Gotta love the Monte monster-the one second I wasn't looking he got into some 'pain relief gel' for horses at the petsmart-he didn't like the taste very much-but hopefully tomorrow he'll find a home!!!!!

And the Daisy dog got adopted - I'm hoping it works out she's such a sweetie pie!!!! Now if we can just get Oso, Gus and Cisco a home then I will throw a big party.

Oooo and today I got gas for $1.99 how amazing is that? granted when it's a 30 gallon tank that still adds up but still! Oy I'm off to bed-I feel like if I never saw another stoplight again I'd be very content.

This is hilarious though sad-it makes me laugh everytime because it's so funny, but it's funny because everyone who is involved with rescue has heard every single one of these.

A Salute to Rescuers & Volunteers

Hello: You have reached 123-4567, Tender Hearts Rescue. Due to the high volume of calls we have been receiving, please listen closely to the following options and choose the one that best describes you or your situation:

Press 1 if you think we are veterinarians and want free medical advice.

Press 2 if you know we are a rescue organization but want to save money and have us give you free, untrained medical advice anyway.

Press 3 if you make $200,000 a year but still want us to pay to spay the "stray" in your yard (house).

Press 4 if you have a 10-year-old dog and your 15-year-old son has suddenly become allergic and you need to find the dog a new home right away.

Press 5 if you have three dogs, had a baby and want to get rid of your dogs because you are the only person in the world to have a baby and dogs at the same time.

Press 6 if your dog is sick and needs a vet but you need the money for your vacation.

Press 7 if you just got a brand new puppy and your old dog is having problems adjusting so you want to get rid of the old one right away.

Press 8 if your little puppy has grown up and is no longer small and cute and you want to trade it in for a new model.

Press 9 if you are elderly and want to adopt a cute puppy who is not active and is going to outlive you.

Press 10 if your relative has died and you don't want to care for their elderly dog because it doesn't fit your lifestyle.

Press 11 if you are moving today and need to immediately place your 15 pound, 8-year-old dog.

Press 12 if you want an unpaid volunteer to come to your home today and pick up the dog you no longer want.

Press 13 if you have been feeding and caring for a "stray" for the last three years, are moving and suddenly determine it's not your dog.

Press 14 if you are calling at 6 a.m. to make sure you wake me up before I have to go to work so you can drop a dog off on your way to work.

Press 15 to leave us an anonymous garbled message, letting us know you have left a dog in our yard in the middle of January, which is in fact, better than just leaving the dog with no message.

Press 16 if you are going to get angry because we are not going to take your dog that you have had for fifteen years, because it is not our responsibility.

Press 17 if you are going to threaten to take your ten year old dog to be euthanized because I won't take it.

Press 18 if you're going to get angry because the volunteers had the audacity to go on vacation and leave the dogs in care of a trusted volunteer who is not authorized to take your personal pet.

Press 19 if you want one of our perfectly trained, housebroken, kid and cat friendly purebred tiny dogs that we have an abundance of.

Press 20 if you want us to take your dog that has a slight aggression problem, i.e. has only bitten a few people and killed your neighbor's cats.

Press 21 if you have already called once and been told we don't take personal surrenders but thought you would get a different person this time with a different answer.

Press 22 if you want us to use space that would go to a stray to board your personal dog while you are on vacation, free of charge, of course.

Press 23 if it is Christmas Eve or Easter morning and you want me to deliver an eight week old puppy to your house by 6:30 am before your kids wake up.

Press 24 if you have bought your children a duckling, chick or baby bunny for Easter and it is now Christmas and no longer cute.

Press 25 if you want us to take your female dog who has already had ten litters, but we can't spay her because she is pregnant again and it is against your religion.

Press 26 if you're lying to make one of our younger volunteers feel bad and take your personal pet off your hands.

Press 27 if your cat is biting and not using the litter box because it is declawed, but are not willing to accept the responsibility that the cat's behavior is altered because of your nice furniture.

