They are characters! hoping that they will find their new homes this weekend. They like to play in the Lilies—well they used to be Lilies, anyway. Some are very outgoing and two are a little shy. My granddaughter is holding them for their pictures. She takes a better picture than I do.
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It is so Awesome to See How Dogs Train One Another
I have time to think and to watch while I am cleaning the kennels. It dawned on me that many of the dogs here at 12 Hills socialize and train each other. Sandy, welcomes and gives special attention to the sad puppies coming in. Bertha has been here awhile—and welcomed Choco–playing ball with him and wrestling. Choco is training Snicker and Doodle (our feral dogs) to trust people and to run and play in the kennel. I could go on and on.
Tyla (female black Lab) came out of the kennel this week and Pee Wee reprimands her when she jumps on me. I am hoping that the training works for her and she learns to stay on all fours.
These observations or discoveries may not be interesting or news to anyone–but thought I would share them—like I said, lots of time to think when in the kennel. Doodle came out of the kennel and sat by Ursula the German Shepherd. Guess he adopted her.
BIG & LITTLE–a GREAT week for adoptions!
12 Hills had a great week adopting puppies and grown doggies the last few days. We were able to find Ezzy her new home as well, as Moose and his Mom. We are hoping that this week will work out just as well. Puppies are always adorable, but the teens and older, are still waiting for the special families to come and see just how special they are.
I Love Fairy Tales
I guess the Librarian comes out in me–several times a day, and naming the doggies is no different. Missy (aka Spotty) had 7 or the most beautiful puppies, and what do we name them?
When you run a rescue–we sometimes need inspiration for our names. Hence, the Seven Dwarfs came on the scene. These puppies are adorable—friendly, healthy and ready for their new forever homes. They are going on line today–with their new names, so now if I can just match the name to their picture! Here is a picture of Sneezy—one of the little females.
Ashleigh Loves Buttons
Ashleigh loved Buttons and held her most of the time during her visit at 12 Hills Dog Rescue. Buttons is a cutie, and a very special little gal. She is going to be a small doggie. We will be taking her for a consultation with the Veterinary. She has 2 hernias and they will need to be fixed, before she can be adopted.
Ashleigh knew right away that Buttons is a special little gal.
A Great Visit from Stevie
What a great time it was having Stevie Nelsen, his sister Ashleigh and their Mom, came for a visit at 12 Hills Dog Rescue. Stevie and Ashleigh had a good time with the doggies, especially Buttons. Buttons thought it was super to be held and carried around and she gave them lots of kisses.
We took more pictures and one in particular with Stevie and the pallet of LIfe’s
Abundance dog food that was donated to 12 Hills Dog Rescue. We want to thank Stevie and his family and Laura Bunch owner of LIfe’s Abandance for the wonderful donation
She is Ready Now!!!!!
Here is our beautiful Ezmarelda—We call her Ezzie!! She is recovering from being spayed—and should be ready for her new home by this weekend. Ezzie has had several litters of puppies, but now is ready to be out on her own with no puppy responsibilities. Ezzie loves people and would make a great companion dog for a single family or couple. She loves the outdoors and likes to just hang out.
Snicker/doodles—NO–not a cookie—puppies need special attention
Found in a swampy area—wild–hungry—and in need of a home with a special family that can give lots of attention and patience. Snicker and his brother Doodles are ready for that special home. NOW! They are still somewhat wild, but are getting better. We believe they will do better if separated and go to their forever homes soon. Here are their pictures!
Gettting Ready for our BIG Day!!!
Busy doesn’t even explain how I feel–tomorrow is the vendor show at Dakota City from 10 –2 and we are having a table for 12 Hills Dog Rescue. We are getting busy with our paperwork, photo album and a basket for the raffle. Should be a fun day for us, though and a great opportunity for people to meet us and find out more about our rescue. Guess I had better get busy and take more pictures for the album–Just maybe we will have some doggies adopted. I do hope to have Clover—our Mascot present, so she can meet everyone. Hope to see you there!
