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RE: A very old stray {The Old Fella Story}
I don't know exactly how much weight Peaches has lost but she is losing some. She is more active and getting around much better. She can now jump up on the couch, which she couldn't do when she first came to live with us. She is running across the yard as she should instead of running stiff legged.
She stays hungry all the time will beg you out of you pants if you let her. In the mornings she is cleaning her bowl and looking for more if she can find it. When I am eating breakfast she and Suzie are watching every bite I take hoping something will fall to the floor.
I think you are correct about her sugery. I want to see how much better she is with less weight before moving to the next step.
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10/10/08 01:26pm |
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RE: Waiting at the Rainbow Bridge
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Our beloved Charlie only lived with us for two months, rescued from a shelter at age 10 his last days were pure joy. Charlie went to Rainbow Bridge to join Bart, Levi, and Old Fella September 30, 2008
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10/10/08 10:45am |
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RE: A very old stray {The Old Fella Story}
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Summer is gone and so are the days of Charlie, Fella and Levi. This picture reminds me of happier days with the fur gang as we camped at Modoc Campground in South Carolina. Now that the year is winding down Sue and I look forward to the holiday season and family. As we celebrate Thanksgiving and then Christmas I will always thank God for the blessing he has given along with the sweet memories of our family.
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10/10/08 08:23am |
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RE: A very old stray {The Old Fella Story}
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Its looks as if Suzie has found a soul mate in Peaches. Both of them are so happy together and get along great. Of Course Peaches is not as rough as Charlie was because she is a lady. Now I am not saying Suzie is not a lady, but she is border line imp at times. Suzie is not as rough with Peaches as she seems to know Peaches hurts in her hips and soon we will have to do something for her.
I am going to get a second opinion before proceeding any further as I don't want to put Peaches through any unnecessary surgery. Anyway right now Peaches and Suzie are happy and playing together with a toy in the middle of the family room.
We are getting better about missing Charlie and Fella, time does heal a broken heart. Thanks to everyone for voting for the Old Fella Burke County Animal Rescue. Every morning I vote and then check to see where we are ranked, it's good to have so many friends.
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10/10/08 06:06am |
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RE: A very old stray {The Old Fella Story}
Good job!
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10/10/08 05:32am |
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RE: A very old stray {The Old Fella Story}
This morning Old Fella Burke County Animal Rescue was ranked 194 over all and 7th in Georgia. Keep up the good work.
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10/09/08 06:30am |
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RE: A very old stray {The Old Fella Story}
This morning Old Fella Burke County Animal Rescue is ranked 215 over all and 7th in the state. Good job, keep the votes coming.
Yesterday I learned a sad truth about the person assigned to me from the party I represent to help with the election campaign. My opponent and I were supposed to speak at a gathering in a section of the district that I am running for. He was to go one Saturday and then I would be invited to speak at another date. When I didn’t hear from anyone I decided to go to the area and see what was going on only to find out a deal had been struck with my opponent. When I confronted the person the excuse he used, he was waiting to hear from me and when he didn’t he thought I didn’t want his help. I made it clear I would be out of town on certain dates and gave him the dates I would be available, now there is a question mark in that relationship.
I learned from another source that my opponent promised them certain things for their vote and they agreed. That’s okay because I had covered the area pretty much before I left for Virginia and yesterday I made a sweep of the remaining area and was able to put my campaign signs in just about every yard. I am not a politician and I really don’t want to be one, but I am learning some lesson the hard way.
This morning I put the flea ointment on Suzie and as usual she went to her kennel as if she had been beat and there she remains and refuses to come out, I don’t know why she reacts this way to the treatment but I will change brands to see if it helps. Peaches is doing great and has settled into the routine of the household and loving every minute of it. I can’t get my mind off of Charlie and beginning to think about looking for another yellow Lab. Charlie was such a sweet dog and everything a person would hope to find in a companion animal, maybe something will turn up.
Okay I will go for now and start the day. I have a lot to do so for now I will say have a great day and I will talk with you later.
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10/08/08 06:26am |
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RE: A very old stray {The Old Fella Story}
I've been voting daily, but am leaving tomorrow on vacation and will be unable to vote!!
Barb
Thank you for your support, have a great vacation and enjoy every minute of it. Remember to pray for the Old Fella Burke County Animal Rescue and also remember me as the race for County Commissioner continues.
I voted this morning and sent out the link to more friends.
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10/07/08 07:09am |
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RE: A very old stray {The Old Fella Story}
Here is the article:
RV Pet Forum Inspires Good Sam Members
The Good Sam Club's Online Forum has become a popular gathering place for members to get help for RV-related questions and meet others who share the same interests.
The Forum is also home to a long-running thread that has inspired Good Sam Club members to support the cause of homeless canines. The popular "Old Fella" thread is close to reaching 12,000 posts and has touched the hearts of members across North America.
continued from e–Newsletter…
It all began a little over three years ago (Sept. 5, 2005 to be exact). Good Sam member Richard Daniels started a thread in the RV Pet Stop forum titled “Very Old Stray (the Old Fella Story).” The longtime RVer recounted the story of a camping trip the previous weekend where he came across a scruffy, old, homeless black dog hobbling around the campground. The dog would not let Daniels touch him but would eat from his hand. Daniels learned that the dog had lived at the campground for four to five years, relying on the kindness of RVers for survival.
