California Weimaraner Education and Rescue

Southern California Weimaraner Rescue

Zoey

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MEET ZOEY.

December 23rd. CalWEAR received a CODE RED message from Riverside County Animal Shelter in the evening for a “Weimaraner” who was mauled by the dogs she lived with. She was found by Animal Control alone and abandoned under a car after neighbors reported a dog fight and then howling and crying. When owners were confronted they said they could not get her medical care and that she would be ok. Due to visible wounds and emaciated condition of the dog, Animal Control told them to get care for her or surrender her.

So, really she ended up being seized by AC. Her name is Zoey, 7 years old and mauled by her brother. Zoey’s mother is a Weimaraner and father unknown. After Vet exam at shelter it was found that Zoey has a right front leg snapped in half, toes broken on left foot and multiple bite wounds, both new and OLD on her body. Shelter staff took immediate action to get her out and into care by a Rescue.

December 24th. CalWEAR Director Deb Thompson picked Zoey up early in the day and got her to an emergency vet. Her estimated bill is staggering. Initial exam shows leg should be amputated. Of course, it is Christmas, so we have to keep her stable until a surgeon becomes available on Monday! We NEED you! Her estimated charges just for this initial care with sedated wound care and bandage changes comes to a whopping $8,000!! Vet estimate attached. Zoey is worth it to us to try to save her. She may not be “grey” (we were surprised on pick up) but she is the sweetest most lovable dog ever. So much so that Animal Control Staff gathered to say goodbye and wish her well when we picked her up! She even gave transporter grateful tiny butterfly kisses while being rushed to ER. ❤

So this is bottom line, if we can get help and save her life so far, WITHOUT THE SURGERY, her fee is $8,000. On Monday when we decide on which surgery to do, amputation or repair, it will escalate many more thousands of dollars. We know it is Covid and many are struggling, but if you can help with just a few dollars we know it will add up. Zoey is worth it. Isn’t she?

PayPal: donate@CalWEAR.org, or click here
Venmo: @CalWEAR
Zelle: 949-278-2981
Snail mail: CalWEAR, PO Box 49, Gorman, CA 93243

December 25th. Zoey may have had the misfortune of being owned by a monster who left her outside to die, but it’s Christmas, and #teamCalWEAR is one thousand percent committed to taking her in and getting her well.

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An anonymous donor just came forward this morning to match dollar for dollar what we are able to raise for Zoey by tomorrow evening. This includes all donations we’ve received in the last 24 hours, so please consider that for every dollar you are able to donate, Zoey will get TWO. ❤️❤️

– With love and gratitude, Team CalWEAR

Bella Barely Makes it to CalWEAR

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We almost missed pickup # 3 today due to a misunderstanding.

The WEIMBUS was running late this morning (due to LA trafffic, what else?! 🤷🏻‍♀️) so we alerted BELLA’S owner that 10:30 am in San Clemente would be more like 11:30 am.

The response we got back was, “My daughter brought her up in her car but has already left.”

Well, crap!

We felt awful, because we knew this was an urgent situation and were already warned that if we couldn’t get Bella today, she’d be going to the shelter.

With a pretty full bus, we left a message asking what shelter Bella was being dropped off at so we could go get her. If we didn’t hear back, we decided that two pickups were good enough for a day’s work and headed back north towards LA.

Then the phone rang.

Bella’s owner clarified that he was sitting in the Carl’s Jr. parking lot with Bella. And they were still waiting for us. It turns out that the family was leaving for Arizona, today, and that since the father didn’t have room for Bella in his own vehicle, his daughter drove separately, dropped off the dog, and departed for AZ. Dad waited for us with his dog, her beds, and crate, on the asphalt.

We arrived just before 2:00 pm. Dad was grateful we showed up. Our hearts hurt for him because we could see the anguish in his face about leaving his girl. Dad has lost his job and sold his house. His entire life was packed up in his car, and after this, he was headed off to someplace temporary.

Sometimes, life doesn’t go as planned. We’re happy to take care of Bella and find her a WONDERFUL home. We also hope that her former family lands on their feet, and that someday they are able to pay it forward by rescuing another dog and providing her a home that her previous home couldn’t.

