Satos' Stories

Lala and Lannie are ready for their closeups!

2009-07-04T07:27:00.002-04:00

Thank you so much to Second Chances and Pilots 'n' Paws for all of their amazing work.

New puppy at the beach

2009-06-29T10:06:00.002-04:00

This new little guy showed up at the beach last week.

Update on flight

2009-06-28T21:44:00.003-04:00

These are photos taken by Pilot Tim during the trip to north Florida. He could just lean over his seat and snap a cute picture of them being cute right back at him. They look content and not very nervous, even taking puppy naps on the trip!

Jet setter satos hit the skys!!!

2009-06-28T21:32:00.003-04:00

Well here they finally go! Lala and Lannie boarded a fancy plane today piloted by Tim Johnson to take them up to Lakeland, Florida where they will switch to another pilot and finally make it to Peoria, Illinois. Poor Lannie was so nervous in the car she barfed, pooped, and gacked all over the back seat. I guess that's what thick towels are for! They girls will be so happy when they get to their forever homes. They are beautiful and sweet little darlings and will make wonderful pets for those who take them in. Thanks so much to Second Chance Animal Rescue and Pilots 'n' Pawsand also to Sandra and Nilsa for taking care of the babies before they left the island. I'm sure either of those groups would be happy to take in any donations to help with the expenses.

Luna's little love

2009-06-25T15:57:00.003-04:00

Sandra finally saw Luna's one puppy - not sure whether she had more and they didn't survive but that's probably the case. Sandra wormed the baby and mom and it seems like Luna is taking good care of her. Let's just hope no one takes the baby away.

Puppies rescued!

2009-06-22T18:28:00.005-04:00

Three cheers to Maritza and Edi of All Satos Rescue who took in these 4 little angels from the beach. Crystal, Clyde and Charlene all look to be in good health but Sidney, the little one at the bottom, was very sick the second day she was at the beach. Here's hoping she will do okay. I'll keep everyone posted on their progress. If you'd like to make a donation to help with the medical bills for these puppies, please contact Twig at twig@allsatorescue.org.

Another new puppy

2009-06-18T18:37:00.000-04:00

This little baby was dumped off at the beach today. As you can see she is very young and probably shouldn't even be away from her mother. We are desperate to find sponsors for this baby plus the other 3 puppies that are there.

New puppies at the beach

2009-06-16T15:23:00.003-04:00

These three angels were dumped at the beach over the weekend. Our account is in severe trouble and I cannot take anymore in until I get major bills paid off so we're hoping someone will be able to rescue these babies.

Betsy's new home

2009-06-11T15:39:00.005-04:00

The beautiful Betsy - now called Bella (which is PERFECT for her!) is finally in her happy new home. Thank you so much to Alicia and Second Chance Animal Rescue for finding this sweetheart her perfect forever home. Here is the blog posting from Alicia:

Welcome home Bella (aka Betsy)
I mentioned before in a post about a beautiful pup named Betsy who was found at Dead Dog Beach with a broken leg. This poor pup has been through a lot. She has since had 4 surgeries, her spay and 3 on her badly broken leg. But she was a trooper and not only pulled through but pulled through still remaining extremely loving, trusting and an all around cuddle bug. She came up to Peoria, IL on June 6th to join her new family. She was adopted by a wonderful friend of mine who continually supports me and helps me navigate my 6 hour trips to Chicago to pick up dogs as they come in. They have been waiting 2 years to adopt a dog. And the minute they saw the pictures I had of Betsy when she was dumped at the beach they fell in love with her. She is now named Bella and shares her home with Kelly, her husband Jeff and their 2 children Mackenzie and Luke. She does have 2 cat siblings that she is having a hay day stirring up their day to day lives. One of her new past times is now chasing the cats around the house. She is an extremely smart pup and has yet to go potty in her crate! She has also found Mackenzie's bed to be her favorite place to nap and lounge. Her leg is still a little swollen but is doing well and doesn't seem to hold her back as she zooms through the kitchen. She does need to put some weight back on. With all of her surgeries and trauma she needs a good 5 to 10 lbs to fill out a little more. But she truly is a people dog. Kelly will let her out in the morning and she runs into Luke's room to say hello and make sure he is still there. She then goes down the line into Mackenzie's room and then to make sure Jeff is there. When she has found everyone she runs back downstairs to find Kelly for her breakfast. She is doing fantastic and adjusting well to her new and very spoiled lifestyle.

