10th Anniversary Celebration - Friday, June 12th
Purchase your tickets in advance for our biggest celebration yet... the BIG 1-0! Limited amount of tickets available for general admission and VIP. Can you believe we are in our double digits!? With over 600 dogs saved, hundreds of events, many many miles driven, fantastic fosters, amazing adopters and out of this world volunteers we have reached this huge milestone.
We hope you will help us celebrate in style at the amazing Chicago Party Animals venue. This place is a lofty, amazing location, fantastic views and the perfect spot for us to celebrate!
Purchase tickets here:
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General Admission ($50 in advance/$65 at the door) Includes:
Live Music by Blackest Crow (https://www.facebook.com/
VIP ($100 in advance/$125 at the door) - 60 available! Includes VIP Lounge Access Rooftop Access with an amazing Skyline view! Private VIP Bathroom Chef Demo 3 Cocktail/Beer/Wine Tickets (more available with donation) Free Wine Live Music VIP Host/Concierge
Back this year will be our fabulous Auction full of great restaurant gift certificates, concert tix, and more. Watch this space for donations as the list grows! Want to donate for our silent auction? Email lisa@nlolchicago.org
Town & Anchor Apothecary Few Spirits Lyric Opera of Chicago Little Beans Cafe Peckish Pig DAVIDsTEA Hamburger Mary's Milk Handmade Amy's Candy Bar Ballroom Dance Chicago The Logan Theatre Summer House Santa Monica Finch's Beer Company Cafe Selmarie The Goddess and Grocer Old Town School of Folk Music Double Door Glamour Girl Airbrush Tan LLC ENJOY, AN URBAN GENERAL STORE ComedySportz Chicago Cemitas Puebla ZED451 Rotofugi Designer Toy Store & Gallery Bottle and Botega
Bo's Journey
Several months ago, one of our volunteers watched in horror as a van rolled over a dog and drove off. Being the awesome New Leasher that she is, this volunteer acted quickly and brought this stray to our vets for intensive treatment. We were thrilled when Bo made a seemingly full recovery. Once we got him out of the vet and in to a loving foster home, Bo's personality totally changed. This 9 month old guy is a total goofball, a lover of toys, and a great companion for his human friends. We were so happy to make him officially one of our New Leash on Life dogs.
Throughout Bo's journey from critical condition to adoption event star, we have been committed to providing him with the medical attention that he has required. After his accident, Bo could not put weight on to his front legs. But with vigilant treatment and therapy, Bo seemingly made a full recovery.
As time has passed and his scarred face has healed, we were dismayed to see that while his right leg improved, his left front leg has continually bothered him. With the help of our specialists, we determined that the radial nerve damage is too much for this active and lively pup. Because of this, he continues to injure his injured leg by favoring and overdeveloping the muscles in his other legs. After multiple and lengthy discussions with all parties involved, it was decided that Bo would require amputation of his left leg in order to give him the best quality of life.
Bo's journey will not be made on the traditional four legs. Instead, this guy will be going his own way on three strong and healthy ones. His lack of a limb will be tangible proof that he is a survivor. He is a shining example that anything can happen with the right people, a lot of love, and a whole bunch of determination.
New Leash will be supporting Bo through it all- including the costly medical procedures and therapy . As a 100% volunteer run nonprofit, we ask that you considering donating to our cause. Whether it is good wishes or monetary support, you can help us make Bo's journey to a forever home happen today.
Hambingo at Hamburger Mary's
Remember this super fun event?! Well, it's happening again! Mark your calendars: February 27th 7pm at 5400 N Clark Street, Chicago. Hamburger Mary's will be hosting BINGO NIGHT with all proceeds going to New Leash on Life.
Bingo cards are $5 each or 5 for $20. They will also be serving $2 jello shots. All proceeds from bingo cards and jello shots will be directly donated to New Leash on Life.
3/3/2012 Adoption Event
Adoption Event will take place at: Kriser's
1658 N. Milwaukee St.
Attending this event are:
a Good Laugh.
These pups have all been adopted, but going through our albums of rescued four legged animals, one can see that each has their own personality. Thanks for the laughs NLOL Alums!