So, MEET BELLA. She’s four. She’s great with dogs and kids. And she’s with us tonight through no fault of her own.

The time is now 12:58 AM. We are finally wrapping up our day of driving all over the LA basin, Coastal Orange County, the High Desert, and then back to the LA basin. WE ARE EXHAUSTED.

– Over and out, Team CalWEAR ❤️

Florence

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PICKUP # 3 LAST SUNDAY.

MEET FLORENCE. She’s beautiful, she’s kind, she’s smart, she’s gentle, and she’s loving. Whoever used her for breeding over and over and over again, and then dumped her at the Baldwin Park shelter when you were done with her, where she sat around for a week and picked up kennel cough…

YOU’RE NOT A VERY NICE PERSON. ☹️

Done with your girl? Just give us a call. We’ll come pick her up, no questions asked. You can even drop her off in one of our foster’s yards at midnight if you want to. Or drop her off with our vet for a spay and don’t come back to pick her up so we have to claim her. Tie her up in front of the grocery store and then send us an anonymous tip to get her. You can even pretend to be a hero. Whatever. Just please, DON’T DUMP HER AT THE SHELTER.

She was frightened. She was depressed. She had her head down staring into the wall when I came up to her door. Thankfully, she perked up when I offered her a salmon treat, and within 30 minutes, I had paid for her exit, signing away that yes, I understood she had been spayed, yes I understood it had been botched, yes I understood what a bleeding vulva was, and yes, I STILL WANT HER.

Florence is home with me now and settling in. But I have to keep her separated from my other girls because she’s recovering from kennel cough. And she’s still bleeding. But that’s okay. She’s on her way to recovery and in a few days she’ll be back to 100%.

And next week, we’re gonna hit the road again because this beautiful girl already has a family from the CalWEAR village who wants to meet her. We’ll go get a mani-pedi for the introduction date if time allows. 😉

– Kim/Team CalWEAR

Meet 2019-164

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PICKUP # 2 YESTERDAY.

Meet “2019-164.”

He’s a sixteen month old boy from “a breeder in Northern California” (don’t worry, it’s not any of the reputable ones) who was turned over with a note of “go ahead and euthanize him if you have to.”

Still just a puppy, our friends at Santa Barbara County Animal Services suspected this was too quick of a judgement, and took it upon themselves to give him a behavioral and temperament assessment.

Once it was determined that he’s “just a puppy,” they worked with CalWEAR to lock in a transport date, and at 5:45 AM yesterday morning, volunteer extraordinaire Patricia Sly-Feighner (please tag yourself because we don’t know how to tag you in!) drove him down to Los Angeles to catch the WEIMBUS.

When CalWEAR intakes a dog with a questionable track record, we go the extra mile to really get to know what we’ve got. Sometimes, we get a tough kiddo we really have to work with for a long time. Other times…

We find a little diamond that someone else overlooked.

🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗

We didn’t waste any time getting this boy into a quiet, calm environment. After some initial free time to check out his surroundings, a trainer was brought in for some rudimentary lessons.

Attentiveness, check. Eye contact, check. Responsiveness to light pressure, check. Ability to follow basic commands, check.

Introduction to another dog = Curious, tail wagging. WIN.

Responsive to handler correction for wanting to play too rough = check. WIN.

Taking treat from hand = Very gentle. WIN.

Introduction to (dog savvy) house cat = Curious, playful, responsive to handler correction for wanting to play too rough. WIN.

24 HOUR UPDATE = “THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THIS DOG.”

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So here’s the message, CalWEAR friends and family!!!! PLEASE DO YOUR RESEARCH BEFORE BUYING A WEIMARANER PUPPY.

