Happy News for Buddy and Sheba
Both these dogs have found permanent homes with people who followed their story on this website.  Thank you everyone who cares about them. These are two happy new beginnings!  Thank you Jane and John for saving these two and letting us share their joy in finding loving permanent homes.

Buddy, adopted in July of 2007

We are hoping to post updated photos as we can and we know his new home is perfect for him and his special needs.  Below is his story:
    This special needs dog needs YOU!

Buddy - a special needs dog - and Sheba his alpha sister who has helped him through his ordeal need forever homes.  Buddy is vision impaired.  The two have been in the care of the Illinois Humane Society for over a year and need to belong to someone all their own.  The Humane Society was hoping to have Sheba go with Buddy for a while until he is bonded to his new owners, but Sheba has found her forever home.

Both dogs were 5 years old when they arrived and are now in good health, although that is not the way they arrived.  Buddy and Sheba were removed from a neglect situation. Their owner had a total of six dogs, all in neglected condition.  He was a crack addict.  With the care of the wonderful foster at the Humane Society, the pair have gained weight and gotten updated on shots and are now in good condition.

Buddy arrived in the worst condition.  He was heartworm positive, has been treated and is now heartworm negative. One eye was maced by a child, and not treated.  It is no longer functional.  Buddy had developed glaucoma in the other eye, which required ongoing treatment.  Because of his disability, he is cautious around other dogs and around children. Buddy is a very, very affectionate dog, a pure joy to be around.  He is not high energy, but rather something of a couch potato. He likes nothing more than to just be with his favorite person and people and take it easy.  He and Sheba have both been outside dogs but want to be house dogs.   Buddy needs to be properly watched and encouraged with housetraining but he is naturally clean in the garage and in a crate.  Buddy gets very protective of his home territory, and will, with his sister, challenge strangers.  His blindness does not keep him from doing so.  Very recently, the eye with glaucoma had a sudden rise in pressure and had to be removed.  He had a bit of a rough go of it the first night, but since, he has recovered beautifully.  It's that head strong characteristic of the breed.  Can't keep a good boy down.  He's out traversing the back yard like always.   There is still a little drainage from the surgery site, but overall he is doing so very, very well.   He remains blind but hopefully this will be the end of Buddy's medical challenges.

Sheba is the alpha sister who helped Buddy through his recovery.  She has gone to her permanent home and is doing well.  Here are her photos before she was adopted:
 

This pair are special and the devotion given to them by the volunteers at the Humane Society is heartwarming.  Buddy's situation will be updated as his healing proceeds but if you can help him or others at the Humane Society, by adopting or fostering, please contact Jane at the Humane Society in Springfield, IL, at jmcbridenator@gmail.com or through the shelter by visiting their website
 http://www.illinoishumane.org/adoptions.htm

JNMRF continues to work with the Humane Society to find just the right home for Buddy as they did for Sheba.   If you have any questions, please contact Jane or write us at rescue@jnmrf.org.