THREE DIFFERENT LIVES ~ ALL LOVED

Three different dogs, three different stories ~all loved

Clyde is a Collie that adopted us in America 2005 I knew about one Collie living in the woods there near our house. Sometimes I saw his tail disappear into the underbrush, but I never saw the whole him. At that time we had three other adopted dogs and had no plans for adopting another one. But, they began cutting down the woods and more workers and traffic started to arrive. One morning I heard some men shouting. When I looked out the window, I saw them throwing rocks at this handsome Collie. I ran out and yelled at the men to stop, the Collie ran away. The next day I saw him looking in through my window, and for three days he sat outside waiting for me to come out. He looked horrible after a long time in the woods. Well as you can see, he moved in with us and moved with us to Italy. I call him my English Gentleman. When opening the door the three brats ran in and you had to hold yourself in the doorway not to be knocked over. Clyde stood outside with his head tilted "May I come in?" Strangely he never walked on carpets, always around. He was always great with other dogs, and children, but cats he loved to chase. We never got to know his age but we guess at least over 10 years. A couple of days ago he collapsed down the stairs and didn't get up, after that he wasn't himself. It is painful to watch, your friend becoming someone else, when I look at him I see Clyde but when I walk with him I feel like walking someone else's dog. I remember the same feeling when my grandmother was diagnosed senile, I saw her but her soul was gone. Clyde has had a wonderful life but it is very soon time to let him go. Across the Rainbow Bridge, he will be without pain and able to run (and chase cats) again.

AWL volunteer Martina woke up in the middle of the night by a scream from a dog. She looked out and found this little fellow, which had been thrown in over the fence into her yard. Freddy is a lovely little dog, and would love to be adopted. This story is just beginning, but hopefully there will soon be someone who write the following chapters.

Hope was found on the street, looking like this with ronga and probably other diseases. She is in a shelter and is in big need of medicine and treatments. More information later. This one doesn't have the makings of a happy story. But there is someone out there, we "hope," that will turn a tragedy into a love story with a lot of care, love and patience.

HEAVEN GOT AN ANGEL ANGELO

For many  years they had lived together on the streets, watched-over by  a bag man that was taking care of them. Together with 3 other dogs they ate and lived on the streets.

But one day via FB came a request for help; the caretaker had died and now some people wanted to poison the dogs or throw them in the shelter. The only solution would be to throw them in shelter if no one would adopt them. After 17 years for Angelo and 14 years for Tigro, would their freedom be taken from them;  sent to prison, a cold wet concrete floor? No caretaking, not any healthy food just to sit on a small square and wait for death to release them. AWL answered and told the rescue team we could take Angelo and Tigro to our newly opened hospice. Angelo was like a big teddy bear and he was blind. Tigro, a small female --- his wife --- was his eyes. She escorted him around the house by putting her nose on his back legs, nudging him which way he had to go. When he knew his way around she “divorced” him and moved together with Dicky, a younger more handsome male.  Angelo was happy, peace and quiet he could do what he loved the most: Eat and sleep. Walking around in his green garden with we volunteers loving up on him. Ah, he was in Sanctuary, a good five star stray hotel for elderly strays being served and their dog bed fluffed up.

But all good things must come to an end.  Dicky got sick and had to be euthanized several weeks ago.  And now Angelo was in decline, too.  The years on the street, lack of good food, and just old age had taken its toll.  He couldn’t get up, and when he was helped up, he was unsteady on his feet.  He was in pain. It was time to cross over the Rainbow Bridge.

So on Saturday, several of we volunteers took him to Dr. Damiani for the last time.  In a caring environment, with people who loved him around him, Angelo slipped the grasp of the pain he had endured too long, crossed the Rainbow Bridge, and with his new wings, is now running and playing, sniffing and seeing again, playing in the cool, green grass.

Good bye, sweet Angelo.  The Casa dell’ Amore is not the same without you.  We will miss you and love you always.

A GOOD BYE FROM MY FRIENDS TO ME

TO ALL YOU LOVELY PEOPLE

Thank you Heather Gafney-Hsu and Gina Rauchenstein for the donations for Zamira's care.

Also Steven Lovejoy, for the food donation and money donation for Zamira's medical bills.

