Reiki I Class Hosted By Almost Home NM

Hey all
We just wanted to put an invitation out there for anybody wanting to learn the ancient art of healing called Reiki-- during this class you will all get your first attunements as well.. So by the time everyone leaves they should be able to do healings not only on themselves, but others as well.. It will be a great day!!
The class will be held at Almost home NM in Peralta Sat Sept 27, 2008 and Sun Sept 28, 2008 from 10 am to 1 pm..
We are pretty excited and you will have time to practive after the classes if you would like as we have plenty of animals that can benefit from Reiki sessions..
Please remember that Reki can be done on both people and animals.
The cost for the class will be $125 per person..
You can contact me-Janelle 505-304-3384 for more information or to reserve your spot- we have 6 spaces left still available.

What's Happening?

Well, so far recently we have been super busy!!!
Cupcake is getting adopted.. We met an amazing man recently who we have decided would be the best daddy for our little Cupcake!!! She is almost ready to go to her new home and we are all very excited..

As some of you have noticed on our website we have gotten in quite a few new dogs and a new cat and several others have been adopted..

We recently took in 4 dogs from the City of Albuquerque Shelter. We took in Casey, Harley, Milo, and Ashley.. Ashley is a little deaf girl who they really didn't think would be adopted, Casey is a big girl and seemed pretty shy in the kennel area and of course she is black (as most know black dogs don't get adopted easily), Harley failed a section of her temperament test (we still don't remember why though- she has proven to be perfect), and Milo was returned to the City of Albuquerque Shelter after being adopted from them a few months prior- due to his size (he is going to be a big boy).. So we brought them home, they have joined the pack, and there have been no issues at all..

We also have a couple dogs that we can't post yet but will as soon as we get the OK..

The cat we recently took in is a small kitten with no tail! My kids were walking home from the park and this kitten started following them!! They tried chasing him "home" but to no avail-- he went and laid in the street so of course they got scared and didn't want him to get run over so they brought him home.. After all, we are a rescue!!! So we talked to people in the area he was found and posted fliers and nothing.. So now he is up for adoption!! He is a very cute boy..

So those are a few newer dogs that we got in..

Boomer our foster we have had for over a year through Chihuahua Rescue has also found his forever home and is doing super!!! His new family love him to death!!

Schnitzel has also been adopted.. It is still a trial run though but we are hoping that they fall in love and it turns into a forever home..

So hopefully all of these babies will find their forever homes-but as Boomer shows when we make a commitment to these animals it is until they are adopted-- we never euthanize for space-- they just live at the property with us in our home until they find their forever home...

Other dogs needing help!!

Recently we have done several interviews with the media regarding a pup named Cupcake.. We think it is super that so many news stations would cover this one cute little girl and we were shocked at how many people have actually contacted us to give her a new home..

As I stated to the news personel we are holding onto her for at least 2 more months to ensure she is healthy..

What I do want to point out though is that we do have several other great dogs needing homes all with their own stories.. Most were supposed to be dead by now--many were out of time so we restarted the clock to try and give them all a second shot at happiness!!

We also want to point out the countless dogs in other rescues and in shelters that may not have very much time left or who have just been in rescue way to long!! These dogs also need forever homes..

I would love if everyone just stopped in to Valencia County Animal Shelter and take a look-- you will find sooo many other Cupcakes with horrible stories who desperately need homes.. Remember most dogs and cats in that shelter are euthanized after 72 hours!!! Now before you all get riled up and call the shelter yelling at the staff "How dare you"-- you need to realize how many animals they take in (a bunch- ove 100 a week) and how many kennels they actually have (not enough) and how much traffic they really get (very little).. So they do have a high euthanasia rate-- please save one of these dog's lives!!!

Then you have rescue dogs that have been in rescue way too long..

http://www.petfinder.com/shelters/NM104.html

Please at least take a look at some of these wonderful dogs that are in this rescue!! Poor Spencer has been homeless for almost 4 years!!! e desperately need a home..
Rocky also is in desperate need of a home!! He was severely abused with a baseball bat!! He has shown some dog aggression however if you only want one dog he would be the best!! he is amazingly sweet.. PLease, please take a look at these 2 big boys!!

The brindle pit is Rocky- the 1st pic is Rocky with Sunny from Critter Connection, the second is also Rocky, and the thid is Spence a yellow Lab mix who has been in and out of rescue for 4 years!! THEY both need forever homes to call their own with families to show them the love they love.. Please contact Second Chance for these two dogs!!!

