We're still in the running!!

Hola Y'all!!!!

It's been a while since we had time to write in my blog!! We've had a lot going on!! We had LOTS of abandoned puppies come into the shelter and that keeps us real busy.

We've also got a member of our fur family who is very very old and is nearing the end of her life. We're all just trying to keep her as comfortable as possible. She gets really good smelling food, whenever she wants it. And she gets lots of extra lovin'.

And GUESS WHAT!! We had an earthquake on Friday the 13th!!! It was really scary and shook the house HARD!!!! It started out slow, then shook a little harder. Then it stopped!! Then, all of a sudden it started shaking and the whole house started bouncing!!!!!
It made one of the big sliding glass doors jump right off it's runner and one of the screens came off completely and slammed to the floor!! Lots of stuff fell off the shelves and broke.
There was broken glass, busted plastic and pottery shards everywhere!!

We're all ok though and there haven't been any reports of injuries or deaths!! Mom says that is a MIRACLE!!!

We're still trying to win the shelter challenge. Our plan to win a weekly and then help another shelter to win something didn't work out but we still are trying!!

Lots of our friends entered photos in the photo contest too!! Maybe one of them will get chosen as a finalist and we can all vote for it!!! Here's the one Mom entered!! It's called "Happy Reflections"



If you would vote for us we'd really appreciate it!! Just go to www.animalrescuesite.com,
click on the "shelter challenge" tab, click on Costa Rica for the country, click search, and that should bring our name up!! Then just click "VOTE" and type in the letters that appear to confirm your vote!!!
Vote every day and get your friends to vote for us too!!

Tailwags!!!
BudBud

VOTE LIKE CRAZY THIS WEEK!!!

Hola Y'all!!!
OK...our last try for a weekly prize didn't work out so we're gonna try again!! If we can win a weekly prize then we can pool our votes and maybe help another small shelter to win a weekly!!! Wouldn't it be great to help LOTS MORE ANIMALS???

Just go to www.animalrescuesite.com and click on Costa Rica for the country. That SHOULD bring up our name since we're the only Costa Rica shelter in the challenge. Click VOTE and then type in the letters that appear to confirm your vote!! Starting Sunday, May 1st VOTE EVERY DAY AND GET ALL YOUR FRIENDS TO VOTE TOO!!! If enough people will vote EVERY DAY for one week we might be able to win the weekly prize!!

Little Sophia, the amputee kitten, is doing GREAT!!! And all the new, throw away puppies got ADOPTED!!! YAAAAAAAAAYYYYYYYYY!!!!!!!!!!! We still have some adults that need homes too though!! Maracita (pictued above) really needs someone of her own.

Here's a little video of Sophia having fun out front!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jw4xkm8IRvo
PLEASE DON'T FORGET TO VOTE!!!

Tailwags!!! BudBud

Still Trying For A Weekly Prize!!

Hola Y'all!!
Well we're still tryin' for a weekly prize in the shelter challenge!! We figure if we can win a weekly prize, (we need it to keep our doors open) then we can all pitch in and maybe help some other shelter win a weekly prize!!! Wouldn't it be great to be able to help even MORE animals???

We really need your votes and your friends votes!!! Please send your friends a link to this blog post and ask them to vote for us!!!
http://mrbudbud.blogspot.com/2011/04/still-trying-for-weekly-prize.html

Here's the instructions!!!
Go to www.animalrescuesite.com. and click on the vertical tab on the right that says "Shelter Challenge."
The first time you vote you will have to type in "Lighthouse" for the shelter name and click on Costa Rica for the country. If it asks for a city, type in "Atenas." That should bring up our shelter name and you just click on "Vote." Then you will see some letters and you have to type those in to confirm your vote. After your first vote our name should come up automatically at the bottom of that box and you just click vote and confirm your vote.

Little Sophia, the three legged kitten is doing GREAT!! She's running, playing, climbing and jumping just like she had all four legs!! What a trooper!!! And she is SOOOOO cute!!!



And all the throw away pups are now spayed and neutered and HEALTHY!!! They're ready for new homes!! Check out the video of them and Paco!! He LOVES puppies!!

Here's the video!! Click on it!


TAILWAGS!!!!!!!!!!!!
BudBud

GREAT IDEA TO HELP LOTS OF SHELTERS!!!

Hola Y'all!!! We're in another shelter challenge and me and Mom had a great idea!! The "weekly" prize is the same amount as the 1st place prize for International shelters.
If we can win a weekly prize, then we could maybe get all our voters to vote for another international shelter and help THEM win a weekly prize or maybe the International prize!!
Mom says that way we'd be helping animals all over the world!!!!!

Starting tomorrow!! Sunday, April 10th, we are asking you to get everyone you know to vote for just 1 week for our shelter. We have to have TONS of votes to win a weekly prize. If we can win it then the next week we can all vote for ANOTHER shelter!! If we really work at it this can mean SO much for so many animals!!!
Ask your friends to ask THEIR friends. Ask your kids to ask all of THEIR friends. Ask your co-workers, bowling team, church group, sewing circle, grandkids, to ALL TELL ALL THEIR FRIENDS and we can DO THIS!!!!!!