Thank you Heavenly Cakes for designing and donating two fantastic AWL cakes. One went to the wonderful ladies at the Thrift Store and the other to the heartwarming Vet clinic on base (Navy Support Site), for their support to AWL in different ways over the past several years. Marilyn you are so talented and have the biggest heart ever. She also donated the "Business 50 dollar a month donation" both for August and September.
You can see her fantastic work on her website: www.heavenlycakessite.webs.com

Our lovely Chi Chi with her fantastic web site for your pet; http://www.chichipeture.com/
Donated the "Business 50 dollar donation a month donation"

Ricci Jewerly Collection, for their "50% sold donation for AWL"

Craig Kleber for his rent donation for the hospice the month of September. You are a saint.

Our loyal sponsor Tracey Kleber from LA, thank you for not giving up on us.

Laura Vazques, Isabel De Quiroz, Malin Wahlin, Tracey L. Nettles, Angela Collins, for supporting our work with AWL.

And always, Dr Damiani for helping us out as much as you do. Your passion, talent and hard work, and especially your understanding, makes us able to rescue more animals.

UPDATE AWL ITALY

”The rumors of our death have been greatly exaggerated...”

Lately, there have been a number of people talking and thinking that AWL is coming to an end in Campania.  I suppose this is a logical assumption, since it is true that I’m moving to Germany.  These rumors and assumptions, are false.

I want to make one thing crystal clear: Animals Without Limits will continue on in Campania.  The hospice we’ve worked so hard and long to establish... will continue.  I will continue to oversee our operations in Campania, and will be down in Campania as often as I can. 

The need and thus the work here will continue, and AWL will continue to help address that need. These rumors are slightly hurtful to me, but more so for the animals.  How many haven’t been helped already because people thought AWL was no longer operating to follow through with whatever was required?  We who care about these animals can’t allow that to happen.  Here is enough problems to solve for all of us, and we won’t get there by holding back information, or worse spreading false information.  Again, it is about the animals, not AWL or me.  We must stay focused and dedicated to the purpose of all our work, all these years.

In the midst of everything going on, I completely missed that the hospice has now been operating a whole year.  My husband had to remind me this was our one-year anniversary of Casa dell’ Amore.  When we opened, there were some voices saying it wouldn’t last.  Perhaps some hoped it wouldn’t.  This first year is just the beginning, we will continue as long as there is a need ( and we don’t see the need going away any time soon.)

Despite this year of operation, there continues to be confusion about what our hospice is. Let’s start to explain our ’Casa dell’Amore.” It is not a shelter, it is a Sanctuary for older strays that cannot for some reasons take care of themselves on the street anymore, or they are sick and need treatments. We also rescue shelter animals that have been locked in the concentration camps on concrete floors without even a little outside exercise for many years. The last days, or months or year is supposed to be quiet, green grass, healthy food and love. On our second floor we have recovery/rehab where animals that have been injured and need extra care are kept so  we can care for them and when recovered our Italian working colleagues do the adoption. In one year over 30 successful adoptions and zero have come back.

We do not and will not accept healthy dogs, we are a rehab/hospice.

I am moving from Italy to Germany but will still be the President of Animals Without Limits, International. The last decisions will be mine, I will continue to ensure that the vet clinics we use get my approval before any clients are accepted. I will continue to distribute the spay/neuter vouchers as required. No dogs can stay in Casa del’’Amore without my approval. 

We have Chi Chi who is working as our Fundraising and Grant Coordinator and also the local Volunteer Coordinator. For more information; assistant_director@animalswithoutlimits.com

We also look forward to opening AWL-Germany in 2012!

I and my family are moving our own 19 dogs up to Germany that have stayed in our house. We are not taking any hospice animals.

Any questions please contact info@animalswithoutlimtis.com

I will drive down frequently  to work with the shelters and at the hospice, and to rescue animals. I hope to work together with you for many more years. Together we can grow stronger and more lives can be rescued.

That’s Amore!

Mia

SPAY AND NEUTER PROJECT 2011

 Thank you everyone for making a difference. Chiara, Lynn and Jason & Alison and AWL sponsoring the spay and neuter program 2011. This is protection Amore!

Animals Without Limits is lucky to have Craig Kleber of Los Angeles as a big sponsor here in Italy. WE are so grateful to have him as big-hearted animal friend.
Thanks to Craig, the Hospice Casa dell' Amore could pay the rent so no homeless dogs this month. That's savior Amore.

If only you could see us wag our tails, one and all. As you can see on the picture, everyone wants a piece of you.