Some dogs just steal your heart and you know from the get go, they are wise and old souls. Reggie was one of these dogs. Infact, he is the only dog so far who reminds me of my old man Simón. I can’t count how many times I’ve been asked “How do you give them up?” and not really had an answer. All I can say is “it’s not easy, but its worth it to the dogs”. This photo right here perfectly answers why and how. Thank you Reggie for breaking my heart open even more. Now, to wipe away my tears.

Ms. Ears! I could go on for HOURS about this little spitfire and the antics her and Bolillo got up to at my friend Rebeccas house. There wasn’t a dog or pup she didn’t try to make friends with but wow, could she go. She has little dog syndrome for sure haha! She was brought to me by her owner who had her locked up in a bathroom for MONTHS. She was too much for him and his dog according to him. I did make sure he understood that walking her and lots of toys was the solution so she wasn’t always all over his other dog who could not stand Ears energy, also, sterilizing her… but he did not want this girl anymore. Education is so needed down here.  I do what I can, but more needs to be done! Ms. Ears is one of the MOST unique pups I have ever seen.  She has the fur and markings very similar to a sheppard pup, but she’s a fully grown little chihuahua cross. What she is crossed with is any ones guess but wow. She is stunning. Ms. Ears, along with a lot of the pups and dogs that are rescued here are taken into foster through one of my rescue partners, Save Our Scruff in Toronto, Ontario. They are placed into foster care, until the perfect home is found! Ms. Ears was of course, a foster fail and she is now officially the Princess Pooch of Michael and Jim!  Congratulations to Ms. Ears (now Bella) and her new Dads. I could not be happier for them or her! She has settled in well, adjusted to the snow, is all over them (literally) for cuddles and snuggles and entertains them daily with her silly girl antics. Since the owner lied to me about her age, we had to guess based on her teeth and she was about 8 months of age upon intake.  Her parents have chosen TODAY as her official birthday so please join me in wishing her a Happy Birthday with many, MANY, happy years to come. I am so glad to be connected to her new family and be able to watch her as she grows into the amazing dog she will be.  If you want to watch her with me, you can follow her on instagram @bellabellacoachella Thank you to EVERYONE who helped me to help Bella.  From rides to the airport, fostering, donations for food and vetting.  Together, we helped the world because we have one less dog in need. Ears, my little stinker, I am so proud of you and happy for you.  I love you always! ~ Momma Pam

What a crazy two weeks! 

First, for those of you reading this on our facebook page, please be patient.  My posts post automatically from the website (great time saver!) but facebook does not recognize the enter button so it posts my posts as one gigantic paragraph.  To read it the way it is meant to be seen (with ALL the photos!), please scroll down to the link below!  I have a LOT to update and pictures to show!

 

Update 1.  This is my favorite.  All Pets Deserve Vets and Save Our Scruff based in Toronto, Ontario is teaming up to bring a FREE 3 day spay and neuter campaign to Cancun!  The dates are April 29, 30 and 1st of May!  We are teaming up with a local team of skilled vets, Vets In Action and aim to spay and neuter 100 dogs and cats per day! That will prevent THOUSANDS upon THOUSANDS of animals from being born just to suffer.   Save Our Scruff (SOS) is raising the funds currently and looking for volunteers to come down!  Spaces are limited and support is GREATLY needed!  If you are local here in Cancun and wish to help or donate, please contact me directly!   If you are out of the Cancun area and would like to help out in ANY way, please contact SOS via their website Here! 

Update 2.  We have a NEW Momma and 4 puppies here!  My great friend Irene, who has worked in dog rescue for years down here… she called me to tell me about a litter of pups and a darling sweet momma at the car ferry in Punta Sam.  She was very worried about their safety and thankfully, I had the space and resources to be able to take them in.  The momma is young.  Maybe a year and a half old.  She is super intelligent and very sweet.  She will get adopted so quickly once her and her babies are ready!  I really hopes she passes all of her traits onto the pups!  She house trained herself in hours.  (She sits at the kitchen gate to let me know when she wants out to do her business).  She is constantly caring for, watching over, snuggling, cleaning her puppies.  She sits right away when she approaches you for pets or hugs.  Every photo I take of her, she is ALWAYS smiling!  Yet another street dog with the sweetest personality, is a street dog.  I cannot understand why.  Oh well, no point looking back only forward!  She has all the opporunities in the world now!  Momma and her puppies will ALL end up in loving, caring forever homes now!  no more sleeping out on the street for these lucky 5!  This momma needs a name so if you have ANY ideas please send them to me!

