THE MISSOURI DOZEN + 3 16 APRIL 2011
On 17 April, Gayle Kiesow writes: I was contacted by Betty Goldstein in southern Missouri Friday morning that someone she works with in Ava, Missouri, had a breeder releasing four breeds due to no money to feed them, had to get rid of them. One was due to whelp within next two weeks; if we did not get them out, she would not release mama Dori or the pups and they would be used to breed when they were ready. Carolyn Jordan, who picked them up for CRUSA, took some pictures of how they were living: Mama DORI LORI & CARLIE Have you come to rescue us? SHANDI LYNN & ORIN My paws hurt from this wire cage! Papa KEVIN & Mama DORI were together in this open cage when she dropped her pups.
CARLIE Black intact female, DOB 05/16/03 Fostered by Mike & Linda Carter, Illinois By early evening, all plans where in place, moving four dogs to Illinois and two dogs to Nebraska, including sisters Dori & Lori. Foster homes fell into place, thank you to those who responded and agreed to take a foster: the Carter family & Ruth Geller in Illinois, and thank you, Marla, for taking two. By 9 p.m., the entire Omaha leg of the transport fell apart. Breeder was not willing to release any of these Cairns to us if we did not agree to take all six. Donna Venegas & I put our heads together and dug up names in Missouri to e-mail from every source we ever had come across; thanks to Wanda in Rolla, Missouri, who works with Dr Tolliver, Donna was able to make contact with a humane society gal who would drive from Rolla to Kansas City. Bless her heart! KEVIN Wheaten intact male, DOB 05/4/01 Sired Dori's pups To be vetted at Naperville Vet Clinic, then fostered by Marla Lunt, Illinois (Marla runs K9 PLAYTIME) It was an awful night of waiting, but at 11:30, Donna called me with this good news. We all slept soundly that night, thanks to a network of people with big hearts who want to help. Early Saturday morning, when Carolyn Jordan went to the breeder to pull the Cairns, she found that Mama Dori had whelped six puppies and the breeder was NOT going to release them. After a knock-down, drag-out, verbal fight, Carolyn left with 12 Cairns & three-four pugs. ORIN Brindle with black face intact male, DOB 06/18/07 To be vetted at Naperville Vet Clinic; fostered by Marla Lunt, Illinois
Our volunteer driver from Rolla met Carolyn and CRUSA's Jackie Stidham in Rolla at 11 a.m.; everyone moved crates and the drivers were on their way. Dori, Lori & the pups (along with the pugs) were on their way to overnight in Kansas City with Kim White of Little White Dog Rescue, with whom Donna works quite a bit. The remaining four Cairns were on their way to St. Louis to meet Bob & myself to head to northern Illinois. All is well with Dori & babies on Sunday morning and they are moving on to Donna in Nebraska this morning, along with Lori, who is being fostered by Jane, also in Nebraska. Donna is looking forward to fostering mama & the pups and is all set up for them once she returns home today from her leg of this transport. Bob & I had the four over Saturday night. FILTHY dogs, but very social & friendly for a change.	SHANDI LYNN Wheaten intact female, DOB 1/22/08 To be vetted by Naperville Vet Clinic; fostered by Ruth Geller, Illinois
Today I will meet Shell in Oglesby, Illinois and she will take the Illinois four onto Naperville, where they will be held, vetted & spayed or neutered before joining their foster homes in approximately a week. Everyone who worked & came forward to help on this one deserves a rest and since we are officially FULL in our foster homes with either these dogs today or the two coming in later in the month, maybe we will get that break. Thank you to everyone who helped in any way. It takes an army to run a Cairn rescue group. DORI Wheaten female, DOB 04/07 SIX PUPPIES, DOB 4/11 Fostered by Donna & Art Venegas, Nebraska LORI Wheaten intact female, DOB 04/07 Fostered by Jane B, Nebraska VIOLETTA ARGUETA: As usual, great job, Gayle! SHELL LEWIS: Gayle is amazing . . . she did all this in less than 24 hours. Give her a raise, Vi! GAYLE KIESOW: I couldn't have done it without Donna! BJ ISAACS: This sounds like some of the adventures I had when I worked with a breeder. I was told sometimes, I was going to get five, I would drive to Virginia and wind up taking 12 home; no foster homes for the others, but hey, it falls into place. Well done ladies! Amazing what our adrenaline does. Hands clapping! MARY BING: Great job to everyone who helped to make that happen. I'm actually with Col Potter Rescue, but I know we help each other out for the good of the dogs, and you guys did good! BENNIE JONES: Thank you so much for all the hard work and sticking to it so you could get the puppies also. CRUSA has great members. I am so glad the Humane Society was called and maybe this breeder will be watched. Thank you all and the sadness in these dogs will be smiles in the next pictures. The Mama already is so much safer in a calm loving enviornment! I love to see stories such as this and thank you all!

PUPPIES! HERE