Ready tor the Vendor Show???
Not really–need to take more pictures and decide who is going with us on the 21st. Oh, did I forget to mention that we will be attending a Vender show on Sat. April 21st at Dakota City, NE., fire hall? We have never done this before, so I am a little taken back on what to do first to be prepared.
Well, I already made some delicious homemade dog treats. We did a taste comparison and I feel the peanut butter ones were the most liked by our dogs. I did make some bacon balls, so those will probably go quickly.also.
Back to the preparations—I will need to take pictures or copy and put descriptions with each dog for a photo album I want to take along. We are going to have several of the puppies there, and also one or 2 big Dogs. I think that Sarge will be one going. He loves everyone—and should do well in a crowd.
Better sign off and get busy on the photo albums. Hope to see you there—it starts at 9:00 on Sat. 21st.
Two Steps Forward——-One Back???
Sometimes we feel that way at 12 Hills Dog Rescue. Right now, we have too many big dogs, and need a way to move them to another area–where they may have a better chance at adoption.
But on the bright side–Bandit found his new forever home this week as well as Brownie. Bandit’s family love him already–and hopefully Brownie will fit in to her family nicely also.
Then we received a new little gal. She looks like she is around 5 months old. What a beauty with all 4 white socks. Her name is Sonya and she is a orange color with a white blaze on her chest. Better yet, she was in a home with children, so that is an extra plus. Will take pictures today and post one soon. Just wanted to keep you updated on our progress and get the word out about the beautiful big dogs we still have waiting for homes.
This Shouldn’t Be Happening!
Poor little gal came walking out of the dirty creek, along side her house. She is malnourished, mangy, and what else we are unsure of at this time. She was brought to us by a local police officer. She received a warm bath and treatment and was combed to remove all the scales. She is a pretty little gal that will need at least a month of treatment before she is ready to go. I named her Sarah. She appears to be the sister to a little black guy that came here in March.
This puppy has been very neglected. The owner should not be able to have another dog–and we hope that the owner will receive a fine for neglect and abuse.
Neuter Day at 12 Hills
Another 2 males are done–neutered that is. Now they should be ready for their new families and forever homes. It seems that their attitudes become so much calmer after their surgery. Sometimes it takes almost a month to see the difference, and sometimes it happens in a few days.Regardless, both Maximus and Kevin had their surgery today and will hopefully be adopted in the near future.
There are some who believe that male dogs should never be neutered, but we see a huge difference in dogs after the hormones settle down. Now if we could get others in the community to spay and neuter their pets–all would be good.
Look, Grammie, Come look at the little cow puppies
They do look like cows with all their black spots. We have 5 black and white ones and 2 liver colored one. And today we noticed their freckles are appearing. Spotty is such a good mother and watches over them night and day. The puppies were born on Wednesday, April 4th.
The grandkids loved watching them be born and wanted to name them already. We said they had to at least wait until their eyes are open and they show some personality. Look for their pictures as they grow.
Another Page Turned
Should I or shouldn’t I? That question has been looming over me lately. It all started when a cute little puppy was brought into the library by Bill and Bob. They had gotten the new puppy from a friend and was she ever adorable. Everyone gathered around and gave her lots of hugs and pats and I got out the dog food and a bowl of water.
Maybe I should stop and explain–our village library is probably like none other, in the sense that is more of a community/youth center when the doors are open. Of course, they are only open 11 hours a week, but that is again another story.
So, this little gal was brought in each week and she was doing great until one night, she appeared in front of the library door wanting in after hours. So, I picked her up and drove around attempting to find the boys or their parents. No luck, so I took her home to our rescue. 3 days later, after no phone calls, I took her back to the library with me. We had given the first vaccination, wormed and bathed her. She was beautiful, and when the boys and others came in they were glad to see her.