Supporters!!!

Wow the outpouring we have had recently from the public is amazing!!!
We have met some amazing people!!
I would like to share with you a few supporters we have recently had and what they have done..

First of course there is Sunny with MTD Radio who has done several interviews with us about Almost Home NM!! She is amazing and she has recently taken in a Pit Bull Terrier from the Valencia County Shelter through us who she is doing an amazing job at training to be an APBT Ambassador Dog!!! So far Miranda (the new dog in her pack) is amazing and proving to be the typical fast learner Pitts are known to be..
Sunny Aris, MTD Radio Host/Producer: "Critter Connection" A Radio Show Encouraging Humane Behavior Toward Animals~Animal Protection of New Mexico 07 Milagro Award505-258-9922 Station505-808-0500 Cell phoneKIDX KRUI KNMB KWMW KTUM



Pictures above are Sunny's babies-- playing tug, her little Canum who was supposed to be an ambassador but passed on after breaking with parvo after being rescued from a shelter, and Miranda sitting nicely for a stranger and receiving a cookie for good behavior..


Another supporter is an artist by the name of Christine Ford - Artist and Printmaker- Pet Portraits-Oil Equine and Wildlife Art Etchings and Mezzotints 505-450-9446 she not only made a donation -but is also doing a painting of Cupcake for the Canine Art Guild.. If it sells she will be donating all proceeds to Almost Home NM.. Thank you so much Christine!!!
clford-artist@hughes.net

These are 2 of Christine's beautiful pictures she has painted!!! Look at the eyes-- the detail is amazing!!



Another supporter we recently met is Lisa Berry and her husband who run Custom K9 Performance .. Lisa contacted us inquiring about Cupcake-- she also offered her time and expertise with ear cropping to help us get her ears healthy and standing as erect as possible and even offered discounts on training for our adopters. Lisa has some champion APBTs that do everything: agility, Schutzhund, weight pull, and I believe a couple even competed in herding (before the rule was made for only actual herding breeds were allowed to compete)!! We went over to her place and watched her dogs work and boy were they amazing!!! http://www.geocities.com/customk9performance/Home_page.htmlities.com/customk9performance/Home_page.html http://www.k9performancekennels.com/




Christmas 2006 Lisa's pack, Tempest (the blue) and Vixen (the fawn) working agility -- I got the pleasure of watching these two beautiful working dogs!! Wow!! Is all I can say about these amazing dogs!!!

Cupcake!!

OK!! Now Miss Cupcake!! You can see the news http://www.koat.com/news/17106196/detail.html
we were also on 4 and 13.. You can also go to the Valencia County News Bulletin to read the story of Cupcake..
Cupcake's right ear is badly infected.. So she is on antibiotics and we are keeping them clean and dry to ensure they heal..
She has proven to be the typical happy pit bull we love to have around and will make an amazing pet..
We have received numerous calls and e-mails from people wanting to adopt this sweet girl.. We are going to be holding on to her though for at least 2-3 months.. We do want to make sure that she is completely healed, socialized, and started on basic obedience before she heads on out to a new life that will hopefully make up for the pain she was put through at such a young age..
If you would like to be considered for her forever home please send us an e-mail requesting an application and we will get that out to you..
In the meantime please visit a local animal shelter and adopt a pet..

Pearl Update!!

Ok all Pearl went home recently!! She is doing great and gets along super with their big boy.. It was love at first site!! So she has a wonderful new home with people who are going to make up for her past and spoil her!!! So we are very excited.. I took some wonderful pictures of them when they came out so I will be posting a few of those very soon!!! We are stillt rying to pay off her huge vet bill so if you can spare even a few dollars please help us so we can get that paid off and we can continue our rescue work and help others like her.. You can click on any of the donate links and it will guide you through making a donation-- really every little bit helps!!!
So yeah for Pearl on her new home!!!!

Dog Training the Ian Dunbar Way

As most of you know we do quite a few interviews with Sunny Ares with Critter Connection.. Well recently she interviewed Ian Dunbar about his training methods and he gave her one of his puppy training DVDs to give out to one of her listeners.. Well, we did call in and surprisingly enough we won this wonderful DVD!!! Me and the girls sat down to watch it the day we got it and boy were we shocked when we put his methods to work on our own pack!!!

