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Janet

Janet’s Got a Home

June 30, 2019 //  by Kim//  Leave a Comment

Normally, when CalWEAR intakes a dog, we bring them into one of the homes of our founding volunteers so we can personally assess them before they even get into a foster home. That way, if anything happens, it happens to us, and also, our fosters have more data when the dog enters their home.

Then there’s the rare occasion that a new-to-us foster family steps up to the challenge of taking a dog, sight unseen.

PALOMA and RYAN joined the CalWEAR family last night. ZOEY arrived at their house just before dusk, and we spent the first hour or so conducting proper introductions to their existing pack. First up were the cats. Then the dogs, one at a time.

In the second hour, we wandered into the backyard together just as the Escondido sky turned a beautiful shade of pink. As I watched our beautiful girl explore her yard, I caught a glimpse of a double rainbow.

Nothing says “welcome home” like a rainbow. ❤️🌈

A big THANK YOU to this young couple for committing to foster/trial-adopt Zoey, who is now JANET. I am simply blown away by their dedication to dogs, rescue (their other dogs are rescues), training, positive reinforcement techniques, patience, and understanding. You two embody the spirit of CalWEAR and we’re honored to have met you.

As for JANET, she’s probably “home,” so let’s table adoption inquiries for the time being. 😉

Despite a rough start to our long day, it ended with the most happiest of outcomes. JANET will never miss another meal, and we’re reminded that no matter how exhausting our work is sometimes, IT’S ALL WORTH IT.

– Kim, Chief Bus Driver

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Category: 2019 Archived News, Alumni, Janet

A Long Day for Rescue

June 29, 2019 //  by Kim//  Leave a Comment

Today was a tough day.

For starters, it began at 2:30 AM MDT. I couldn’t sleep, and I knew I had a pickup scheduled for early in the morning, so I loaded the fosters and off we went. 🚌

The first drop-off was a success.

Then we picked up the WEIMBUS and turned in the rental car. (It’s alive, and the crunchy noise is gone!!!👏🏼)

Then we hit traffic.

We finally arrived in Orange; just 15 minutes after our mailbox closed for the weekend, so the SEVEN BOXES OF DOG FOOD (THANK YOU #teamCalWEAR!!!!! ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️) that was donated to us will have to be picked up another time.

And then we had an incident at a local meetup park.

A CalWEAR dog who had been “fine with other dogs” lashed out at a foster’s personal dog, and put a hole in her cheek. 😭 She’ll be okay, and the owner was VERY understanding, but – It’s a reminder that in rescue, we need to stay on alert and ALWAYS have our guard up. Always. Always. Always.

Now is a good time to remind everyone that in rescue, we work only with what we know. Dogs come to us with checkered histories at best. Some of them can go five months, three weeks, and six days, with no incident. And then BOOM. Someone gets clawed up, chomped on, or worse.

There’s a reason why dogs end up in rescue, and most of the the time, we discover that reason through our relationships with each dog. Not because of what a previous owner disclosed.

Rescuing a dog is NOBLE. But it’s not for everyone. Please, proceed with caution. Understand there’s probably a reason why the dog isn’t with his family. The question is: are the known imperfections (anxiety, extreme fear, excessive tumors, etc.) something you’re able to overcome? Are you comfortable knowing there’s a part of the story you’ll never get to hear?

Thankfully, after the incident, we had two more successful foster placements (thank you Macy!), and then headed to Gavilan Hills, CA to…

MEET ZOEY.

Actually, that’s not her name.

Ten days ago, a starving young girl walked up to Julie’s driveway, and huddled behind the trash bin. Julie fed her and she stayed.

Knowing she belonged to SOMEONE, because why would a purebred Weimaraner just “show up” in a hidden neighborhood, Julie had her scanned for a microchip.

Name: Lola

DOB: 2/24/2017

Owner: XXXXXXXX

Phone: XXXXXXXX

The information was all there.

But here is how the listed owner answered the phone:

“Yeah, I had her. But I gave her away a year ago. No, I don’t know who I gave her to. No, I don’t want her back.”

?!?!?!!!!!!!!?!!!!! 😡

So Julie called us.

And when we arrived, she told us about what a great dog Lola was. She’s housebroken. She’s crate trained. She’s easy going. She gets along with everyone. She’s grateful for food. She knows sit, down, wait, shake, and other paw. She’s not food possessive. She’s sweet. She’s velcro. She can leave anytime she wants, but she doesn’t.

We asked Julie to give her a new name. She didn’t respond to Lola anyway, and it’s not like the guy who named her cared about her.

So ZOEY thanked her temporary foster for giving her a safe place to stay, and then hopped in my car for her next journey.

Stay tuned… more tomorrow. 😉

– Kim, exhausted bus driver

Category: 2019 Archived News, From the President, Janet

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