| Papillons are from the toy group and can live up to age seventeen. It so often happens, that a Papillon will outlive his owner. They become orphaned and are often shunted from place to place. Rescues also take place at puppymill auctions, where a dog has outlived his usefulness in the breeding program of these horrible places. The animals rescued from these deplorable conditions are often diseased and in dire need of medical care and attention. |
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A POEM TO MY FOSTER DOG
| I AM THE BRIDGE BETWEEN WHAT WAS AND WHAT COULD BE I AM THE PATHWAY TO A NEW LIFE I AM MADE OF MUSH BECAUSE MY HEART MELTED WHEN I SAW YOU MATTED AND SORE, LIMPING AND DEPRESSED LONELY AND UNWANTED, AFRAID TO LOVE FOR ONE LITTLE TIME, YOU ARE MINE I WILL FEED YOU WITH MY WHOLE HAND I WILL LOVE YOU WITH MY WHOLE HEART I WILL MAKE YOU WHOLE I AM MADE OF STEEL BECAUSE WHEN THE TIME COMES WHEN YOU ARE WELL AND SLEEK WHEN YOUR EYES SHINE AND YOUR TAIL WAGS WITH JOY THEN....COMES THE HARD PART I WILL LET YOU GO.....BUT NOT WITHOUT A TEAR FOR YOU ARE SAFE FOREVER, A NEW DOG NEEDS ME NOW. author unknown |
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| NOW A VOLUNTTER FOR PAP HAVEN, WE ARE BUSY. WE HAVE BEEN SUCCESSFUL IN THE SAVING OF OVER 50 PAPILLONS IN CALIFORNIA THIS YEAR ALONE. THERE ARE MANY PAPILLONS IN SHELTER NOW, ESPECIALLY OLDER ONES, WHICH ARE MORE DIFFICULT TO GET ADOPTED. PAPILLONS LIVE TO BE 17 YEARS OLD, WHICH SHOULD BE AN INCENTIVE FOR OLDER ADULTS TO ADOPT THEM. |
| MEET GORDY; HIS OWNER DIED AND HIS RELATIVES TOOK HIM TO THE SHELTER ALONG WITH HIS SISTER. GORDY IS NINE YEARS OLD, HAD NO TEETH AND LANGUISHED THERE WAITING TO BE PUT DOWN. HIS SISTER DIED BEFORE BEING RESCUED. FORTUNATELY FOR GORDY, A NICE LADY RESCUED HIM AND TURNED HIM OVER TO US. HE IS NOW IN A LOVING HOME WITH ANOTHER FEMALE PAPILLON, WHO STRANGELY ENOUGH HAD THE SAME NAME; 'MOLLY' AS HIS BELOVED SISTER. GORDY LIVES IN APPLE VALLEY,CA WHERE IS HE IS LOVED BY HIS NEW OWNERS. |
| OUR LATEST RESCUE THIS LITTLE GIRL LOST HER OWNER, WHEN SHE WENT INTO A NURSING HOME AND NO LONGER RECOGNIZED GIZMO, FORTUNATELY, THROUGH THE EFFORTS OF THE OWNER'S DAUGHTER AND MINE,WE GOT HER ADOPTED QUICKLY. SHE WAS PLACED WITH A WONDERFUL LADY WHO TRAINS DOGS TO PERFORM AT COMMUNITY EVENTS. HER NAME WAS CHANGED TO 'LADY LARUE' AND SHE IS BEING TRAINED TO PLAY THE PIANO AMONG OTHER THINGS. LADY LARUE HAS BRIGHT BLUE EYES, RARE IN A PAPILLON. SHE IS VERY STRIKING AND INVITES LOTS OF ATTENTION WHEREVER SHE GOES.. TODAY, SHE PLAYS WITH HER NEW SIBLING MONA WHO IS ALSO A RESCUE DOG. ANOTHER HAPPY ENDING TO A SAD STORY. |
| LADY LARUE |
| 'SWEETIE' SHELTER PHOTO |
| SWEETIE & BEST PAP LULU |
| SWEETIE: HER FIRST DAY OF RESCUE AFTER GETTING A WARM BATH |
