Welfare for Animals Guild A Local Dog Rescue

W.A.G. Winter 2017

Puppies are cute and so much fun. But along with that can come heartbreak and sad-ness. It was a Friday afternoon when we got the call from a man whose dog had delivered nine puppies two weeks earlier. Sadly, the Mom went missing a week prior and the puppies had no proper nutrition. The owner did his best to bottle feed them for about a week, but after losing two of the little ones, he realized he needed help and called WAG. WAG set up the welping bed, heating pads, heater, purchased puppy formula and baby bottles. The pups were immediately taken to Dr. Linda Allen for examinations

and hydration. They were very thin and weak and their little ribs were showing. Unfortunately, we lost one the first night even though we had around the clock feedings. The puppies were kept warm with heating pads and room tem-perature at 85 degrees. They were fed every two hours, weighed every 12 hours and continually hydrated. It was heartbreaking to watch them slip away as they had a condition called “fading puppy syndrome” which describes pup-pies that are apparently normal at birth but gradually “fade” and die within two weeks of life. During the first two weeks of life, puppies are very vulnerable to illness and environmental stress since they’re unable to regulate their body tempera-ture, have poor ability to regulate fluid and energy levels, and their immune systems are not fully functioning. Sadly, we lost three more

within the next few days. It was incredibly hard to watch, but there was nothing more we could have done. We continued our vigilance and determination to save the remain-ing three. They were kept warm, bottle fed and hydrated around the clock. They were never left alone. We gradually saw an increase in weight gain and more strength when feeding.

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Serving the Community since 2001

Home Environment

Staffed entirely by dedicated volunteers

Struggle for Life

P.O. Box 3966, Sequim, WA 98382 Message Phone 360-460-6258

Meet Miley and

Sydney

These two young fe-male girls were found in Forks. Friends of

Forks Animal Rescue called WAG and asked if we had any room for them to come to WAG’s new facility, “The Ranch”. After they were held by the City of Forks for the allotted time required to see if their owners would claim them, they were transferred to WAG. They are fun loving, beautiful pups with ab-solutely no manners and very bonded to each other. We believe they are a golden retriever mix, around eight months old and even though they are short on manners, they are an absolute delight. Miley can climb a six foot wood fence like it was a bump in the road and Sydney can basically dig her way out of anything making them a chal-lenge. They have been to the veterinarian for a wellness checkup and are in good health, (although they were filthy and full of fleas when found). They have been spayed, vaccinat-ed, microchipped and are now in the dog train-ing program at Clallam Bay Corrections Center

to help them become more adoptable. It will be another eight weeks or so before they graduate and ready for adoption. This is another example where communities and res-cue groups can work togeth-er and take care of their vul-nerable animals in need.

Bailey—2 weeks old

Mocha—2 weeks

Chai—2 weeks

W A G P.O. Box 3966

Sequim, WA 98382

Message phone 360-460-6258

Website www.wagsequimwa.org

Email welfare4animals@hotmail.com

Officers/Board of Directors President: Barbara Brabant Vice President: Nancy McLaughlin Secretary: Autumn Tamura Treasurer: Melanie Marshall Director: Deb Bemm Director: Joyce Blankenship Director: Joy Brown Director: Nell Clausen Director: Paula Creasey Director: Linda James Director: Kathy Schock Director: Judy Stirton

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You can find WAG Giving Trees and Drop Box at:

Best Friends Nutrition - Castell Insurance Goin’ To the Dogs - Greywolf Veterinary

Pacific Northwest Veterinary - Hurricane Ridge Veterinary

Foster Parenting by Cliff and Joy Brown When we retired we settled into the normal routine that most retir-ees find themselves, including all that retirees go through after the career is over, how to navigate through the Medicare program, deal-ing with not having to get up so early in the morning, etc., and relax-ation is a big part of the routine now. We tend to gravitate toward being home bodies and having a canine companion at our feet is very much a way of life for us. Our fury friend’s give us such a calming effect and we all benefit from their presence. A year ago, or so, our thoughts drifted to our two Labradors Storm and Zephyr, analyzed our situation, and realized we could help with

WAG’s Foster program. We got in touch with WAG, WAG agreed, and soon we had Kena in our home. What a charmer she was. She was the first one, and since her, Brutus, Dako-ta, Minnie and her four puppies among others have graced our home. What a joy it is to meet all these wonderful dogs. Unfortunately, as the situation is, there will be more to come, but they all will be welcomed into our home with love, compassion, and tender care. Getting used to different dogs in the house is sometimes challenging, especially when there are two of our own who are very curious, concerned, and really want to help. As luck would have it, our girls are very gentle, loving, and playful with all the dogs they meet. They get a little excited at first when meeting a strange dog for the first time, understanda-ble, but they quickly settle into their normal calm routine. The hard part of being a foster parent is having to give up these wonderful creatures when the time comes for their adoptions. Handing over that leash for the last time is some-what heart wrenching to say the least, but gratifying at the same time. One can sense the appreciation felt by these girls and boys for all we do for them.

