New shipment arrives in Florida

Everyone arrived safe and sound today. They are ALL totally adorable little loves. I have Thor and Sherman here at the house with me. Sherman is a bit timid - he just needs to learn that he's safe now and that no one (hopefully) will ever raise a mean arm to him again. Thor, what can I say, LOVER!!! His arm will have to be fixed - it's an old break that healed weird. My vet looked at the x-rays Liz sent and did a little feeling around on him. She, of course, suggested I take him to a bone guy, which I will. She said the best thing would be to get it fixed either by putting the bones back where they belong and putting pins to hold them or to just fuse the bones together - that way he won't be able to bend the arm much but it will stop the degenerative bone problems he's bound to have if it stays as it is. She said usually they have to get in there and look at the situation to see which way to go. I'm going to work on finding someone who will give a great discount for the work and will then work to get the $$ for the surgery. [Oh, and about Thor's food aggression, I haven't seen anything. i put a bowl of food down for him and one for Sherman about 6 feet apart. I sat between them. they both chowed down. i put my hand close to Thor's bowl. He kept chowing. I inched a little closer .... finally I gave the bowl and little push with my finger. He just moved over to start in on the kibble again. Long story short, he let me put my hand into the bowl and take kibble out and give it to Sherman. no worries at all. And Thor finished his food first, looked over at Sherman who was still eating, then plopped himself down by my side. So, of course I'll keep an eye on him and not leave them together with food for a while - but all indications are really good. Of course that's not with WET food, but i ain't pushin' my luck on his first day here!]

lucia, la gatita naranja, is laying here on the floor cleaning her lovely orange fur. she's a total doll. i'll keep her separated from my 3 boys for a day or two then slowly introduce them. they'll be fine in time.

everyone else went to treasure coast humane society. ruth and june were met with lots of love and kisses. since they are heartworm positive, they will be part of the "tracey's rangers" program at tchs which is specifically for the treatment of heartworm-positive dogs. candice, the director of the shelter, said they would certainly be housed together and they would try to - hope for - them to be adopted together. they can't guarantee, of course, but they'll try. oliver, mr. total cutie patootie, will be gone in a heartbeat. such a cute little wiggle-butt. mary sent candy, claudia, becky, and freddy and they are total dolls as well. last but not least is scarlett. she has a patch on her tail that appears to be a hot spot. (we'll call her "miss scarlett in the kennel with the hot spot" for now!) she'll stay in holding for a few days for evaluation of the spot and to get it healing.

everyone except scarlett is already on the website for adoption (which means they passed all the tests - now the only reason they will be taken off the floor (other than for adoption) is if they get sick or have aggressive issues, none of which should happen before they get adopted! i always have candice, meet me in the receiving room to take a look at all the dogs. if there are any she is questionable about, she recommends that i don't leave them b/c there is always the possibility that they will be euthanized. she was THRILLED about all these guys and said she'd be surprised if they weren't ALL adopted this weekend!

oh, and we should all thank the wonderful danielle for making the run down to miami at the butt-crack of dawn today to pick them up. i took so much time off work lately getting my house in order, i can't take vacation days for a while. she did the pick up and met me at the shelter. she pretty much rocks!

everyone who had anything to do with these little darlings getting here to safety and a good forever home, thank you so very much for your selflessness and hard work. thor and sherman are laying out on the patio taking naps and thinking about how thankful they are for you right now - and i'm sure the dolls at the shelter are as well.

(photos are ruth and june, oliver, roxy, scarlett, lucia, sherman and thor)