This is Russ.

Look familiar? Yep, he’s one of the dogs we helped rescue, along with Jennifer M., from the Lake Conway area a few weeks ago:

Russ is heartworm positive and needs to be treated, but since the AAL ranch is outside, he needs to be fostered in an air-conditioned home during the treatment (heartworm treatment can be very hard on dogs). So we’re going to be taking care of him for a little bit until he’s healthy and ready for adoption.

This morning we all headed down to the ranch to pick him up. We brought him back and let him explore the backyard, then the house, then David gave him a bath, and now he is resting in his crate. He didn’t know what to think at first about being inside; he’ll have to get used to that. He’s probably never been inside before except at his recent vet visit.

The two younger pups (the black one and the smaller black & white one) were heartworm negative and are ready to be listed for adoption now. The Golden is in Memphis at MAGRR awaiting a foster home; I don’t know her heartworm status. Unfortunately, we never caught Mr. Skittish.

UPDATE: Just found out that the Golden, named Maie, is available for adoption! So she’s heartworm negative and in good health. Check out her page.

UPDATE 2: The two younger pups, Ryder and Rover, have their own pages on Petfinder now.

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