Choose the gift, tape the ornament to the gift and put it into the WAG Drop Off box located at any of the locations above. Easy to do and a wonderful way to help us care for the dogs. Thank you for

your support.

WAG’s giving trees are up and doggie ornaments are ready for your generous donation. Find the rescue dog you like and look on the back of the ornament to see what that dog needs.

Sponsor a Dog for the Holidays

Editor: Mary Ann Langan On The Road Korey has been with WAG since July 2016. Korey has gone through

our dog training at Clallam Bay Correctional Center and is now traveling around America in a big rig while she awaits her forever home. So far she has traveled to WA, IL, CO, AZ, CA, OR, UT, KY, ID, NM, and MO. Traveling around has been great for Korey as it is helping her meet people and overcome her fearfulness. She a timid until she knows you will not hurt her. Korey does not do well with crowds of people or

strangers coming to the home unless introductions are done right. She is a loving, energetic dog who needs to have a home without many people vis-iting. She gets along with most dogs, but she does better with male dogs. She loves to play ball. She is desperately seeking her forever home.

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"Thank you!"With the generous support of the people listed below we've saved the lives of tiny pup-

pies, dogs that have been neglected, lost, surrendered or abandoned, helping dogs become adoptable through training, and given old dogs a fresh start. Our foster homes, trainers, volunteers and adopters have many reasons to smile!

Dedicated Foster Homes and Volunteers for providing a warm, caring home for the dogs and to our volunteers who help with the dogs and fundraising events.

Veterinarians who help us with spay/neuters, vaccinations and medical care for the dogs. Angeles Clinic For Animals Best Friends Pet Care Blue Mountain Animal Clinic Country Care Veterinary Greywolf Veterinary Hospital Hadlock Veterinary Clinic Hurricane Ridge Veterinary Hospital Pacific Northwest Veterinary Hospital

Groomers/Boarding Facilities Country Paw’s Resort & Grooming Cozy Care Pet Boarding Greywolf Grooming Stinky Dog-U-Bathe Blissies

People who make donations in our Collec-tion jars around town—it all adds up.

Others

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Look at them now with their full pup-py bellies. Today they are happy and healthy. At eight weeks old, they went to Puppy Preschool at CBCC for sociali-zation. They are miracle babies and ready for their forever homes. We do not know their breed. Their mother was a

beagle mix, but we do not know who Daddy is. They have had their first puppy shots, wormed and microchipped. Your donations would be greatly appreciated to help with the costs of puppy formula, veter-inary medical bills, and pee pads. Thank you so much!

Half Way Home Ranch We are very happy to announce the opening of Half Way Home Ranch. Our Open House was on October 28, 2017 and it was an extraordinary day! There was the Ribbon Cutting sponsored by the Se-quim Chamber of Commerce, tours of the facility and a raffle. Visitors were able to interact with the dogs in their play yards.

We would like to thank the many contractors and vol-unteers that made WAG’s dream become a reality.

When you shop on AmazonSmile (smile.amazon.com), the Amazon Smile Foundation will donate .05% of the price of eligible purchases to WAG. On your first visit to AmazonSmile, you are prompted to select a charitable

organization from their list of eligible organizations. Welfare for Animals Guild is a registered, eligible or-ganization for AmazonSmile. When you do your holiday shopping, please go to smile.amazon.com, and select Welfare for Animals Guild as your charitable organization and it’s that easy! It all adds up and every donation helps us help the dogs!

All Safe Mini Storage Anjo Soils Best Friends Nutrition Cascade Bark Castell Insurance Goin’ To The Dogs Grisha Stewart, Trainer

Judith Bell, Trainer KSQM La Paw Spa Olympic Mailing Ser-vices Parrish Trucking Penprint

Mocha

Chai

Bailey

Abandoned and Left To Die—Two hunters were in the woods when they came upon a gravel pit, and much to their surprise saw a little white Chihuahua mix. They called the Forks Police Chief who then called Friends of Forks Animal representative, Pam Winney, and told her there was a injured dog bloody, cold and shivering. They care-fully approached him so he wouldn’t bolt, gently picked him up and tucked him in their jacket. When they realized he had a puncture wound in his chest and was bad-ly bruised, they immediately took him to Dr. Pat’s Pet Care in Forks where he was stitched up. WAG was called and he was released to us. He has healed from his injuries, been neutered, vaccinated and now ready to be adopted. His name is Rowley. Thank you to all in-volved for caring enough to help little Rowley.

Sequim Gazette photos by Michael Dashiell

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If you would like to help WAG with building the Large dog Bunkhouse at Half Way Home Ranch, please contribute to our “Ranch” campaign. Please put “Ranch” on the memo line of your check. Thank you.

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Welfare for Animals Guild P.O. Box 3966 Sequim, WA 98382

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Your contribution goes to the dogs ….for food, spay/neuter, toys,

treats, vaccinations and medical care. We have no paid positions, all of our funds go to the support the dogs.

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