Hannah Montana NS 0616

Meet Hannah Montana, this small, mellow, happy little black tri Australian Shepherd, Border Collie mix. Hannah is currently under going heartworm treatment and will be finished in another 6 weeks.

Please help Hannah Montana with her Heartworm treatments by making a donation today.

Hannah Montana NS 0616

Reference NS 0616

Hannah Montana NS 0616

Hannah Montana NS 0616

EPOC (Shadow) NS 0626

Please make a donation today to help cover her surgery for an accident she incurred before she was rescued. She was hit by a car and shattered her hip joint, requiring surgery.

EPOC (Shadow) NS 0626

EPOC (Shadow) NS 0626

Who Can Resist?

The international distance triathlon consists of a 1.5 kilometer swim, 40 kilometer bike and a 10 kilometer run. The sprint distance triathlon consists of a 500 meter swim, 40 kilometer bike, and a 5 kilometer run.

All events take place in and around scenic Comlara County Park near Hudson, IL. These events are sponsored by the Bloomington-Normal Area Sports Commission and coordinated by Tri-Mom Events, LLC and the Tri-Shark Triathlon Club, Inc.

New Spirit 4 Aussie Rescue will also be there with a booth to help spread awareness of the Australian Shepherd and just how great of a companion they are to train for a triathlon. Also how they can give great kisses!

*** International race start at 7:00AM sharp. ***

Sprint race starts at 7:30AM sharp.

Learn more at Tri-Shark’s website.

Keep an eye out as they will go quick.

NS 0572 Skye in Illinois

NS 0571 Terra in Illinois

O'Connor Cardinal Pack

O'Connor Cardinal Pack

O'Connor Cardinal Pack

O'Connor Cardinal Pack

O'Connor Cardinal Pack

O'Connor Cardinal Pack

Feel free to email your guys in their favorite team, we will post them as we get them

Happy Birthday Hagar

Well today is Hagar’s birthday. Since I didn’t know when he was actually born, I decided it was the day he was rescued from the shelter I pulled him from. Hagar’s story is a tough one, and I have told it before, but will do it again.

Hagar was running wild in Woodford County Illinois for a while when one day he ran across a busy highway and was hit by a car, a county officer saw him get hit, and saw him keep running across an open field. Animal control tried to find him for a week and finally caught him and brought him in. He was supposed to be treated with pain medicine for his injury. Sadly this didn’t happen and he spent 10 days in a dark, cold, concrete cell, with no human contact, no sunlight, and no other dogs to keep him company.

Hagar Doped Up

I went to evaluate him and was horrified by his conditions and the fact that he wasn’t treated for his injury. Hagar was paralyzed from his mid-back on, he couldn’t stand on his hind-end, only balance on his front paws. He also was not able to hold his bowels and was loaded with worms. It was a very scary 20 minute ride to my vet’s office, who wasn’t open for another hour, and I was frantically calling over and over, with Hagar crying the whole way.

Hagar was in rough shape

When we arrived, he was still un-able to hold his bodily functions, and the concern was he was going to have major nerve damage. Once on the table we sedated him, and began the process to see what would be the end result, only to have him have a major seizure, something I had never seen before. I was scared with him, and worried I would be requesting he be put to sleep to ease his pain. My rep at the time said that they made little wheelchairs for dogs, and my vet felt he deserved a chance to recover. So it was decided to dope him up, keep him immobile for 2 weeks to allow the swelling to recede, he had a broken back, and was in a spot that was probably the worst place for a dog to suffer a broken back.

I took him home, stopping at Petsmart to buy a special crate that allowed access to him from every angle. The next 2 weeks I came home at lunch and checked up on him, changed his bedding and gave him medicine and sat with him. I set goals for this little black tri:

• He had to eat, and drink
• He had to hold his bowels and bladder
• He had to sit up, he had to stand
• He had to crawl
• He had to walk
• He had to run
• He had to bark
• …And he had to wiggle his butt like any good and happy Aussie would do

Hagar Healed

Then I would consider him healed, and ready for a foster home in Chicago, only he never made it that far, I failed, and I failed big time, he wasn’t going to go anywhere, he had met and exceeded every goal, and became part of my pack, and now a year later, Hagar’s having a birthday, he is not only getting pizza, along with him brother’s Cruise and Mocha, he is now officially my Aussie, I adopted Hagar today, 1 year after that fateful day in February of 2009.

Welcome home Hagar!

Text-SMS Alerts from Aussie Rescue of Illinois

Are you looking to adopt? Want to know when we post the latest Aussies in Illinois? Maybe your just nosey? Or maybe you are addicted to text messages and want more text messages.

What ever your reason, or excuse, Tales of Aussie Rescue is ready to meet those demons head on, and of course be the enabler of your Aussie wants. Signup for our text alerts in the box on the right side of our website, enter your phone number and the carrier you use (US only) and when we have a new Aussie coming on board, we will push a text alert out to you, with the name, age, type, and a link to a picture.

What better way to know what is happening in Aussie Rescue. While you are at it, sign-up for our monthly newsletter, filled with tips on training your Aussie, where the next cool event is. Who is volunteering and why, what is it like being a foster mom, dad or family. What Aussie is our pick that month?

As you can see we are looking to keep you connected to what is Aussie.

Text “AUSSIE” to 24587 to sign up today!

Say hi to Bandit, he was an Aussie I personally picked up in Warren County with another Aussie, both were very feral and afraid and our foster mom Kelly has worked with Bandit to get him ready for a home.

Visit the Aussie for Available for Adoption, then select the Illinois Aussies.

Cheri

Learn more about Cheri on our Iowa Adoption page

http://www.aussierescueil.com/available-protege-dogs/

Livy is a 5 year old spayed female up to date on her shots and heartworm negative. She is on the small side at about 30 pounds and has fit right in at her foster home and loves people and attention. Livy is fully house trained, does fine in the fenced in yard as well as on a leash. She listens very well and knows basic commands such as sit, shake, lay down, and speak. She has a lot of energy and loves playing ball and will bring it back over and over and even knows how to throw the ball with her mouth. Livy is very gentle and would do well in a family with older children. She has done well with the cats in her foster home but sometimes gets moody with the dog. She would do best in a home without other dogs or with a non-dominant dog.

Livy

Livy

Livy

Contact St Louis Aussie Rescue and adopt this girl TODAY!

http://www.aussierescuestlouis.com/available-dogs/livy/