6/29/16 – Meet Harley. She just showed up at someone’s home, looking to have been abandoned/lost for a while. The homeowner was going to take her to the shelter where it was almost certain she would be euthanized. A neighbor decided to take Harley but, unfortunately, due to a drug issue, Harley was just left outside and never tended to and after about a week and a half, that neighbor was gone and Harley was left to fend for herself without food and water. Fortunately, another kind family realized what had happened and took Harley in. They brought her to a veterinary clinic to be checked for a microchip — there was none. She had on a collar (more like a belt) which had already started to embed itself into her neck. Her eyes were very swollen, and, overall, poor Harley just appeared to have been neglected/abused for a very long time. The family was already becoming very attached to Harley who was in obvious need of love. Although a little skiddish and unfamiliar with a home environment, she quickly took to the family. Harley was again taken to a veterinary clinic to have them check her eyes and get a heart worm test. Unfortunately, Harley was found to be slight positive for heart worm and have Entropia of the eyes. The caring family could not keep Harley and give her what was needed without help so they contacted us. We felt that poor abandoned and abused Harley deserved a second chance at life and now she will be treated for heart worm and her eye issue which may require a specialist.

6/29/16 – An Update on Harley from his new mom. Please say a prayer for her. ~ diana

Dear Diana,

I’m not sure if you have been updated on Harley’s visit so I wanted to take the time to fill you in. I feel like you are Harley’s Angel . She was just so happy when we left and while we where there. She is exhausted now from our super busy afternoon and napping and resting comfortably on her pillow snoring up a storm. We are going to be doing eye drops 2 to 3 times a day and waiting to hear the results of her slightly positive heart worm test that they sent to the lab to be confirmed . I’m praying by some miracle the next test shows negative since the vet said she looked at her blood and there where no worms. So all 3 girls went; me, Abigail, and Aurora and Harley and out of the three kids Harley (included as kid since she’s the baby), Harley was the best behaved, who would of thought . Thank you Again I don’t think I could thank you enough for giving her this second chance and the opportunity to stay with us to get healthy instead of a cage somewhere. She deserves to be in a super loving environment to help her become the healthy dog with a great future ahead of her. ❤ You Have the biggest heart and I hope someday that I’m able to do the same because what you have done for Harley in my eyes is a real HERO.

6/28/16 – Prayers needed for this abused dog, Axle. It was Sunday when the Roseville, MI police department received an anonymous call about a dog “dying in the street”. The animal control officer was called in and he trailed the dog to a mobile home park where he found this horrible sight. A dog so horribly emaciated it was surprising that he was still alive. It appeared the kids in the park had been feeding him whatever they could find. The animal control officer immediately brought Axle to an emergency hospital where he was kept overnight and then transferred to the veterinary hospital who contracts with the City. Late Monday, 4 Paw 1 Heart received a call asking if we could pay for Axle’s surgery — he had an intestinal blockage and was, in fact, dying. We agreed to pay for the surgery and Axle was taken to another facility because the one he was taken to could not accommodate the surgery. Today he had surgery and he is not doing well. A sock was found in his stomach and it appears it had been there for days. A detective has been assigned to this case and we will keep everyone updated. This case reminds me so much of our Katniss Everdeen it breaks my heart that people can be so disgustingly cruel. ~ diana