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Cowboy
Cowboy was a stray on the Navajo reservation. I had stopped at a gas station in an area called Shonto. I noticed tourists gathered around a dog who had laid down under a picnic table. They thought he was seeking shade but he was actually dying. I gave him food and water but he had no interest in either. His condition concerned me so I picked him up, and brought him back to Utah. Blood tests and an exam were done the next day. He had Anaplasmosis a tick borne disease. He was very anemic. He received medication and is doing great now. Had I not rescued him that day he would have died. Cowboy is quite the character. He loves his milkbone treats, playing with his doggy friends, and soaking up the sunshine.
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Shasta
Shasta was a stray in Kayenta AZ on the Navajo reservation. She was spotted by a tourist at the local Burger King, scavenging for food. I was contacted and asked if I could help. It took a while to trap her as she would hide away for days at a time, avoiding capture. She was finally trapped, and I transported her to a spay neuter clinic in Tuba City AZ. Shasta was shy at first but she is the sweetest silliest girl now. She loves to be petted, and loves to play with her friend Serena, nonstop.
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Waylon
Waylon was a stray in Kayenta AZ on the Navajo reservation. He and another stray I named Wally stayed close to a local shop for shelter and food. A gentleman who worked there fed them. Animal control was doing a “sweep” of the area, rounding up the strays. I had known Waylon for about a year, as I would feed him during my transports from the reservation. I made a plan to have the both of them trapped and get them safely off the reservation. On that August day we not only trapped Waylon and Wally but we also trapped a female stray, I named Willa.
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Stardust
Stardust was most likely dumped in a housing project on the Navajo reservation. I was contacted about a dog who had been seen wandering in the area in Tuba City AZ for about two weeks. I happened to be in the area with dogs I had transported to the spay neuter clinic. I went out to the area the second day I was out there, and Stardust walked up to me. He was very emaciated and his face was swollen. He is the sweetest boy ever. He loves to howl and get the zoomies. Stardust was neutered at a spay neuter clinic later on.
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Willa
Willa was a stray on the Navajo reservation in an area called Kayenta. This sweet girl had been a stray for a couple years having one unwanted litter of puppies after another. Her last litter of puppies did not survive. Willa along with Waylon and Wally sought shelter at a local shop. I made a plan to trap the two males and get them safely off the reservation. We set up the traps and Willa wandered into the trap, being the first of three to be trapped. My trappers transported her to a spay neuter clinic being held on the Navajo reservation. She was spayed and vaccinated. I picked her up the next day and brought her back to Utah. She is the sweetest old girl, who loves other dogs, her soft bed and Milkbone treats.
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Wally
Wally was a stray in Kayenta AZ on the Navajo reservation. He and another stray I named Waylon stayed close to a local shop for shelter and food. A gentleman who worked there fed them. Animal control was doing a “sweep” of the area, rounding up the strays. I made a plan to have Wally and Waylon trapped and get them safely off the reservation. On that August day we not only trapped Wally and Waylon but we also trapped a female stray, I named Willa.
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Serena
Serena had been a stray for a couple years in Kayenta AZ on the Navajo reservation. She had litters of puppies, sadly adding to the overpopulation on the reservation. Her last litter did not survive. I saw her at the local gas station during one of my trips to get another female dog off the reservation. About a month later Serena was trapped by a rescue friend. I took her to the spay neuter clinic on the reservation to get spayed and vaccines that weekend and then brought her back to Utah. She is still very shy and fearful but she loves her milkbone treats. Serena loves to play with Shasta the other female dog we rescued from Kayenta.
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Paisley
Paisley was an owner release dog from an abusive situation on the Navajo reservation. Due to her previous abuse she can be reactive towards some dogs but does great with others, she is dog selective. She is such a sweet girl who is always smiling in spite of her previous life. Paisley loves to run and play but she can also chill out lounging on her bed. Paisley enjoys chew toys, and milkbone treats.
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Princess Buttercup
Princess Buttercup was an owner release puppy at one of the spay neuter clinics on the Navajo reservation. She came in with siblings. Princess Buttercup did not have the use of her back legs. She was only 5-6 weeks old. As PB grew, her back legs were causing more issues for her. X-rays showed her bones were separated, most likely a genetic birth defect. Princess Buttercup had double amputation surgery and she hasn’t slowed down since. She gets around great with her two front legs. She has a cute little hippity hop she does to get around.
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Monument Valley Pyrs
Viggo, Val, Vivian and Veronica were four strays in an area called Monument Valley on the Navajo Reservation. I had been contacted by a tourist traveling through the area asking if I could help them. I borrowed a van and drove to MV. I asked a couple trapper friends to meet me to help with this rescue. When we first arrived the dogs were nowhere in sight. It took a bit to find them but there they were under a tree seeking shelter. Tourists had been feeding them until we rescued them that day in June. I had opened the door to the van, put some wet food on the floor board and three of the four jumped right in. The fourth dog a very shy and fearful female had to be trapped. All four are safely off the reservation. I spayed neutered and vaccinated them at a couple spay neuter clinics on the reservation. They are sweet gentle giants.