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A CCURI Story

The Real Levi Page

BTW, here's the current page for Levi-
http://www.dogster.com/dogs/656293

One last miracle

I kept a Dogster page for Levi because he will always be a part of my heart and a part of my family even though he went to live in Ohio...

Levi is sick, very sick. I can't even describe what he's been through in the last few weeks but nothing is working to make him better. Once we found out what was wrong with him we thought he would get better but he didn't respond to treatment and has been slowly getting worse. His mom loves him so much and has spent so much time and money trying to get him better, it's just not fair that it's not working.

So this is it. If this new drug doesn't work to work in a few days there are no other options. Levi is miracle in the first place- he was scarred up, neglected, shot up with buckshot and dumped near a shelter in Kansas. It was amazing that his rescue even took place at all. But we need one more! One more big burst of positive energy- power of the paw- to help this drug work.

Levi, we all love you and are pulling for you! This is it, this drug has to work!!

Caring and Sharing 07

Former FM entered pictures of Buck and I for the Caring and Sharing contest but my story and everything FM does for homeless dogs won't fit in a caption so she wanted me to write it here.

Saving Buck and I is what FM is most proud of and why she entered our pictures in the contest. During the rescue of the Kansas 6-pack last year mom was mostly on the sidelines offering advice and encouragement. She was so disappointed that she couldn't have helped more. However, out of their rescue came some wonderful friendships and bonds with fellow Dogsters as well as 6 lives saved and in happy forever homes. =)

In the original story of the 6-pack, 2 male pups had already been placed in homes, it was only the females that needed saving. Well, ever since the rescue FM has occasionally checked petfinder for the town they came from wondering if one of those dogs could be the girls' brother, or mother. One day my picture popped up. Could it be? I looked so much like the girls and per my description I was the right size and age. FM quickly sent the link to her pals who knew the 6-pack better than anybody. It was agreed that indeed, it looked like I was their brother. Not sure how the rest happened but all of a sudden calls were made to the shelter, adoption fees were paid, I was sent in to be neutered, and life was going to change! Of course FM also checked out the rest of the dogs on the website and the group of friends decided to use their contacts to save Buck, a German Shepherd in the same shelter. FM decided that since she had more than enough room for two dogs, she was going to save two dogs.

So FM and another Dogster pal drove to Kansas, picked up Buck and I and took us back to Nebraska. Buck and I looked like we had had a pretty rough time. I was full of mats and kind of stinky but super, super sweet and no one could understand how a sweet guy like me ended up at the shelter. I also had some pretty nasty looking scars on my hind legs. Buck was scared and pretty skinny but once he was out of the shelter he blossomed! He loved people and wanted to do nothing other than please. I stayed with FM for a week then went to another FM in Iowa for another week and then finally to Ohio where my forever home was waiting for me. Buck stayed with FM for a couple days and then was boarded at her shelter while he waited for a foster home to open up. Buck was then sent to a GSD rescue in Colorado and was adopted shortly after he got there.

Although FM played a pretty big part in our rescue she never could have done it without the help of her friends and fellow Dogsters! There were a lot of people behind our rescue and FM just played her part. Oh, and when they saw me in person... it was 100% certain I was the 6-pack's brother.

Besides our rescue, FM also works at her local shelter 2 days a week. Because of her work at the shelter she has been able to help dogs get into breed specific rescues, or into forever homes and out of the shelter. She also fosters on occasion and helps with transports. Oh, and did I mention she adopted Raven, an unsocialized shelter puppy? She took Raven home to help socialize her and then Raven never left because she stole FM's heart. I thought she was pretty cool too. ;) FM has also been able to help organize an obedience class for former shelter dogs and their owners and she helps with off-site adoption events by transporting and showing off shelter dogs.

Whew, I think that about covers it. FM has to get ready to go to the shelter again tonight. They were short handed for the holidays so she agreed to help out!