one litter of puppies.

I've already made an appointment for her to see the vet this Friday, so hopefully we'll know more about her condition then.

Will keep everyone posted.

Deb

Here are two photos showing how happy she is with Deb and her family, after a bath and a meal: