Loot's hygiene routine (new pix!)

Who would believe this is the same scrawny puppy we pulled out of New Orleans??

Seriously?

A dog who LIKES his teeth being brushed? That must be a first.

And the eyes on this dog...geez, he could break your heart with those 'puppy dog' eyes of his when he was a baby, and he can do it still today.

Need I even mention those lopsided ears? Gosh, how we loved them!

Loot is one lucky little dog, isn't he?

Updates on Rescues/Reunites

Yes, it's been nearly two months (!) since my last post, but I'm still here...and I will keep posting...so keep checking!

I have a whole bunch of pictures to add, but haven't had time to upload many, so stay tuned. Soon (maybe today...) I will post them as well.

HOGHEAD: Hoghead took a long cross-country trip from Tennessee to Los Angeles. He is now being trained by Brandon Fauche, a resident dog whisperer who runs a very special and wonderful animal sanctuary called "Canine Connections". Brandon is AMAZING and to see his work is mind-blowing. There are 60+ dogs living on-site and every single one of them can co-mingle with one another. There are pits and rotties and chows and akitas, and daschunds and labs, and all sorts of mutts, and they all get along. I watched him go through the facility and let them all out of their respective kennels and then run over to the central meet-and-play area. It was amazing. It was so quiet! The only sound was that of their paws hitting the ground as they pranced about, and there wasn't a single bark or growl that I could detect the whole time I was there. Amazing. Pics will be loaded soon.

PIGLET: Our hope is that Piglet will also have a chance to be trained with Brandon, but we need to raise a few more dollars to get her there. I haven't seen the most recent total, but I think we're within a couple hundred dollars of getting her here, so we should have good news soon. (Again, if you want to donate, you can hit the "Donate" button on the left.

(A big THANKS to all that donated money for Piglet and Hoghead. We rescued them, but now they're being saved..and that comes from all of you who have graciously donated).

BETSY: Betsy got a lovely new home in San Francisco and she's doing great. Her new owners are finding great joy in spoiling her and making her a part of their family. She has befriended their cat, Max, too! We are waiting on pictures from them, and will post when we have them.

LOOT: Our formerly scrawny little pup is thriving in Maine, and is growing up very fast. He's learned alot of new things since his days in New Orleans and continues to amaze all of us (even from afar). He's learned to love baths, getting his teeth brushed and to enjoy ham-and-egg breakfasts. He is clearly spoiled rotten and loving every minute of it. And Loot's newest title is "big brother"! Tracey and Adam just increased their family to three kids (dogs), and Loot is now big brother to an Akita/Chow mix named Lola. Now we'll see if Loot can show Lola all the wonderful things that Lexi taught him. Let's all keep our fingers crossed that Loot also learns how to pee outside and not in! We don't want him teaching bad habits to his new sibling!

MARCEL: Marcel returned to his owners (finally!) in December, after extensive heartworm treatment. Leslie, Joey and Misty were beside themselves when it was finally time for them to be reuinted with Marcel. After losing everything (their home and all of its contents were destroyed by Katrina's flooding), they were overjoyed to have their missing family member returned to them. Life isn't easy for them, though. Seven months after Hurricane Katrina, Leslie, Joey, Misty (and now, Marcel) are all still living with a cousin in the cousin's trailer in Louisiana. They've been there since the Hurricane and FEMA still hasn't gotten them the trailer they were promised. It's bad enough that they've waited seven months for a place to live, but to make matters worse, Joey is in the end-stages of cancer. Leslie said they are just hoping for a place of their own to make his final days comfortable. She also said that Marcel, dear little lab that he is, is laying aside Joey, faithfully, and growling when people try to come near him...protecting him, she says. And though we can't change the outcome for Joey or speed up the FEMA trailer process, I sure am glad that we were able to give them back Marcel. As all of us know, our animals always make our lives better.