Nutmeg vs. Harness….Harness wins.
Nutmeg, who is called Red Prince by his fosters, is a very sick boy today. A couple days ago he ate an entire nylon harness…yes, the whole thing. He seemed fine and had been eliminating little chunks of it the past couple days. Up until last night we thought everything would work it’s way through. [...]
Read MoreCruelty case: 9 beagles
Their story 9 Beagles and 4 rabbits living in filth, thirsty and hungry. They wait and wait for help as hope fades. When the authorities finally were able to confiscate all of them, their first call was to CBR to reach out for help. How could we not? We exist to help these very [...]
Read MoreCBR Alum Becomes Therapy Dog
My New Life of Helping Others As told by CBR Alum, “Hansje” Newly arrived at our new home, barely four months old ourselves, my sister and I were taken to a nearby pet shop to have our picture made. It did smell nice there and people loved us. The truth is, we were scared to [...]
Read MoreWell, almost a beagle!
Today at lunch, I decided to drive up to Safeway to pick up a salad or something. I only get 30 minutes for lunch and it’s only a couple of miles away. A quickie, I thought. When I got inside the store, I did a double take when I saw a little dog prancing up [...]
Read MoreA River Runs Thru It
It was a long journey with many miles through several states, including a flight from Washington DC to Portland, OR but he finally made it home….forever. River’s story is one that gripped the hearts of beagle lovers from coast to coast. He endured 5 surgeries within a two month period. He was originally fostered by [...]
Read MoreWhat’s Up Doc?
Her shelter name was “Bugs Bunny” and she came to us as a horrible mess of infection. Her name stuck, but shortened to Bugs. The infection? Long cleared and her only remaining therapy is to keep her on grain free food. Easy enough. She arrived into our care 438 days ago and has been waiting [...]
Read MoreBetty: Learning to See With Your Heart
Sometimes just when we are sure we’re on one course, the path changes. Quickly. Dramatically. Betty is living proof. After two weeks of being on Cloud 9 with her new-found vision and miracle surgery, Mara and Jimmy noticed something was different. Betty’s third eyelids were covering her eyes which was very concerning. Mara quickly placed [...]
Read MoreRipley: Needs TPLO Surgery
Ripley and I just got back from a visit with Dr. VanGundy, an orthopedic surgeon. The good news is, the limp and pain is not caused by his hip or hip dysplasia as was originally thought. It is a ruptured/torn cruciate ligament and as a result has a worn meniscus (the cushion between the bones). [...]
Read MoreAdopting a Special Needs Pet
This piece was written by CBR Foster mom, Mara Burns, from her personal perspective of being and adopter and foster of special needs dogs. ”Duncan” is pictured above. Mara is currently fostering ‘Betty’, who came to us blind, but had a miracle surgery on 3/13/12 to restore her vision! Special needs dogs are….special! If [...]
Read MoreBetty: Checking Out!
Mara and Jimmy left work about noon to take the 3 hour drive to Cornell to pick up Betty. During the ride, I was getting texts..lots of them. The ride seemed to take a week. Then finally the text said “Pulling into the hospital.” The moment we’ve all been waiting for is here. Mara and [...]
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