1. Little gray puppies will grow into BIG GRAY dogs. They WILL knock a six year old child over, easy. Especially when no one teaches them that they’re not supposed to. 😬

2. Puppies require a lot of time and training. It’s no different than a toddler. You get out of it what you put into it. Invest your energy and you will have an amazing lifetime partner. Skip the work and before you know it, you’ll have a big gray bull in a China shop… and his name will be Wreck-it Ralph. 🤦🏻‍♀️

3. If you ever decide it just ISN’T going to work, please consider reaching out to rescue. 📞 If CalWEAR was called first, we could have skipped over the whole shelter portion of his adventure, and got him into a home environment sooner. Thank GOODNESS there were angels in Santa Barbara who didn’t just blindly follow the recommended process of putting him down.

4. Euthanasia is a LAST RESORT and should only be considered in extreme situations and when all other options have been exhauasted.

5. Having problems with your current Weimaraner? Give us a call!!! In addition to rescue and re-homing, we HAVE been successful working with owners to troubleshoot behavioral problems and at the end of the series, the dog stays with the family and everyone’s happy. We call that a win-win.

As for this fella, we’ll take adoption inquiries in case his fosters don’t foster-fail with him first. 😉

An Open Letter to Weimaraner Breeders

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PICKUP # 1 TODAY.

A boy whose family purchased from a breeder as an eight week old puppy.

He came to CalWEAR this morning because his family was at a loss of how to keep him under control.

IT’S NOT THEIR FAULT. This family loved him, provided boundaries, and went through all the resources they had available to them.

This dog is just “wired wrong.” We’re going to do the best we can with him, and we go into it knowing full well it will be a long road. Physically and emotionally, he’s going to suck a lot of our resources. But we’re committed to helping him so we’ll do it.

HOW DID WE GET HERE???

1. This dog’s breeder (Pam McBroom of Cozy Acre Farm in Arizona) failed to take responsibility for this dog, and went as far as telling the owner to advertise him on Facebook to re-home him. Take-home message: If anyone out there has one of their puppies from either January 2019 litter, we sincerely hope it works out for you. Forever.

2. This dog’s breeder needs to be more selective about their breeding stock. Neurotic, possessive, anxiety ridden dogs who are mouthy should not be bred. Period. Please educate yourself on the proper temperament for the Weimaraner breed and make an effort to breed them better. And stand by every puppy you produce. For the rest of their lives. That’s YOUR responsibility. Alternatively, please consider not breeding.

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CalWEAR has a hard enough job taking in dogs from shelters, other humane societies, owners who bought their dogs from a pet store, etc. It kills us to have to take a dog in because the known breeder straight up said “I can’t take him back.” We shouldn’t be in this position.

If there is anyone out there looking for a Weimaraner puppy, PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE do some homework before you make a commitment. Your breeder should have a proven track record in producing dogs with sound temperament, and it should be documented in a purchase agreement that they will always take the dog back. Always.

Finally, A PLEA TO BREEDERS EVERYWHERE. Especially those of you who won’t take your puppies back. Please consider DONATING your time and dollars to rescue, so you can see what the other side goes through.

– Sincerely, exhaUsted CalWEAR driver of a very full WEIMBUS. 😩🚎🐶🐶🐶

Attention San Bernardino Breeders

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ATTENTION SAN BERNARDINO BREEDERS!!!!

Are you missing one of your breeder girls? Did you forget to put a collar on your dog before you let her out? Any regrets about not getting her microchipped?! Surely, YOU MISS HER??? Maybe you were out of town when she got lost and picked up by Animal Control?

After her five day stray period came up, this little beauty came to CalWEAR. Friendly, sweet, but a little shell-shocked. AND STARVING.

Want her back?! Give us a shout. We love it when Weims are reunited with their people. ❤️

Note: Unfortunately, she was spayed at the shelter and would be retired from your breeding program, but she’s still an A+ cuddle dog and family member.

Lucy Makes it into Foster

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A MESSAGE FROM COOPER:

“Everybody loves Lucy! And so do I. The little girlina I got to give her freedom ride to today…sweet as can be…very tired…she was found as a stray on 1/2/19. She tried hard to stay awake on the ride to her fabulous foster home but it was a struggle…she loaded into the back seat very easily but immediately went to the passenger seat-and curled up as close as she could get to me (which is why I drove up to Orange County one-handed-my right hand was securely tucked under her head)…while I’m sure she was well-cared for at the Humane Society, being in a shelter is very hard on the animal.

