Stolen Bulldog Puppy in Edmonton and KCee Needs a Miracle

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Note: this post has TWO great updates, via comments. KCee is now in the care of American Boston Terrier Rescue in North Texas. ABTR is going to get Kcee her surgery! In even more exciting news, Princess is HOME! She was apparently turned in to Edmonton Animal Services, and has been returned to her owners. More news as I get it!

In Austin, Texas little KCee needs a Miracle

In Austin, Texas little KCee needs a Miracle

Poor little KCee is just 18 – 20 months old.

The person who has her found her as a stray at a car dealership near Austin TX a year ago. The dog needs knee surgery (estimate – $600), and the owner is on disability, that’s a month’s income. She is looking for someone to take her so that she can have her surgery. Sweet, housebroken, gets on with everyone, dogs, cats, kids, housebroken.

Her owner would love to find a loving home willing to give KCee the care she needs. If that’s you, please email Charlotte Creeley, of the French Bulldog Village, at cccpups@aol.com

Photos of KCee —

Poor little thing. First a stray, and now she’s sick and can’t stay with the only home that’s ever loved her. I hope someone can take her, and give her the life she deserves. She might not officially be a Frenchie, but she’s an honorary one as far as we’re concerned.

If you can’t take her, but think you know of someone who might be able to, please forward this, and feel free to cross post.

Stolen Bulldog puppy, Edmonton Alberta Area

Stolen Bulldog puppy, Edmonton Alberta Area

A terrifying story out of Edmonton, Alberta. Homeowners had their apartment broken into, and along with thousands of dollars worth of electronics and home goods, their twelve week old Bulldog puppy was also taken.

Information from their Kijiji posting on the theft –

November 12 between 7:30 am and 3:00pm my 12 week old purebred english bulldog was stolen from my apartment along with various other items.  The contents of the apartment are unimportant to us.

I am begging anyone with any information to contact me or the police to ensure her safe return.  We don’t care how we get her back and if someone drops her off there will be no questions asked.

She is mainly red with some white on her face and chest.  Her name is princess and her registration tattoo is very visable on her abdomen.

please contact me either by email or phone 780-902-7338 or 780-909-6995.

Any help to locate her would be greatly appreciated.

Help me get the word out.   we have posters up but could use help generating more as this is a big city.  We have broacasted on CBC, Global and CTV as well as a few radio stations,  This puppy is like a baby to my girlfriend and I…

The puppy’s breeder has also posted an ad on Kijiji, with more identifying information on the puppy –

I am looking for any help from anyone who may know any information.  One of my puppies whom I sold to a wonderful couple in edmonton have just had their appartment robbed.  They stole thousands of dollars worth of
stuff plus the female english bulldog puppy they have only had for three weeks.
she is 12wks old is red and white in color.
her entire body is red and she
has a white blaze on her face.
she has a very unique black freckel pattern on her belly.
she is on a special diet and needs to get back home to her owners.
she is tattooed and the robber will probably be looking to sell her quickly.
Please if you suspect any add of maybe having this girl please contact me immediately.
the owners and myself are just devistated from this.
reward offered for her safe return.
contact jody
780-352-0122

A gallery of photos of the stolen puppy are below. If you are in the Edmonton area, keep your eyes open for this little girl. If you work at a vet clinic, be on the look out for new clients with a tattooed, red and white Bulldog puppy. Pet supply store employees are another great resource – keep your eyes and ear open, and let’s help to get this little girl home.

Sammy Needs a Home for the Holidays

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Sammy the senior pug needs a home

Sammy the senior pug needs a home

Anyone who has ever owned and loved a senior dog can tell you how special they are. No, they don’t have the bounciness of puppies – but they have a calm serenity that more than makes up for it.

They make wonderful bed buddies, couch companions and short walk pals. They ask for a few head scratches, a warm spot on the couch, a kind word now and then. They are content to simply be with you – they don’t need to be entertained, or kept engaged by ten mile walks. An outing in the car, or a short walk through town, and your senior canine companion is tired out and pleased.

If you’re ready to share your life with a dog who will ask for little, and bring so much, then maybe you’re the right home for Sammy.

From PetFinder –

Sammy the pug has a lot of love to give!

Sammy the pug has a lot of love to give!

Sammy has had a wonderful life. He’s been with his current family since he was just eight weeks old. In fact, he and the young daughter in the family are the same age and shared the same stroller when they were both much younger!

That was a long time ago. Now, Sammy is 13, and blind, and maybe not quite so bouncy as he used to be, although for an elderly dog, he does very well. He comes when he is called, although he may bump into a few walls along his path, he can sit and down and bark on command. He loves to be in the middle of things, and he loves to eat. He doesn’t even mind if you grab him without any warning. He’s lived with kids all of his life, so he’s used to that. He can walk on a leash, although new places tend to frighten him. He likes visitors. Did I mention that he loves to eat?

Sammy’s family moved into their current apartment just two months ago. They thought that no one would pay attention to their little old blind Pug, but that’s not the way it worked out. Now they are facing eviction if Sammy doesn’t leave. A single working mom with a teenaged daughter doesn’t have many options. Sammy has to find a new home. And he’s got to find it before Thanksgiving. Sammy’s situation is pretty desperate, even though Sammy doesn’t know that.

