MEET ROZ

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Roz is quietly whining at the door now to be let outside!!! He has only had 1 accident in the house in the last week and I'm pretty sure that was due to the crazy weather he saw outside and he decided it wasn't for him.

He sits and waits for his food, although I can tell he really doesn't like this part of obedience training:) and he no longer dives into Jasper's food first before Jasper can even blink.

He's not really a fan of bath time, and foster mom and dad are having more trouble as he has so much fur now! (it was so quick and easy when he was hairless;)

He's such a sweetie pie, so calm and loving. He loves to come looking for affection and he's great around new people that come to the house. If only we could get him to sleep past 6:30am!

MEET SMITTY

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Smitty is one wonderful pup. He definitely has a personality that makes you have a little bit of a "crush" on him. He has adjusted well into our home which consist of two canine residents, one feline resident (Smitty's favorite) and three human residents.


Smitty came to us with literally no hair on his body and sores on his sides. We knew that a jacket for outside was a must so he sports two (one which he can just squeeze into now as he is getting so big).



We actually said he looked like a pig (with his little skin wrinkles). So the nicknames started Smitty the Pitti, Smitty the Piggy, Our Little Piggy.....................happy to hear our voices saying any of them to him.

His sores have now cleared up and he has a full body of hair!!!!! He has gained over 7 lbs since coming to our home which is surprising as he still sports a slim figure.

Besides his Demodex, Smitty came down with an ear infection so he is now being treated for that also.

His house manners are coming along. Most days there are no accidents and then when we aren't looking (more like not paying attention) he slips one in!!!!! He is crate trained, treat trained (especially for Purebite Liver treats), wrestling trained, petting trained, digging holes trained and snuggling trained! Just what all puppies love!

We are presently working on Smitty's "Stranger Danger". Due to the fact that he is limited for where he can go, we have people that come over to visit every couple of days. He is thinking this isn't too bad because his liver treat intake seems to increase then!

Stay tuned for updates and progress on these babies.

MEET MIKEY

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Mikey has gotten so tall! He weighs in at 31 pounds and has almost all of his fur back.
He always gets such wonderful responses when he is out for a walk, people always comment on what a handsome boy he is, and they will usually try to guess what "breed" he is.
So far Rotti/Pitt/Hound have been prominent.
He is so eager to please and responds really well to commands. He knows how to sit and laydown.
He loves to run, and plays a game where he will look at you and jump, and then if you say lets race, he will try to beat you and run as fast as he can.
He is learning to fetch sticks and carry them in his mouth.
Mikey really likes bully sticks and carries them around proudly in his mouth.
His favourite toy is a big stuffed Bulldog that he loves to carry around and chew on.
I am concerned about when he has to leave us as he has really fallen for our English Bulldog Stella and she is really quite fond of him too.
Recently he has started to lay down on our walks to wait for her to catch up, because she can't walk as fast as him. He cries if she goes away during the night when he is in his crate and he absolutley loves to chew on her wrinkley skin.
At Mikey's visit to Dr. Mcbride last week there was one dead mite on his skin scraping, we have upped his medication because he has gained weight.
I have also been supplementing his RAW diet with some immune boosters and have been giving him dips in a special herbal dip to help with the itching.
Mikey is still learning how to Potty outside. We've had some success with him, however he has had some accidents. I think its more a case of us not watching him closely enough because he does sniff and wander when he needs to go. We're working on it.
I am really hoping that he finds a home where he has lots of room to run and ideally another dog to play with.

Over the next two weeks all the pups went to their foster homes to receive TLC, socialization, lots of food and a warm bed to sleep in. All the pups adjusted very well into their new surroundings. There is stress when they leave there puppy pack but these foster homes know how to make it as smooth as possible.

After two weeks of quarantine and confirmation that the pups had Demodex(not contagious), the pups were starting to be placed in experienced foster homes where they would spend their next few months during the recovery process.

These pups need daily meds to fight the demodex and special baths to help with their sores.

On a winter day in March, AARCS Rescue Group headed out the the Reservation to make their usually food deliveries. They came across seven pups in horrible condition. Even though AARCS had no vacant foster homes they could not leave these pups to die in the cold. These pics are from when they first arrived and were quarantined. These pups are very lucky that help came along when it did.

Follow the transformation of these pups back to healthy conditions. We will keep you updated on their progress.