Now she never has to worry about her next meal and will have the love and care she so deserves…Yep, I love her…when we were settled on the sofa, she lifted her head up, looked at me and gave me a kiss as if to say “thank you”…I had told her on the drive how amazing things were going to be for her and while I know she wanted to believe me, she couldn’t be 100% until she saw for herself…she even has a darling little Yorkie sister and a human sister too!

Note on last photo: she has a couple of very large lipomas which are visible in the pic…and another which is about 1/3 the size of the visible ones (softball sized) which will get taken care of.

I also want to give a huge shout out and thanks to my guy, Michael, who is also part of this freedom ride effort in that he hangs at home with my girlina while I’m gone. It typically takes a few hours and so, Kyla isn’t left alone, and Michael can have as many screens going as possible (tv, laptop, phone) with different sports/games…so, total win-win…seriously, it takes a ‘village’ and I am truly grateful and thankful to be with someone who has such a generous and kind heart …”

On behalf of all of us at CalWEAR, THANK YOU COOPER for transporting this girl, and THANK YOU JUDEE for welcome her as a foster in your home!!!!

First order of business is to get these tumors looked at and taken care of. Second order of business will be find her a deserving forever home because this is one sweet, sweet girl. ❤️

State of the Rescue – December 2017

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A message from the CalWEAR front office:

As I transported Rosco (the last intake of 2017) this afternoon, I had some “quiet time” to think about this past year.

The biggest lesson I learned is that folks who find themselves in dire straits never WANT to surrender their animals. We’re usually their very last resort after they’ve checked with family, friends, neighbors, and co-workers for places their dogs can stay. So many times this year, and as recent as yesterday, twice, I was on the receiving end of an intake whose owner was reduced to tears after saying goodbye. Not just tears; it was the mascara-running, bleary-vision, tummy-wrenching type that one feels when their heart is being ripped out of their chest. Recently, a family had to downsize the amount of dogs they owned. They had lost their home and the apartment they finally found for their family had a limit of two dogs; they faced eviction if they were caught with all three. Mom tried to be brave and kept her cool with me while she was telling me about her boy’s likes and dislikes, and little quirks she wanted his new owner to know. After pulling out of the parking stall, I looked out my window and caught a glimpse of her buckled over in the front seat, sobbing over her steering wheel.

Tonight, I’m thankful that were in a position to help, and I’m honored to be part of a rescue that doesn’t judge. Good news, it appears the boy will soon have a new home of his own! And I sure hope that if I’m ever in a position where I need to give up my own dogs, there’s an organization out there that would take care of them for me and find them the very best of homes so they would be well taken care of for the rest of their days.

On a brighter note, we had a lot of good times! The t-shirt fundraiser the Hendricks family did for Libby was a smashing success. Beth fostered a Weim she fell in love with and vouched for him to make sure he had a chance. Deborah took in countless dogs off the streets. Shasta’s mom was overjoyed the moment she found out Shasta was hers. (Shasta also broke our record for “most inquiries” in one single dog; we received almost 50 applications for her specifically.) We placed dogs out of state in Washington, Oregon, Nevada, and Arizona. Lost dogs were reunited with their families, others who were never claim were adopted. We even talked a few owners off the ledge of surrendering their dogs and offered training and advice so they could keep them. (Hi, Spirit!) Oh, and remember Scarlett from Summer 2015?! She was a parvo puppy who came into the East LA shelter from the streets, and ultimately taken in by CalWEAR. It took an extraordinary amount of fundraising to save her life, and we received a hefty loan from a private donor to pay her medical bills. Today, Scarlett is happy and healthy, and we FINALLY scrounged up enough dollars to re-pay that loan. Whew!

