Our Contract Working Dogs
CWD NELA
CWD Nela Explosive Detector Dog DOB 28MAY2016 GSD Nela came to us from our friends at Mission K9 Rescue in July 2020 as a potential training Foster, but it was determined that Nela had some significant behavior issues that are worsening with time. Nela needs to have her environment carefully maintained, if she feels any kind of pain (even when being groomed) she can become very aggressive. She also has some serious resource guarding issues that we are working with. After meeting with my trainer, and seeing some very bizarre and aggressive behavior, Mission K9 and I decided that it would be in Nela's best interest to remain at The Ddamien Project. She loves her Ruff Dawg balls, her Nylabone, and LOVES to be in the car. Sometimes she will not get out of the car until you take her for a car ride at least around the block! When she is clear in the head, she loves to be petted, and does the happy dance to play fetch with toys. |
CWD VENGER
CWD Venger Mine Detection Dog DOB 14JAN2014 GSD CWD Venger is our first international Contract Working Dog! Mission K9 Rescue was called upon to once again step in and try to rescue and pull a kennel full of dogs that were left behind by an overseas contract company out of Turkey. To make matters worse for these dogs, the US CDC put a ban in place to stop the import dogs. After waiting and fighting for almost a year to get these dogs out and get the care they needed, these Turkey working dogs finally got their chance to a better life here in the US the first weekend in August of 2022. When Venger was unloaded from his crate, his condition made our friends cry. He was very weak in the hind legs, very underweight and his testicles were extremely enlarged. They reached out to us while they were still at the airport. Having recently dealt with degenerative myelopathy with MWD Mark W118, they were hoping we may feel up to giving Venger the same fantastic care. Venger, who we have nicknamed Vinny, has only been with us a few days, and was already seen by our wonderful vet team at Airline Animal Health. After a full physical, labs, x-rays, and ultrasound, we have a long-term plan in place to get Vinny into excellent condition. his medical list is a little lengthy, but with his wonderful temperament, we all feel he is up for the long haul. Step 1- Vinny will have an emergency neuter on the 9th of August. He will remain at the hospital overnight for observation. Because of the significant swelling of his testicles, he will have to have a scrotal ablation which will increase his bleeding risk. Vinny is heartworm positive, and that means there is added risk to any anesthetic procedure. Since we are suspecting cancer involvement, waiting until heartworm treatment is too dangerous. Step 2 - Begin heartworm treatment. We will be following the current recommended protocol for heartworms which will include a month of high dose prednisone and doxycycline, then beginning immitacide injections. Step 3 - Adequan injections. Vinny has hip dysplasia in both hips, but much more significant in his right hip. We are going to work on physical therapy, muscle and joint supplements and get him as comfortable as possible while we treat his heartworm. We will be looking at other options once he is healthier. Everyone that has met Vinny has fallen in love, and we can't wait to show him the wonderful life he deserves. |