Big ol' Bessie
New Leash on Life is committed to rescuing dogs that wouldn't be given another chance. We are known for rescuing elder bulls and medical cases, and Bessie fits the bill. She's a bit older and was waiting for us to grab her from ACC (Animal Care & Control), we couldn't pass that sweet face. Once we got her to our vet we had her thoroughly checked, we found out that Bessie may need some extra medical testing.
We originally just thought she was a big girl, more for everyone to love at a mere 98 pounds. However, we found that her weight trouble wasn't from overfeeding, it may be something more internally. Immediately our Medical Director along with the vet staff at VCA started blood tests to identify what could be troubling our girl. They noticed on external exam that her liver seemed enlarged, they also noticed that she was drinking LOTS of water and gobbling up her food. Because of these signs, we tested her liver for Cushings.
Cushings is hard to identify, many of the signs are also signs of older aging so many owners think that it's just their dog showing signs of age. The signs include: increased water intake, ravenous appetite, pot-bellied appearance, and hair loss. Cushings disease typically effects older dogs but it can appear as early as 5 years old and is mainly in smaller breeds, however, we test our larger dogs as well. Please note: Cushings does not show up in regular blood tests, and has to be specifically tested.
Bessie's liver results came back high, but not high enough for Cushings, it could be an early indicator, so we are treating it as a precautionary.
During testing, we noticed Bessie was developing bruising on her chest, just under the skin. This worried our Medical Director (because of earlier liver testing) and decided to get an ultrasound done, thankfully, nothing showed up on the ultrasound. Bessie also had a raging upper respiratory infection and tested positive for Lyme disease. Lyme disease is something that she is a carrier, however, doesn't necessarily HAVE it. She is currently on antibiotics for all, and we are running a PCR, the test that determines if her Lyme disease is active.
We are happy to report that Bessie's respiratory infection is all cleared up, her water intake has slowed down and she is being checked regularly for her liver levels. This shows that we may think we are taking a healthy dog, and further examination shows a pup that needs a lot of TLC.
While this post may seem sad, Bessie is no worse for the wear and is LOVING her new foster home with foster sister, Ms. M and foster brother, Mr. B of Two Pitties in the City. She is happy-go-lucky and feeling 100% better than when we first got her. We are so happy to have Bessie as a part of the NLOL family and can't wait to find her a forever home!
Bessie is currently on a weight loss diet and has lost 8 pounds! She is being fed Sojo's dehydrated fruits and veggies. For more information on her diet, check out: Bessie's Diet and for more information regarding adoption an elderbull, check out this post here: On the Secrets of Elderbulls.
Chemical Burns and Pups.
Little Miss Pancake squeezed her way in with one of our recent trips to ACC (Animal Care & Control). She's a puggle and her little body was covered in chemical burns. We couldn't pass up this sweet pup that needed extra attention to treat her open wounds.
Puggles were bred quite rapidly a few years back, but with the decrease in interest in that mix breed, many are abandoned or dropped off at the pound. Pancake has a lost history, not sure if it was by accident, trying to get rid of extra puppies, a bad owner, or misguided people that found her, either way- she came with chemical burns over her back and some on her head. The chemicals had burned their way through her fur and past her skin.
There isn't much information about chemical burns/ how to treat/ dogs. Probably because the large majority of the world would never think to do such a thing to an innocent animal, however, most articles say to wash thoroughly with water to dilute the chemical and see the vet immediately.
We talked with Gordon's forever parents about chemical burns for further help. Gordon came from One Tail at a Time Rescue in Chicago. When he first arrived, he had chemical burns covering the majority of his little pit bull body. He walks with many of our alums and adoptable dogs with Chicago Sociabulls on Sundays. Gordon's parents were incredibly helpful when talking about things they do to help Gordon and some of the tips they have learned.
They use lotion to help with cracking and overall flexibility of the tender skin. Gordon's hair (like Pancake) will not grow back in some places, so the exposed skin needs to be treated just like human skin. It gets dry in the winter and they use Aquaphor on his back. It's a bit of a thicker lotion and can be found almost anywhere, Walgreens, Target, etc. For a lighter lotion, they use Eucerin for sensitive skin. After applying lotions, put a tshirt on the dog to avoid rubbing off on furniture, etc.
