Alana

April 24, 2007

Alana at her new forever home!!!

Hi Pati,

Just wanted to update you on Alana and I. She traveled very well with us back to Deltona, FL. I had a blanket that I acquired just for her, which she really loves laying on. I bought another toy for her, but she still loves her duck best. She is so sweet and wonderful!,and she seems very happy, too. We watch TV together, and I put her blanket on my bed, and she sleeps next to me. 

Wanted to send you a couple of pictures taken last weekend in my front yard. They were taken by my brother-in-law of my sister, Alana, myself. Alana is so warm and loving. She likes to grab an article of clothing while I'm doing laundry and run off with it. We play tag running through the house. Each evening when I get home from work, we go for a walk around the block, and she is making friends with some of the neighbors (especially the kids). 

Thank you so much for everything you have done,

Bob and Alana...... the world's best Dalmatian

 

April 3, 2007

Pati, thank you so much for coming into Alana's life and giving her a new start.  I'm sure you've already seen the sweet girl that she is, and she got the true short end of the stick being thrown away like garbage at that beach.  We may never know what those scars are from, only Alana and her abuser know.  The scars are healed but will always be there to remind us of why we work so hard for the ones who can't work for themselves. Please keep me posted on her progress.  Ginny


Alana and her angel rescuer Ginny.
Alana arrived safely early in the morning April 3rd after a late night flight from Puerto Rico to Miami.  Alana has finally set her paws on Florida soil and is safe free at last! Thanks so much Ginny for caring about this little girl and making sure she got to us safely.  Thanks a million, you'll be hearing from us soon!  Pati
 

This adorable, grateful sweetheart still needs a loving foster home or forever home.  Alana is a gentle, precious gal who deserves the best.  If you can offer that to her, please call us at Dal Rescue (305) 940-3320. Thanks, Pati.


Pati and her new friend Alana meeting for the first time.
March 30, 2007

Please help us get this sweet Dal from Puerto Rico into a loving foster home!  She certainly deserves all the help she can get right now.  Time is of essence!!!  The following is correspondence from Ginny who  tried so desperately to save "Alana" and is finally relieved to have captured her.  All we need now for this rescue story is a happy ending!  Can you help?  If so, please call Pati right away at (305) 940-3320 or email us at admin@dalmatianrescue.com  Looks like "Alana" will soon be on her way to Miami  and we'd nothing more than for her to have a warm welcome, good food and a soft place to lay her tired head!
March 19th.........Hello Pati. I have a nonprofit animal rescue organization functioning in Puerto Rico.  Just yesterday, a female Dalmatian was abandoned at the beach area where we work.  The rescuer at the beach mentioned that she had some scars on her - I've asked for a better accounting of what types of scars.  This is an area where animals are regularly murdered - poisoned, beaten or kicked to death, shot, cut up and thrown away in bags,...  When we get a dog that appears to be a purebred, we first contact breed rescue groups to see if they can assist in any way.  Are you able to help?
 
March 19th.........Pati, thanks so much for your quick response. I don't know much about this Dal at all but in the photo she does look like she's had pups before.  Can't know all of this for sure until we get her to a vet.
I appreciate anything you can do for her.  There are horrible, almost unspeakable things, that happen to those innocent angels at that beach. 
 
Same day from a fellow rescuer........
No, she doesn't look pregnant. But she has some scars on her back and have the mark of a collar that was too dirty and was causing her a rash (I took out the collar), although the coat in general looks fine. The problem with pure breed dogs is that their condition worsens over time after been dumped at the beach--contrary to mixed breed dogs. She's very sweet and definitively not food aggressive.
 
March 26th........Pati, unfortunately she is missing now - the rescuers there haven't seen her today.  I hope she's okay but there's so much carnage that goes on there, I never have good feelings about these things.  
In the hopes that we do find her, yes, let's get her to Florida!  That would be fantastic.  We can get her on Amerijet into Miami for $85.  She would have to be at a vet for a few days to get checked out for a health certificate to fly, first. I'll let you know if she returns - and if she does, she'll be taken straight to the vet!  Thanks!
Thanks for your prayers.  I certainly hope we get good news soon
 
March 28th........good news is that she showed back up yesterday but I'm now having a hard time finding someone to get her to the vet.  Hopefully she'll get in today and I'll let you know.
 
Same day.....
Great news!  Steve and Sandra at the beach were able to get her to the vet today so she's safe!!!  It took a while to get her from where they found her to the car but though she was obviously scared and unsure of what was happening, she was still sweet and even wagged her tail when they stopped to praise her along the way.  So, she's at a vet nearby and I've asked him to give her a thorough once-over to look for anything that needs to be treated, especially heartworm and ehrlichia, treat her for internal and external parasites and get her vaccinations started.  I'll talk to him tomorrow about the results.  Also, she has a couple of long-healed scars that appear to be from direct abuse/assault (Steve says like a machete blow).  The poor girl has been through an awful lot.  So once I hear from the vet, I'll call you with the information.  If she's healthy, I'd really like to get her to you.
 
March 29th.......Hi Pati.  Well, Miss "Alana" is safe and sound and at the vet!  She's in great condition, heartworm negative, and the Dr. says she can fly at anytime.  I have 4 other dogs I need to get there for shelters so I can put her on the flight with them.  Are you available to take her in?