Yesterday I Visited East St. Louis and This is What I Saw:

There always seems to be one who steals the show. Lawrence is just so incredibly pathetic. He is miserable. I wish that we had a facility to take him to.
I love this picture of him. He is so itchy, either due to mange, or malnutrition. He has claw marks on his face from scratching so much. We are going to start him on treatment for mange and hope that it helps his itchy situation.
I think Nigel is sooo cute. I think he will clean up quite nicely. Nigel still does not trust us enough to allow us to catch him, but he is getting awful close.
This cute little guy is starting to get more comfortable with people. Someone rescued his mom from the streets, so he and his brother are all alone now. His brother will not come anywhere near us. It was so sweet when the mom was still there. We would give her milk bones and she would take them to her pups instead of eating them for herself.
This poor guy has a broken leg. He is scared of us too. He still shows up to eat though!
Maggie is super sweet and being her cutie patootie self. She always jumps up in the car window, takes two milk bones, and waits until you give her some pets. She won't leave unless you give her the pets.
This fluffmonster is pregnant. She is Nigel's sister. They are both sweet dogs.
I like this guy. He has a messed up toe, but I think it is completely healed.

This is just a sampling of what you will see if you ride along with PJ. The dogs look forward to her everyday. They tend to wait at the same spots at the same times most days for her. What would these dogs do without PJ?

Problem Solved

Meet Sherlock, the dog we had in our car when that guy came out yelling at us. Sherlock was tied up for a couple of months in some random location in East St. Louis that did not have a house next to it. And then Sherlock was running free on the streets with a collar on him that was way too tight. Next Sherlock was in our car and we got yelled at by a man who said that Sherlock was his, except that Sherlock was way underweight, dehydrated, covered in burs, heartworm positive and freezing to death. The next time we went out Sherlock chased our car. We just could not refuse him. He is now warm, full and sweet as can be. Sherlock's brother, who I have not stopped thinking about since we pulled Sherlock, chased PJ's car today. He is now at the vet getting checked out. His brother is heartworm positive too, so they both would not have made it much longer had we not taken them. Cillian, Sherlock's brother is going to his foster home tomorrow. He is going to find out what it is like to be loved! There are three other dogs that hang out around there. I would love to get them all. They will be harder to catch than Sherlock and his bro though. I will keep you posted. Thank you everyone for caring so much about these dogs. It is so encouraging to know that people are outraged about these poor dogs as much as we are.

YOU CAN HELP!

Here is an opportunity for us to win $10,000 to go toward our shelter! Please vote. Please pass this onto everyone you know. The contest ends on January 31st, and we have entered it late, so we need to play catchup. Please VOTE NOW and let everyone know that we are your favorite candidate for this awesome contest. If you forward this to everyone you know, we can win and buy that shelter. That way we can save so many more animals. I am begging, pleading, I am down on my knees. Please!!!!!!!!!!!

You are Invited!

THE POLAR WAVE POOCH PARTY

The Polar Wave is moving through St. Louis. Please help bring the animals out of the icy cold weather! We would love to see you there. Come meet some of the key players with Gateway Pet Guardians, have a couple of cocktails, bid on some super fabulous silent auction items...but, don't outbid me...or do, because it will go to the animals :)

January 25, 1 p.m. - 5 p.m.
Polar Wave Ice and Fuel Company, Plant number 6
2200 Gravois
St. Louis, MO 63104
$15 entry donation, includes two drink tickets

•Tours of the Recently Rehabbed Historic Building
•Silent Auction
•Hors d'œuvre
•Wine, Beer, Water and Soft Drinks Available

Not only will you be helping us with vet bills for animals like Martin here, but just your attendance will put us closer to our goal for purchasing a facility so that we can pull more dogs from the freezing cold streets. Tonight is going to be one of the coldest nights in St. Louis for a decade. Luckily we were able to get Bomber out of the cold. He is safe and resting on a cushy bed, watching TV and receiving meds for all of his pain and injuries at Dog-Gone Fur Babyz. There are so many dogs out there like Bomber that would love to have a warm and safe place to rest. This fundraiser will be the first of many this year that we will be throwing to raise money for the shelter. We would love to get to know you. We would love for you to be part of what we do. Saving these dogs is not a question, it is just a matter of how quickly we will be able accomplish that goal.
Martin is doing very well. He is adjusting to his new face and is becoming more laid back in his foster home. He is such a sweet dog, and so deserving of a great home. Again, as I have said so many times, it is because of you that we are able to do what we do. I cannot thank you enough. We look forward to seeing and meeting you at our future events this year!

Martin (kind of graphic)

I will let you know when a post is going to be sad or graphic. I don't want to offend anyone, and I know that we all want to hear the happy stories of dogs being saved, but sometimes there are trials and tribulations before those dogs can be saved.

Today when PJ was feeding the dogs she came across the same packs as usual. Except this time, one of the dogs was severely injured. Poor Martin's eye was completely hanging out of his socket. Of course he usually will come to PJ, but this time he ran. She chased him and finally caught up to him. She picked him up and carried him about 100 yards to her car. She took him directly to the vet. They are going to have to remove the eye. Martin is so sweet. He loves people and would always play games with the dog treats with the other dogs. It seems like each time we get a major vet bill paid off, or just when we think we might be getting ahead, we find another dog who is in undeniable need of our care.

We could really use you to help us pay for Martin's surgery and medical care. Thank you in advance for all that you do for us. We really appreciate you being here and caring about the animals. Without you, what we do would not be possible.