Gordon's forever parents use tshirts a lot. This helps with sun exposure as well as making sure he doesn't scratch or rub to vigerously inside his crate. Since his wounds have healed a lot, they use the tshirts less, however, he is in one whenever they are gone while in his crate. They also recommend kids tshirts which are less expensive than dog tshirts and still fit.
During the summer months or when there will be high exposure to the sun, they apply sunscreen. And the vet suggested giving Gordon fish oil pills because they improve the skin/coat.
Pancake will make a full recovery from the burns but her future owners will need to apply sunscreen during the summer and it would be helpful to have a humidifier during the colder months. Just like with a human with exposed sensitive skin, they need to be on the look out for cracks in the skin and bleeding which can be treated with ointment as mentioned above.
Pancake also has a bit of a trick knee. The medical term is a luxating patella. It can pop out and may need help putting it back into place. It can require surgery, however, she's not at that stage yet. With careful play, minimal stairs and joint supplements, she may never need surgery.
Thanks to Lydia, our Medical Director for input and explanations. Also a big thanks to Gordon's forever parents for all the information and helpful suggestions!
Chicago Tribune
We are so lucky that many of our adopters have stayed active in our rescue and committed to responsible dog ownership and being ambassadors for our breeds. Adoptable and Alums both participated in this Sunday's Chicago Sociabulls walk. Chicago Tribune tagged along to highlight bully breeds behaving well. You can find the article here!
Saturday 1/7/2012
Wouldn't it be great to snuggle all day?!
Dog of the Week: FERRIS!
Jenny in Time for the Holiday!
Apartment Size Noca
Cooper
Mr. Cooper came into our family at New Leash on Life. He was originally a shy little mutt and was on the skinny and rough side. He quickly opened up and showed us his personality in his "wookie" barks, and soon he was a favorite of everyone that met him.
We need your help to restore Levi's X-Ray Vision
Quite by chance we discovered that Levi has a congenital eye condition that will effect his vision in the near future. He is not in any pain, and he does not have any vision loss at this time, but left untreated he will lose vision in the future. We were so devastated to hear this, especially as he is so young.
But the good news is, there is a corrective surgery that will make him as good as new. The bad part: this surgery will cost about $2,700 (at discount!).
But, we know SuperLevi is really depending on us to help find his Super X-Ray Vision. And we have some ideas...
One of Levi's favorite Superhero things to do is go for group walks. And since he's such a great walker, we thought we would have a mini Superhero-themed walk to "Help SuperLevi find his X-Ray Vision". And since we know everyone does the walk just for the T-shirt anyway, we made our own limited edition SuperLevi T-shirts and dog bandannas, based on these photos:
Want to support Levi in his search for his X-Ray vision?
Interested in getting a unique, limited-edition shirt, and snazzy bandana, that will help support Levi?
If you purchase 2 T-shirts, you will get one raffle ticket!
Here is how you can help:
If You Live Outside the Chicago Area:
We would love to see you walking with your pooch in your own area in Levi's honor. Just like on New Year's Eve where they check in to all areas of the country, it would be great to see photos of people from all over posting photos on Facebook wearing the T-shirts and bandannas on the day of the local walk and walking in his honor.
If you would be interested in buying a shirt: you can make a tax-deductible donation on the New Leash site.
-1 Shirt & 1 Bandanna is $33, including shipping within the US.
-Extra Bandannas are $15 each.
-You can purchase them by making a donation clicking here.https://newleash.ipower.com/chicago/donationform.asp
-In the 'description box' make sure to include your preferred T-shirt size.
-Please order by Thursday, November 3 to make sure you receive your items in time. We have a limited quantity, and shirts will be available as long as quantities last.
If You Live in the Chicago Area:
We will be having a fun renegade,Superhero-themed walk for Levi the weekend of November 12. We would love to have you join Levi, Miss M, and Mr. B to walk to find Levi's X-Ray vision.
