The Dog Lady Blog

So much happened this month!

As reported in the previous post, the dog formerly known as Emily returned to her life as April "LeAnn's Dog", in the beginning of October. Happy ending for all of us. Yes, I miss "Emily" but "April's" family is so thrilled to have found her and have her back home. And come to find out that the dog is actually 12 years old! She's aged well...see post" "Emily Is April", October 19.

$1,000.00 donation from Peru shortly after that. From an intriguing man named Luis. All that way! Saved Save That Dog.

The ten thousand hummingbirds that I fed all summer held on longer than usual (they looked positively obese as they wobbled off into the air toward the south!) while the woolly worms appeared really early and all scattered themselves all over the place. The Canada geese left extra early this year, in September, which leads me to believe that a big time winter is in the works. We shall see...lots of people without money asking me to take their dog(s). Tears. Yet...

...October 14 was the Melting Pot Restaurant (fondue) fundraiser. Lovely, yummy, and they raised $500.00! Barbara and Diana Freeman, mother and daughter team extraordinaire, put it all together and I love them to death for their incredible, impressive and inspiring feats! It was elegant, well planned and the guests were divinely generous. A BIG THANK YOU, too, to our contributors for the ritzy, glitzy and fun silent auction items. What a beautiful time we all had...

My birthday came: a couple of presents, some cards, a cake to myself, and that afternoon my annual fall allergy attack hit. Sick for four days and I'm NEVER sick. It's too hard to be sick here. It makes the dogs anxious, maybe even a little scared. We all slept a lot for those four days but then POW! rising from the ashes of NyQuil, we were all reborn and back in the woods,up and down the ravines, tramping through the creek, returning home exhausted but good. This has been one of the more beautiful years for foliage.

With this cornucopia of good moods, good will, good fund raising and good friends, Save That Dog Sanctuary made it's bankruptcy payment two days early (!); paid the truck insurance for 6 months (!); bought 700 pounds of dog food (!); rescued four new dogs (two of which are 12 years-plus); got two dogs dental care and two dogs spayed. Lots accomplished and lots to be grateful for.

October 2009, you were very, very good. Thank you.