Do you have space in your home and your heart for Sammy? If you do, please contact Charlotte at 508-588-7968, or send an email to cccpups@aol.com.

He may be old and blind, but he is still stuffed full of all the happiness and love that makes a Pug so special.

Check out Sammy’s YouTube video – look at how happy this guy is! He has a lot of love and enjoyment left to give to the right family. If you think you might be the right home for Sammy, please email Charlotte, at cccpups@aol.com

Sammy also has a sprout – you can post it to Twitter, MySpace, FaceBook or to your blog or website –

Moggies, then and now

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A "Moggie" road sign - cats live here?

A "Moggie" road sign - cats live here?

I’ve spent the last six and a half months taking the same drive to work almost every day. It’s picturesque – a winding back road, past creeks, over rivers, and through landscape that ranges from stark cedars on bare rock to lush pastures with contentedly grazing cows. Every day, I’ve passed the same red brick cottage, and every day, I’ve smiled at the sign they have on their side lawn.

“Moggie”, it says – white letters on a green background. In the spring, they have flowers attached to the base of the sign.  I’ve been touched to picture the type of cat loving ex pats who’d have to gone to such lengths to display their devotion to their pets. ‘Moggie’, for anyone in Great Britain, is affectionate slang for ‘cat’ – non pedigreed cats, in particular.

From About.Com –

Moggie

Definition: Noun.Term used in Great Britain to describe a domestic non-pedigreed cat. Also used as an affectionate term for “stray” cats.
Pronunciation: moh-gee
Also Known As: stray, alley cat

Examples:
My favorite “breed” of cats is the Moggie.

It took me until last week before I realized that their sign had absolutely nothing to do with cats – a fact I realized only when I finally noticed this tiny cemetary, tucked away at the side of the road a few hundred yards from the Moggie sign I’d been admiring.

Moggie Pioneer Cemetery - no pets in sight

Moggie Pioneer Cemetery - no pets in sight

Turns out Moggie was another one of Ontario’s lost villages – early settlements that had just slowly vanished, absorbed into larger towns, or simply disappearing when the small schools and churches had ceased to exist. Moggie is marked now by three things only – a small cemetery, home to three gravestones, each dating from the mid 1850’s, a green road sign, and this small commemorative sign, almost buried in the brush near the roadside entrance to the cemetery.

Pioneer Settlement Moggie

I’ve since learned that the village of Moggie has a very interesting story behind it, but I’ll leave that for another blog I’m currently working on. Suffice to say, it has nothing to do with house cats.

Your Friday Moment of Zen

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Oh hai - I'm a nudibranch, and I'm so cute it's almost painful.

Oh hai - I'm a nudibranch, and I'm so cute it's almost painful. Not as painful as it will be if you lick me, however.

This funky little dude is a nudibranch, and before the urge to kiss him and hug him overtakes you, it’s good to remember that —

a) he’s a slug

b) he’s a poisonous slug

So, probably best if you skip snuggling on the nudibranch. He’s still pretty cute, though.

h/t to F U Penguin for this one.

At Risk Kids Graduate Class of Assistance Dogs

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Participating in BARK program are (from left) Holly with her trainer Amanda, Maple with trainer Matt, and Daisy with trainer Sean.

Participating in BARK program are (from left) Holly with her trainer Amanda, Maple with trainer Matt, and Daisy with trainer Sean.

A great example of how partnerships between dogs and at risk youth and adults can help everyone involved.

From the Londoner –

Residents of London’s Craigwood Youth Services are preparing to say goodbye to their first class of new assistance dogs after more than a year of training at the Ailsa Craig campus.

The youthful trainers began to work with the assistance dogs in September 2007, when the dogs were still young pups. Since then, the pups have had regular training sessions with the youth to learn specialized assistance tasks for local people with physical challenges.

The youth and pups were partnered under the BARK program (Building Awareness Responsibility and Knowledge), a collaboration of Craigwood Youth Services and Golden Opportunity Assistance Dogs, with funding from the Trillium Foundation.

Donna Frezell, the owner and lead trainer at Golden Opportunity Assistance Dogs, brought the concept to London in 2006 after participating in similar programs in California.

Project BARK is modelled after an innovative, therapeutic intervention program for youth who are identified to be at high risk for continued emotional and behavioural challenges.

Under the guidance of Golden Opportunity Assistance Dogs’ trainers the youth learn to train and place assistance dogs with people with physical disabilities. The training teaches youth responsibility, emotional regulation and nurturing skills.

As the group is nearing graduation day, trainers and dogs met recently at the Golden Opportunity Assistance Dog training centre in Westmount Shopping Centre to demonstrate advanced skills such as retrieving a water bottle from the refrigerator, turning on light switches and even fetching a telephone.

Graham Ashbourne, program director at the Craigwood campus in Ailsa Craig, considers the program to be a “win-win” for all participants.

“It’s wonderful to see the effect that the dogs have on our kids,” he says. “The dogs have a dramatic calming influence on children who are often dealing with significant emotional challenges. The attachments they form are important for the children and for the dogs. Both our youth and staff look forward to the BARK days here.”

Read the full article here – http://www.thelondoner.ca/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=1694828