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German Shepherd Rescue Las Vegas

50 South Emery Street
Pahrump, NV 89048
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Gypsy's Story 

  UPDATE 8/30/08   GREAT NEWS!!!!  Gypsy has been adopted by a wonderful family that loves her as much as we do!  Congratulations Gypsy girl!

 UPDATE 4/19/08   Gypsy was lost for two days and hit by a car.
She'd just whelped 10 pups two weeks prior to her accident. We contacted her owner who claims to do good by training service dogs for disabled Vets. In this case and several incidents before this guy has proven to be a huge let down and compulsive liar. We are trying our hardest to find the new born pups but have had no luck. This man went to the vets office where his poor dog lay in tremendous pain and his response is that he can't take her because of the bill. Prior to this he said that his 'foundation' would be able to pay for the bill. 

Gypsy is now stranded at the vets office with two compound fractures in both left legs, one front and one back.  She needs surgery. We are now contacting various charitable organizations to try and find the funds to help this poor sweet girl. With your prayers and whatever donation you can spare, we will be able to make this happen.

 UPDATE 4/21/08  We have now gained ownership of Gypsy. It was a long ugly process but is done now. We were also informed that the puppies are still alive but we're still trying to determine their location. Our Vet has looked over Gyspy's x-rays and has determined that the case is too complicated.  He can not do the necessary surgery. She will need an orthopedic specialist who will use plates and screws to fix her legs. So she will be moved to the Las Vegas Referral Center first thing in the morning April 22. The estimated cost of the procedure is roughly $5000.00.

 UPDATE 4/22/08   Gypsy had both her surgeries today and received a positive post op report from the doctor. The bones in both legs were repaired with a series of plates, rods and screws. The Doctor said that the post-surgery x-rays look wonderful and that he is very happy  with the outcome. She will remain at the clinic until Thursday but her bones will heal and the lovely Gypsy is on her way to recovery. Oh - one more bit of positive news...the bill should be $2500-$3000, not the $5000 we were quoted two days ago.

 UPDATE 4/24/08  Gypsy is out of the hospital and in a foster home to recover. She is doing really great and  is expected to make a full recovery. I was able to see her post-op x-rays and oh man she has a lot of metal now. They used a plate in both legs to hold the fracture together and then used screws to hold the plate in place. Finally they had to use rods to make sure that nothing moves and causes any problems while healing. Instead of the two fractures, she actually had three: a fractured radius, fractured ulna and fractured tibia. All were repaired. 

Gypsy's recovery should be fairly short term. At 6 weeks she has to go back for more post-op x-rays but her total heal time should be approximately 2-4 months. Our objective now for Gypsy is to let her heal in a relaxed stress-free environment so that she can continue to recover. After that we will find her a wonderful forever home. Thanks all who helped along the way.  Without you this could not have been done and she would not have the promising life ahead of her she now enjoys.

 UPDATE 8/30/08   GREAT NEWS!!!!  Gypsy has been adopted by a wonderful family that loves her as much as we do!  Congratulations Gypsy girl!

Today Gypsy is doing just fine and thanks each and every one of you 
that sent prayers and donations towards her veterinary expenses.

Lola's Story

Lola, a 5 year old purebred German Shepherd, was forgotten at the local area high kill animal shelter. She was adopted by a loving home that was going to be perfect for her. After the family brought her home they discovered that Lola didn't get along with their cats. They still proceeded to take Lola to a local Vet office to have a check up.

This loving family was heartbroken to hear that Lola needed an expensive dental surgery. She had been neglected for so many years that all her K-9 teeth were worn, cracked and had several cavities. She could barely eat her food because she was in so much pain. The Vet also said that Lola would need expensive hip x-rays to see what each hip looked like, suspecting either arthritis or Hip Dysplasia. This poor family wanted nothing more than a loving animal to bring into their home. With all the medical expenses they were going to face they called German Shepherd Rescue Las Vegas for help. They would not return her to the high kill  shelter in fear that she would be put down. This family was very upset to surrender to the Rescue, but knew that we would take care of her and find her a loving home without cats.

Since bringing Lola into our program she has had her dental Surgery and her canine teeth were removed to eliminate her pain and any further damage. Her hips were x-rayed and although she has slight joint disease she is healthy.

Lola's future: She will have to have soft foods for the remainder of her healthy years. She will need a good diet and exercise to strengthen her hip muscles and joints. We are now taking donations to help cover the cost of Lola's dental surgery and hip x-rays totaling $350.00. (Donations are tax-deductible and easily made through Paypal.  Bless you!)

 UPDATE 9-18-08   WONDERFUL NEWS!!! LOLA has been adopted.  She is perfectly healthy and happy in her new forever home!

Justice's Story

3-20-08  Animal Control was called to pick up a stray dog at a local tire shop. She was said to have been hit by a car.  When Justice was brought to the shelter she was badly injured with a huge gash all across her rump and was in tremendous pain.

Instead of Animal Control taking her to the Vet's office she had to wait for 72 hours in a kennel with just concrete to comfort her wound. They did put her on pain meds but that was it. After her 3 days and nights of misery, rescue was called in, whereupon we took her immediately to the vet's office.

When we arrived the vets said that it had been too long to be able to stitch her gash back together. But luckily for her, the vet did just that, and indeed was able to sew her hind end back together.  After a few days at the Vet’s, she has now come to her foster home.

Upon her arrival, we were outdoors getting some much needed fresh air when her foster mom noticed something ..... she was covered in scars. In just the one area that had been shaved for the stitches, she has more than 20 old scars. And looking closer we  realized that she had a huge scar all the way around her neck and another large one behind her ear.  At 5 or 6 years old, this poor girl has not had that best life. Despite being told by animal control that she was a stray, we suspect that she was an abused shop dog. Her coat and skin were covered in oil and she just smells like a working tire shop. At this time Justice knows very much that she is loved and is very comfortable in her foster home. She is clean and healthy now.  She loves getting attention and laying her head in your lap. She does not, however, like loud noises or raised voices as she most likely has suffered beatings in her past.   UPDATE   HAPPY NEWS!!! Justice has been adopted and is safe and happy and treasured as a member of a loving family now.  Look at that smile!

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Since the Las Vegas shelters are what is categorized as 'high kill', our purpose is to give these animals the extra time needed to find that special adoptive family who will appreciate the beauty, intelligence and dignity that has consistently been a distinctive trait of this breed.

If you are interested in adopting from our organization please complete the Adoption Application or call us at 775-910-1640.

German Shepherd Rescue of Las Vegas understands that not everyone can adopt a new family member. If you would like to help in other ways contact us or please consider making a donation.

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German Shepherd Rescue Las Vegas
50 South Emery Street
Pahrump, NV 89048