Sad news

Today I learned that we lost a few of our rescues from DDB. Three were young puppies. Though it's difficult to accept the loss of a tiny little innocent like that, we all know that they are so susceptible to all of the disease they encounter in the wild - much more so than adults. So even though it hurts nonetheless, we know ahead of time that we will lose a certain percentage of the babies. And we cry for every one.

But the two that hurt the most on this occasion were Paca and Lucy. Paca was at a shelter in the U.S. hoping for adoption but she continually tested food aggressive. The shelter administrators felt she could be dangerous to adoptees so she was euthanized. To be honest, I don't believe that was the correct decision - I believe Paca deserved behavioral training to get her prepared for life in the world. But that's the decision that was made and it can't be changed.

And Lucy, dear little Lucy, is gone too. Apparently when the vet went in to spay her, he found a blood-filled tumor attached to her aorta the size of a grapefruit. He determined that it was inoperable and had to euthanize her. I'm told he was very upset by the decision and tried everything he could to save her but there was no feasible positive end. So our sweet Lucy is no longer with us. We can only be thankful that her last 3 or so months on this earth were spent with a full belly, a soft, dry bed, and a gentle hand to stroke her head.