Thinking I had a prime opportunity to teach about dog care and responsibility, I had a bill all made out showing them what we had done for her and telling them they needed to work off the amount owed. It didn’t seem to sink in, so off they went home with their puppy. I went home discouraged and wondering why I had failed at teaching them responsibility.
Two weeks later, I received a call and Page (her new name) was wandering the streets again, while the kids were in school. She had appeared at the library and was looking for her safe place. She was attempting to get into cars and people were afraid she would be run over. This time I waited 4 days with( no one from the family calling) and took her back to the library. After school, they bailed in happy to see Page.They didn’t ask why I had her, but expected me to hand her over. I gave them a stern talking to, but of course, they just wanted their puppy back. This time, I took her home with the idea, she would be Page, Library Dog. The boys would have the best of both worlds. They could see her and love her, and she would be taken care of. Of course, her name Page, fit right into my new scheme.
So, we tried the library a couple times and she didn’t do all that well. She barked when people came in and sometimes scared them. She wasn’t happy on a leash—so I took her home and now the boys are wondering, where is their dog, Page? My plan for Page and teaching responsibility has failed. After much soul searching, I am thinking I should have a good talk with Bill and Bob, and their parents, and put her on our adoption list. She isn’t like Dewey the library cat. She is going to be a big dog, that will require training and special attention. More time than I have, right now.
Maybe I should try a bird as our Library mascot next time.
Is It Time Yet?? Is ItTime Yet?? Come on–we are Ready for our Run!
When the dogs come out of their kennels, they are ready for their daily exercise. (We call it their run). They love following Chuck with his 4-WD Mule to the highest hill on our farm. Their they romp and play and wrestle, and then come back and sit beside him for extra attention. How does he do it?? I don’t know, but he manages to give each dog special time and they look forward to it every day. When they arrive back to the kennels, they will be clean and fresh dog food waiting for each of them. 
On this day, he wasn’t quite ready to go, but you can see by the picture, they are more than ready!
Taking a Break from Chasing the Balls
Are they taking a break, or just watching all the fun. Some dogs just aren’t sure what to do with the ball. Oh well, it is just fine to sit on the sidelines and cheer the others on. It was fun watching the dogs chase the tennis balls, as they rolled on the hill. Not many of our dogs retrieved, but Lola, the female black Lab, did awesome. She would have fun playing with a family with frisbee or tennis ball.
The day was sunny and so beautiful! The dogs and volunteers had a great time. You can see Benjie, Ginger and Kasey watching the fun.
Just Because They Care
Had 2 wonderful visits this weekend from a Mom and her teenage boy. They came bringing a gift of 200# of Diamond Dog Food for the rescue. We gave them the LOUD tour and Joe took pictures and made a video for his U-Tube account. They brushed and petted and talked to the dogs and just spent special time with some of them.
They didn’t want another dog–they have an older dog and 2 cats, but wanted to show us support. After they left we talked about how great it is to have people in our lives that are so caring.
Two hours later, they came back with 2 bags of tennis balls and the fun was on. I guess you can tell the “Real Retrievers” when you throw out a ball. Had several that played and many just watched. Anyway, it was a special day for the dogs and for us—-
Thanks to Michelle and Joey!
Speaking of Lucky—is he really lucky???
Lucky is still at 12 Hills and we are wondering why. He is so pretty, has a great personality and loves people. Lucky had a rough start as a baby, but pulled through a bout with dehydration and parvo. He has been neutered–had all his vaccinations and ready for a family. He weighs around 75#. He is brindle in color and has a coat that feels like silk. He doesn’t seem to shed like some of the others, 
If you are looking for a great dog and like Lab mixes Lucky may be just the right do for you family.
Beautiful–Inside and Out
The big boy finally has had a chance to prove himself, and did he ever!
Sarge came to us a few months ago. He is a gorgeous Red Australian Shepherd/Akita mix. Was surprises us is his sweet personality. He doesn’t push his weight around with the other dogs, but is good with everyone. He even likes to play with Peaches our pittie.