Easy come, easy go

2009-06-10T14:44:00.005-04:00

Sweet little Betsy arrived on Thursday and left out again just two days later! She came in with a big group of dogs including Lala and Lannie, who are still at my house awaiting transport. Betsy is the little girl who was dumped with a broken leg. She had orthopedic surgery to repair the break but the pin wasn't set correctly so she had to have two subsequent operations - the poor little girl! Here she is waiting patiently at the vet's office for her health certificate and then in her kennel on the scale at American Airlines counter (poor little thing was a little scared). She flew out on Saturday - such a seasoned traveler! - to Alicia with Second Chance Animal Rescue which is actually located in Puerto Rico but Alicia is in Peoria, IL and had a wonderful home for Miss Betsy. Lala and Lannie are soon to follow but arrangements are being made through Pilots 'N Paws, a non-profit group that assists rescues in transporting animals to new homes and to other rescue groups.

More heroes!!!

2009-06-08T14:38:00.003-04:00

Adri (of Amigos de los Animales) and some women from the SPCA were at the beach last week and took in Molly, Lucy, Kramer and Cherry! Thank you so much for taking in these little angels!

DESPERATE NEED FOR FUNDS!!!

2009-06-05T17:50:00.001-04:00

We are absolutely broke right now. In fact, through some brilliant error of mine we are $500 overdrawn. Please if anyone can send some money to help out you would be all of our hero. I have our wonderful girls who board our animals to pay plus vet bills and boarding bills here in Florida. Please help out if you can.

More new dogs to Florida

2009-06-04T17:36:00.006-04:00

Today we got nine more little bundles of joy from Puerto Rico. Gina, Scooby, Spot and Stephanie are all at the Humane Society of the Treasure Coast, Mika and Nicole (not pictured) are at The Contented Canine boarding for a few days, and Lannie, Lala and Betsy are settling in nicely at my home where they will stay for about a week before they then fly to new homes in Chicago. You can also take a look at the videos below to see how much fun the puppies are having - they're giving grumpy Ziggy a run for his money! Thank you so much to Nilsa, Barbara, Mary, Alicia, Sabine and Nathan for making this trip happen.

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Update on Denisse

2009-06-03T18:36:00.006-04:00

I LOVE hearing stories from our little adopted pups families! This is Denisse, now named Roxy. She was rescued over a year ago(my how time flies). She is doing fantastic with her new family, as you can see. She is absolutely beautiful! They say she loves going on their boat and they absolutely adore her. This is what your donations accomplish.

Update on puppies

2009-06-02T15:48:00.002-04:00

Today the 5 puppies that were at Dr. Reyes for a week were moved to Nilsa, our puppy foster extraordinaire. We also picked up Cindy, a precious little Chihuahua mix who was dumped at the beach. We'll know more about her tomorrow after she meets with Dr. Vasquez this afternoon.

We are in desperate need of money, plain and simple. I know I keep saying it over and over. So many people have been so generous but it's just been keeping our head above water, not allowing us to pay down the $6,000+ debt we have with out wonderful vets and boarding facilities. Please send any you can to help us continue to be able to do these rescues. It costs an average of $200-250 PER DOG we take in, depending on age and health. So these little angels pictured here are at least $1,200 worth of vetting, boarding, and shipping. Please help us however you can. If everyone who read this blog posting would send $20 - even $10 - we would clear our debt down easily. I always hate asking for money but remember, it's for the doggies.

Update on sweet Miles

2009-05-28T18:20:00.004-04:00

I saw sweet little Miles when I was at the Humane Society of the Treasure Coast today bringing the 4 new dogs. I was concerned because he had been there for over a month and never made it to the adoption floor. Apparently he suffered an injury to his shoulder which the shelter is going to take care of - surgery to the tune of $1,100!!! Once he gets the surgery he will be up for adoption and I'm sure adopted very quickly! Thank you so much to the Humane Society of the Treasure Coast for taking such good care of him and getting him the medical care he needs!

New arrivals in Florida

2009-05-28T18:05:00.008-04:00

Today we received 9 dogs and 3 kitties for adoption! Kathy, Riker and Meredith are rescues from the beach that have been in foster care for over a month - they all went to the Humane Society of the Treasure Coast. Little Riker is heartworm positive and the shelter is awesome to take care of his treatment. Little Phoebe is a rescue from Sara, a resident of the island who just can't pass up a puppy in need. Gina's remaining 5 puppies went to Luv-A-Pet, a wonderful organization that works through a network of foster homes. They are happy and running around in the yard and romping just like puppies should be. Three went to Inga at the Adopt-A-Cat Foundation. Two were rescued by Susy and a little white kitten was being kept at Dr. Ramos' office and he asked if we could find a place for him - he has a birth defect where he is missing half his eyelids. Inga was so generous to offer to take him in.