Unfortunately, sadness and heartache is a part of rescue. We said goodbye to Kopek this year; he was the very FIRST dog CalWEAR ever placed in 2014. We also bid farewell to Jazz, Winnie, and Sterling, who all knew love and family in their golden years. The most heart-wrenching loss of the year was Libby. She was a dog I had in my own home as a foster. I pulled her out of the Baldwin Park shelter myself and fell in love with her the moment I met her. Libby had previously lived in a garage and was covered from head to toe in oil and grease. Underneath it all, she was perhaps the sweetest dog that has come through CalWEAR. Unfortunately, she passed on the operating table a few days later while our vet was in the middle of removing her cantaloupe-sized tumor. I didn’t see that one coming, and I’m still heartbroken over her loss. We couldn’t save Diesel or Lilly, either. We gave them a chance hoping that their aggression towards people was circumstantial, but we were wrong and feel badly that we couldn’t help them.

Looking forward to 2018, we continue our mission to help those in need. As a foster based outfit, we can’t promise we’ll have room for everyone who needs us, but we’ll do our best. We resolve to get better about fundraising, and we have all sorts of plans to improve our education and outreach efforts.

To our friends and family of adopters, fosters, transporters, well-wishers, angels and donators, a BIG thank you from me on behalf of all of us. Best wishes to you and yours in the year ahead.

– With love and gratitude, Kim/CalWEAR President and Co-Founder ❤️

Mary Campilongo
I can’t thank CalWEAR enough for my girlina Kyla. She is the light of our lives.
 
Elizabeth Peterson
Send Gunner a donation hope he gets better.
 
Tammy Basile
Thank you for all that you and everyone volunteering with CalWEAR does for these wonderful dogs. Your stories fill me with sadness sometimes but more often with hope that these special dogs are being placed with their forever families. Cheers to a all the grey dogs out there and the humans that help them. ❤️
 
Robin Miller Reid
Scarlett, our sweet, sweet princess. She is the light of our lives (as is Zeke, our other CalWEAR pup) and Ruger. Thank you for giving her a chance at life. We can never repay you for the joy she brings. Happy New Year, CalWEAR! All our love, Bert, Robin, Ryan, Noah, Zeke, Scarlett and Ruger!
 
Lana Ashleigh
Shasta would like you to know she’s settled in nicely to her role of running the entire house 😂 #divadog
 
Helen Johnston
No place here just a liquor store.
 
California Weimaraner Education and Rescue
Hi Helen, that’s our mailbox address. We are a foster based organization, our dogs are in foster homes, not at a facility.
 
Helen Johnston
Thank you very much for the response.
 
Myth Burkhart Srsic
Well said, Kim. As Intake for NCWR, I really just listen, and even if I don’t agree with the reason they are giving me for surrendering their dogs, I know I don’t know the whole story. They are so often heartbroken and truly having a hard time. Many of them contact me days later and asking how their dog is doing. I am just thankful that we have a team in place to make it all up to these dogs and give them the best new life possible. Thanks you for what CaWear is doing!
 
Rani Hunter
We are so thankful you trusted us with Maggie ❤️❤️
 
Laura Scott
Thank you for all you do Kim! Here is my Lucy girl (gray) and Charlie boy (blue). We got Lucy from CalWEAR the summer of 2015 and she has come a long way! We picked her up from Beth and brought her home to Oregon. I just want you all to know she is so loved and is doing great! Lucy has overcome a lot of her separation anxiety and doesn’t nip or jump on people anymore. She loves to run and play and has been fantastic with our son. She is definitely momma’s girl and loves her weim brother Charlie! Thanks for bringing her into our lives! Happy New Year to all of you at CalWEAR!
 
Catherine Reed
It takes a lot heart and a lot of hours of hard work to make it all happen. Thank you for all your efforts. I am sure you have made a difference for many Weimaraners.
 
Lisa M. Pelton Woellhof
Thank you for everything you do!!
 
Julia Pond
Thank you Kim!
 
Debbie Greg Sanderson
Thank you for everything you do
 
Thomas J. White
My hard-to-adopt senior pound puppy is the sweetest creature I have ever known. He doesn’t absorb food well; most of his teeth are ground down to the gums; he is going blind and deaf; and he has a gimpy front leg. I have never been happier than since I adopted him, and he is my best friend in the world. I have so much love for all you do, taking in dogs from those crying to give them up, and rescuing senior pound dogs from euthanasia. The way we treat dogs is evidence of our humanity, and y’all at CalWEAR are simply the best.
 
