Weekend Wrap-up … All Jacked Up! :)

It’s been a super-busy weekend at rescue! We have a lot going on today around the grounds, cleaning up and repairing things, but let’s recap a couple of things from the past few days …

Goodbye, Gilbert

First and foremost, our beloved Gilbert has a new home. If you recall, he came to us several months ago from a kill shelter in South Carolina. He was heartworm positive and slated to be put down, but we took one look at his face and, well, that was that. Mama Donna made the trek to S.C. to pick him (and Troy) up. We all fell in love with his sad-happy face and giant, wagging tail every time we saw him. He was so sweet and loving, we never could figure out how he stayed with us as long as he did. We just assumed it was the heartworms, which we were treating with a slow-kill process.

Unfortunately, that process did not prove to be effective as he tested positive for heartworm again last week. That didn’t matter to a wonderful couple, Amy and Allen, who came to visit us. They saw him, fell in love with him and that was that. They already had a Jack who had been through the treatment; they were prepared to deal with it.

So, yesterday, we delivered our precious cargo to them in Marietta. It sounds like he is going to have an amazing life. We wish all of them nothing but the best … as we wipe tears from our eyes. It’s hard to let any of them go (yes, we do get attached to all of them!), but some are more bittersweet than others.

Final Phases at Flashpoint

Five minutes after we said goodbye to Gilbert, we headed up north to the remnants of Flashpoint Kennels in Rome again to pick up more precious cargo – adoptable Jacks Lorelee and Spruce both came home with us. They are ready to go to their forever homes. In addition, one of the surviving Bostons, a beautiful brindle girl named Penny, made the trek back with us.

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We were also able to take photos of the “final five” Jacks (we’re rewriting March) who are there and needing relocation ASAP. When we met them a couple of months ago (just days after the fire), they were all visibly shaken, scared and a little fear-aggression, i.e., barking and shying away. They have all been spayed, spent time in boarding with hands-on care and have begun recuperating from the trauma of the fire since then.  Because of that combo, they are already showing improvement. Still, they need to go other rescues or to qualified JRT owners/trainers who can help them overcome their past, give them guidance and socialization and help them embrace their future. Please, visit their profiles for more information.

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Pogo

On top of welcoming the three new girls (yes, we’re juggling kennels), we brought  a new boy on board named Pogo. He had been in foster for a couple of months after someone threatened to shoot him for doing what he, as a Rat Terrier, was bred to do: Chasing prey.

He is a small, spunky, young (year or two), beautiful  boy with a ton of energy who is, apparently, “trained” to jump straight into your arms. He would be great at agility and, of course, in a home without any small animals. Let’s see if we can find this little guy the home he deserves.

Mama and Babies

Last but definitely not least, the foster who was kind enough to take care of Pogo all those weeks is now fostering a Mama Jack and her five babies, who were slated to be put down at Elberton County Animal Control. For more information about them, please revisit this morning’s post. We definitely need help with them in many ways.