WEBVTT 00:00:09.390 --> 00:00:14.070 to rough life. Well, I survived my fourth of 00:00:14.070 --> 00:00:17.210 July party yesterday. It actually ended up being 00:00:17.210 --> 00:00:19.949 really nice and I got all of my power washing 00:00:19.949 --> 00:00:22.269 done in time and I'm feeling a lot better now. 00:00:23.309 --> 00:00:27.010 We've actually had a really weird week in the 00:00:27.010 --> 00:00:30.500 rescue world. I don't know what's going on, but 00:00:30.500 --> 00:00:32.859 none of our rescue partners had any puppies. 00:00:33.100 --> 00:00:35.479 It is smack dab in the middle of puppy season 00:00:35.479 --> 00:00:38.600 down here, so we should have been overrun. But 00:00:38.600 --> 00:00:41.140 besides the mom and puppies that got cut from 00:00:41.140 --> 00:00:43.979 the last transport, that's all that Jessica had. 00:00:44.579 --> 00:00:47.039 So I reached out to our Alabama shelter friends 00:00:47.039 --> 00:00:50.700 and I asked if I could have 30 puppies and she 00:00:50.700 --> 00:00:54.350 said... I don't even have one. So she called 00:00:54.350 --> 00:00:57.890 one of her other rescue friends. She runs another 00:00:57.890 --> 00:01:00.630 shelter in the other town. She said she didn't 00:01:00.630 --> 00:01:04.170 have any either. I called our Corinth people 00:01:04.170 --> 00:01:08.549 and they had one litter, but it was already committed 00:01:08.549 --> 00:01:11.709 to another rescue. And so I reached out to all 00:01:11.709 --> 00:01:13.129 of our other rescue partners. None of them had 00:01:13.129 --> 00:01:16.129 any. I was like, have we done it? Have we solved 00:01:16.129 --> 00:01:20.469 the overpopulation crisis? What is going on? 00:01:20.829 --> 00:01:23.609 So I got to partner with a brand new shelter 00:01:23.609 --> 00:01:26.230 for the first time. They just opened a few months 00:01:26.230 --> 00:01:28.549 ago. They were so excited for us to pull some 00:01:28.549 --> 00:01:32.209 of their animals from them. And of course, exactly 00:01:32.209 --> 00:01:35.230 as predicted, as soon as I got my post up on 00:01:35.230 --> 00:01:37.989 Sunday with all of the available puppies needing 00:01:37.989 --> 00:01:41.709 fosters that we had committed to, every single 00:01:41.709 --> 00:01:44.150 one of our regular rescue partners called me 00:01:44.150 --> 00:01:45.890 saying they were drowning in puppies and needed 00:01:45.890 --> 00:01:48.290 me to take some. Just out of nowhere overnight, 00:01:48.689 --> 00:01:52.620 everyone got puppies. So annoying, but that's 00:01:52.620 --> 00:01:58.239 always how it goes. I Know that we have a lot 00:01:58.239 --> 00:02:00.659 of new fosters this round and since we are working 00:02:00.659 --> 00:02:03.340 with a new rescue that named their puppies on 00:02:03.340 --> 00:02:06.299 their pictures I just want to take a second to 00:02:06.299 --> 00:02:09.659 kind of go over how this podcast works Some of 00:02:09.659 --> 00:02:12.620 the puppies were posted with their shelter names 00:02:12.620 --> 00:02:16.620 That is not the current name of the puppy or 00:02:16.620 --> 00:02:20.469 kitten that you are fostering all of the animals 00:02:20.469 --> 00:02:23.189 that we that we send they have southern names 00:02:23.189 --> 00:02:26.400 like we call them something down here. but then 00:02:26.400 --> 00:02:29.280 they get a new wolf trap name when they get entered 00:02:29.280 --> 00:02:32.259 into our system. Shelters will name them by the 00:02:32.259 --> 00:02:36.379 litter, but we name ours by the transport. So 00:02:36.379 --> 