Update on Bella

All three adoption applications on Bella fell through.  Two were no good and the third was a wonderful family who'd have given her a great home.  The father of that family is a realtor.  He went to show one of his listings, which was a foreclosure, and found that the previous residents had left their dog tied up in the back yard to die.  She was in awful shape, starving.   He took her home to nurse her back to health.  Another dog saved.   I can hardly be disappointed in that!   So our Bella is still searching for the perfect home. 




Bella sure enjoyed being spoiled by her foster grandma!

She has become the life of the party around our house!  She continues to amuse us with her antics and has become very bonded with all of us.  She has made her self very much a part of the family.  She and Dixie are especially tight.  We are already fearing that when the time does come, her leaving us will have a bigger than usual impact on Dixie, who always takes the foster departures harder than Jax does. 

Bella LOVES Dixie.

This young lady is also proving to be very smart.  She always comes when we call and does her very best never to disappoint us.  She is sensitive and feels terrible when she gets told "no".  I believe she would excel in agility.  I'd love to work with her.  Her compact size and speed combined with her eager to please disposition is a perfect combination for canine sports. 

We got very bad news at the vet yesterday.  She is heartworm positive.  In fact, her blood is loaded with Microfilariae (the microscopic baby worms).  Our poor girl needs treatment as soon as possible!  We are trying to get quotes in our area for heartworm treatment that the rescue can afford.  We have not yet been successful.  The rescue is new and money is tight.  Since the rescue's vet is 3 hours away, the idea was for us to take only the negative dogs, but it didn't work out that way.   Transporting a sick dog in the 100 degree Arkansas heat isn't ideal (remember that they aren't allowed to get hot or pant), so we'd like to avoid that if possible.  We may end up having to "trade" dogs with someone down in Texarkana, if anyone is even willing, while Bella goes through treatment if no better options are found.  I'd hate that, as we are already attached and I'd like to be there for her through the process, but I just want her to get started  so she can get healthy as soon as possible.  Whatever it takes.