July's Meximutts have Arrived!

CWOB saves 12 more precious lives

Following our latest spay camp, CWOB cofounders Christi and Moncho loaded up our new rescue van with the latest dozen lucky Meximutts and made the long trip back Stateside to Northern California.

The 24 hour drive was full of potty breaks, short walks at rest stops, and lots of treats and TLC. All the dogs were amazingly patient passengers and managed the trip with hardly so much as a squeak…for the most part!

This latest group of dogs was made up of a mixture of animals that had been rescued from an animal control center in Juarez, Mexico and dogs that we found or were abandoned at our latest spay camp in Chihuahua.

Meet a few of the faces from the latest group:

Negrita

Weighing in at under 2 pounds, Negrita is one of the smallest dogs we have ever rescued. She was brought to our spay camp by a man who had found her abandoned and could not care for her. She was covered in mange (a skin condition that causes hair loss), very weak and absolutely starving.
After some general nursing care, deworming, medications and treatments for her skin, Negrita was well on her way to recovery. And, fortunately for her, Zena Wolf, a pre-veterinary student at UC Davis and spay camp volunteer, fell madly in love with her and is now the proud mom of this miniature cutie!

Mija

Mija was found roaming the streets near our latest spay camp, when veterinary student Cindy Karsten spotted her and it was love at first sight. She knew she could not leave her behind and, so, we didn’t! Mija spent the nights in the hotel room with Cindy and during the day waited patiently at the clinic while we all worked away. She then was sterilized, vaccinated, and dewormed before joining us for the two day road trip to Northern California. After that? She was seen issued a US health certificate and flown to Wisconsin to join Cindy and begin her new life!

Rex

When we first saw Rex pull up to our spay camp in a wheel barrow, pushed by a group of kids, we thought euthanasia may be the best option for this poor, sickly dog. He was an absolute skeleton, he was very cold, and his foot was so infected it had swollen to about five times its original size.

Spay Camp veterinarian, Lori Rholfing of Kansas decided to try to t treat Rex with antibiotics and other medications and  see if he would respond – and, thank goodness, he did!

Within 24 hours he was much brighter, his paw had returned to its original size, and he was full of kisses and energy. Rex made his way into the heart of a vet student, Erin Undergrove, who was volunteering at the spay camp. he is now living with Erin in Davis, California and is thriving.

Pelos

Peke

Gustavo

Solovina

The name “Solavino” is a common one in many of the areas we work in throughout Mexico. It means “Came Alone” or “just showed up”, which is how a large percentage of families end up with their dogs, who roam the streets in search of somewhere to call home.

We often joke at our spay camps because on any given day we can have up to four or five “Solovinos” in our care!

Our little Solavina did just that – she just showed up. She showed up to our clinic, bright eyed and waggy tailed, and  just refused to leave. She just kept turning up, day after day, until we finally realized she had adopted us and was refusing to e left behind.

At just four months of age, this little street-wise pup was canny enough to spot a good thing when she saw it and is now awaiting adoption in Northern California through CAPE (Center for Animal Protection and Education)

Celeste