Go to www.animalrescuesite.com. and click on the vertical tab on the right that says "Shelter Challenge."
The first time you vote you will have to type in "Lighthouse" for the shelter name and click on Costa Rica for the country. If it asks for a city, type in "Atenas." That should bring up our shelter name and you just click on "Vote." Then you will see some letters and you have to type those in to confirm your vote. After your first vote our name should come up automatically at the bottom of that box and you just click vote and confirm your vote.
WHOOO HOOO!!! This could be GREAT!!!!!

The little three legged kitten, Sophia, is doing GREAT and all the thrown away puppies will get spayed/neutered Tuesday!! Moms dog bite is healing up and she's gonna have a nice scar to show for it!!! Tailwags!!! BudBud

WOW!!! There's LOTS of us here!!

Hola Y'all!!

WE WON THE SHELTER CHALLENGE!!! $1,000.00!!!! THANKS TO EVERYONE WHO VOTED!! That's gonna help a LOT with all the furkids we have right now!!

We've got a full house!!! There's 30 of us furkids here! After Johnny and Rosemary came in and the little kitten who had to have her leg amputated we got four more thrown away puppies. :-(

They're really cute but they were in pretty bad shape when they got here. They're feelin' better now though and actin' like puppies!!

We've got a greyhound here too. Her dad was visiting in Costa Rica and had a heart attack!! He's in the hospital so Diane came here to stay til he's better.

We've still got the mama dachshund too. All the puppies got forever homes but Terez is still waitin' for hers. Storm and Maracita are still waiting too.

Bingo and Paco have got forever homes to go to!! YAAAAAYYYY!!!!!! They're going to the states!! And I can't remember if I told y'all about Lisa!! She got a forever home and she LOVES it!!! They call her Freckles!!

Mom had to go to court for Paco!! The spay/neuter group in Atenas sued the woman who tried to have him killed. Mom had to be there with all her records and photos of Paco before and after. The judge ordered the woman to pay for some of Pacos vet bills.
While her mother was in the court room Mom got to talk to the daughter who had rescued Paco from the school yard. Mom had made a pretty certificate to give her for being a heroine for animals. She wanted this girl to know she had done something good. Mom says that's important!! We always need to let young people know they are doing something good when they try to help animals.

We're babysitting for a few dogs too. Diane, (the greyhound) Sprockett, a beagle friend of ours and Pebbles, a feisty little Jack Russell terrier!!

Here's a link to a video we did the other day!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yuxDC5q313w

We're all havin' fun but me and Mom are REALLY tired!!!

Thanks for voting for us in the shelter challenge!!

Tailwags!!!
BudBud

Another Wonderful Day At Lighthouse

Hola Y'all!!

Well things are beginning to settle down a little bit. All the dachshund mix puppies got adopted. The mama dog is still here though. People always want puppies!! Mom says that's crazy!! Puppies are a lot of trouble!!!
Rosemary and Johnny, the two tiny, terrier/chihuahua mix puppies are doing well and beginning to act more lively!! One is adopted and going to the states to live. Our Aunt Nancy is adopting her and another Aunt Nancy is taking her back to the states in the cabin with her. YAAAAAAAAAAYYY!!
You can see video of them meeting all of the Lighthouse Crew. And there's video of little Sophia too!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vAbBIjt5gFo

Sophia, the tiny kitten who had to have her leg amputated, is doing GREAT!! She is getting to be out of her cage and spend this afternoon out in the screened room and run and play!! She sure is a cutie.

Mom says to please pray and send positive energy for all the humans and animal in Japan. She almost cries every time she reads the news about it.

Hope your life is as sweet as ours!! Us perros know how to stop worrying and relax!! We're trying to teach Mom and Dad how to do that too!!

Tailwags!!!
BudBud

The Throw Away Kids Are Doing FINE!!!

Just click on the pics to make them bigger!!







Hola Y'all!!!!

Well, the throw away kids are all doing fine. Growing like weeds and being cute!!
Betty, Eddie, Tonya and Tyler, (the dachshund mix puppies) got to meet Storm today!! She LOVES puppies. She's one of the adults Mom rescued out of the flash flood with all the puppies.
And tiny little Rosemary and John (the chihuahua terrier mix puppies) are coming along nicely too!! They got to meet Bunny, Storm, Paco and some of the other Lighthouse kids. When they first get out in the morning they run like crazy, then conk out in one of the dog beds.
Rosemary and John each have pending adoptions with GREAT families!!!
Enjoy the pics and don't forget to vote for us every day until the 20th of March!!
Go to www.animalrescuesite.com. Click on the vertical tab on the right that says "Shelter Challenge." Type in "lighthouse" for shelter name. Click on Cost a Rica for country. Click search. When our name comes up vote for us and wait for the vote confirmation question.
Tailwags!!
BudBud