Finally the kennel license and a new menagerie of cats and dogs!

It has been ages since the last entry. Time flies and there is just always too much to do.

We are proud to report that Paw Parent finally got its kennel license. The kennels look great and the inspector gave us a grade "A"!

It didn't take long to fill the first kennels. Paw Parent took in a few dogs from a horrible hoarding situation in the desert. Over 200 dogs were kept on the property, over 60!!! of them in the house. I always had heard about the horrible stench in the houses of hoarders but nothing prepared me for the reality of it. And I thought I was tough!! Not so tough after all apparently. I made it about 3 feet into the house and started an internal struggle with myself. I saw several people in the house frantically trying to catch dogs and I kept telling myself: "If they can do it you can." I really tried but I had to turn around and get out as fast as I could.

I resigned myself to cleaning up poop outside and filling up water bowls with fresh water.

I ended up taking 3 dogs that day: a Sheltie mix, a Tibetan Terrier mix and a Jack Russell mix.
All of them horrified of people. Ziggy the Tibetan Terrier is the only one that lets me pet him. He stank so bad I had to give him several baths.

To this day the Sheltie mix and the Jack Russell mix don't let me touch them. I spend as much time with them as possible and they are slowly getting used to me. The Sheltie mix actually started to sniff my hand and I even got a few little licks. But he won't let me pet him.

I wonder how much longer it will take.

The Jack Russell mix already found a home through another rescuer that is helping with the hoarding situation. I will transport him to L.A. next week.

We have not named the 2 dogs yet and actually have a contest to name the Sheltie mix, the still nameless dog.

For a $20 donation you can participate and win a bottle of wine if your name gets chosen.

You can click on the donate button on our web site to participate or send a check to:

Paw Parent c/o Esther Hall

520 N Croft Ave. #118

West Hollywood, CA 90048

Every penny is very much needed. All the dogs taken from that property are not spayed or neutered.

Paw Parent also took in a fabulous dog from a small shelter in Wasco, north of Bakersfield.

Felina, a is a 2 year old Shepherd mix and a sweet heart of a dog was covered in ticks. Unfortunately one of the tick bites got infected and she is now treated for an abscess. She also still needs to get spayed.

Then there are Tom and Jerry, the Grey Tabby kittens, whose feral mother got killed by a car.

Kind and caring people trapped her kittens and called Paw Parent for help.

They are currently being fostered and are getting used to people. They are doing much better already and are starting to purr when held and petted.

After all these emergency intakes our bank account has now been depleted. All the money was spend on building the kennels, paying the license fee and the vet bills.

But thanks to people like you we were able to make it thix far in the first place and with your help the sky is our limit.

We also suffered another loss.
Poor, little Twiggy never recovered from her kennel cough and passed on the day we were issued the kennel license.

So instead of opening the bottle of Champagne we opened our tear ducts :(

Little Twiggy is greatly missed but I'm happy we were able to give her lots of love in her final days.

Thank you for your interest and support for Paw Parent. Please visit our web site for our other furry friends in need of loving homes.