00:02:40.000 each transport has an overall theme. The theme 00:02:40.000 --> 00:02:44.180 of this week's transport is Mamma Mia. So every 00:02:44.180 --> 00:02:46.919 animal on this transport van has a name that 00:02:46.919 --> 00:02:51.280 corresponds with Mamma Mia. but every litter 00:02:51.280 --> 00:02:55.259 starts with a different letter so the dog who 00:02:55.259 --> 00:03:00.099 was known down here as firework is now mama mia 00:03:00.099 --> 00:03:02.580 all of her puppies now start with the letter 00:03:02.580 --> 00:03:05.819 m but for the sake of time i'm not going to name 00:03:05.819 --> 00:03:09.849 each individual animal So for Mama Mia and her 00:03:09.849 --> 00:03:13.229 four M puppies, I will just say the M litter 00:03:13.229 --> 00:03:16.150 because they all have the same story. The only 00:03:16.150 --> 00:03:19.610 time I will say the individual name as if they're 00:03:19.610 --> 00:03:23.169 a single animal with no litter mates. So Bill 00:03:23.169 --> 00:03:26.150 Anderson was found alone. There's not going to 00:03:26.150 --> 00:03:30.069 be any other B names on the van besides him. 00:03:30.069 --> 00:03:33.770 So I will say Bill Anderson instead of the B 00:03:33.770 --> 00:03:37.580 litter. All that to say. If you think you're 00:03:37.580 --> 00:03:41.379 fostering someone from the Fabric Litter or the 00:03:41.379 --> 00:03:45.280 Grammy Awards winners, you're not. They now have 00:03:45.280 --> 00:03:48.080 wolf trap names and that's what we'll go by from 00:03:48.080 --> 00:03:50.960 here on out. We name them like this for cross 00:03:50.960 --> 00:03:53.400 -contamination reasons. This way we can say like, 00:03:53.639 --> 00:03:57.719 oh no, Dancing Queen is sick. Okay, everybody 00:03:57.719 --> 00:04:00.580 from the Mamma Mia transport needs to be notified 00:04:00.580 --> 00:04:03.379 to keep a close eye on their foster. But everyone 00:04:03.379 --> 00:04:06.090 that starts with the letter D, needs to come 00:04:06.090 --> 00:04:08.689 in and start treatment right away this way like 00:04:08.689 --> 00:04:10.969 the mama mia people know they need to be on a 00:04:10.969 --> 00:04:13.129 high alert but the hamilton people from last 00:04:13.129 --> 00:04:15.090 week y 'all are fine y 'all don't need to worry 00:04:15.090 --> 00:04:18.490 about anything okay let's get to the stories 00:04:18.490 --> 00:04:22.089 i did not do the names this week i actually don't 00:04:22.089 --> 00:04:24.910 even know who did them but they must secretly 00:04:24.910 --> 00:04:29.470 hate me or something because all of these crazy 00:04:29.470 --> 00:04:31.889 single names I'm about to butcher when I try 00:04:31.889 --> 00:04:34.550 to say them. I've never even seen Mamma Mia, 00:04:34.689 --> 00:04:37.230 but I did listen to the soundtrack on my way 00:04:37.230 --> 00:04:40.790 to transport today, so we're just gonna sound 00:04:40.790 --> 00:04:44.689 them out and try our best and we listen and we 00:04:44.689 --> 00:04:52.680 don't judge. Okay, Koloakari, Koloakari. He wandered 00:04:52.680 --> 00:04:55.079 up to a home last weekend while they were outside 00:04:55.079 --> 00:04:57.500 doing yard work. The lady thought that her son 00:04:57.500 --> 00:05:00.160 had dropped something in the yard and when she 00:05:00.160 --> 00:05:02.339 went over to check it out, whatever it was started 00:05:02.339 --> 00:05:05.300 moving and scared her so bad, but he ran straight 00:05:05.300 --> 00:05:06.939 to her and that's when she realized it was a 00:05:06.939 --> 00:05:09.620 puppy. He was so dehydrated