Tributes
A donation to the MSCNC Rescue Fund has been made on behalf of the honorees discussed and pictured below.
When Katherine Kinglsey and her family decided to adopt Terry, one of our rescue dogs, in September 2010, Katherine generously made a donation to our Rescue Fund. The donation, above and beyond the adoption donation, was made in memory of her late Schnauzer, Hardy, to help defray veterinary expenses of Schnauzers we will be rescuing in the days to come.
We have started this Tribute page in Hardy's honor. We will honor dogs or people (or even other animals!) whose friends wish to recognize them by making a donation to help meet MSCNC's goal of rescuing as many needy Schnauzers as we can.
Gary
Gary is a super-cute purebred black Miniature Schnauzer. We rescued Gary from the Los Angeles South shelter on September 8, 2011, when he was 5 months old. Both of his femurs (upper leg bones) were fractured at the neck and he was in a lot of pain.
We took Gary straight from the shelter to an orthopedic surgeon to get his legs fixed—but the surgery fees were about $2,250—and soon after surgery he incurred another $130 in vet bills for a skin condition. We asked for help with Gary's expenses and many kind people responded.
Thanks to the kind people who sent donations to help Gary:
- Michel and Jan Aubrey, who adopted Antoine from MSFR;
- Malea McGuiness, in memory of Fritz;
- Bill and Cheryl Workman, who adopted Blue from us;
- Miniature Schnauzers & Friends Rescue. (MSFR is a great organization. If you don’t see a dog you like here, check out their website, www.msfr.org.);
- Betty Hayman;
- John and Doreen Lynch, in memory of Riley;
- Phillip Fouts and Jim Hernandez;
- Rhona Bader;
- Sandra Colombini;
- Martin and Nancy King;
- Dianne Smith;
- Kristen and Steven Bodie; and
- Jacquie Williams.
We are happy to report that Gary has healed well from the surgery. He is now runnning and playing. His skin problems have also cleared up for the most part.
Hardy
The Kingsley family brought Hardy home on September 10, 2001. Hardy was undisciplined at first. He would pull hard on his leash and bolt out the door if the opportunity arose. Hardy, though, proved to be a quick learn at obedience classes, learned to do tricks, and eventually became a therapy dog, leading Katherine to form a therapy dog group called Shared Canine Companions.
Tragically, on June 14, 2010, at around 1:15 p.m., Hardy was attacked by a Pit Bull while walking on the neighborhood sidewalk with owner, Katherine. Katherine tried her best to save him, but was unable to do so.
Hardy is sadly missed by his family. A new dog never replaces an old one, but hopefully our rescue, Terry, will fill in for Hardy, bringing new love and companionship to Hardy's beloved family.
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