| SWEETIE'S STORY SWEETIE AND HER PAL LULU WERE DROPPED OFF A THE SHELTER AFTER HER OWNERS LOST THEIR HOME; AND COULDN'T KEEP THEM SWEETIE'S REAR LEGS WERE CRIPPLED AND DEFORMED AND SHE SCOOTED ALONG ON HER FRONTS ONLY. SHE IS ALSO 7 YEARS OLD AND IN POOR CONDTION. ALONG WITH LULU WITH HEALTH PROBLEMS, THEY WERE NOT LIKELY TO BE ADOPTED. SWEETIE WAS SO TINY AT BARELY 3 LBS THIS LITTLE GIRL HAD THE FACE OF AN ANGEL AND A LOVING SPIRIT. SHE SPOKE TO YOUR HEART WITH HER PHOTOS. THE TWO WERE INSEPARABLE AND WHEN SWEETIE CAME TO RESCUE, LULU WENT INTO DECLINE AND DEPRESSION WITHOUT SWEETIE. THE WONDERFUL COUPLE WHO ADOPTED SWEETIE, WENT DOWN TO THE SHELTER AND TOOK LULU ALSO AND THEY WERE TOGETHER AGAIN WITH THE HELP OF AN ORTHOPEDIC SURGEON, SWEETIE WILL SOON HAVE HER LEGS REPAIRED, SO SHE CAN RUN ON ALL FOURS. LULU WHO HAD A HEART MURMUR HAD A THOROUGH EXAMINATION AND HER HEALTH HAS IMPROVED. 'SWEETIE' AND 'LULU' LIVE IN RAMONA, CA WHERE THEY ARE TREATED LIKE LITTLE QUEENS. |
| GORDY SHELTER PHOTO |
| GORDY AT MY HOME NINE YEARS OLD AND TOOTHLESS, HE HAD TO SCOOP HIS FOOD FROM A LEVEL SURFACE, SO HE WAS FED SOFT FOOD |
| I RESCUED A HUMAN TODAY HER EYES MET MINE AS SHE WALKED DOWN THE CORRIDOR PEERING, APPREHENSIBLY INTO THE KENNELS. I FELT HER NEED INSTANTLY AND KNEW I HAD TO HELP HER. I WAGGED MY TAIL, NOT TOO EXUBERANTLY, SO SHE WOULDN'T BE AFRAID. AS SHE STOPPED AT MY KENNEL, I BLOCKED HER VIEW FROM A LITTLE ACCIDENT I HAD IN THE BACK OF MY CAGE. I DIDN'T WANT HER TO KNOW THAT I HADN'T BEEN WALKED TODAY. SOMETIMES THE SHLETER KEEPERS GET TOO BUSY AND I DIDN'T WANT HER TO THINK POORLY OF THEM. AS SHE READ MY KENNEL CARD, I HOPED THAT SHE WOULDN'T FEEL SAD ABOUT MY PAST. I ONLY HAVE THE FUTURE TO LOOK FORWARD TO AND WANT TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN SOMEONE'S LIFE. SHE GOT DOWN ON HER KNEES AND MADE LITTLE KISSY SOUNDS AT ME. I SHOVED MY SHOULDER AND SIDE OF MY HEAD UP AGAINST THE BARS TO COMFORT HER. GENTLE FINGERTIPS CARRESSED MY NECK; SHE WAS DESPERATE FOR COMPANIONSHP. A TEAR FELL DOWN HER CHEEK AND I RAISED MY PAW TO ASSURE HER, THAT ALL WOULD BE WELL. SOON MY KENNEL DOOR OPENED AND HER SMILE WAS SO BRIGHT, I INSTANTLY JUMPED INTO HER ARMS. I WILL PROMISE TO KEEP HER SAFE, I WILL PROMISE TO ALWAYS BE AT HER SIDE; I WILL PROMISE TO DO ANYTHING I COULD TO SEE THAT RADIANT SMILE AND SPARKLE IN HER EYES. I PROMISE TO GIVE HER UNCONDITIONAL LOVE AS LONG AS WE LIVE. I WAS SO FORTUNATE THAT SHE CAME DOWN MY CORRIDOR. SO MANY MORE ARE OUT THERE, WHO HAVEN'T WALKED THE CORRIDORS; THERE ARE SO MANY MORE TO BE SAVED. AT LEAST I SAVED ONE, I RESCUED A HUMAN TODAY. |
| 'MACY' A TINY AND PETITE 7 YEAR OLD SHE WAS FOUND WANDERING AND TAKEN TO THE SHELTER. WHEN HER OWNERS FOUND HER THERE, THEY REFUSED TO PAY THE SHELTER FEE AND ABANDONED LITTLE 'MACY' THANKFULLY HER ANGEL OF MERCY WAS JUST WAITING TO TAKE HER HOME. SHE LIVES IN CATHEDRAL CITY CA WITH HER BELOVED FOSTER AND NEW MOMMY. |
| 'LOUIE' LOUIE WAS A SAD LITTLE BOY WHO PLAYED SECOND FIDDLE TO ANOTHER DOG. HE WAS TAKEN TO THE SHELTER AT THE AGE OF NINE, HE WAS FEARFUL AND DID NOT ADJUST WELL TO CHANGE. HE HAD BEEN CAGED FOR THE BETTER PART OF HIS LIFE AND SUFFERED FROM SEVERE SEPARATIONS ANXIETY. IT TOOK MANY MONTHS OF CARE AND LOVE, BEFORE 'LOUIE' COULD EVEN WALK ON A LEASH OR SOCIALIZE WITH OTHER DOGS. THAT WAS A YEAR AGO; TODAY HE LIVES WITH HIS NEW MOMMY WHO HE ADORES IN CATHEDRAL CITY, CA |