Our Rescued Memorial

Magickal Attributes: Tracking skills; the ability to scent a "trail" through conflicting or confusing situations. Companionship, keen hearing, loyalty, willingness to follow through. Using intuition to find new ideas and solutions. Seeking a teacher within by going into the silence. If seen in meditation, you will be guarded from approaching danger and threats. Protection. Finding out the truth. Animal Magick by D.J. Conway

Chant
Goddess-companions, we trail the truth.
Understand our night-cries!
We guide and protect Her children.
Heed our warnings!
We sing to the Moon to show you the way
To ancient Moon magicks!
We stand at the gates between the worlds.
Follow us!
 

JULY 2008
This is Mercury, he's a gray cockatiel. Dave drove to San Diego, CA to rescue him, in 1999. He was 3 months old. The woman that raised him, was dyin', waitin' for a heart transplant. It didn't come soon enough, so we rescued Mercury. He was a funny guy, with lots of antics and also problems.
He suffered from severe "fright molts", and would drop lots of his feathers. He learned to talk and to whistle tunes, I taught him, mainly army marchin' tunes.  He never ate a lot, but always looked atad overweight. I think he had birth defects.

We still mourn Mercury, who passed away in July, 2008. We think a heart attack or massive stroke. He was fine all day, eatin', talkin', etc. When night time came, I covered his cage with his night cage cover, as I do with all the birds. An hour later, I heard him fall from his perch. He was dead that fast. He's now buried with other critters who have taken the trip across the RainBow Bridge.
 

Shot See 1995-2002

She's a black Labrador and German Short-Hair Pointer Mix, weighing 85 lbs. We have had her since she was 1 1/2 years old. She's now, 4 1/2 years old. My mate rescued her from death row at the Humane Society.
A very mellow disposition and the omega in our dog clan. She is the mama to our rescued dogs and is our peace maker.

Merlin 1995

A Rottweiller and German Shepard mix, weighs 70 lbs. He has been with us since he was 6 weeks old. My mate rescued him, after the owner attempted to abandon the pup in the desert. He's now 3 years old.

                                                Salsa 1998

A Chihuahua/Papillon/
indeterminable mix, about 3 pounds. My mate picked him up at the County Animal Control, after hearing about the atrocities he suffered, as a stray.

                                     Kali 2002

A Bichon-Yorkie mix, atad over 1 year old. After a couple homes and 2 litters, she came to live with us. She has some birth defects and had to have dental surgery to remove her baby teeth, which were still there along with the permanent ones. She's turned in to our Million Dollar dog, with the vet billls so far. Weighin' 4 1/2 lbs, our newest member of canines is also the tiniest. 

                             Zippy -Dec 31, 2003

A border collie- greyhound mix, 1 year old. She was found in the desert as a stray and kept in poor conditions. We gave her a home after seein' the conditions, she was livin' in. She had been badly abused, then abandon. Emaciated and scared of everythin', we took her in. After spayin', we began workin' with her fears and she is really comin' around. An ideal frisbee dog and loves to run.

We work with  other rescue shelters too. We are proud to say that we are part of the  Best Friends' Arizona Network.

Each dog has special talents and all are in varying stages of trainin'. The trainin' varies from obedience and service, to tricks and playtime, using a combination of techniques, which is determined by the personality of the dog. Trainin' is done with various treats, clicker, praise and just plain huggin'. Groomin' and good nutrition is essential. Exercise and play are very important to their development, bonding, etc. Consistency and routine are important to all critters.