Press 28 if your two year old male dog is marking all over your house but you just haven't gotten around to having him neutered.

Press 29 if you previously had an outdoor only dog and are calling because she is suddenly pregnant.

Press 30 if you have done "everything" to housebreak your dog and have had no success but you don't want to crate the dog because it is cruel.

Press 31 if you didn't listen to the message asking for an evening phone number and you left your work number when all volunteers are also working and you are angry because no one called you back.

Press 32 if you need a puppy immediately and cannot wait because today is your daughter's birthday and you forgot when she was born.

Press 33 if your dog's coat doesn't match your new furniture and you need a different color or breed.

Press 34 if your new love doesn't like your dog and you are too stupid to get rid of the new friend (who will dump you in the next month anyway) instead of the dog.

Press 35 if you went through all these 'presses' and didn't hear enough. This press will connect you to the sounds of tears being shed by one of our volunteers who is holding a discarded old dog while the vet mercifully frees him from of the grief of missing his family.

WE SALUTE YOU RESCUERS AND VOLUNTEERS!!!

This is a wonderful poem about fostering-the photo above is Arizona Rose, who is now named Sassafrass. I fostered her when she was 3 weeks old until she found her wonderful forever home I hear she is doing fabulous-it's so strange to think she is almost 4 months old now!!!!



The photo above is Ruffian, named after the famous racehorse. the kitten I have been fostering since he was a little less than 2 weeks old. He cam in at 4oz and not moving a whole lot-I thought he was a possum! but since then he has grown into a rambunctious little kitten-he's my little baby and I will miss him when he finds his forever home.

Foster Poem

There I sat, alone and afraid,
You got a call and came right to my aid.
You bundled me up with blankets and love.
And, when I needed it most, you gave me a hug.
I learned that the world was not all that scary and cold.
That sometimes there is someone to have and to hold.
You taught me what love is, you helped me to mend.
You loved me and healed me and became my first friend.
And just when I thought you'd done all you do,
There came along not one new lesson, but two.
First you said, "Sweetheart, you're ready to go.
I've done all I can, and you've learned all I know."
Then you bundled me up with a blanket and kiss.
Along came a new family, they even have kids!
They took me to their home, forever to stay.

At first I thought you sent me away.
Then that second lesson became perfectly clear.
No matter how far, you will always be near.
And so, Foster Mom, you know I've moved on.
I have a new home, with toys and a lawn.
But I'll never forget what I learned that first day.
You never really give your fosters away.
You gave me these thoughts to remember you by.
We may never meet again, and now I know why.
You'll remember I lived with you for a time.
I may not be yours, but you'll always be mine.

- Author Unknown

This is me and Pez in February-he is one of Peg's pups-this is him at 4 months-he was already the size of Peg!!!!

Meet Oso
Once upon a time a cute little puppy was born, and found a wonderful loving home. Resembling a little bear, he was named Oso, and lived a happy life with two wonderful guardians. Then, one Christmas Eve without warning, one of his guardians died. Unable to care for Oso by herself, the remaining guardian returned Oso in January to his current home at our ranch, where he has patiently waited for someone to adopt him and give him a new forever home.
Oso is a wonderful companion, he is housetrained, and crate trained, walks well on a leash and will run by your side. It is guessed that he is a mix of an Afghan hound and a Belgian tervuren. He is tall but so gentle, he loved to have his belly rubbed and to just be with you. He can sit, and lie down on command, and he loves to play fetch with you. You can throw the ball and he will go and get it and come back to you grinning in his own special way, but if you sit down and stop throwing the ball he is happy to come and lay by your side contently.
Oso loves people, but would do best in a home without other dogs or cats. He is fine with dogs on walks, but gets a little jealous with other dogs in the house, so he needs some work on that issue. Oso is a wonderful dog, an absolute sweetheart, but having been with us since January, he is desperately looking for a forever home or even a foster would help him immensely.
Can you give Oso’s story a happy ending?
For more photos of Oso view his album