Going the extra mile - - week - - whatever it takes

There’s s a back story behind every successful rescue. Most of them are amazing and the successful result is because a group of people absolutely refused to give up.

Recently, I followed the “Jughead” journey. No one knows why a dog was securely wearing a large plastic bottle on his head - - but he was – it needed to come off - - he was terrified and difficult to catch.

For many of us the word “difficult” means trying a few times and then throwing up our hands and saying “I can’t do this”. Think diet, exercise, learning something new, getting involved in a challenging rescue.

Fortunately, there are lots of really good people who will go the extra mile - - walk 10 more blocks, wait in the cold for a scared dog to finally go into a live-release crate for food, spend hours sitting on the cold floor in a shelter with food in your hand and waiting and waiting and waiting for a terrified dog to slowly inch their way close enough to snatch the treat and run back to a safe corner.

Then there’s super heroes like the Jughead brigade that absolutely, unequivocally, were not going to quit until they had successfully removed the jug, taken the very scared/hungry/thirsty dog to a veterinarian and then found a foster home who knows exactly what to do to help heal the trauma. The rescue attempts were daily – and thanks to Facebook – we could follow along - - pray - - offer encouragement - - and, if you were in rescue and could be physically involved, doing whatever it took - - whenever you could - - to help.

So – when you see someone wearing a “rescue” t-shirt please tell them “thanks”. They’re very special people and, fortunately, the lost/hurt dogs and cats have a fighting chance to be saved thanks to rescues like the Jughead Brigade.