What was really the best test of all is when he climbed up on the bench beside a 10 year old girl this weekend. He snuggled with her and laid his head or her shoulder. We knew he was a great dog, but didn’t realize that he loved kids.
Sarge has been neutered and had all his vaccinations, and weighs around 75#. He needs to run off some of the weight he gained over the winter months. 
He is ready for a family with kids or without—Just needs space to run and play and someone to love him the way he should be loved.
He is just a great dog and we are hoping he gets the chance to prove it to a loving family soon.
Spray Away–Chuck!
This warm weather gave us a perfect opportunity to spray the doggies at 12 Hills. It seems that as the weather warms the dogs are beginning to shed and scratch. Just to be on the safe side we thought a day of spraying (to kill any critters) was in order. Of course, everyone was indignant about this wonderful opportunity. But they soon dried off and were rolling in the dirt again. We had some volunteers come on Saturday and many received a good brushing out. Big Andy was brushed, but has lots more to shed—oh, right, that’s another story.
Lucky–and Gizmo are not happy.
So, maybe the next step will be baths to get off the dirt that they rolled in.
Beautiful–Inside and Out
The big boy finally has had a chance to prove himself, and did he ever!
Sarge came to us a few months ago. He is a gorgeous Red Australian Shepherd/Akita mix. Was surprises us is his sweet personality. He doesn’t push his weight around with the other dogs, but is good with everyone. He even likes to play with Peaches our pittie.
What was really the best test of all is when he climbed up on the bench beside a 10 year old girl this weekend. He snuggled with her and laid his head or her shoulder. We knew he was a great dog, but didn’t realize that he loved kids.
Sarge has been neutered and had all his vaccinations, and weighs around 75#. He needs to run off some of the weight he gained over the winter months. He is ready for a family with kids or without—Just needs space to run and play and someone to love him the way he should be loved.
He is just a great dog and we are hoping he gets the chance to prove it to a loving family soon.
This Makes Me Crazy!!!!
The sickest and saddest incident happened a week ago. Chuck was on his way to Sioux City with a dog to be spayed, and a women in a blue (older type) van, stops on the highway and dumps out 2 dogs. ON THE HIGHWAY—WITH CARS COMING FROM 2 DIRECTIONS! One care took the ditch to avoid hitting the dogs, and Chuck swerved to miss them and the car. A 2 car accident almost happened. He called and told us about the dogs and asked us to go try and save them from being run over. 45 minutes later they were loaded up and ready to bring home to 12 Hills Dog Rescue.
It was very obvious the female had been taken from her puppies and was full of milk and miserable. (Were her puppies dead–or just weaned very early?) We don’t know and she can’t tell us. But we do know she is one of the sweetest little gals, who just wants loved. We aren’t sure of her breed–she is on the small to medium side and is brindle in color. Yes, she may have just a little pittie in her–but not much.
The male with her is a dark red brown Springer Spaniel. He is a beauty–or should I say a very handsome Dude???? He appears to be under a year and both seem to have been family pets. They are friendly, non–aggressive to and love people. We will have their pictures very soon. We haven’t given them names yet. Any Ideas!!!!
Collars and More Collars!
Above picture shows the last of the collars—that is until Stevie’s Furry Friends happened by. Wow–what beautiful collars and leashes! All the doggies were happy to try on new collars. They seemed to know they were given with love. How can we thank you? You are a blessing to 12 Hills Dog Rescue.
He’s What????
Clarence–what a name and what a breed!! We didn’t know what breed he was, so we guessed. We were wrong—our local Vet helped out by telling us that Clarence was a Giant Pyranese mix. What a shocker to us. He is big, playful and handsome. Since he is so big, he will need a family that likes big dogs and can handle them. Don’t think little children should not be in the mix. Call us about Clarence and better yet, come and meet him. His owners came for a visit and told us his name is Loki.
Clarence ----A Big Boy!
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