AJ IN WISCONSIN 20 JANUARY 2016
	On 12 January, to the CRUSA INTAKES list comes the message: Dear animal shelter or rescue group, On January 1, 2016, Skokie Animal Control picked up a two-year-old intact male Cairn and Fox Terrier mix. We named him "AJ".
AJ was found running in Skokie, but is believed to have been dumped along with Parker and another dog that is at Evanston AC. AJ is skittish and fearful, but will warms up to someone once s/he gains his trust. He is handleable by the kennel staff. As seen in the photos, he is being handled by the staff at AMC. He has come a long way since he's been boarded. Parker has been placed, but AJ is on borrowed time. For more info or if your rescue has room for this little guy, please call us.
The Village of Skokie doesn't have its own shelter, and so we try to place our unclaimed strays with shelters or rescue groups. Shell Lewis writes; I worked with the folks at Skokie Animal Control on AJ's vetting. I gave them a laundry list of what I wanted done and they advised Skokie Animal Hospital what I needed so that we would get a discount. Ryan, the animal control officer who captured AJ, drove up to Gurnee and met Katie there. They have a very small staff so they were unsure if they could help with transport and I told them that I would if they coudn't, but they came through. They were very nice to work with. So, AJ came into CRUSA and moved a few miles north to FosterMom Katie Kneesel's house in Wisconsin. Snow is fun to play in, but not to be dumped in and left to wander. (AJ's playmates are SUGAREE and CRUSA Rescue SUNNI3LEGS, whose rescue story can be read HERE) Well, this is nice and warm, but where's the hot chocolate? I DOUBLE DOG DARE YA TO TAKE THIS BALL, SUGAREE. She dared, and I ended up being put in Time Out. You're sorry, huh. Well, tell MomKatie so I can come play again.. Doesn't my coloring go well with this couch? SUNNI sez: Really, Mom? Another? And he looks kinda sinister.

AJ THE NEXT DAY . . . HERE