Bob Chavez
Thank you for what you do. We loss our Seim Sterling this year and our heart is broken. What a spirit and light, she touched so many people.
 
Shirley Mox
Amazing stories, makes me happy to read about your wonderful work!! What special people u r. We adore our weim, Gunnar
 
Amy Boring
❤️
 
Michelle Elizabeth
There is nothing like the love from a weimy. My girl has been gone just over a year, lost her at 15. I miss her everyday..
 
Wendi Swadley Johnston
Wishing you and all at CalWEAR (including our beloved Weims) a happy, healthy 2018! With love, Jeff, Wendi, Bear (a CalWEAR rescue) and Mia (a Mile High Weim Rescue) girl.
 
Christine Trujillo
You have a big heart Kim. I hope that never changes.
 
Fernando Garcia
An update on Lena (Lina)
 
Tricia Bosak
I ring in my New Year to this post. I have three rescue weims and one senior who passed this year. Thank you for this post and for all you do. From Pennsylvania ❤️
 
Wes Carty
Roscoe is having an awesome time here in Newport Beach. Goes to work with us pretty much everyday and we take trips to the dog park daily! He’s basically the perfect dog and love him sooooo much!
 
Michele Kirkey-Garcia
Thank you for all that you do, and thank you for Lena! She fills our hearts with so much love (
 
California Weimaraner Education and Rescue
It’s SOOO nice to Lena so happy in her new home! THANK YOU for adopting her. 🙂
 
Deborah Thompson
Oh I LOVE this! Lena was in such poor shape when her owner dumped her in my driveway. To be fair, she cried when she left Lena with me but Lena never spent a day indoors. Her owner brought her to me because her husband was beating her for chasing the neighbors chickens. She snuck her out and brought her to me. Look at her now!!!!!! ❤ TY Kim Burnell
 for taking her into your wonderful program so last minute and finding this wonderful home for her.
 
Michele Kirkey-Garcia
Here’s Lina giving a high five during free run at the parkie park. She’s happy!
Loves to pester/play with her brother, 
Moses Garcia
. She’s learning to be less afraid of the furnace turning on at night. Loves her warm dog bed so much so, hard to get her out to potty when it’s cold or rainy. Lena will never sleep outside again.
 
Laura Lou
Miss you guys!! Keep up the fight and thank you for all that you do!
 
Anita Good
Saige wishes you a very Happy New Year and wants you to know she is loved beyond measure! Thank you for everything you do to help grey dogs in need!
 
California Weimaraner Education and Rescue
Thank you for giving Saige such a GREAT life!
 
Stephanie Schuster
Tears of gratitude for the unconditional love shown by the dedicated volunteers of CalWEAR. Such a gift you give to so many. Peace and love and a wonder filled home ❤

Thank You for Helping Thief

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First, THANK YOU for the outpouring of love for this guy. Our utmost gratitude to the folks below for stepping up (either financially and/or physically) to help Thief have a GREAT last day –

– Mary Campilongo

– Michael M. Stahl

– Amy McIntyre

– Victor C. Cantu

– Aimee Fuller

– Ada Saldivar

– Deanna Castaneda

– Jami Price

– Patty Harper Assad

– Lisa Foote Skola

As of this afternoon (6/20), Thief has been released by the Chula Vista Animal Care Facility, back to his owner who was located earlier in the day. The owner is in dire straits himself, but aware that the CalWEAR family is here to help Thief should the time come that he can no longer care for him, himself.

Thank you for caring. Thank you for your support. Thank you for your positive outlook. Thank you for not judging. Thank you for offering more than just a day. Thank you for being there.

We love you. ❤️ – Team CalWEAR

June 19, 2018:

MEET THIEF. Once upon a time, Thief had a home. We know because he’s microchipped. Unfortunately, that family isn’t responding to phone calls or emails from the shelter.

At 10 years of age, Thief has ataxia of the rear legs. He responds well mentally, WAGS HIS TAIL and seems VERY HAPPY, but his hindquarters aren’t working. He also has callouses and sores on his elbows, leading us to think he’s been an outdoor guy for awhile now. He’s exiting his kennel with towel assist because he can’t stand on his own. The veterinarian on staff at the Chula Vista shelter recommends putting him to sleep on Friday, June 22nd, his due out date.

