Star and her 7 Puppies

This Momma and her seven (7), 5-week old pups were found along a gravel road in Houstonia, MO on 12/27/17 when the temperature was in the single digits. They were tossed out in a plastic crate. The door was open with a bowl of water that was frozen solid. There is no telling how long they had been there, but…

Reba: Forever a Foster Dog

  Hi there!  I’m Michelle Bird, a foster parent for UMDR.  I’ve been asked to guest blog this month which is both scary and an honor. For those of you who don’t know me, I have been fostering and volunteering with UMDR since 2008/2009.  My first foster for UMDR was a beautiful brindle pitbull named Meg who came to us…

Hi, My Name is Ozzie

****UPDATE**** 05/2017: Ozzie, the sweetest dog on the planet who has endured so much abuse and neglect suffered yet another set back. Ozzie had a blockage in his intestine, had surgery on a Monday and actually had to have part of his intestine removed. He made it through the surgery and on Tuesday was sitting up and walking, but still would…