Nova’s story is an unfortunate one. She had had a broken front leg that was never treated. Her owners couldn’t or wouldn’t pay to have her looked after and decided to surrender her instead. At least now she would be receiving the care she desperately needed. Since the old break could not be set properly and it was causing her constant pain the decision was made to have the leg amputated.

Luckily the Tollie Fund was able to cover the cost of her surgery and the fabulous staff and volunteers at the Delta Community Animal Shelter have been giving her all of the lovin’ this sweet, sweet girl deserves. It’s been a couple of months since the surgery and she’s doing marvelously.

She’s only a year old (give or take) and she still has that puppy energy and enthusiasm … though the day before we stopped in she had been out for quite a long walk and the weather was on the warm side so she was being smart and taking it easy. We didn’t mind one bit … we weren’t moving much faster ourselves in that heat.

She loves, loves, loves chewing on her toys … even when she’s too tired to keep her eyes open 😉

The surgeons did a great job with the incision/scar … it’s healed up very cleanly. And look at that pattern on her head … can you see the howling wolf? 🙂

 

Visit the DCAS website to see Nova’s adoption info or call the shelter for more information

Thursday I had the good fortune to meet Buddy out at the Delta Community Animal Shelter (DCAS). He’s the new kid in town having just arrived from the shelter in Terrace where he was surrendered when his owner fell on some hard times.

The shelter environment can be stressful for the animals in care but Buddy seems to be taking it all in stride.

 

We could tell he was excited to see us and happy to take all the pets and tummy rubs we wanted to give. Of course I fell in love with those big soft ears.

 

 

Such a handsome and easy going guy!

He’s very inquisitive and alert. During our time together we had some visitors and heard a bit of yelling from the nearby construction workers. He always wanted to go check things out but I don’t recall ever hearing him bark. That could just be my failing memory though 😉

 

 

He’s got such a wonderful creamy beige and brown coat with a very subtle scattering of black hairs on his upper back and a perfectly white tip on his tail. So cute!

 

 

It wasn’t long before the excitement of the day caught up with him and it was time for a little snooze. Did I mention that I totally fell in love with those ears?

 

 

Buddy will be ready for adoption just as soon as he’s neutered. Shelter staff say he’s good with kids, cats, and other dogs too.

 

 

Talk to the DCAS staff  (who are absolutely wonderful too 🙂 ) to get all the details about Buddy and to fill out an adoption application.