Rescue Team 1 picked up 26 dogs in Lebanon, MO early this morning. Darrell arrived to help Shirley and Gail load the dogs. Shirley and Gail and headed out on the long road to Clarksville, TN, as soon as the dogs were loaded.
Photos sent an hour ago from Rescue Team 1:
Rescue Team 1 is driving through Kentucky at this moment and should be meeting Hope's new family within the hour.
Below is a great pic taken this morning of Darrell holding Hope. Before loading the dogs, Darrell got a moment to cuddled with Hope for a few minutes. In the spirit of the "small, kind, world of dog lovers" that this rescue blog has become, Darrell also has been connected with Hope from her very first breath. He was there when she was born. Hope was breech coming out and Darrell grabbed a hold of her tail to pull her out.
Picture of Hope and the reunion with her proud papa this morning:
Rescue Team 2 (Theresa, Dayna, Amiee) headed out this morning to make it to Kirksville, MO by nightfall. They are driving a huge rented van that can hold 70 to 80 dogs/crates comfortably. The only problem is the wind through Kansas today! Theresa's got both hands on the wheel.
Photo below of Dayna and Theresa stopping to clean bugs off the windshield. Must be spring time!
Rescue Team 2 will be adding two stops on their way back to CO on Sunday. In addition to the planned 50 dogs they will be picking up (released from a puppy mill), they will also be stopping to get another 5 and another 8 (cockers, cockapoos, chihuahuas) from different breeders. All dogs to be picked up by Team 2 on Sunday (the 50, 8 and 5) will all be saved from being euthanized by their breeders.
Now, for great news! A third rescue team has been added to NMDR's mix this weekend. Darrell is currently what consists of Rescue Team 3. After helping load the dogs in MO this morning, he headed straight up to Iowa to rescue two Huskies. Both dogs could not fit in transport from the last rescue a month ago. One of the Huskies is completely blind and the other is missing an eye. Both are young 5 month old litter mates. After picking up the two dogs, Darrell will then head back to MO to help the other 2 teams at tomorrow's auction and will transport back to the kennel in CO late tomorrow night.
This is how it all gets done. This is what happens every few weeks in the world of National Mill Dog Rescue. It takes a team effort 100% of the time.
The big picture is that none of this rescue effort should have to happen at all. However, since that's just the way it is for now.... a huge thank you goes out to our rescue teams and hugs to the furry souls on board.
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