The Delaware Duo
  Cassie and Kal

The Lancaster Four Rescue 

Shoofly Pie "Shoof"
Pot Pie "Potsie"
Apple Dumpling "Dumpling"
Scrapple

And My Non Corgi Rescues


PWCCP's Rescue Chair, Sue Geiger, called me to see if I could take in four Corgis that afternoon.  A Lancaster, PA, puppy mill is being closed down and apparently four Pembrokes were among 65 dogs taken by a private rescue group.  So, a few hours later, they were delivered to me.  They all look like Pembrokes.  One young tri male is very outgoing and happy and I was going to call him Ready Rescue, but Bear came up with a theme for the group so he turned out to be Shoofly Pie.  The other three will need an incredible lamount of work.

First things first.  With the assistance of Sue and Bear, all four have been examined by my vet, Dr. Roberts, gotten shots and will soon be spayed/neutered.  They will have to learn to walk on leash, get used to house noises, get housebroken, and learn how to like attention from people.  They are so frightened all the time, even on the lap of a loving person.  So this is NOT a request for people to adopt them, since there is so much to do before they will be ready.  I have recruited friends to come play with them.

Fortunately, the four I have here look relatively healthy!  However, you might be interested in reading some first-hand accounts of people who visited this puppy mill and what they saw.

Shoofly Pie "Shoof"
is high energy, curious, and very outgoing.  At first, he was  fine on the other side of the kennel gate, but was afraid when it was open.  That quickly passed and now he is eager for attention.

2/13/02  A Letter Home from "Shoofly Pie" aka Toby now.  Thanks to the Cloutier family for adopting him.

Hi Lois,
I thought I'd pop in and let you know how "Shoo-Fly" is
doing.  We, of course, are calling him Toby (I always seem to give my dog
people type names.)  I'm happy to report that he is doing great.  He now has
a new little brother.  Lamar is our newest Seeing Eye pup, a golden
retriever now 11 weeks old.  They are a riot playing together.  Toby is so
good and gentle with him.  But boy can they mix it up!

I am also taking Toby to obedience classes with the hope of one day entering
him in obedience and/or agility.  He has come such a long way in his
confidence.  At class the other night I had him in a down stay and the
trainer comes by with pull toys that squeak and bouncing balls.  He watched
and looked, but never broke.  I was so proud of him.  Sometime I'll manage
to get pictures to you.  Oh, I also wanted to tell you about Christmas.
both my brothers came from out of town with their mastiffs!  Toby thought
they were his Christmas present!  Cows!!!!   Thank you again for rescuing
him for me.
In corgi love,
Jan Cloutier

When I asked Jan for permission to share her mail with others, she replied:
By all means, please share about Toby with everyone!  He has really filled a
hole in my life from losing my Merlyn.  When I remember how when we first
got him he never wanted to be picked up or held.  Now he jumps up in the
chair before you sit down!  (He's a bit spoiled  :-)  He's no longer afraid
of strangers, either.  For the longest time when someone new came in the
house he would run around like a crazy dog, but if you caught him, he peed.
Through the obedience trainer I found a lady who runs an animal health store
and she gave me some drops to give him.  After about 3 weeks of these he was
completely over the wetting and no longer needs the drops.
Toby is constantly with me, or should I say ususally.  He is so confident
now that sometimes he goes upstairs to his crate to sleep by himself.  But
right now he's asleep under my chair.



10/16/04  At the Gloucester County KC in New Jersey, Shoofly paid a visit.  When I saw him and how well-adjusted he is, I just burst into tears.  What a change from the frightened little dog I had first met.

10/24/04
Hi Lois,
This is Jan, Toby, AKA Shoo-Fly's mom.  We were so happy to see you and Bear
at the show last weekend!

As we were telling you at the show, Toby is such a joy.  He has fit in so
well.  His claim to fame is that he has helped raise 3 Seeing Eye pups.  And
I do mean that he helps.  When the pups are small he acts like Dad, and is
good at nurturing them.  As they get bigger he keeps them busy.  They chew
on him instead of our furniture!  The first pup he raised is now a working
guide dog in North Carolina.  The second didn't make it as a guide dog.  She
was a chocolate lab who just had a thing for cats.  But Toby can still be
proud of her.  She is now working as a drug sniffing dog.  The third pup you
met at the show.  Lambert, now 11 months.  Toby teaches the pups that even
though they may get to be way bigger than him, it's the size of your heart
that matters.  I'll be sending you some pictures as I go through them.  They
are so fun to watch together.


 
Pot Pie "Potsie"

Apple Dumpling "Dumplin"

Scrapple

Unfortunately, Scrapple simply could not adjust to living safely with her
wonderful new owners and, sadly,  had to be sent to the bridge.


10/29 Tonight I took in two more rescue projects.  A man who had two Corgis died and the surviving relatives were ready to take them to the SPCA kill shelter.  Our rescue chairperson, Sue Geiger, picked them up and brought them here.  It took two people to get the male in the car.  He must weigh about 80 pounds and the female about 55 or 60.  Apparently their diet included hot dogs and peanut butter and jelly sandwiches!  Thank goodness they are both friendly, but the two seem to be desperately dependent on each other.

The relatives of the dead owner had absolutely zero information about the dogs as to age, whether or not they are spayed/neutered, vet's name, etc.  So the first thing that has to be done is get my vet to make a house call.  Nobody wants to try to get these dogs in a car again!  Tomorrow I will get some pictures and put them on my rescue page.  And tomorrow, Kali and Cassie will start their new diet and exercise regimen.
 

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