SO HERE’S THE DEAL:

Wouldn’t it be nice to give Thief one last afternoon of freedom and love? Here’s what we need:

1. A volunteer to exit Thief for the afternoon

2. A road trip to the local McDonalds for cheeseburgers and chicken McNuggets

3. Another trip to the park for snuggles

4. A return visit to the shelter

5. Hold his paws and be there with him

***ALL EXPENSES FOR THIEF’S AFTERNOON WILL BE COVERED BY CALWEAR***

We know this isn’t the typical kind of volunteer work, but Thief needs us. Are you available?

Nui

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MEET NUI. Nui comes to us from Good Samaritans Deborah and Kris, who dropped what they were doing and coordinated with one another to get Nui into safety because she was “going to the shelter at noon if I can’t find her a home.”

Kris fostered Nui in her home until CalWEAR was able to pick her up today. Her first birthday was “sometime in May.” Since her former owner didn’t bother to remember, we’re gonna go ahead and say that TODAY is Nui’s first birthday. 🎈🎉🎁

Nui unfortunately comes to us with some “burn spots” on her back. The story is vague about how they got there; it really doesn’t matter. We’ll get them treated.

In the days to come, we’ll be getting to know Nui so we can tell you what she’s all about. So far we know she’s great with other dogs, SWEET, potty trained, and doesn’t mind being put in a crate. We’ll also get her up to date on shots and get her an appointment to get her spayed.

We currently have a LONG list of pre-approved applicants who are interested in adopting a young female through CalWEAR; we’ll be reaching out those parties in the next week or two. On the chance we get to the bottom of the list and she’s still available, we’d be happy to review applications dated today forward.

Special thanks to Kris, Nui’s emergency rescuer, for getting Nui to us, and ALSO for her GENEROUS donation to Nui’s medical fund. We’ll be in touch as we learn more! For now, thank you, as always, for your support. We have no doubt Miss Nui will land in a perfect home.

– With love and gratitude, Team CalWEAR ❤️

Wally

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Transport # 2 this morning is for a sweet, sweet boy named WALLY. Wally’s mamma held it together pretty well when she gave me his background, and also stayed strong through signing the Owner Release Form. It wasn’t until I was pulling out of the parking lot that I caught a glimpse of her, buckled over on the ground next to her car, shedding tears for a boy she was forced to give up. It’s important for her to know that Wally will end up in a new great home, and we give her our word that we will.

We’ll be spending the next few days getting to know Wally. He’ll be available for adoption once we know enough about him personally to be able to write his story. ❤️

Thank you in advance for spreading the word that we have a few great dogs who need and deserve outstanding homes.

– With love and gratitude, Kim/CalWEAR

P.S. Kiefer has been dropped off in his new home and so far, it’s going really well. 😊

Izzy

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EVER FANTASIZED ABOUT BEING A CELEBRITY?!

MEET IZZY! Our first girl of 2018. She’s the kind of girl who will follow you around like paparazzi on a Kardashian.

Sitting on the sofa?! There’s Izzy. Ready for a walk?! There’s Izzy. Hate that tennis ball and just want to throw it away?! There’s Izzy. Time for bed?! NO Izzy… you can’t see her because she’s already under the covers.

Despite being nine (with a known birthday of 4/4/2008), Izzy is still active and spry, and very, very loving. This goes for both adults and kids. She gets along well with other dogs when she’s out and about, but at home prefers to be the only canine. Sorry, we have no idea what she’d do with a cat in the house.

Other than having a couple of fatty tumors (don’t we all when we age?!), Izzy is very healthy. She doesn’t have any skin allergies, no seizure history, and no food allergies. She’s also very reliably potty-trained, and hasn’t had a single accident under the care of her temporary mom. Bonus: She’s NOT a chewer, not destructive, and doesn’t have any separation anxiety. (Win!)

Please reach out if you’d like to meet her. Thank you!