Truffles is a wonderful one year old little 4-lbs red and tan female Chihuahua who needed a very special home.  Truffles has started off her life in hardship.  Even though she was just a year old, she had already sustained an injury to her eye, which had damaged the iris of her left eye.  As this was not given any veterinary treatment it has left her blind.  When we rescued her from out of the shelter system we took her straight to our Vet for a complete physical.  Blood was drawn, of which the results showed her CK (Creatinine phosphokinase / creatinine kinase) levels were through the roof at 800, when 200 should have been the highest level.  The CPK / CK are different names for the same muscle enzyme that increases muscle damage.  Our Veterinarian feels that this is just a temporary muscle fatigue issue.  Her blood also showed anemia and that she was fighting an infection, so this elevated level may be the result of those two issues.  Due to her unusual body shape and walk, we also took x-rays which shows a congenital curvature of the spine and bowing of the femurs in her back legs.  Her rib cage is also expanded but the internal organs all looked good, but showed poor Truffles was also severely constipated.  Through all fo this she was wonderful and loving, even though she must have felt awful.  Once her antibiotics were finished the CK levels returned back to normal. In 2 months she weighed in at a hefy 5-lbs 4-oz.  With her health stabalized she found a new furever home in Calgary Albert and is happily living with her fur-sister Ariel and three fur-brothers, but she had definitely maintained her Diva status!

Annie, a 2 year old, spayed female Pug mix (perhaps with Chihuahua) was rescued from a high kill shelter in May 2010.  She had been a Mother many times over and was thankful to be spayed!  Annie soon proved to be a favourite of the rescue as she is an absolute doll who made everyone fall in love with her due to her quiet, loving nature. This 12-lbs lady (she is big boned, as far as she is concerned) has gone to a new home in Calgary, Alberta where she will have a new fur-brother and Pet Parents to shower her with love and affection!

BANJO a beautiful, fine-boned Italian Greyhound X Chihuahua mix (from our best guess) was rescued from a rural high-kill shelter where he turned up as a stray.  A compassionate Volunteer drove the 8 hours round trip to pull Banjo from the shelter and drive him back to our reescue in Orange County. He was severely emaciated, weighing in at just under 5-lbs, even with the good care from the shelter volunteers he needed to put on some much needed groceries to get to his ideal weight of around 6.5-lbs.  Banjo is very gentle, loving and somewhat shy and is now the playmate to Monty (Slim Shady) an Alumi OCPoundhounds who was adopted last year by a wonderful Adopter living in Long Beach, CA.  

PABLO was recognized for being such an all around great guy - mellow, quiet and loving and found his furever home!  His new adoptive Pet Parents, whio adopted Dolche an OCPH alumni from last year,  could see past his premature grey and opened their hearts and home to him!!  Pabo-licious, who loves to flip over for a tummy-rub whenever he can get the chance, is now happily living in Silverado with Digby, and Dolche, two other very lucky rescued shelter dogs! 

Simon was rescued in  September, 2008 from the Harbour Shelter very thin, highly stressed, and on the euthanasia list after being turned in by his original Owners who were moving.  It was determined, after we rescued him, that he was deaf and  lacked people and dog socialization skills.  After spending two months with a Foster-Mum who exposed him to a lot of social events and started him on signing, he went in to a long-term foster home that continued worked with him at understanding doggie ASL.  Simon waited a long time to find his perfect fur-ever home, and his dearest wish has finally came true!