WHAT IS UP WITH ALL OF THE RED DOGS LATELY?

Usually - we are overflowing with black dogs here at PAWS. We have a passion for helping the black colored pups that often are over looked for no other reason than they blend in/do not stand out in a crowd.

Looking over our current pet list and recent blog entries - it appears that lately - we have been trending towards big red dogs!

Meet our latest BIG RED DOG - BUDDY!

Buddy appears to be around two years old. He is a strikingly handsome boy that strongly resembles a Fox Red Pointing Lab. Buddy was found by one of our foster moms. He ran out in front of her car so of course she had to rescue him.

Buddy was skin and bones and had a bad skin condition. But as you can see he has gained some much needed weights and his skin is looking better each day. He still has some scraps where he had been in some fights before he was rescued.

Buddy is currently living peacefully with multiple dogs in his foster home - and will make a wonderful indoor member of someone's family!

Buddy, like many of our other dogs, has tested positive for heartworm disease - and could use some donations so that he can be treated.

Lab lovers - this is a dog for you!



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HAVE A DRINK IN THE NAME OF RESCUE DOGS!

PAWS is Marion is thrilled to announce a fund raising partnership with Benefit Wines.

Our pups now have their very own wine label - PAWS & GRAPES - featuring PAWS rescue dogs past and present! Take a look - see anyone you know?

All wines are certified organic and vegan-friendly. What a great company!

The best part (besides seeing our cuties on front of a wine bottle) - 100% of the retail sales proceeds will go directly to help PAWS dogs!

Support our pups - have a drink or two in honor of rescues dogs everywhere! Visit - www.BenefitWines.com/paws today!

ANOTHER HAPPY PUPPY UPDATE

Another happy ending! This update and picture is of Cammie (now Frankie) another one of Chloe's puppies that was placed in a loving home.

Thank you so much for sending me these pictures of Chloe and Mandy. I am so glad that Frankie's mother is alive and doing well. When will they be coming to Maine? Frankie is doing great. She has brought us so much joy. I can't thank you enough for rescuing her. Jena

Sadly - Chloe and her sister, Mandy - are STILL waiting for their chance at families to call their own.

Chloe and Mandy are lovely dogs - sweet, healthy, playful, get along with others.

These two girls were such wonderful mommas to their puppies despite being abandoned and neglected.

Don't leave the mommas behind - Please help us to help them find their happy ending.

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RYAN'S STORY

Ryan is one of those dogs...
a) that makes really question humanity and
b) affirms the superiority of animals in their ability to forgive, forget and love.

We are thankful that Ryan somehow found his way to us and that the doggie angels were looking out for him. Please take a moment to read his story.

Meet Ryan! He is a gorgeous 7 month pup (Golden/Chessie mix we believe) that has had a rough start to life.

A man had his belt around Ryan's neck and he was seen dragging him down the street with a cement block tied to his front legs. If that is not horrifying enough - the man's wife was kicking Ryan as her husband dragged him down the street.

Thankfully - this incident was witnessed by a doggie angel who stepped in. She asked if she could have him and the couple released Ryan to her. Thanks to her - Ryan is now in a safe and loving place.

Ryan is a super dog! He gets along great with other dogs and cats. Even with his negative treatment by humans early in his life, Ryan LOVES people.

He knows how to sit and will come and sit in front of you to be petted. He is crate trained and housebroken. He has already been neutered and is heartworm negative.

His foster mom says he is a great dog. He currently has a cut under his eye that is healing as his foster has been lovingly doctoring it. Ryan right now weighs 50lbs but he is gaining some much needed weight.





Ryan's story exemplifies both the resilience of dogs and the difference that one person can make to a dog in need.

You too can make a difference!

Donate
http://www.pawsofmarion.org/donate.html

Foster/Adopt
http://www.pawsofmarion.org/adoptfosterapplication.html

THE HAPPY HOLIDAY UPDATES KEEP ON COMING!

The happy holiday pictures of PAWS alumni continue to arrive in our inbox!

Pictured above is another black pup saved - Daisy (now Micki) - sharing Christmas with her adoptive family. Being a young pup it looks like her human "sisters" had to help her sit pretty for the camera:)

Micki had her first Christmas and she loved it as well as the new snow! She runs outside and stuffs her face in it until she sneezes!! Here is a pic of her with the girls for our Christmas cards; she wasn’t too happy about having to sit in one place while I took about 10 pictures but she did great! Hope all is well! - Jennifer

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Vince - one of the "V" pups adopted in April 2010

Thought you might like to see this picture of "Vince" who is now named him Simon. He is doing really well!

If you have adopted one of our pups and have a happy tail to share - we would love to hear from you!

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PUPS ENJOYING A WINTER WONDERLAND!

Many of our pups never experience the snow and we never know how they are going to react to the cold white stuff - but these pictures taken earlier in the week show Mandy, Chloe and Oxford loving the winter wonderland!









Chloe, Mandy and Oxford are officially winterized and ready to find homes in New England!

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HOLIDAY UPDATE FROM ALYSSA'S FAMILY

Below is another wonderful holiday update on Alyssa (now Bree.) Alyssa was one of our long-term residents - essentially growing up in our care - making the below update and pictures that much more rewarding!

Sadly, Alyssa turned heartworm positive once in her adoptive home - which sometimes happens despite monthly heartworm prevention. This is just another reason why regular heartworm testing is so critical. Thankfully Alyssa has a family that loves her enough to give her the vet care that she needs to be a healthy girl.

Bree is recovering nicely from her heartworm treatment at the beginning of the month.

She has been a really good girl and Santa brought her a new collar (her fovorite color - purple), a fuzzy blanket (which she loves to snuggle on), and some new squeeky toys (boy doesn't she love to squeak them!!).

She goes back to the vet on Thursday for her follow-up visit and we are very hopeful that she will get a clean bill of health - so she can go running through the snow as she loves to do! Of course throughout her recovery she has NOT been spoiled at all -- not too much!!

She is the very much the princess of the house.

We love to see our dogs spoiled!

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