she wasn't even sure 00:05:09.620 --> 00:05:17.779 if he would make it. Voulez -vous? Voulez -vous 00:05:17.779 --> 00:05:21.100 was found in a field completely eaten up with 00:05:21.100 --> 00:05:24.920 fleas, but after a cap star and a very long bath 00:05:24.920 --> 00:05:27.959 he was clean as a whistle and ready to go. Bill 00:05:27.959 --> 00:05:30.180 Anderson. I can say that one. That's why I chose, 00:05:30.180 --> 00:05:33.519 that's why I chose Bill Anderson as my example 00:05:33.519 --> 00:05:35.019 because it's the only one that I know how to 00:05:35.019 --> 00:05:38.439 say. Bill Anderson was a frisky little black 00:05:38.439 --> 00:05:40.600 pup brought into the shelter after being found 00:05:40.600 --> 00:05:43.620 wandering in the streets He was covered in mud 00:05:43.620 --> 00:05:46.980 up to his ears But he has been the life of the 00:05:46.980 --> 00:05:49.800 shelter office and loves to play and rescue wrestle 00:05:49.800 --> 00:05:55.100 with all the other pups This one this one has 00:05:55.100 --> 00:06:01.439 been I think I have a stomach ulcer Chiquita 00:06:01.439 --> 00:06:05.509 Chiquita Chiquita Tita Chiquita Tita the sea 00:06:05.509 --> 00:06:09.529 puppy sea puppy who was known as maggie down 00:06:09.529 --> 00:06:13.730 here she was dumped on the front lawn of a local 00:06:13.730 --> 00:06:16.149 police officer's home and was brought into the 00:06:16.149 --> 00:06:18.970 shelter she's quiet and a little shy but she 00:06:18.970 --> 00:06:22.029 loves to play she's been very good around smaller 00:06:22.029 --> 00:06:25.069 puppies and she's so knowledgeable about their 00:06:25.069 --> 00:06:28.449 size her size versus their size she plays really 00:06:28.449 --> 00:06:30.410 gently with them and then she rough houses with 00:06:30.410 --> 00:06:35.300 the bigger ones she's a very smart girl she absolutely 00:06:35.300 --> 00:06:37.899 stole my heart at transport today, and it took 00:06:37.899 --> 00:06:40.720 all I had not to bring her home with me. Honestly, 00:06:40.800 --> 00:06:43.480 if we had another transport next week instead 00:06:43.480 --> 00:06:45.939 of three weeks away, I would have definitely 00:06:45.939 --> 00:06:49.500 brought her home for some puppy snuggles. The 00:06:49.500 --> 00:06:52.639 T letter of three were found in the median of 00:06:52.639 --> 00:06:55.319 the four lane highway. Someone stopped and picked 00:06:55.319 --> 00:06:57.240 them up and took them to our rescue partner, 00:06:57.439 --> 00:07:03.410 Tasha. Mama Mia and her 4M pups were owner surrenders. 00:07:03.430 --> 00:07:07.209 This is the fourth mama and or litter of puppies 00:07:07.209 --> 00:07:09.550 that we have taken from this lady this year. 00:07:09.990 --> 00:07:12.889 She is a ton of strays dumped on her but as soon 00:07:12.889 --> 00:07:16.329 as you feed a stray animal in this town it's 00:07:16.329 --> 00:07:19.029 considered your animal and animal control won't 00:07:19.029 --> 00:07:22.610 take it from you without making you pay like 00:07:22.610 --> 00:07:25.589 the owner surrender fee. So this lady just ends 00:07:25.589 --> 00:07:28.490 up with a ton of dogs. This dog followed her 00:07:28.490 --> 00:07:32.050 son home when she was just a puppy last 4th of 00:07:32.050 --> 00:07:35.290 July, so they named her Firework. A little over 00:07:35.290 --> 00:07:37.370 a month ago when I was trying to wrap up some 00:07:37.370 --> 00:07:39.290 of our other puppies that we were taking from 00:07:39.290 --> 00:07:41.910 her, she told me that she thought this dog might 00:07:41.910 --> 00:07:44.730 be pregnant and then a week later the mom gave 00:07:44.730 --> 00:07:48.509 birth. She has spent the last week with one of 00:07:48.509 --> 00:07:51.069 our fosters and they said she is the best dog 00:07:51.069 --> 00:07:53.810 and she is so well behaved. She does great with 00:07:53.810 --> 00:07:56.129 everybody, all of the people, all of the animals 00:07:56.129 --> 00:07:59.769 except possibly the guinea pig and the cockatoos. 