Quill Free!

As promised here's the latest update on our latest rescue. To see our new found friend (we still haven't given him a name) without quills in his face simply click on the Title of the Blog.

Claudie recieved a call from S.C.A.R.S. on Tuesday and thought we had a foster home lined up. After picking up the little guy from the vet clinic Claudie and I drove across the city to meet with the lady who was going to take him. Long story short it didn't work out and we ended up bringing the little guy back home with us. Because he is such a 'woos' I carried him in and out of the house for the first few times. Night one was OK as he was still pretty beat up from the quills and stress caused with being in a new environment. Although we gave him a spot in a pen in the spare bathroom he decided to jump out of this and slept on a quilt he found on the floor. I spent most of the day outside with him in the yard and the two of us formed a bond. He will now walk on a leash and comes when called. Every once and awhile he gets silly and fights like a fish on a hook to attempt to get off the leash. You must remember this is the first time in his life he's had any restraint on him. Last night was a hoot to put it mildly. My little friend didn't want to stay in the pen we gave him. This is what the pen looks like normally, minus Marly Click Here To See Normal Crate I finally put a top on it so that it made a very large cage. He can stand up in it if he wants and it must be six feet long by three feet wide. This is the Modified Crate - Click Here To See. All he did was claw at it trying to get out until about 3:00 AM. I stayed by the cage in a sleeping bag hoping this would settle him down. Finally at about 3:30 I went off to bed as he settled down and went to sleep. This morning I got up and went into the room to see if he had eaten the cage or dug a hole in the floor to find his royal highness sleeping like a baby. I had to coax him out of the cage (go figure) and took him out for his morning pee. We walked around the yard for awhile and I wasn't sure what to do with him. Claudie was still home and suggested I just let him into the kitchen. I was not sure if I wanted this (our little friend isn't house trained) but did let him in. He decided that being by the back door was a good spot to lay down so I simply put a child gate (click here) across the entrance for him. He has food and water and I have a guard dog at the back door. Just kidding.

S.C.A.R.S. is still looking for a foster for us and of course as you read this if you think you could use a new friend give us a call or send me an email.

Northern Spirit K9 Rescue Service is a registered Non-Profit Charitable organization and we only exist with help from folks like yourself. If you find it in your heart to donate simply click on the button below:

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Northern Spirit K9 Rescue Service
16103-98 Street
Edmonton, Alberta
Canada
T5X 4Y6


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Hope Your Days Are Filled With Fun!

NSK9