Thank you so much to Barbara, Nilsa, Sara, Susy, Humane Society of the Treasure Coast, Luv-A-Pet, Adopt-A-Cat Foundation and special thanks to Mary and Bob.

Another loss

2009-05-28T08:57:00.001-04:00

Sandra says "I found this sweet chihuahua dead yesterday. He had been at the beach for less than a month. Apparently, by the track marks, he was hit by a heavy vehicle, like some kind of truck."

5 new angels off the beach!

2009-05-25T14:45:00.003-04:00

The wonderful and amazing Chrissy Beckles swooped in and waved her magic wand at the beach and took the beautiful dalmatian girl, a mom with two little babies, and a new puppy that is in bad shape and with a broken leg. I am waiting to hear back from her on how they are doing. Thank you so much to Chrissy, Amanda, and Sandra for saving these angels!

Little dalmatian girl

2009-05-22T10:08:00.001-04:00

This little girl is at the beach now. She looks to be a sibling from the two dalmatian babies that were dumped off about a month ago. Chrissy rescued one of the dals but someone had already taken the other one by the time she got there. Is anyone able to help with sponsoring this girl so we can get her off the beach?

5 pups safe

2009-05-22T10:03:00.002-04:00

Well, I can't turn away when little guys like this are so defenseless at the beach - so even though we are broke right now, these little ones are safe at Dr. Reyes. They will stay there for a couple of days then go into foster care. We need donations to help cover bills for these guys. We've just had 7 parvo puppies (2 of which we lost) and that's a lot of money to get them through that.

New babies on the beach

2009-05-21T09:55:00.002-04:00

Six new babies showed up at the beach. They are all very young - 4-5 weeks old - and starving. They should be with their momma. Is there anyone who can take them in for foster? Also Patches puppies are 2 weeks old now. If anyone can take her and her babies, we'll help how we can.

And they're off...

2009-05-19T17:26:00.003-04:00

These beautiful babies just left today to fly to Boston to go up for adoption at the Worcester Animal Rescue League! These 5 plus 2 others (Lannie and Lala) were rescued about 6 weeks ago from the beach. Lannie and Lala already have placement in Chicago and they'll be heading up there soon. Thank so much to Maritza and Nilsa for making this trip happen.

Sad news

2009-05-19T08:23:00.002-04:00

Sweet little Janice was rescued with that horrible mange. Her skin was improving but her little body just couldn't handle anymore stress - and she came down with parvo. She was just too weak to fight it off and she died this weekend. We did everything we could for her, she was just already so compromised from the horrible condition she was in when she was rescued. But at least she died with a full belly and in a warm bed.

Update on Darwin aka Radar

2009-05-19T08:14:00.004-04:00

I thought everyone would like to see an update on precious Darwin. He was adopted by a family and is in doggie heaven! They renamed him "Radar" because of his huge ears. He's a sweet snuggle bug and he's a lucky dog! He went through a bad time with his skin in foster care and seems to be having some little problems still - may have to struggle with that for life - but his family adores him and is totally prepared to care for him no matter what! Here's the email from the new family:

We're just writing to update you on Radar (previously known as Darwin).
He's such a wonderful little guy.. house broken almost immediately, healthy appetite and growing quickly! When we adopted him he was 8lbs 6oz and his weight today was 11lbs 5oz. He is such a snugglebug. One of his favorite things is to curl up with us on the floor or the couch and take a nap. As a matter of fact, he's currently curled up on my lap while I'm typing, haha. He plays well and even returns everything we throw for him! He can "sit" and "come" on command and is working hard on "down" and "stay." He likes taking walks around the neighborhood and has such good leash manners for a youngster! We love him very much.. he has made a great addition to our little family

The only problem we have with him at the moment is his itchy skin. He scratches and chews at his legs, feet, and back often.. He had some scabbing and dry skin when he came to us, so we think it may have something to do with that. We're currently giving him some omegas for his coat and benedryl for the itching. The vet is helping us figure out how to make him more comfy... we see some improvements, so hopefully we're on the right track!

I've attached some pictures so you can see how he's grown and that he seems to be enjoying his new home! Thank you so much for rescuing him and sending him up to us. We're so happy to have him! We can send more pictures as he gets older if you are interested. Thanks again!