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Mama Lucy Photo Gallery

Mama LucyAdopted September 2005 Mama Lucy was a 2-3 year old female. She was a small, beautiful, baby girl. This poor thing has seen it all and didn't even attempt to do anything but get more cuddles. We weren't sure about her story, but her alleged history was that she showed up very skinny at a rural household who tied her up and fed her. That household was then moving into town and couldn't take her with them. In this same amount of time she managed to become pregnant and deliver a very large litter of puppies.

Still excruciatingly thin, this mama was now free of her kids and looking to have a happy ending to her sad story. However, once again, her bad luck only gets worse. Too often we have recited these words: this dog is heartworm positive. She weighed only 51 lbs, but the veterinarian ruled that she didn't have enough muscle to safely treat her for the heartworms. We went ahead with the treatment with the help of a lot of loving sponsors and one loving forever home.

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A special thank you to Mama Lucy's sponsors: April W. in honor of Morgan—another former "mama". Kristin Delfino. Lucinda Kinlow in honor of Shadow. Jeanette Andrews. Larry Wilson in memory of Hruska. Maria Noack. Stephanie Johnson. Chris Miller in honor of Kylie. Kristin and Robert Gary. Michael and Sherry Eckert in honor of Noir. April W. in honor of Morgan. Larry Wilson in memory of Hruska. Rebecca Kuk in loving memory of her beloved Oscar the GSD. Aileen O'Dea in memory of Kobi and in honor of Nakita. April W. in honor of Morgan. Steve Hitz in honor of Dweezel.

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Elizabeth Riddle, our rescue president, outside of her full-time job and continuing educational pursuits, is an animal behaviorist and an obedience instructor, with a Bachelor's degree in Biology from the University of Illinois with a specialty in Ethology (the study of animal behavior). She officially founded this rescue in November of 1997 while attending the University of Illinois. Learn more about this rescue...

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Approximately 8-12 million companion animals enter animal shelters nationwide every year and approximately 5-9 million are euthanized (60% of dogs and 70% of cats). — Annual Shelter Statistics, ASPCA

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See also:
Check out our Community Dogs page for a listing of dogs that are adoptable through other individuals, shelters, and rescues.
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