It is shocking to see how fast this training works!!! The girls first worked with Pooh and Zack using the methods we saw in the Dunbar video and they were shocked at how quickly these two puppies picked up the commands.. It was unbelieveable!!! In one hour of training they were able to teach these two puppies 4 commands!!!! "Off", "Sit", "Down", and "Stand".. We have never ever seen a training program work this quickly!! I am not kidding.. We used to do the typical on leash training, give the command and manually put the dogs in position and then reward-- which I am telling you is not an easy task when you are trying to get a very excited 70 pit bull into a sit postition when they just want to give kisses!!!

With this method the dogs are off leash and you use a food lure to get them to follow with their noses into position!!! It is amazing!! I actually decided to try it with our 70 lb extremely muscular pit bull -Happy.. Let me tell you as Sunny saw when she was at my house meeting Happy the first time he was extremely difficult to control and trying to get him to sit was quite a chore on leash using a prong collar and trying to push his butt down with the other hand-- you know what I am talking about-- lift up on the leash and push the butt down.. Yeah, try that with this boy-- he was like, "What are you trying to do to me! I don't think so lady-- how about a kiss instead!".. To say the least I thought he was "untrainable" and if we did get him trained it would take months!!

Bring in the food lures and no leash-- using the Dunbar method I am not kidding you this huge boy was sitting like a champ in about 10 minutes with new people watching him (a family was out meeting him the night we decided to try the Dunbar method on him) and about 4 Chihuahuas around him trying to get his treats!! It was so funny we had this small pack of dogs all sitting in about 10 minutes using the food lures!! They got so good at it that now if they ever hear the word "sit" in a sentence they sit!!! Pooh, Takara, Zack, Kanga, Piglet, and Happy were all out there walking around to all of us sitting when told-- even sitting on command for the folks that were there meeting Happy!!!

I strongly encourage everyone to go out and get the training videos using the Ian Dunbar (Serius) method!! He does have quite a few downloads also available for free at www.dogstardaily.com

Pearl Went Home!!!

Hey all,
A quick update on our sweet little girl Pearl.. She did go home yesterday to a wonderful family.. The kids and the parents are all super!! We will be posting pictures soon of her with her new forever family!! This is what rescue is all about folks!! Taking a dog from such a horrible living situation and giving them a new one with all that life has to offer them!! She will now get all the love and spoiling she can handle with this wonderful family!!! A huge thank you goes out to the McClouds from Almost Home NM!!

Sunny Aris From Critter Connection

Hey all!! I just got some great news that I must share!! We will be doing another interview with Sunny Aris on Saturday!!! She is going to be sharing some great training information with us that we will be sharing with all our wonderful adopters and all you that watch the website for new information!!! We are very excited for Saturday to roll around!!!

Oh some quick updates
Recent Adoptions!!
Jack went to his new home
Jacob the kitty went home
India has a priority hold and will be going home right after her spay
Sunshine went home to Oklahoma (yes her new owners drove 6 hours to come get her!!)
Roo is going to her new home in Texas on Sat (yes they are driving out for her-3 hours)
Pearl will be going home next Sat
Wiggles and Giggles will be going to their new home in Texas (yes they too are driving out for their new dogs-3 hours) next week.

Incoming Animals
10 week old registered American Bulldog puppy
Female Chihuahua from Socorro AC
Poppy was returned (no fault of her own-- her dad was shipped out with the military and his family who had said they would take care of her until he got back called us and returned her) so is now available once again for adoption

So there is a quick little update!! Have a great day!! We will hopefully have our website updated tomorrow with some more information (I've been working very hard!!) and we are now on our way to ogetting ourt incorporation (it is in the mail!) and right after that we will file our tax exempt status!! Yeah!!!!!

OK I did my homework

This is the original poem..

From Friend to Friend
by Karen Clouston

You're giving me a special gift,So sorrowfully endowed,And through these last few cherished days,Your courage makes me proud.
But really, love is knowingWhen your best friend is in pain,And understanding earthly actsWill only be in vain.
So looking deep into your eyes,Beyond, into your soul,I see in you the magic, that willOnce more make me whole.
The strength that you possess,Is why I look to you today,To do this thing that must be done,For it's the only way.
That strength is why I've followed you,And chose you as my friend,And why I've loved you all these years...My partner 'til the end.
Please, understand just what this gift,You're giving, means to me,It gives me back the strength I've lost,And all my dignity.
You take a stand on my behalf,For that is what friends do.And know that what you do is right,For I believe it too.
So one last time, I breathe your scent,And through your hand I feel,The courage that's within you,To now grant me this appeal.
Cut the leash that holds me here,Dear friend, and let me run,Once more a strong and steady cat,My pain and struggle done.
And don't despair my passing,For I won't be far away,Forever here, within your heart,And memory I'll stay.
I'll be there watching over you,Your ever faithful friend,And in your memories I'll run,...a young cat once again.