Update 3.  The reason I have been so busy and unable to update is this past week we helped in sending out 10 dogs to Canada for adoption in 7 days!  I recently connected with Dr. Luis Moncada, a skilled spay and neuter king and head vet of the Vets Association here in Cancun.  I did not know that he cared for a shelter of 70 dogs!  I was totally blown away and so impressed by how much they do for these dogs and how fantastic they look!  All perfectly vetted to a T.  So happy and well socilaized!  I had to get in and help them get some of their beloved animals find homes through my rescue partner in Toronto.  Really good homes for adoptions down here are so rare and hard to come by.  Especially when you’re talking about the common street dog.  Does not matter they come in all shapes, colours and sizes…  finding them homes is much, much easier abroad.  Thankfully, people do volunteer to be escorts for dogs to get back to Canada and I have to say, without volunteer escorts, some of our dogs just would not make it into homes at all.  If you are interested in being a flight volunteer, please contact me!  In the meantime, look at these happy doggies!  I know that in no time, I will be doing an update about them in their new happy homes!

 

 

Update 3.1 haha!  Kaila, one of the dogs that travelled was not quite sure about what was going on by the time she arrived in Toronto.  If anyone knows our Mexi’s, they are also nicknamed Houdinis.  These babes can back out of a collar or harness in the blink of an eye!  Silly Kaila did JUST that and took off running in the airport parking lot in Toronto.  She played hide and go seek VERY well with a group of dedicated people who are amazing at tracking and capturing lost dogs.  It was so scary for all of us, but I have to say… Kaila is not a dumb dog by any means.  She was trapped on the third day in a live trap and is in foster with her 4 legged friend Napoleon in foster.  She is much more appreciative of the warmth and constant love and attention.  She really has settled in very well and got a clean bill of health from the vet after she was captured.  See if you can spot her in the photo below!  I really have to send a HUGE thank you to the group of dedicated people who were out 24 hours a day until kaila was caught and safe.  I was totally blown away by your dedication, knowledge and organization! Kaila really put her survival skills and the eye sight of her rescuers to the test! haha!   I am so glad the “baby diaper” worked!  There are some things a mexi cannot resist! 

My last update for today, and possibly my favorite.  (I do have more to come!  I just need to get ready for a meeting tonight re:spay and neuter campaign!)

Cesar.  One of the loves of my and my family’s life.  He is a red cocker boy who was so misunderstood because of his previous life and how he handled stress.  I could go on about him for ever.  Just know, I believed in him.  I knew he was capable of so much more than what he was labelled and I did not settle for him.  He has a home with another doggy sibling and a mom that adores him as much as we do.  He has adapted so well to being a pet, not a puppy guarding dog that he now enjoys all the things in life he never would have had the chance if I allowed him to be mislabelled.  This photo of Cesar not only gave me the biggest smile, but also the happiest tears.  His Mom said Cesar not only LOVES the snow, but was jumping on strangers tobaggans and riding with them down the hill!  This right here made having to say good bye to him worth it for my heart.

 

Reggie became a Canadian yesterday!  All thanks to two amazing guys, Rob and Nelson, who volunteered to escort 3 dogs yesterday to Toronto.  3 organizations were able to each get a dog out to a better life and make life saving space to save another.  It was so bitter sweet saying good bye to my sweet, sweet boy Reggie but knowing what an amazing life he is going to have… makes it easier to let go.  Reggie was one of those special dogs with a personality that just sweeps you away.  He loves to hug, is so laid back and happy-go-lucky.  He got along with everything and everyone he ever met.  Best of luck to you Reggie!  I know you are going to find the PERFECT home thanks to my amazing rescue partners Save Our Scruff.  I will see you again!  Momma loves you always!

If you are travelling to Cancun, please consider being a flight parent!  It does not cost you anything and it only takes a few minutes extra of your time.  You can email me at info@allpetsdeservevets.org  You can also get more infomation by going Here and Here !

If you are asking yourself why do we export – that answer can be found here.

