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Buddy, an exceptionally sweet elderly Cocker Spaniel mix, is having a very Merry Christmas Eve.  He just heard the news that he and his two kitty pals, Ying and Kammer, who have all been together for 10 years, will get to go home to their mom on Tuesday.  They have been separated since November when their mom had to flee a domestic abuse situation that was putting her and her pets in grave danger.  She was facing eviction as well.  The domestic abuse shelter would not accept pets, so Buddy and his cat pals went to a city animal shelter where their mom thought they would be safe.  Unfortunately, she soon received a call saying they were no longer welcome.  They would either be adopted to other families or euthanized. 

Cubby was found motherless at only five weeks old.  He is one of many puppies who have been

recently dumped in the frigid cold Bottineau region of North Dakota along the Canadian border.  They all have had mange and are very malnourished.  Cubby was taken in by a family who realized when he was unable to walk that they could not care for his extensive needs, so they took him to animal control where he would have been euthanized if it weren't for a kind rescuer, Jackie.  Jackie took Cubby into her home and posted pleas for help.  Sadly, mange is the least of Cubby's problems.  All four of his legs are misshapen.  His bones are very soft and not forming correctly.  Cubby suffered malnutrition to such an extent that it effected his growth.

PUPDATE:  ROBERT REDFORD HAS BEEN ADOPTED!  Follow Redford's progress on his very own Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/redfordthegoldenretriever. Congratulations to Redford and his amazing new family!  Redford is now living in West Omaha with human mom and dad Brad and Gena, and Golden Retriever fursisters Lucy and Ethel.  Many thanks to Amanda Crawford at KETV for sharing Redford's story so that he could find the perfect family.

Stories conflict on what exactly happened to Harvey, but we know that on a car ride with his family he ended up outside of the car, with the car still moving but still attached to the leash which was inside the car. Witnesses said he tried and tried to keep up, but the car just kept going and eventually Harvey's legs gave out and he couldn't keep up. He was dragged for what witnesses report was approximately half of a mile, screaming for his life. His family didn't stop. They said they didn't notice. Animal control in the town finally got custody of Harvey.

We recently received a call from Dr Hord of Val Verde Animal Hospital in Lavista, Nebraska on behalf of his client Ron, and his dog Kehotay.  Ron is deaf and blind.  Kehotay, his guide dog, is at risk of losing one of his eyes.  Because he is Ron's eyes this was particularly dreadful news.  Dr Hord has been working diligently to save Kehotay's eye, but unfortunately the Pigmentary Uveitis (common to Golden Retrievers) was advanced when caught because Ron was not able to see the signs.