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Rossella was so touched for the gift from you all --see yesterdays blog--and I also want to thank you all who forwarded the e mails about "shelter in need". 
IN TWO days!! AWL can today drive out the refrigerator thanks to You!
And my beloved husband who cursed me sweetly because I had put in the third seat in the SUV. I love you too! Time to go out in the rain and drive the fantastic present to Rossellas shelter.
AWL is in need of a small refrigerator!
When you click on this image to enlarge, you can see how many flies that were covering the bowls and table... everything. The whole place was covered with black flies, and it was difficult not to complain. The team was fantastic never a complaint about the smell, flies, worms and dirt. They washed dogs, and started to help with cleaning some of the cages. Also, cutting off big hair "dreadlocks" on the dogs.
Everywhere hung these bottles with a liquid to attract the flies, and it must have worked, they were all filled thick with the flies, but there were so many more. "No vacancy" I guess :)~ You could see the big mass crawling on each other, it was like living cola. It felt like being in the African bush. The dogs seemed to be used to it. Or maybe just resigned to the buzzing nuisance.
One of AWL's volunteers, Kristin, grabbed the hose and started to wash out the red/orange piles with feces and worms. Some dogs threw up, tongues were bleeding, one dog couldn't pee from the pain. Rossella was walking on her knees, "dog" tired. She tells us her veterinarian charges a lot of money for each dog he examines --- and people are dumping dogs outside her gate, but not donations.
Oliva was with us and was in charge of the puppy section. Thank you Keegan and Jackie for keeping an eye on her. You all were and are a super team. Rebeca, Lindy, Jackie, Keegan, Kristin, Kristine, Eric and Don, you were wonderful and hardworking yesterday. Thank you so much.
Keegan: thank you for the shampoo and gloves. Jackie: towels, cake and snacks. Kristin: fly prevention, collars, and litter box. Eric and Keegan: for donations to the fridge to keep the vaccinations and medicine at the shelter.
Everyone, thank you so much for your hard and perseverance on a hard, smelly, sweaty, fly-infested day. You guys are my heroes.
For more pictures, please check out my personal blog entry for the day.
For many months I have had a worry inside of me about Grace and Cuccis' future. You remember them from an earlier blog.
AWL is searching for a "rehab" foster home for this sweet female. Her two back legs are probably broken. We have arranged to pick her up from the shelter were she has been for three (3) years. 
We'll transfer her to a veterinarian clinic for examination, x-ray and if necessary...surgery. What we need is a calm, loving foster home for her to recover in. Recovery time is hard to tell, it can be everything between 2 weeks to 6 months that she needs proper care, rest and love. She will give you so much back, she is the sweetest, kindest, loving dog I have ever met.
Lindy brushed her, bathed her, and even cut her claws. She only loved sitting there in the grass being seen, touched and talked to.
Please put your own needs to the side, open your door for someone that needs healing love.
You remember the cat Tiger from earlier blogs? His family was moving, and didn't want him since he was an "aggressive" cat. One animal organization they contacted advised the family to release the cat out into the community, even though he has been an indoor cat his whole life. Normally we don't take care of adoptions... but when confronted with the alternative, we had no option but to try to help.
Wonderful dogs in all sizes, shapes, temperaments but all are waiting for a home. It broke my heart to understand that some had been there for 3 years. Sweeter than sweet but disappears in the crowd.
Darren our super volunteer always there with the scissor, and always makes the dogs calm.
Look at these two....isn't there a home out there?
From above, one old one young both waiting and waiting....can we ever give them hope?
Italian volunteer making the dogs food ready, pasta and pizza, rise and dog pellets, all together.
This is a wonderful couple who have great experience with terriers and dog psychology/training. I would never allow a dangerous or unstable dog into somebodies home, not even my own home. We have had to put down very few dangerous dogs, sadly not their fault their behavior was created by humans. I work for what is best for the dog. Giove, he won a place in Paradise. Good Luck my friend, you did it my "mini-Mandela."