00:07:59.930 --> 00:08:04.160 She's a little too interested in them. The S 00:08:04.160 --> 00:08:06.819 letter of five were born at the shelter in the 00:08:06.819 --> 00:08:10.180 office. These guys have been very well taken 00:08:10.180 --> 00:08:12.959 care of. Their mother was found on a country 00:08:12.959 --> 00:08:15.519 road, very much looking for a safe space in the 00:08:15.519 --> 00:08:18.139 bushes to have her puppies. She was a good mom 00:08:18.139 --> 00:08:20.339 at first, but decided a little early that she 00:08:20.339 --> 00:08:22.600 didn't want to be a mom anymore, so the shelter 00:08:22.600 --> 00:08:25.639 staff had to hand feed the babies from bottles 00:08:25.639 --> 00:08:28.500 to mush, and now the sound of puppy chow bags 00:08:28.500 --> 00:08:31.779 sends them into hysterics. one of the shelter 00:08:31.779 --> 00:08:34.000 workers actually adopted the mom. She thinks 00:08:34.000 --> 00:08:39.220 she's purebred St. Bernard, but she looks like 00:08:39.220 --> 00:08:44.419 a mix to me. The aged litter of six were dumped 00:08:44.419 --> 00:08:46.960 outside the police department one day. They were 00:08:46.960 --> 00:08:49.340 immediately brought into the shelter. They were 00:08:49.340 --> 00:08:52.019 really healthy and clean, so they were once cared 00:08:52.019 --> 00:08:55.830 for very well. you know, you could tell that 00:08:55.830 --> 00:08:58.389 they're really friendly. They're super chaotic 00:08:58.389 --> 00:09:00.230 when it's playtime though and they love to have 00:09:00.230 --> 00:09:04.090 fun. The D mama was brought in with her seven 00:09:04.090 --> 00:09:07.230 pups and one other stray all from the same address 00:09:07.230 --> 00:09:11.470 as owner surrenders. She had been a great mom 00:09:11.470 --> 00:09:13.529 and she takes such good care of those puppies. 00:09:13.690 --> 00:09:16.110 They have each gained their own little personalities 00:09:16.110 --> 00:09:18.549 as they've grown. Some of them want to be the 00:09:18.549 --> 00:09:20.590 boss and they'll start their own wrestling matches, 00:09:20.629 --> 00:09:22.289 but some of them just want to follow the mom 00:09:22.289 --> 00:09:24.269 around like little ducks and never leave her 00:09:24.269 --> 00:09:31.149 side. Okay, on to the cat. I do I do I do She 00:09:31.149 --> 00:09:33.730 was taken to the vet at about four weeks old 00:09:33.730 --> 00:09:36.549 when someone found her in their yard The vet 00:09:36.549 --> 00:09:39.049 called Jessica and Jessica brought her home and 00:09:39.049 --> 00:09:42.889 a few days later She noticed a tiny bald spot 00:09:42.889 --> 00:09:45.750 on her ear So she took her back to the vet the 00:09:45.750 --> 00:09:48.409 next day and he said it was most likely ringworm 00:09:48.409 --> 00:09:50.450 and to start the usual treatment I mean we've 00:09:50.450 --> 00:09:52.549 been doing this for 10 years now. We know the 00:09:52.549 --> 00:09:56.590 drill Typically you just do the meds and isolate 00:09:56.590 --> 00:10:00.470 for three weeks, but Two weeks later it looked 00:10:00.470 --> 00:10:03.470 