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Sofia in the pound

Sofia the deerhound

Scruffy, lovable Sofia!  Sofia is a young deerhound, probably about 11 months old, and full of life, despite having heartworm.  She’s will be ready to burst out like a champagne cork as soon as she can! She has landed in Vancouver, B.C., where she will take up her next phase: foster life, continued heartworm recovery, […]

Cora

Cora the greyhound

Cora had been rescued already when Team Inch was alerted through our growing network.  Her rescuers were seeking help, and we were able to be there for her. Cora was starved, had skin infections, and heart worm.  Too unhealthy to tolerate the difficult heartworm treatment, she stayed in a foster home, eating well, gaining weight […]

Louisa ... or Wendy??

Louie and Wendy

We learned of 4 greyhound puppies right after rescuing Hamkke, and rushed to collect them from a pound where they had become quite ill.  Two were black females (we thought), and two were brindle males, probably from the same litter, only a few months old.  All four had parvo virus, which took both the brindle […]

Skinny inch, shy, but grateful for something soft to lie on

Inch, who began it all

Inch, the dog at the beginning of our story. Inch brought us together as a more formal Team, from a collection of people who had been working together for years in one way or another.  Skinny, heart-worm and hookworm-infested, with nasty skin lesions and some hard-learned defensive behaviors, Inch became an icon for us, the […]