Check for complete details in a future post, but to 'reserve your spot' and order your T-shirt and bandanna:
--1 Shirt & 1 Bandanna is $30, extra Bandannas are $15 each.
-You can purchase by making a donation clicking here.
-In the 'description box' make sure to include your preferred T-shirt size.
-Please order early. Shirts will be available as long as quantities last.
--You can pick up your shirt at the walk, or by arranging to pick it up at a NLOL adoption event.
Other Ways to Help:1) Please, please spread the word and share on your Facebook page or blog.
2) Any type of donation would be greatly appreciated. Levi's rescue is an all-volunteer rescue so all donations go directly to the pooches. New Leash on Life also seeks to help the under-represented pooches and has been so successful finding many homes for senior dogs, bonded pairs, deaf dogs, and many pit bulls (including Miss M!). They function solely on donations and are dedicated to giving dogs the medical care they need as they search for their future families.
3) Check our blog tomorrow as the pooches host a raffle including brand new versions of their favorite things.
Again, thank you in advance for your support. Special thanks to Frances Almeda for creating our amazing T-shirts and bandannas, Aleksandra for the creative ideas, Claudia for jump starting everything, Kelsey for being so inventive and organized, and all the great people at New Leash on Life and SociaBulls for helping pull things together.
Please make sure to check our Facebook page for updates!
Is your home forever for JLo?
Stats:
Breed: Yellow Lab
Age: 11 yrs old
Temperament: very kind and loving
Kids: not tested
Rider in cars: perfect passenger
Walker: fast walker
Challenges: still working out 1 or 2 kinks from being boarded for so long. She developed a challenging intolerance that will need some extra patience and training to help with this new behavior.
Special Requests: Needs to be place as only dog situation.
Adoption Application:
Please click here.
Abandoned JLo
As any true Disney story starts out with heartbreak and sadness, JLo's story ended with a happily ever after. Through the power of networking, JLo's world turn upside down overnight. JLo came to us from the vet's office that treats and fixes our dogs before they find their forever homes. She was abandoned two months ago and became a favorite of all the workers, however, living in a kennel just wasn't the life for this yellow lab. She was starting to get a bit stir crazy after staring at the same four walls day after day. New Leash on Life was asked to take this gal on and find her a foster/forever home. NLOL is only able to take in as many dogs as we have foster homes available, so we put out the plea on Facebook.
Overnight we received countless offerings and felt so blessed to have such a strong community behind us. JLo's is now in her foster with the intent to adopt home, she has a beautiful backyard to run and play and she has awesome former NLOL adopter parents.
JLo was a rockstar in the car, sitting nicely the entire way.
She is one very happy girl. Thank you to everyone who reposted this story and spread the word. NLOL is so blessed to have such an amazing support team and we thank each of you for being able to get this girl into a home so quickly.
Along came Murphy.
talking about Murphy that we were going to be welcoming a new family
member into our home. When the alarm sounded for a person in the river,
everyone was on high alert. Once on the scene, that person turned out to
be Murphy fighting to stay afloat. Murphy's initially shy and uneasy
demeanor only made us want to give him the stability and love that he
needed. Day by day Murphy's timidness has disappeared and his true
fun-loving personality is beginning to come through. Helen and I are
thrilled that we were able to adopt such a fantastic dog, and the kindness
and support we received from Megan at New Leash on Life really made the
whole process feel right. We love Murphy and we're excited to have him as
a part of our family!"
the FIZZ
While the dogs become like family- so do the volunteers, Adoption Counselors, Founders and Alum's become family. We spend a lot of time together trying to save and rescue pups, and it's great to get together to catch up on life with some great food and a few drinks. A few weeks ago we met up at the FIZZ in Lincoln Park for a few hours. While there we came in 5th in an inpromtu game of triva and dined on wings and beer. You should come next time- we love getting to know our supporters!
Cameron, Rosalyn & Janice
New Leash has been very busy working on saving dogs and finding great homes for them. This summer seemed like it has flown by and many of the dogs we fell so deeply in love with have officially found their forever home. Congrats to:
Cameron
We are so happy to be a part of these dogs journeys in finding their homes. Thank you adopters for opening your hearts to these lovable four legged animals.