So I guess it was originally about a cat passing!!!

A Poem I Found Regarding Euthanasia

Hey all-- Today I read a wonderful poem-- I don't know who wrote it (I will be researching this) and thought I just had to share.. Especially since we lost another one of our babies recently.. Cody was euthanized early Tue morning-- he apparently had come in with distemper and it just moved through him too quickly to even take him in to the clinic-- not that much can be done of course with distemper--
Anyhow our little Zack and Jack are thriving and nobody is showing signs so I guess it is a good thing that we keep them segregated upon intake!!! Of course it also reminds me of my old Pitt I used to have Sheba who was euthanized about 3 years ago due to Cancer-- I still miss my baby!!
Anyhow here is this poem- before I start crying again!!-
I will also be posting it in the "Memorium" section of the site (I know that page isn't up yet-- but it will be soon!!)..

You're giving me a special gift,
So sorrowfully endowed,
And through these last few cherished days,
Your courage makes me proud.
But really, love is knowing
When your best friend is in pain,
And understanding earthly acts
Will only be in vain.
So looking deep into your eyes,
Beyond, into your soul,
I see in you the magic, that will
Once more make me whole.
The strength that you possess,
Is why I look to you today,
To do this thing that must be done,
For it's the only way.
That strength is why I've followed you,
And chose you as my friend,
And why I've loved you all these years...
My partner 'til the end.
Please, understand just what this gift,
You're giving, means to me,
It gives me back the strength I've lost,
And all my dignity.
You take a stand on my behalf,
For that is what friends do.
And know that what you do is right,
For I believe it too.
So one last time,
I breathe your scent,
And through your hand I feel,
The courage that's within you,
To now grant me this appeal.
Cut the leash that holds me here,
Dear friend, and let me run,
Once more a strong and steady dog,
My pain and struggle done.
And don't despair my passing,
For I won't be far away,
Forever here, within your heart,
And memory I'll stay.
I'll be there watching over you,
Your ever faithful friend,
And in your memories I'll run,
...a young dog once again.

Great News!!!

Well so far so good!! We have so many great adopters!!! I can't thank them enough for keeping in touch with stories of the furbabies they have adopted from us!!!! I wanted to just share with you all one of the most heartwarming updates from an adopter of one of Angelina's puppies!!

Shirokii-- Well, this was one of Angelina's babies- he was the runt and born all white except for 1 black spot on his back.. He has since grown some brindling spots and is still just as cute as ever!!!

He has been diagnosed as being deaf though- so I did offer to take him back and trade him for another one of the babies that was still here.. However his new mommy said "no way!! I love this little guy!!" Her and her daughter Brooke and her best friend Holly (who by the way adopted Tadashii) have all decided to learn all about deaf dogs and work with little Shirokii to learn sign language!!! Cassandra went out and bought what books she could find on deaf dogs and got onto the deaf dog website and has worked diligently with little Shirokii on "checking in", "sit", "beautiful boy", and some other commands..

A few days ago they came over and brought Shirokii and Tadashii over so we could see how much they have grown.. I was shocked at how amazing both of these beautiful boys behaved!!!

They both sat quietly on their leashes and little Shirokii kept "checking in" with Cassandra and Holly!! He would go sit right in front of one of them and just look up for a command.. He was just sooo cute.. He seems so pleased that he can now communicate with his owner. It is amazing!!!

Of course little Tadashii was also very amazing!! He knew his commands and sat and is just such a cute big monster of a pup!!! He has his mommy Holly wrapped around his little paw!!! She still carries him around like a baby and he loves it.. We were actually laughing that she was getting built with all that lifting of such a big boy!!! He is going to be a monster!!!

Too Many Issues!!!!

Pitts!!! Gotta Love Them!!!

Well, recently I received an e-mail requesting rescue for 3 animal aggressive pit bulls. I was very shocked by that request seeing as we do not, by any means, have a shortage of animal friendly pitts! I pull pitts as often as possible-- but I will not pull a pitt into rescue if it is animal aggressive. This goes for all breeds of dogs not just the pitts-- I do not see any reason to save an aggressive animal that poses a liability or can and may cause pain and suffering. So I contacted the requester and she explained that a pit had been euthanised and now people were causing a stink about it. This was my response to her:

I think the question to ask these people is: "If you are so worried about these aggressive animals why don't You foster and train it rather than give others a hard time for not wanting to risk a lawsuit or injury?". Most will decline due to not wanting to put themselves, their family, or their animals in danger. They are too quick to judge those of us that must do it on a daily basis though.

