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 Katie - A Dog in Need! 
  
 
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A Good Samaritan found Katie locked in a crate along the side of a rural road right before a bad ice storm hit the area and took her to a local shelter. She was cold and terrified. Severely emaciated, weighing only 28lbs and no way to find shelter from the storm, Katie certainly would not have survived. After being vetted, her prognosis was very good. There didn’t appear to be anything wrong with her except an extreme lack of food. As soon as her stray hold was up at the shelter, Katie went straight into a loving, warm foster home for rehabilitation. She will need to be gain some weight before she can be spayed and ready to find her furever home where she will be treated with the love Katie deserves.
 
 
UPDATE: January 2011: The cute little pup is now at my house making a lot of noise in her crate!  It’s good to hear she has come through her horrible ordeal without losing her spirit. She has gained 2 lbs but at 30lbs, we have a long, long way to go. Her cuts and scrapes are healing nicely.
 
 
UPDATE: March 2011:  Katie visited the vet yesterday for more vaccinations and her microchip yesterday.  She weighs 41.1 lbs., but still needs to gain weight. The vet recommended starting feeding 3x daily, and increase the amount of each feeding. She is still eating like each bite is her last meal, and is very grabby taking treats.  Her teeth look 100% better; it was heartbreaking to see such a young dog with brown stained teeth. I think good food and Nylabones have worked some magic!  I have started giving her 1,000 mg fish oil/ day for her coat. Her ears have healed, all the crusty stuff around the edges is gone.

Housetraining is almost complete; there is the occasional accident when we get off schedule. She sleeps all night in her crate,
‘till 5:45 anyway.  She is all puppy; very playful. Overall a very good pup, I am really enjoying her. It is wonderful to see her running in the yard, at first she did not even have enough energy to run and play.  Katie is very much a lap dog, she likes sleeping on my lap while I doze off watching the news. 
 
 
 
How You Can Help Me!
 

DAR&EWear:   Can you help?

 

DAR&EWear:  A tax deductible donation of $15 will provide a collar and matching ID tag for each Doberman in our program.  We hear stories all the time where a dog has gotten away from a foster home or from a new adopter without identification.  DAR&E wants all our dogs protected and to look their absolute best for their new families.  Donated DAR&EWear will go with the dog to its new furever home.  If you would like to send this dog a DAR&EWear set, please make your tax deductible donation by either mailing a check to DAR&E Treasurer, 8724 Thornbrook Dr, Odenton, MD  21113 or use the Paypal link below.  Your name will be listed above as the donor.

 

Or click here to make your donation via secure credit card or Paypal.

 

Sponsors (multiple sponsors welcome):   Can you help?

Sponsor:  Brooke Loudermilk

 

Sponsorships:  Tax deductible sponsorship gifts of any amount are welcome in support of our orphans.  Funds are used for medical treatment and any necessary boarding.  If you would like to sponsor this dog, please make your tax deductible donation by either mailing a check to DAR&E Treasurer,  8724 Thornbrook Dr, Odenton, MD  21113 or use the Paypal link below. Your name will be listed above as a sponsor. Multilpe sponsors are more than welcome for each dog.

  

 

Or click here to make your donation via secure credit card or  Paypal.

  
***Please do not split your donation among several dogs.  Paypal deducts a fee for each transaction which means less monies going to help our dogs.  While we do track the donations to the different dog funds, the donations still all wind up in the same place.
 
 
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