PLEASE SHARE YOUR KING WILLIAM POUND RESCUE STORIES WITH IRHS! E-MAIL YOUR STORY TO THE WEB MASTER AT indianrivershumane@yahoo.com
Faith (Before Rescue) King William Pound Hound
Faith (Two years after rescue)
Faith continues to be the love of our lives. Even almost two years later, she keeps coming out of her shell every day. It's truly amazing. She is SUCH a good girl. She makes us laugh at LEAST half a dozen times a day. And of course we count our blessings a MILLION times a day that she found her way to us - all because of WONDERFUL folks like you.
Donna and precious Faith
Otto Rescued King William Pound Puppy (November 2007)
We are the Brady's from Stow, Massachusetts. We adopted Otto on November 28th, and he is already an integral part of our family. Michael and I have both recently retired and have all day to spend with Otto. We have a home here in Stow and one on a lake in Holland, MA. He has adapted completely to both places. Can't wait for summer to see if he's a swimmer!
We have a 4 year old great niece who is very anxious to meet him. I am confident he will do well with the kids.
For a Virginia boy he has really done well with all of our snow this year! We have had a storm every week since we adopted him. I have enclosed pictures of his first outing in the snow.
Later in January we will be traveling to our condo in South Carolina and I am sure he will love the beach.
He does the usual chewing, but is just about completely housebroken....or at least he has us trained!
Our local vet says he is in great shape...thank you for all of the wonderful work you do with the little ones in your care.
Thanks again for the work you do with the puppies. I will send pictures and email periodically has he grows.
Eileen Brady
KW6603 "Libby" Abandoned Hound -Rescued in July 2007 Photo taken during transport to Penn. State! Hi there,
Libby is doing just fine. She is such a character! We are enjoying having her here. She loves to spend time in the yard and is usually out there with one of our other hound fosters, Hope. They hang out together. She also loves to go for walks, but I use a harness with her because - as you know - she tends to pull and is very strong. My husband calls her a "sight hound" - she can spot a squirrel from a mile away! Many people have told me they think she is a foxhound. She is very beautiful. She has put on a little weight, but still remains tall and slender. I've taken her to several adoptathons and she likes meeting people. I've also taken her to school to meet the children. She has adjusted easily to our routine and is safe and happy here. One of these days I'm sure she will find her forever home.
Thank you for asking about her and for caring so much!
Stephanie (PA)
KQ5273 Before Rescue Rescued November 2007 Hello, I am enjoying our new puppy (KQ5273). Haven't named him yet. I came from Stafford Virginia to get him. Thanks to you all for putting him on the Dogs in danger web site. That's where I found him. Thank you all so much for using that web site it does make a differece. I just couldn't take all the ones you had that needed a home. You are doing somthing really wonderful for these animals. I got this web site from a friend at work she adopted an animal out of Texas and is currently waiting for it to be flown in. I was reading that The dogs in danger web site has an 85% rate of getting animals a new home. I don't believe I have ever heard of this site maybe it needs more word of mouth = like I was told. I myself have already been telling people about it and your office. By the way your location is in a great area. Please continue your work and God Bless all of you.
Delaware
Injured Hound Saved By Rescuers - The Story of Patrick!
February 24, 2007 : 12:00 AM
Lost and Found Dog Rescue in New Castle, DE saves a scared, lost hound dog with a broken leg from King William, VA;
Story by Patricia Haddock, Best Friends Network
The urgent email flashed these words: "BEYOND EXX URGENT! Injured Hound at King William, Va Pound needs a rescue!!! DIES NOW / CALL NOW!!" For people who devote their time to saving homeless dogs from euthanasia at high-kill shelters, emails such as this are routine. The plea went on to say: "The injured hound at the King William Veterinary Clinic/Pound is in DESPERATE NEED OF A RESCUE. DIES TODAY! His x-rays have been done and paid for! The vet at this clinic cannot fix the leg, but says that the break is very treatable! And we HAVE A DONOR willing to help with the cost of repairing the break for whatever rescue will save him! He is a sweet dog, and even with the pain he is probably in, he is still an affectionate guy! .... CALL NOW. PLEASE CALL ... ASAP to save this guy!" Emails like these come across rescuers' screens very day. They come at all hours - and late into the night-- while homeless dogs in urgent need of rescue lie waiting at shelters and pounds across the country. And across the country, these dedicated people work valiantly long into the night trying to rescue as many as possible.
