Gone on Safari
 Sometimes it comes to our attention that a campo has been colonized by a breeding population of beach dogs. When this happens one of the volunteers goes into “have trap will travel “ mode. Just recently I was contacted by a person living in campo La Ponderosa about some dogs that had litters of puppies under a trailer in their campo. What ensued was three weeks of trapping dogs and puppies. We have a large live trap similar to a giant' Have A Hart' trap that you’ve seen for squirrels' relocation..etc. The puppies were spayed and neutered and, because they were fairly large, were wormed and given away locally. Larger puppies are difficult to place in the states. The adult dogs were spayed and neutered and returned to the campo. In total 10 puppies and 8 adult dogs were trapped. Cost here was the $30 each for the spay and neuter and the cost of wormers and other meds that the dogs required. Sorry I don’t have any pictures here….
During the same time frame I was approached by some folks that were concerned about some puppies that had been dumped behind a restaurant in the Eijdo Plan National Agrario. When I got there these impromptu volunteers were trying to round up the puppies. After a bit we had them corralled and I ported them off to my house. They were really really mangy. These were cleaned up with Ivermectin and other parasite control meds and spayed and neutered. Three of these found homes with local families. This picture is of mangy mauve…..a pup still in my custody. She appears here fairly “hairy” but she was almost entirely naked and crusty when she came. Now she’s happy and healthy and looking for her home. |
