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Berachah (Angel) Black Bi Australian Shepherd Female – Senior NS 0660

David Thurman — Sat, 24 Jul 2010 21:07:42 +0000

Meet Berachah, who’s name means blessed by God. She is around 10 years young and was saved just in time. She is a black tri Australian Shepherd female. She weighs a total of 17 pounds and should weigh 30+ pounds. Berachah is very mellow, and we are just getting her settled so we will update her status for you as she progresses.

Berachah (Angel) NS 0660

Berachah is being watched over in the Chicago area by her Guardian Angel Foster Mom and Family.

Needs Your Donations: Holland (Holly) Back Bi Australian Shepherd Female NS 0624

David Thurman — Sat, 24 Jul 2010 20:40:50 +0000

Holland (Holly) NS 0624

Meet Holland, she is a 1 and a half year old black bi female Australian Shepherd, she is full of energy and spunk, but sadly she got into a fight with another Aussie in her home, and she took the brunt of the fight. 2 girls that wanted to be boss, and the boss was a 60 pound red tri, and Holland only weighs around 25-30 pounds.

Holland (Holly) NS 0624

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We could sure use your help to help cover her medical treatments for her full recovery. She is looking for her forever home as well.

Holland (Holly) NS 0624

HOLD: Hannah Montana Black Tri Australian Shepherd Female – HW+ NS 0616

David Thurman — Sat, 24 Jul 2010 20:32:10 +0000

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.

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FOUND! St Charles IL Holly Black Bi Australian Shepherd

David Thurman — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 16:32:10 +0000

Missing in St Charles Illinois is a 1 year old black bi female Aussie named Holly, she is on the small side, weighing around 30 pounds, she will come to her name. She escaped from her foster homes back yard around 10:00 AM July 12, 2010.

Holly Missing In St Charles IL Area

She was last seen in the Cambridge East Subdivision, around tyler and South Tyler Street in St Charles Illinois.

If spotted please call the Kane County Animal Control (630) 232-3555 and report you have seen the Black Bi Australian Shepherd named Holly, give your exact location and where she was last seen running. Do not chase her but keep an eye and wait for animal control.

Paws Crossed for Holly’s safe return.

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2 More Aussies Coming

David Thurman — Sun, 11 Jul 2010 13:50:12 +0000

Brother and Sister Coming

We have 2 more Aussies coming into the program. Currently they are being groomed, checked out medically and tested for likes and dislikes. We hope to get more pictures and information in the coming week.

RIO Is Still Missing

David Thurman — Sun, 04 Jul 2010 16:12:17 +0000

It is now going on a month almost and Rio is still missing. His family has been out daily looking and spotting him, he still has his leash attached and numerous attempts at capture. We applaud his family for trying everything they can to get him home. And now we at Tales of Aussie Rescue ask for your help. If you have a free day to drive to the Rock Cut State Park area. There are live traps set, so please don’t feed him as he needs to become hungry to be captured. Also if you are out helping to look, don’t call his name or attempt to chase him, instead call the Winnebago Animal Control and tell them you have spotted him and you will keep track of his movements. Possibly this will allow them time to arrive and if possible capture him. Their number is 815-319-4100, tell thme you have spotted Rio the black bi Australian Shepherd that has been missing, give your location and your phone number, then please call Hal 815-670-9962 and mention you have spotted Rio, this way we can keep track of Rio and his location.

Below are updated pictures of Rio and a map of his last known location. He was seen off Harlem Rd and Woodland Way, back within the subdivision. We really need Rio home and back with his family.

Rio from the front

Rio Side View

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Rio Still Missing

David Thurman — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 12:06:32 +0000

An update will be coming by this weekend on the status of RIO, our little black bi Australian Shepherd missing in Winnebago County. If you live in the Rockford Illinois, or Winnebago County Illinois area, please keep an eye out for this beautiful Aussie. He has been missing almost 3 weeks.

Rio Missing in Rock Cut State Park

A Plea For Foster Homes

David Thurman — Tue, 25 May 2010 15:13:47 +0000

I am receiving 1 to 2 requests a day to rescue an Australian Shepherd, many are in Hi-Kill Shelters, meaning they have 3 to 10 days to be claimed by a rescue. many are just good little guys and girls that had owners that didn’t want them anymore, so no fault of their own, they will be dead by the end of the week.

A Puppy Waiting For Help

If you think you have time and space to help foster and Aussie, PLEASE contact us, or better yet do an application and get on board to foster this great breed today. If you are thinking of adopting, what better way then to kick the tires and see if instead the reward is to save a life and help another family find that best friend.

Boomer Needs A Home

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Support Pooh Bear and His Recovery

David Thurman — Thu, 15 Apr 2010 19:42:27 +0000

I am Pooh Bear Dog, but FB will only allow me to be called Bear. I am a 10 year old (almost) Australian Shepherd. I live with two other Aussies and all three of us are rescues. I was mauled by 5 pit bulls on Easter Morning

Pooh Bear Before the Attack

Pooh Bear In Emergency

Pooh Bear Slowly Recovering

Support and learn more about this horrible attack on Pooh Bear and his owner at his Facebook Page

We will soon have the story posted on Tales of Aussie Rescue

They Say It’s Your Birthday!

David Thurman — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 15:32:31 +0000

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!