An Unseen Army These rescuers are truly an unseen army, people from all stations in life, all kinds of backgrounds, all ages, living in different parts of the country---yet all working together to save a life. To carry on, they need help---for while some do the onling postings, by email and on the Best Friends Network--others help by sponsoring, transporting, and fostering. And in this way, animals from one part of the country often are saved and transported to a whole new life somewhere else.
Help to the Rescue for the Injured Hound
Eventually the email pleas for the poor hound dog in King William, VA reached Marleen Oetzel, Adoption Coordinator for Lost and Found Dog Rescue in New Castle, Delaware. His picture reminded Marleen of Ellie Mae Clampett, the first Foxhound she rescued from a shelter in West Virginia. "She is the one that made me fall in love with the velvet ears of Foxhound!!," says Marleen.
And so even though Lost and Found Dog Rescue already had three injured dogs that they are caring for now, they made the committment to take in the injured hound....His life was spared! And he was named Patrick, in honor of one of the rescuers. " It must have been your pleas via e-mail that made their way to me here in New Castle DE this morning," Marlene explained. And so, Patrick is on his way from King William, VA to Newark, Delaware----he is scheduled to arrive today!
News that Patrick had been saved reached Deborah Tanzer, one of his online rescuers. She wrote: "I am SO thrilled by this news. I paid for his xrays & anesthesia, posted for him all over the place, couldn't sleep with worry over him, and prayed and prayed for a happy ending for him. Thank you all for helping him and rescuing him. Sounds like he is going to a wonderful place."
A New Life for Patrick Unlike lots of hounds, Patrick will have a wonderful new life. Many people have preconceived notions about hounds, and just don't realize how warm, loving and affectionate these dogs are. They love to run and follow their noses - so they have be walked on leash like every other dog. And they need exercise, like all dogs. But when they aren't in their "active" mode, hound dogs are actually very laid-back; in fact, they're terrific "couch-potatoes!" And because hounds are so misunderstood, and so often perceived as "just an outside dog ", many never get the second chance that Patrick got. At shelters across America, hounds - along with pit bull type dogs- are the least likely to be adopted. Patrick will get the medical treatment he needs; he will get the warmth and love he never had; and he will get a safe place to mend. Marleen describes her joy at seeing her first injured hound Ellie May run: "I got to see her run like a deer!" And with all the people rooting for Patrick, we can all believe the same will be true for him!
Before After Brodie came into the King William Pound, hit by a car. He was suffering with a broken leg. The IRHS Rescue Team was able to start the treatment needed for Brodie. Brodie also receive much needed help later thanks to the Pet Rescue Foundation. The Pet Rescue Foundation was able to get him further medical treatment and transportation assistance. He was later sent out of state to Ohio with his new family, where he is recovering from his injures.
SAMMY
I just wanted to write you regarding a dog I rescued from your shelter in February of this year. He was about 1 and a half then, and as you described him ”œfull of himself,” hound mix. I named him Sammy and he has been a GREAT dog. He is so happy, playful, and has a great personality. He and my boyfriend’s dog are best friends, they are both rescues. He is now about 2 years old and in perfect health (after a overcoming a nasty case of whip worms he contracted at the dog park and cutting his paw on a hike). He still has separation anxiety and needs to be kept in a cage when I am at work, but he leaps for joy when I come home. I am so glad that he was found and taken to you and I was able to rescue him. I call him my ”œsoul dog.” Thank you for the work that you do!!!! Sammy is living proof that you are saving animals lives and giving them a better situation! Thank you! Christine Bosman
