Tail Waggers

Dulce was full of parasites and had malnutrition. Injections for parasites & good food brought her to life. I managed to find a wonderful home for her in Canada. ($75.00 for a plane ticket, $50.00 for a carrier, Vet bills etc. amounted to about $200.00 USD. She is now very healthy and very much loved.

Flaco (aka Kohl) was very leery and afraid as a result of so much abuse and snapped at us if we came too close. Even food would not bring him close to us...we had to leave once his food was put out for him to eat.

We went away for two weeks and during that time he was hit by a car which resulted in a broken leg. Flaco returned to the only place he knew was safe which was our home.

We took him in, made visits to the vet in La Peñita and Bucerias. However, his leg was too far gone to repair so calcium was given to him daily. THEN he was diagnosed with a contagious cancerous tumor on (of all places!) his penis. After receiving 6 treatments of chemotherapy using Vincristina, he recovered.

We drove him back to Canada where he is now cherished by Cheryl and Tony. He is a Love....faithful, loving, clean, quiet!

QUESO

Just wanted to post an update on the puppies I had wrote about on Dec 31--we have adopted Queso, the little black female! She is here in Vancouver with us and enjoying her new life. I think her loneliness for her two siblings still in Los Ayala is lessened by the attention from our 4 yr old Border Collie and our 2 yr old Jack Russell. We were able to get her on in-cabin with Continental (very long and hard flight on us all but so very worth it)!

We have had a dog-knowledgeable friend look at Queso and low and behold, she is a 'furred' small Xoloitzcuintli (will be about 20lbs full grown)! How cool! Accordingly, if they are born with a dominant and regressive gene, they end up with fur (it takes 2 regressive genes for the hairless characteristic). Lin and Jim were amazing in their help with getting everything together to get Queso home...wonderful people! If I could be there for the spay/neuter clinic, I'd do so in a heartbeat! If you have a pair of hands to lend, please do!

Until our next trip to Los Ayala in the spring...ciao!

Cinnamon and Eric Pandur

Yes, this is the all famous Gringo who is a very rare Powder Puff Xoloitzcuintle.

Gringo was driven away by his jealous father upon reaching 'manhood' and cried outside my gate for three days and nights until he found a way in. I was at first afraid of him! He left after three days much to my relief. However, a few hours later, I heard terrible cries nearby. When I followed this sad sound, I found Gringo, being attacked (remember, he has little protection as he has almost no teeth nor hair...same gene) and bitten all over. I called him and he immediately came with me.

I spent most of the night with him as he was bleeding badly and was in shock. The rest is history as he is still with me. He probably is the most photographed dog in Los Ayala!!!

And yes, he does happily pose for pictures.

Lin Chimes

We adopted a pup at the Jan 18, 2007 Clinic. We have enjoyed every moment with her. We named her Mai Tai and before leaving Mexico she got her shots at the vet. in La Penita.

She has ended up a little taller than we had hoped but she is so gentle, sweet natured and obedient (most of the time) that size means nothing. She has been so easy to train you would think she really appreciates her new home. We took her camping to a music festival last weekend, lots of folk around our group as there was a fiddle, three guitars and an accordion going most of the time and she never barked or fussed at anyone.

When we first got her she was terrified of young children, obviously they had been a problem for her. Now she is fine with them and our grandkids love her. At the festival children from another group came to visit her and walked her three times a day. I just thought you might be interested in hearing how one of your charges has made out after leaving the clinic.

Best Regards;
Gordon, Marion and Mai Tai

Dulce was full of parasites and had malnutrition. Injections for parasites & good food brought her to life. I managed to find a wonderful home for her in Canada. ($75.00 for a plane ticket, $50.00 for a carrier, Vet bills etc. amounted to about $200.00 USD. She is now very healthy and very much loved.