I can almost guarantee the people giving you the hard time do not work with dogs on a daily basis, run a rescue, or have ever worked directly with the volume of dogs we (shelters/rescues) work with. They may be advocates for them but do not actually do the hands on stuff we do. On average we keep about 24 dogs at any given time- they are kept in a pack- so to bring an aggressive dog with a high prey drive could be detrimental to my efforts.. It takes a while yes to integrate the animals the way I do but I believe it helps them in the long run to know how to behave around other dogs..

My guys know me and my girls are the bosses and there is no fighting allowed here ever- it just isn't tolerated. We humans are the only ones ever to give any corrections-- they eat together, sleep together, everything is done as a pack..

If you have problems with these people regarding these aggressive dogs needing to be euth please feel free to direct them to me and I can explain to them how utterly irresponsible it is to adopt aggressive animals out.

There is no shortage of good natured animals to adopt out and the aggressive ones should be euhanized the minute the caregivers realize it is in their blood (their instinct so to say-- it is prey drive and can be very dangerous to deal with) and not just fear.. Every rescue I know of is packed beyond capacity--- why on Earth would we waste a space on an aggressive animal that will be very difficult to place when there are soooo many non aggressive animals dying daily in the shelters???

The people causing the stink about euthanasia of aggressive animals need to be given a good talking to-- and maybe even given an example..

"OK-- we only have space for 1 animal right now-- here is a friendly dog (breed doesn't matter) this animal has absolutley no issues at all and here is a great people friendly dog that has quite a bit of animal aggression and can possibly be dangerous..

Who do we save to meet with adopters??

Which one poses a liability to the rescue or shelter adopting it out??

Which one will more likely cause pain later on to the adopters and possibly others??

Who will move faster to make room for another dog???

Everybody inolved in animal services/rescue/etc should understand which dog should be spared and which needs to be humanely euthanized.. The average advocate on the other hand who does not work directly with the animals would say -- "Oh both-- you must save them all!!!"..


Here is a good example of what can happen that you can share with these people:

A family adopts one of these dogs after "rehabilitation".. They trust the dogs commands, training, and rehab.. They take him out for a walk and a child accidently lets her dog out of the yard.. Now that dog runs over and the "rehabbed dog" goes into instinct mode and kills this child's dog!! Trust me there is no real training you can do when it come to a strong prey drive-- yes those of us with extensive knowledge on behavior can control it-- but the average owner will not be able to control this-- the eyes glaze over into a blank stare and instinct takes over-- not a good thing to have to deal with!!! This prey drive/aggression can be with any breed not just pitts (I have seen it in Spaniels, Setters, Shepherds, you name it I have probably seen it in action-- this is not just a pitt thing)!! Now what?? That child just saw her dog killed, the family (possibly with children) just witnessed this as well and now don't want this dog anymore.. Now instead of 1 dead dog- you have 2 dead dogs and a bunch of people who are now terrified of pitts and are now supporters of breed specific legislation!! It is a bad situation all the way around!!!


It is not realistic to adopt out any aggressive dog regardless of breed.. It is our responsibility as people and rescuers to not put any dog into a worse situation than what they came from. To put a possibly aggressive pitt out there, a breed with so many strikes already against it, that may fail and cause even more negative media attention to the breed is very detrimental to the work we do.

I am a very strong believer in humane euthanasia when there is no safe alternative or if by letting that animal go out to the public it can cause more negative media attention.. We just don't need that type of hype surrounding pitts who are already so difficult to place due to ignorance..

Now take a look at our handsome boy Happy!!! He is the typical clownish pitt we pull who loves everything and everyone!!! He is just so Happy!!!!! These are the ones that should be saved-- not the aggressive time bombs waiting to blow!!!
If you have any questions regarding this post please feel free to contact me..

Rest in Peace Abuela

Well yesterday I got news of another one of our little babies death.. She was one of the first Chihuahuas me and my girls ever fostered.. She was so tiny and sweet we fell in love with her.. However, she did get adopted.. A very caring woman named Desiree opened her heart and home to our little old Abuela.. She adopted both Abuela and Baby Doll and they joined her and her other senior dog-- Sue.. Unfortunately both Sue and Abuela were seniors and both passed away within weeks of each other.. Our prayers are with Desiree and Baby Doll that they will be able to go on after the deaths of these faithfl little companions. We are so sorry for your loss Desiree.. Thank you for giving Abuela a loving home and, of course, Sue as well who you saved many years ago frm the strees!!