Daniels, who posts as Dixie Flyer on the Forum, asked his fellow RV Pet Stop posters for advice. He couldn’t stop thinking about the homeless dog with the sad eyes, and was considering bringing him to live at his home 60 miles away in Waynesboro, Georgia. After getting encouragement from forum members, Daniels returned to the campground the following day to look for the dog. The skinny, black pooch was nowhere to be found.
The next day he returned again and his perseverance was rewarded. But the dog put up a struggle and wouldn’t get into Daniels’ truck. So Daniels again drove home without the dog he had started to refer to as “Old Fellow.” Daniels visited the campground several more times before capturing the dog and taking him to the vet.
As Daniels remembers it, the stray dog was not in the best of shape. Part of his back paw was missing and his front teeth were severely damaged. The dog smelled “to high heaven,” was covered in fleas and might be suffering from mange. The vet went to work on the rescue dog, giving him heartworm treatments and performing surgery to repair the paw that had apparently been caught in a steel trap. The vet estimated that Old Fella was about 10 or 11 years old.
As the vet bills mounted, Daniels was overwhelmed by the generosity of Good Sam members from all over North America, who donated funds to help cover Old Fella’s medical expenses.
Daniels, his wife Sue and Old Fella soon became inseparable. Within weeks of the rescue, Old Fella was a changed dog, healed inside and out. To honor the skinny dog, Daniels and a group of animal lovers formed Old Fella Burke County Animal Rescue in late 2006.
Old Fella’s legacy as an icon of rescued, old stray dogs, lives on in the thread that bares his name. The thread has brought together animal lovers across North America who have also rescued stray animals. Last year, some posters at the thread helped transport Ana – a dog that lost a leg in a roadside accident - from Georgia to her new home in Washington, by passing the pooch from RV to RV in a cross-country journey.
This past July, citizens of Burke County, George (Daniels’ home county), voted overwhelmingly in favor of a nonbinding referendum in support of a county animal control shelter. This referendum could help pave the way for the measure to be placed on the ballot in November 2008. As Daniels says, “Old Fella is still making an impact on this community.”
Sadly, on June 28, 2008, Old Fella passed away due to complications caused by bone cancer. Old Fella lived with the Daniels family for three years and his incredible journey has inspired many to participate in the rescue movement.
Shortly after Old Fella’s passing, Daniels and his wife adopted another “very old stray” who reminds them a lot of Old Fella. Daniels found Charlie, a golden lab (also about 10 or 11 years old), at a local shelter. It was an instant attraction between dog and man.
“I went back to the shelter, and while I was talking with some of the guys, Charlie had been let out of his pen,” recalls Daniels. “So he walked over and climbed into the open door of my truck and said, ‘take me home’. The rest is history.”
To read more about the story of Old Fella or participate in the RV Pet Stop forum, visit
www.goodsamclub.com/forums.
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10/07/08 06:20am |
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RE: A very old stray {The Old Fella Story}
I just received my Cyber Sam news letter and I found an article in it about Old Fella. Now I have tears in my eyes again and going through another box of Kleenex.
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10/07/08 06:18am |
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RE: A very old stray {The Old Fella Story}
I would like to thank everyone who is voting for the Old Fella Burke County Animal Rescue. Your votes may make dreams come true. Good night everyone and may God bless you.
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10/06/08 07:58pm |
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RE: A very old stray {The Old Fella Story}
Loved the pictures Richard. I was just wondering - where do you and Sue get to sit?
As you can tell, not on the couch.
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10/06/08 12:32pm |
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RE: A very old stray {The Old Fella Story}
I voted! Will send the link out to my buddies at work and get some more. :B
I just saw where Old Fella is 572 well behind Stars and Girard Life Savers that operate in our area. I thought we were 177 last night?
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10/06/08 05:43am |
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RE: A very old stray {The Old Fella Story}
Good morning everyone. We are back home and now getting ready for the regular routine. Sue and I enjoyed the trip so much to Virginia that we want to go back again some time.
I really didn't get the impression there was a problem with higher fuel prices as each night the campground would fill up as people traveled in their expensive RV's. There were many high dollar rigs coming in each evening pulling their little cars behind them. There was also the longest 5th wheel there I have ever seen. An Air Stream club gathered there during the week with some very nice units as well.
If you are ever in the Fort Chiswell area and looking for a place to stop this campground is very nice. It has an very nice large dog walk area that is kept clean and pretty. There are many places to eat and sights to see that you could be busy for a few days wandering about exspecially on some of the back roads, the mountains are beautiful. Some of the stores that really are nice to visit are not in town but out a ways. It's a place you have to visit and take in all the area to really get the rustic charm that is found there. Every where we went the people were nice and told us a bit about some of the history of the mountains and how people lived years ago when it was first being settled.
I hope some of you will get a chance to visit Wytheville, Virginia some time and just enjoy the people and the history of the area.
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10/06/08 05:28am |
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RE: A very old stray {The Old Fella Story}
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10/05/08 06:31pm |
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RE: A very old stray {The Old Fella Story}
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10/05/08 06:01pm |
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RE: A very old stray {The Old Fella Story}
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10/05/08 05:58pm |
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RE: A very old stray {The Old Fella Story}
I walked to the top of this hill and....
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Took this picture.
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This is the campground we stayed in.
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10/05/08 05:37pm |
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RE: A very old stray {The Old Fella Story}
One minute they are awake and the next...
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10/05/08 05:26pm |
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RE: A very old stray {The Old Fella Story}
What a difference five minutes can make
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10/05/08 05:16pm |
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