Here are photos with Reggie’s before and after’s, as well as my sweet boy warm and cozy in Toronto!

  

 

I am finally finished the website editing (I do still have a few success stories to fill in) but otherwise, I am SO HAPPY and GRATEFUL for the new website! 

It looks AMAZING. Heidi A great friend of mine, did ALL this work in such a short time I am blown away!  You can find her info at the very bottom of the home page.  If you need a website, she is your woman!  It has all the info you could need about our projects, our animals, volunteering… if there is anything you think I should add please let me know! 

There are so many things being worked on right now to prepare for the mobile clinic!  As I write this, I am making up pamphlets for adults on basic dog care, simple signs to know when your animal needs help and of course, HOW to get that help! 

It will talk about the importance of spaying and neutering, common illnesses and what the signs and symptoms are, preventing diseases and simple cures for things like fungus and yeast infections.  I cannot wait to get this pamphlet into the hands of the people! 

Basic things will help them better help their pets and keep their animals healthy and happy for years to come!  When the animals are healthy, they are a lot less likely to get dumped in the streets. 

Now for the CONTEST! 

It’s 50/50 CONTEST TIME! ANYONE from ANYWHERE can participate and the MORE you share, the more cashola can be won!!! 50/50

Rules!

1. Visit my new page and click LIKE. Once you click like, make sure you hover over it and click on “get notifications” to ensure you don’t miss out on any updates!!!

https://m.facebook.com/allpetsdeservevets/

2. Pick a NAME for the ADORABLE puppy in the picture above,

Make a $5USD PayPal contribution to donations@allpetsdeservevets.org via “send money to friends and family” and post the name for the puppy in the comments section. I will add the names that were already submitted to the bottom of THIS post, so there aren’t duplicates. If by accident you do submit a duplicate name, I will email you so you can submit another one but please check the list!

3. The name submission part of the contest will run from today, February 21, 2016 until 10pm EST Facebook time next Sunday, February 28, 2016 10pm EST.

4. By 10:30pm EST, there will be a Facebook post featuring a survey on the “All Pets Deserve Vets” facebook page with ALL the names entered via PayPal and voting will commence! Voting will run for one week’s time until March 6th, 2016 10pm EST Facebook time! The name with the MOST VOTES wins half the pot and gets to name THIS ADORABLE PUPPY! So, make sure you share it LOTS and get your friends and family to vote for your name choice! (If they aren’t participating themselves that is, hehe!) 

5. The winner will receive half of the pot via PayPal within minutes after the winner is announced! To help you with your name choices, here is the history of the sweet pup!

Age: 5 months

Colour:  Black and Tan

Description: Short stubby legs with gigantic paws

Personality:  SWEET and playful!

Fur: Wire haired rough coat, yet sleek and it SHINES!

His Story: This pup was brought to me only 2 or 3 days after Christmas by caring members of the community. They found him alone and scared in the street. At first, we thought he may be lost, so they were going to ask around if anyone had lost their puppy, and they did!  But no one claimed to own him.

After he got a good meal in him and started pooping… I knew he was a Christmas present gone wrong. For 2 days he pooped diaper jelly. That’s right, he ate baby diapers. Gross, right? Not to these dogs… I still waited for 2 weeks… now almost 2 months and no one has come claim him so he is now a part of “All Pets Deserve Vets” and will be placed for adoption soon!

This is why pets given as presents is a BAD idea! He didn’t know he was doing anything wrong… he just knew he wanted to eat diapers and probably made a big mess doing it.  I am grateful he was brought here because ANYTHING horrible could have happened to this happy guy on the street. 

Don’t forget! Participants CAN enter more than once! There is no limit! Just remember to include all your name choices in the comments section so they can be included in the voting survey.

Example: Jane Doe sends $25 and gets 5 name choices! It not only helps the project, but also increases your chances of winning and naming this adorable pup!

GOOD LUCK TO EVERYONE and remember to follow the page! Our 50% share of the donations will go towards the registration fees of “All Pets Deserve Vets” here in Mexico so we can be one step closer to getting the mobile outreach program on its feet!! There is a LOT of exciting stuff coming up soon and I CAN’T wait to share it all!! Thank you in advance for all your support and remember to… SHARE SHARE SHARE!!!!