Puppy Mill Rescue - Spring '09
Curly Tail Pug Rescue worked for weeks with Help Save One to
pull these 4 dogs from some of the worst mill conditions. We had a
very difficult and lengthy process to get them out of there. These
pugs were petrified of human hands....but with plenty of TLC from foster moms they gradually got better
over time. They were severely infested with fleas and other insects!!
Their bodies are covered in cuts, open wounds and scars. Their journey
towards recovery begins with us. Adopted! - 7/29/09 All Four Puppy Mill Pugs are rehabilitated and have now been placed in their loving forever homes! Wendy  Charlotte - now, Mamma B!  Romeo Penelope  Making good progress - 6/09/09 Penelope has found her forever home! Penelope had been thriving in foster care and progressing much faster than the other mill rescues from this run. She has been adopted and is in a loving forever home. Wendy is still very timid and having difficulty w/ her house training. Her foster mom is doting on her to make her feel safe & loved. She is coming along but after 2 mos in foster care...she has a long way to go. Charlotte is healing from her medical and is doing quite well. Romeo's eye is healing and he is learning to trust his foster mom more & more each day. Each of their foster homes works with these little ones daily to try and teach them that they are in a new place and harm will not come from a human hand again. Here is a picture of the mill pugs cuddling during nap hour.
Medical assessment: 5/25/09
Please help us, help these pugs by donating to their care. On top of their basic medical needs (spay, neuter, vaccines) major dental work and facial reconstructive surgery is needed for Penelope. Expensive optometry treatment may be needed in an effort to help save Romeo so he has at least one partially functioning eye. Donate here: Puppy Mill Rescue - Spring '09
 Your generosity is the reason these pugs can count on us---thank you!
This video is of Romeo, the only male of the four. The video was
taken on day three. The 1st days the mill dogs spent in Curly Tail
foster care was simply spent trying to bond. Their foster mom would
lie down on the floor with food in her hand and speaking in a high yet
quiet voice. All four mill dogs are petrified of human hands so
teaching them that our hands will only offer love and food is very
important in gaining trust. Romeo does well with the consistency but after several hours of being alone, he quickly forgets what we are teaching him and becomes petrified at the sight of humans all over again...even his foster mom. What you see in this video is utter fear and a true struggle with fight or flight for Romeo. This video is sad but also heartwarming. You will see strong fear but by the end of the video, you will see him suddenly remember his foster mom by scent and slowly he welcomes her touch, eventually coming right in with great trust to lick her face. The fear they have is profound but the progress they are making and the forgiveness they are showing is beautiful. This
video is of Wendy who is hugely overweight and has the most profound
yet non-vocal fear of humans. This video was also taken on day three
and although she is still clearly terrified, she has made remarkable
progress. When Wendy first arrived and her Curly mom tried to reach
out to her, she would immediately run away and try her best to melt
into the floor to avoid being touched. Most times, she would roll on her back/belly up in a fit of submission and fear. By day three, she still runs from hands and and avoids contact at all expense but she will no longer roll onto her back in "I give up" mode Please keep posted for updates and slide shows as we record their 1st weeks in Curly Care. The Journey Begins - 4/09/09 Finally after weeks, at 2:00 AM, we received the call that the transport had arrived and in the back of a cargo van filled with thirty other dogs was a crate stuffed with four scared pugs who were infested with various bugs, and of course covered in their own waste from the long trip in we call the "canine underground railroad". The pugs were petrified and it didn't take long to see that they weren't just traumatized by the trip but that they had an ingrained fear of humans from past experience in the mill. Now in Curly Care, we are simply trying to encourage bonding and trust by lying down on the floor with food in our hands and speaking in a high yet quiet voice. All four mill dogs are petrified of human hands so teaching them that our hands will never inflict pain again, is our challenge. |
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