Canine Interest Stories
Mouse's Story
Mouse is a very young puppy who was surrendered to Wisconsin Sheltie Rescue by a breeder who wanted him to have a chance to live, but didn't have the money to fix him and didn't want to put him to sleep.
Mouse has PDA (Patent Ductus Arteriosus). This means that an artery that connects the left and right parts of the heart never closed like it should have and the blood isn't getting pumped properly through his little body. Read the rest of Mouse's story
Lucky's Story
December 5, 2005 -- Got a call today from a vet clinic in Bonduel Wisconsin where they have a sheltie that was hit by a car. He is three years old. His pelvis is broken and both hips are out of joint. I will be picking him up tomorrow to bring him to my vet until about Monday when the surgery can be scheduled at the Fox Valley Animal Referral. Read the rest of Lucky's story
Flying Shelties
Rosemarie shook her head and kept saying, "All this for a dog", as we drove from the Red Wing airport to Rosemount, MN to Dakota's new home. On Friday, July 30, 1999, Bandit's dad, Guy Schlak flew from Lakeville, MN to New Holstein, WI to pick up Lisa, Rosemarie, Dakota and Sammy. Lisa and mom were heading to the Mall of America for a little shopping, Dakota and Sammy were going to new homes in Rosemount (with Bandit) and Bloomington, MN... Read the rest of the flying shelties story
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