Farewell to Annie Berg 
The St. Louis Senior Dog Project is a not-for-profit dog rescue organization specializing in older dogs but taking in and finding homes for dogs of all ages. See our adoptable dogs here. We'll be at the Kirkwood Petco 11 to 3 Saturday, November 20 from 11 to 3. This will be a special Adopt-A-Senior-Dog Day. All senior dogs will have low adoption fees for this day only of $50 to $75. And senior citizens adopting senior dogs will receive free vet care for life through the Stray Rescue clinic. But if you're not interested in a senior dog, we will also have many young dogs there as well.
OUR 2011 Calendar is now available. You can purchase it online at www.yearbox.com/seniordog or at one of our adoption events. Volunteers will also be selling calendars. A great Christmas gift for your dog-loving friends.
I liked her. That's about it. I liked her.
She was a little blond corgi who'd spent her seven years as a breeder, but she came to the front of her cage when I whispered her name. This was at a dog auction three weeks ago where one of the state's largest breeders was shutting down.
She seemed tired, a little worn. But what would you expect from a dog whose had too many puppies? She still had milk from the last litter.
Everyone described her as "sweet, sweet, sweet," but someone did warn me that she was sick. That made me want her all the more. I won the bid, took her home and placed her in a foster home. We took her to the vet. She was thin; she was running a temperature, but we were all optimistic that day. We could nurse her back to health. We were wrong.
She rallied for awhile. It looked like she was on her way-- even though we found out she had mammary tumors. We could fix that,\. Than a few days ago she stopped eating. She became lethargic. We took her back for another vet visit.
This time the news was bad. She was in liver failure and she had some sort of anemia. She wasn't going to get better. So we let her go gently. She'd had three weeks of love in her foster home, but that wasn't at all what I had mind. I thought we could give her half her life in a good home with toys and fancy dog beds. The works.
We have so many good days and so much good news. But nothing makes the losses any easier.
Ellen Ellick
President/Founder
St. Louis Senior Dog Project
EllenE9466@aol.com
The St. Louis Senior Dog Project is a not-for-profit dog rescue organization specializing in older dogs but taking in and finding homes for dogs of all ages. See our adoptable dogs here. We'll be at the Kirkwood Petco 11 to 3 Saturday, November 20 from 11 to 3. This will be a special Adopt-A-Senior-Dog Day. All senior dogs will have low adoption fees for this day only of $50 to $75. And senior citizens adopting senior dogs will receive free vet care for life through the Stray Rescue clinic. But if you're not interested in a senior dog, we will also have many young dogs there as well.OUR 2011 Calendar is now available. You can purchase it online at www.yearbox.com/seniordog or at one of our adoption events. Volunteers will also be selling calendars. A great Christmas gift for your dog-loving friends.
I liked her. That's about it. I liked her.
She was a little blond corgi who'd spent her seven years as a breeder, but she came to the front of her cage when I whispered her name. This was at a dog auction three weeks ago where one of the state's largest breeders was shutting down.
She seemed tired, a little worn. But what would you expect from a dog whose had too many puppies? She still had milk from the last litter.
Everyone described her as "sweet, sweet, sweet," but someone did warn me that she was sick. That made me want her all the more. I won the bid, took her home and placed her in a foster home. We took her to the vet. She was thin; she was running a temperature, but we were all optimistic that day. We could nurse her back to health. We were wrong.
She rallied for awhile. It looked like she was on her way-- even though we found out she had mammary tumors. We could fix that,\. Than a few days ago she stopped eating. She became lethargic. We took her back for another vet visit.
This time the news was bad. She was in liver failure and she had some sort of anemia. She wasn't going to get better. So we let her go gently. She'd had three weeks of love in her foster home, but that wasn't at all what I had mind. I thought we could give her half her life in a good home with toys and fancy dog beds. The works.
We have so many good days and so much good news. But nothing makes the losses any easier.
Ellen Ellick
President/Founder
St. Louis Senior Dog Project
EllenE9466@aol.com
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