Dobes helped from April to June, 2003
Thanks for taking a moment to read about some of the Doberman lives SND has been fortunate enough to help. The links below will take you to the pages that contain pictures and stories about our SNDobes. The stories have been split up into separate pages to make them easy to download (that's good, it means we have helped lots of Dobes!). Please remember to read our Currently In Need page for Dobes that need help now (there are Dobes there that will come to this list when we're done helping them).
Help our future Special Needs Dobermans!
Ryker
Ruby the pup
Flame
Spike
Xavier
Sara
Annie
Apollo
Lacey
June
Rupert
Dion
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Ruby is a beautiful 7.5 week old red Doberman pup in Virginia. She injured her leg on a holiday weekend and her owner could not afford the emergency clinic. SND helped with the emergency treatment for Ruby's leg. You can visit Ruby the Pup's page to learn more about this adorable little lady.
Flame!
June,
2003
Flame
is a 4 year old red Dobergirl in GA. She was dumped after her "parents" got
a divorce! After going into foster care, her foster mom noticed that she was
having pain in her back legs. The initial diagnosis was hip dysplasia, but
further diagnostics revealed Wobblers! You can visit Flame's
page to learn more about her. We raised money so that Flame could have
the gold bead implants that she needed to insure a pain-free life for her!
Flame has now had her surgery and is slowly making progress with the help of
her implants.
Spike!
June,
2003
Spike
is a 7 1/2 year old male Doberman who lives with the Petrys family, and
their other rescue Dobe, Red in Florida. One day Spike was fine, and
the next day he was lifting his leg to urinate, but nothing came out.
He was taken to the vet and x-rays revealed that he had bladder stones.
Emergency surgery was necessary if Spike was to have any chance! Spike
has now recovered, and is enjoying life with his family and Red. Please
visit Spikes's Page for more details and pictures.
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August 17, 2003 - SND is saddended to tell you that Xavier has gone to the Bridge. Please consider making a donation in his memory so that other dobes may be helped. |
Sara is a beautiful 4 month old puppy, living with Nichole and her 2
children in Brampton, Canada. Sara had been diagnosed with glaucoma
in her right eye, due to the carelessness of her breeder! The
condition caused blindness in the eye, and also caused her a great
the pressure that was causing the poor pup to be in pain! You can visit Sara's page
to learn more about her. SND teamed with IMOM's
Blind Dog Fund to raise funds for Sara's surgery. She underwent the operation
and is now living happily with her family.
Please help future Special Needs Puppies
Annie is approximately five years old and lives in Chicago with her
foster parents. She was diagnosed with Wobblers syndrome. Wobblers
is caused by a narrowing or malformation of the spinal cervical
(neck) vertebrae which causes pressure on the spinal cord. This
painful disease gets progressively worse if it is left untreated.
A specialist Annie has seen estimated that she would be paralyzed in
six months if not treated. Annie was scheduled to have Gold Bead
Implantation, a course of treatment that has shown great results for
Wobblers. SND raised money to help with Annie's surgery and recovery.
She is a loving and playful Dobe at heart, and is responding well to the
implants and well on her way to recovery! We invite you to visit
Annie's Page for more details and pictures.
Please help future Special Needs Puppies
Apollo is a sweet, goofy, 4 year old black and tan, natural eared Dobe. He was in
foster care with Gulf Coast Doberman Rescue when SND was contacted.
He was heartworm positive, and had a clotting disorder, with possibly
more complications. GCDR requested assistance with testing for
Apollo, so that his problems could be correctly diagnosed and a proper
course of treatment rendered. You can learn more about Apollo by
visiting Apollo's Page. Special Needs
Dobermans is happy to report that Apollo is just fine, now,
and has been adopted by a loving family.
Please help future Special Needs Puppies
SND
was contacted by our friends at Doberman
Rescue of Colorado. They needed some assistance with a new rescue case
of theirs. Lacey is a 3-4 year old girl that was recued form the Pueblo,
CO shelter. While
awaiting placement she ate something in the back yard and had to go in
for emergency surgery in the middle of the night. The vet found that part
of
her intestine had collapsed. The operation was successful. The vet
reduced the bill to $500 (from $700 - $800) but DRCO is still short. SND
stepped forward with $250 thanks to its donating members and covered the
rest of the bill. We're very happy to report that the surgery was a success
and Lacey's life was saved! Hats off to the Colorado folks for taking such
good care of this adorable girl!
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Dion
is beautiful, black/rust, 18-24 month old male Dobie. He came into DAR&E as
a stray, very skinny and extremely unsteady on his feet. With time and
TLC Dion has put on weight and regained most of his balance. He continues
to have physical problems though. Dion
has several issues: he’s been diagnosed with Dancing Doberman Disease.
This causes his hind legs to dance about, seemingly uncontrollably, when
he stands still. There is typically supposed to be no pain associated with
DDD, just a problem with the neurological communication to the hind legs.
Dion, unfortunately, also has a problem with his front end. He can’t
stretch out and run like other dogs. His front legs, particularly his front
right leg, will only go so far forward, causing Dion to lurch when he tries
to run and play. The worse part is that whatever is causing this problem
is also causing Dion pain. You can see it in his movement as he limps back
to the house by himself, before the daily walk with the dogs is actually
over. Dion has gone through a number of extensive tests in an attempt to find
the cause of this debilitating problem. His foster parents have taken care
of him with love and devotion - if love alone could cure Dion, he'd be
the most healthy Dobe around. SND was all to glad to help raise funds for
his tests. He continues to have difficulty moving without pain. We want
nothing but the best for this adorable boy.
Please help future Special Needs Puppies
Please consider helping the Dobes that we will find in the future. You can make a donation to our General Fund by using the PayPal Donation link below, or you can mail us a donation directly. Donations to this fund will be used as 'seed' money for new SND cases as we find out about them. By helping us with the General Fund, you will make sure that SND is able to send money to help Dobes with emergency needs and to get the ball rolling on our more expensive cases. No donation is too small and every bit helps. Thank you!!
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Ryker was a handsome, young, 1-1/2 year old Dobie in the care of DRG (Doberman
Rescue Oklahoma). He was found wandering the streets in the Tulsa area. He
was both obedience and house trained, and was quite a love. After being adopted,
he suddenly became unresponsive and trembled constantly. He was returned to
rescue and taken to the vet. It was discovered that this young Doberman's
heart was not sending out electrical impulses properly, and he needed a pace
maker! You can see more pictures of Ryker and read more about him on 
Xavier is an old friend to SND supporters. We met him last year, when he
was adopted by a wonderful retired couple in Tallahassee, FL. Xavier is
now 12 years old, and was recently discovered to have four tumors.
One was on his lower eye lid, one the size of a pea on the right side
of his nose, one on the right hock which bothered him when he lay
down and the one that worried Dr. Hall the most was the ulceration on
his chin. SND assisted Xavier's family in having the tumors removed, so that
this fine Dobergent can enjoy his golden years with his new-found family. 
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This
handsome boy is 10 years young and makes his home with SND member Ceilidh Campbell
in Washington State. Not long ago, Rupert started dropping weight rapidly,
going from his strapping 67 pounds to 53 pounds in very short order. As you
can tell from his picture, he is a fit and trim guy to begin with. Several
tests were run and finally an x-ray revealed a life threatening blockage in
his intestines. Thanks to expert medical care, the blockage was removed. At
the same time, the doctors removed a cancerous growth from his let - it was
benign (phew!). He is on a special diet now as his intestines recover and he
is gaining back some of his lost weight.