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Helping Hands for Hounds of Honduras-Old Dogs & Puppies

The Nereida Montes de Oca Sanctuary (the official name of HHHH's Sanctuary) said goodbye to two old favorites in the last 5 months (actually all the old dogs are favorites):


On September 11, Pilar brought Odie to the vet to be euthanized. For some days, he was having trouble walking, wasn't interested in food, and couldn't control his bowels. The morning that Odie couldn't get up and was crying, Pilar knew it was time to say goodbye.


An old blind dog at the Helping Hands for Hounds of Honduras sanctuary.
Odie (2023), a rescue dog who spent most of his life at HHHH, was a tripod & later in life, completely blind

A dog resting on a chair after a leg amputation at Helping Hands for Hounds of Honduras.
Odie (2015): back at HHHH to recover after removal of a very large growth (which was the reason he was dumped) and amputation of his rear leg

On January 8, Bootsy died after one day of drinking lots of water and vomiting. She had been at the HHHH Sanctuary since 2012, when she was found on a street in Tegucigalpa, where she had been hit by a car. She was just left there, but luckily someone saw her, almost dead on the side of the road, and contacted Pilar. Bootsy was young and active, and Pilar had hoped she would find a forever home....but her forever home became the Sanctuary.


Dog lying down with eyes closed at the Helping Hands for Hounds of Honduras sanctuary.
Bootsy: October 2012, when rescued

A dog getting a bath at the Helping Hands for Hounds of Honduras sanctuary.
Students from El Campo enjoy volunteering at HHHH: one of their favorite tasks is bathing the dogs. Bootsy appreciates all the attention!

Last July, as we mentioned in the previous HHHH blog post, we said goodbye to Thor, the sweetest rottweiler, who spent his life at the Sanctuary because the only interested adopters saw Thor as a guard dog....and he definitely was not.

 

Amidst the goodbyes, Helping Hands for Hounds of Honduras welcomed new puppies. Fellow rescuer/HHHH volunteer, Guillermo, and his son, had been helping a neglected dog, who kept getting pregnant and whose family --had so far--refused to have her spayed. In July, she had a litter of eight. Guillermo's family adopted two of the males. On August 18, at 6 weeks old, they brought the rest of the family to the HHHH Sanctuary, four females and two males.


At HHHH the puppies received parasite treatments and were vaccinated. Pilar stayed busy picking up newspapers, laying down clean ones, and changing beds daily! But it was nice to have these new puppies around.


We've also mentioned that HHHH has been working with other rescues and shelters, in particular Organización ARI. On September 23, ARI took three of the puppies to an event celebrating World Adopted Dog Day. The male was adopted, but the two females returned to the HHHH Sanctuary at the end of the day.


A man holding a puppy he adopted from the Helping Hands for Hounds of Honduras sanctuary.
A lucky new dad! (Since the adoption in Sept, the puppy has been neutered)

Eventually, with hard work, perfect families were found for the remaining 5 perfect (as all puppies are) puppies!


A woman holding a puppy and a bag of food from the Helping Hands for Hounds of Honduras sanctuary.
A happy home for a happy puppy!

Puppy from Helping Hands for Hounds of Honduras is on a table with a bag of dog food and being held by new adopter.
Puppy gets a home!

Newly adopted puppy in arms of a woman with a second woman holding a bag of dog food and a boy standing nearby in Honduras.
Going home!

One of several puppies from Helping Hands for Hounds of Honduras in the arms of a woman who adopted him.
Happy person, happy puppy

One person holding a puppy from Helping Hands for Hounds of Honduras and one person holding a bag of dog food and another person standing nearby.
Bringing a new puppy home

Here's one of the puppies whose new family brought him to the vet for his 2nd round of puppy shots:


One of the puppies rescued by Helping Hands for Hounds of Honduras is at the vet on an exam table.
Not afraid of the vet or of getting shots!
 

We also help dogs and puppies, cats and kittens from Helping Hands for Hounds of Honduras by providing supplies. We're very grateful to Dr M (based in New Mexico), who donated medicines to our AKI Partner Organizations, many of which went to Helping Hands for Hounds of Honduras.


Veterinary medicines in a box to be sent to Helping Hands for Hounds of Honduras for the dogs and puppies and cats they rescue.
Donated meds for Helping Hands for Hounds of Honduras

Without Pilar's vet, Orlando, HHHH wouldn't be able to help so many, especially the older, handicapped dogs and cats who have spent their lives at the Sanctuary. Besides using the donated meds for Sanctuary animals, Pilar re-donated some to Orlando, who is also a big animal rescuer and helps many low income families by providing vet care at reduced cost.


This dog was dumped in Suyapa near the university. Over a five-day period, people had tried to approach him and finally a woman was able to rescue him. She brought him to Dr Orlando, but she didn't have money for vet care, so --at no cost--Orlando cleaned him up and gave him the donated antibiotics (with some for the rescuer to keep up with the treatment) and is keeping an eye on him with ongoing check-ups.


A dog rescued by Helping Hands for Hounds of Honduras is at the veterinary clinic on an exam table and has an injured snout.
Abandoned & rescued, getting much needed vet care

Dr Orlando found another use for those donated meds for this stray cat that he feeds (and of course has neutered him). He had lots of fleas so the kitty got a dose of Bravecto (for cats) that Dr M donated.


A white cat with tiger stripes on her head is on a tiled floor at the vet clinic and was helped by Helping Hands for Hounds of Honduras.
Stray kitty gets special vet care

Helping Hands for Hounds of Honduras has been an AKI Partner Organization since the very beginning of AKI--2007. Together, we help HHHH care for the unwanted-most of them older, handicapped, injured dogs and cats who call the Sanctuary home. Over the years, HHHH has worked with so many Honduran rescuers and shelters, training and supporting a network of animal caregivers, a new generation of animal rescuers.

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