so so much worse So she went back to the vet 00:10:03.470 --> 00:10:07.230 and he added oral medication and started the 00:10:07.230 --> 00:10:09.909 three -week Isolation period all over again, 00:10:09.990 --> 00:10:13.549 so Jessica was devastated, but she cannot afford 00:10:13.549 --> 00:10:16.320 to get ringworm all over her house, so she kept 00:10:16.320 --> 00:10:18.299 doing the isolation procedure for three more 00:10:18.299 --> 00:10:22.799 weeks. So this girl has been in a big multi -level 00:10:22.799 --> 00:10:25.620 crate in the back of Jessica's den for the past 00:10:25.620 --> 00:10:29.700 five weeks just watching the world pass her by. 00:10:29.799 --> 00:10:33.000 It has definitely taken a toll on her and Jessica. 00:10:34.080 --> 00:10:37.240 So she finished her meds on Wednesday and Thursday 00:10:37.240 --> 00:10:39.940 she got a good scrubbing and finally got her 00:10:39.940 --> 00:10:43.740 freedom. It was several hours later before Jessica 00:10:43.740 --> 00:10:46.539 was finally able to get a non -blurry picture 00:10:46.539 --> 00:10:50.000 of her because she loves to run and play now 00:10:50.000 --> 00:10:52.279 that she has her freedom, but she also loves 00:10:52.279 --> 00:10:56.519 to cuddle and purr too. Young Donna was found 00:10:56.519 --> 00:10:58.659 as a stray running through someone's yard. She 00:10:58.659 --> 00:11:02.259 was actually in the yard with Eliza from Last 00:11:02.259 --> 00:11:06.190 Transport, but they are not litter mates. Gimme 00:11:06.190 --> 00:11:09.610 Gimme Gimme is the litter mate to Quiet Uptown 00:11:09.610 --> 00:11:12.169 from last week's transport. They were found wandering 00:11:12.169 --> 00:11:16.309 alone with no mom or other kittens. The O litter 00:11:16.309 --> 00:11:18.809 of two were left in a box at a country store 00:11:18.809 --> 00:11:21.370 when they were three weeks old. The store owner 00:11:21.370 --> 00:11:23.629 called our rescue partner Debbie to come get 00:11:23.629 --> 00:11:28.190 them. And the W litter of two are litter mates 00:11:28.190 --> 00:11:32.690 to 1776 from last week's transport. They were 00:11:32.690 --> 00:11:35.129 born on rural property. Once they were old enough 00:11:35.129 --> 00:11:37.090 to walk around they caught the attention of the 00:11:37.090 --> 00:11:39.570 resident dogs. The dogs actually killed one of 00:11:39.570 --> 00:11:42.029 the kittens before Debbie grabbed the remaining 00:11:42.029 --> 00:11:46.590 three. And with that we are done with all the 00:11:46.590 --> 00:11:48.950 stories for this week. That is actually pretty 00:11:48.950 --> 00:11:50.850 much all the stories for the rest of the month. 00:11:50.909 --> 00:11:56.039 We have another transport on the 27th. and that's 00:11:56.039 --> 00:11:58.360 it. And that one already has some really cute 00:11:58.360 --> 00:12:01.039 critters lined up for it, so even if you're fostering 00:12:01.039 --> 00:12:03.320 this week, you'll be done in time to foster on 00:12:03.320 --> 00:12:06.379 the next transport, so go sign up for that one 00:12:06.379 --> 00:12:10.659 too. Thank you for listening, thank you for fostering, 00:12:10.659 --> 00:12:13.120 and thank you for taking such good care of all 00:12:13.120 --> 00:12:16.659 of my animals. If you have a second, please rate, 00:12:16.700 --> 00:12:18.860 review, and subscribe, or whatever it is that 00:12:18.860 --> 00:12:21.759 you're supposed to do to boost the podcast algorithm. 00:12:22.059 --> 00:12:24.440 It's a rough life, but... Someone's gotta do 00:12:24.440 --> 00:12:24.659 it.