Rest in Peace Baby Shyler

Shyler left our world this afternoon at about 5 pm for the Rainbow Bridge. Our vet did all he could to save him with yesterdays surgery.. However by about 4 pm today Shyler started showing signs of distress and was humanely euthanised. We did all we could to save him. Please help him along his journey to the Rainbow Bridge with your prayers.. Thank you..

Rest in peace little Shyler.. You fought hard little guy- we just wish things would have been different and we could have helped you find a happy forever home..

Please be aware that our vet bill for Shyler does not just go away with him.. We are still in desperate need of donations so we can carry on our rescue efforts... Please make a donation in Shyler's honor that we may be able to save the next baby that comes in.. Thank you..

Just this side of heaven is a place called Rainbow Bridge.
When an animal dies that has been especially close to someone here, that pet goes to Rainbow Bridge.
There are meadows and hills for all of our special friends so they can run and play together. There is plenty of food and water and sunshine, and our friends are warm and comfortable.
All the animals who have been ill and old are restored to health and vigour, those who were hurt or maimed are made whole and strong again, just as we remember them in our dreams of days and times gone by.
The animals are happy and content, except for one small thing:
they miss someone very special to them who had to be left behind.
They all run and play together, but the day comes when one suddenly stops and looks into the distance.
The bright eyes are intent; the eager body quivers.
Suddenly it begins to break away from the group, flying over the green grass, strong legs carrying him faster and faster.
YOU have been spotted, and when you and your special friend finally meet, you cling together in joyous reunion, never to be parted again.
The happy kisses rain upon your face, your hands caress the beloved head and you look once more into the trusting eyes of your pet, so long gone from your life but never absent from your heart.
Then you cross the Rainbow Bridge together.

Poor Shyler

Well today Shyler had to get surgery.. Our wonderful vet worked on him for quite a while. According to the vet he seems to be doing much better and should recover.. He is spending the night at the clinic so they can moniter him.. Another expensive surgery!! What do we do??

Anyway Shyler started out with Coccidia and then a few days ago we noticed he started refusing to eat and drink.. So we thought maybe he just had a tummy ache. So we gve him medicine for that, continued his sub-q fluids, and kept him on Nutri-Cal, Ensure, Albon, and Hydration Tabs.. Just hoping he would pull through. Well, last night we noticed he was just getting worse.. I started palpating his tummy and sure enough something didn't feel right-- it was all bulgy and weird.. So he was seen first thing this morning and sure enough there was something wrong.. Here is what it was:

Intussusception is the sliding or telescoping of the intestine within itself. When the intestine slides within itself the blood supply to that section is greatly reduced and the tissue begins to swell and then die. The entire process can occur rapidly, which makes early detection and treatment essential.

Poor little guy!! They had to take 8" of his intestine.. We will be keeping you updated on Shyler's recovey...

What has been going on this week!!

Well, so far this week we took in a few more dogs.. Two puppies were thrown over our fence!! Three were owner surrenders due to the fact that they had too many dogs-- one was too aggressive to go into the shelter so he is with us for some rehabilitation, and the other has a 12 day old puppy.. So we have been very busy to say the least..

The puppies thrown over the fence seem very sweet and well adjusted--

Dink is poss an Amer Bulldog X and seems very healthy so far..

Shyler on the other hand came in very sick.. He was extremely dehydrated and has been on sub-q fluids, Albon, anti-nausea med, and a hgh protein supplement to keep his energy up.. He is not doing very well but we are keeping our fingers crossed he will pull through..

The momma dog that came in (Wiggles) is very sweet over all and of course the baby (Giggles) is just darling!!! Once they are made available they will go very quickly into their new homes..
Louie is a Chih.. Very handsome and small but very aggressive and tests his boundaries constantly.. We were told the children in the home were teasing him which escalated his behavior problems.. So we are currently working with him on self control and trust..

Pearl had surgery done on both eyes and seems to be doing great.. We will be posting an update with pictures of her very soon!!!!

Our new blog!!

Hey all we decided to start a blog to keep everybody informed about the happenings of Almost Home NM.. We are very excited to now have this great way of communicatiing with everyone!! We are very excited and have a lot to share!!!