Mavis on Christmas morning

The kennel where Mavis is boarded was so sweet to send me this Christmas morning picture of Mavis. How great are they there to give all the rescue dogs a special treat and attention on Christmas.

Mavis is still looking for her forever home or foster home. Medically, she is doing great. I will take her in for a repeat blood test soon, but she is really healthy, her blood pressure test came back normal and her xrays did too.

I just can't believe no one wants her. She is such a spectacular dog. Maybe 2007 will be her year.....

Mavis on FOX LA

click on the link to the right under "links" or cut and paste the address below to see Mavis on Fox LA's pet adoption segment.

http://www.myfoxla.com/myfox/pages/InsideFox/Detail?contentId=1373169&version=2&locale=EN-US&layoutCode=VSTY&pageId=5.2.1

Mavis and Porsche Update

Hi all, I see Mavis has been here telling her own story - what a smartypants that one is....

Anyway - just wanted to update y'all on Mavis and Porsche - the good news is that Porsche found a foster home (at least a short term one) so she is spending the holidays in a nice warm home with a loving foster family - Go Porsche! She'll still be at adoptions on saturdays so PLEASE come see her.

The bad news is that mavis is still at the kennel and when her best friend Porsche left - she got so depressed the staff moved her to closer to the kitchen so they could keep an eye on her and she could see them. They have been great with her - even cuddling up in her run with her so she doesn't feel so lonely.

The other bad news is that the vet found protein in Mavis' urine and through blood tests thinks she might have a slight kidney issue - though she is completely asympomatic and even the vet said IF she DOES have a kidney issue - she is THE HEALTHIEST kidney issue dog he's ever seen. I guess the cause of the protein is hard to identify and may NEVER cause her any problems, but I want to be completely honest and up front with folks who might be interested in her. She'll be going back to the vet this week for some more tests to rule out anything serious. I'll keep you all posted.

So, there it is - think positive thoughts for Mavis this week and let's hope that someone comes to adoptions tomorrow and falls head over heels in love with her!

One last note - if you or anyone you know are interested in helping cover some of Mavis' expenses, please let me know. I hate putting this out there but i really have no choice at this point. You can contribute directly to me, to the kennel she's boarded at or to The Paw'd Squad Animal Rescue in Mavis' name.

Thanks for reading and giving Mavis a chance,

Tina

Shhhhh.... DON'T TELL HER I'M USING THE COMPUTER...

hey everybody, it's me mavis. please don't tell that lady that rescued me (i think you all call her tina) that i'm using one of the computers here at the kennel. i was bored last night sitting in my run, and my best friend porsche in the run next to me was asleep already (probably dreaming about adoptions on saturday and hoping someone will come adopt her for christmas - i think she really wants a stuffed toy this year - all the puppies at adoptions keep stealing her favorite stuffed parrot and getting puppy goo all over it.Yuck!) anyway - i didn't want to wake her up so i snuck out by myself - don't ask me how - let's just say that we staffies are a smart breed... SO... i found the office with the computers and i've been wanting to google myself so i did. well... what did i find? this blog that that lady ... er...i mean tina... made about me. i read what she said about me and IT'S ALL TRUE! i really am THAT GREAT! well, almost that great anyway. one thing though, i know i am costing her a lot of money every month - my rent here at the kennel is over 400 bucks a month (can you believe these LA prices? i mean the real estate market has shifted and all but, jeez, it's still SO expensive to live in this city, I don't know how y'all do it) oh, sorry... anyway.... i heard her talking to someone last weekend and she was kinda crying, all i could make out was that she really can't afford to keep me here much longer. you see, she was a teacher until last june when she decided she really wanted to work with animals so she quit her teaching job and went back to school to be a vet tech - she also works at a vet hospital but can you believe that it pays EVEN LESS than teaching? i know she really loves me and it's breaking her heart to see me kenneled and unadopted for SO long. i feel bad for her cause she really wants to find me a good home. sometimes i am sorry that i am a staffie mix and we have such a bad reputation, do you know that one day at adoptions a woman was petting me and (i was rolled over on my back so she could reach my tummy) at the same time she was telling my rescue mom that she doesn't like, doesn't trust, would never own a staffie or pit? I thought my rescue mom was gonna knock her off the planet! so, you see, i really want to find a home soon. i don't want to stress my rescue mom out or make her sad. she saved my life and the lives of all my puppies too. they all got great homes and i am sure that they are making their new moms and dads very happy. i just want a chance to do the same.

ok - i gotta go - porsche is gonna wake up soon and she will be very, very worried about me if i am not there when she opens her eyes - you know we both came from the shelter and there when you woke up and your neighbor wasn't there anymore - you knew exactly where they went - and most times you never even got to say goodbye.

thanks for reading,

mavis

some more photos of mavis.... enjoy

These were taken at the most recent Best Friends adoption event at the La Brea Tar Pits - as you can see, Mavis is quite the lover. The black dog she is playing with is her best friend Porsche. Porsche is also loking for a home and is being kenneled right now too. She was a "leftover" at the Best Friends event before this last one and she is a really sweet girl.