Eskie Rescuers United

Jackson
Please keep us in your prayers. I will be helping my precious Jackson to the Rainbow Bridge this afternoon. He will be joining our precious little hoochie mooch, his wife, Miss Heidi. He would be celebrating his 15 birthday Nov. 11. I made him a promise he wouldn't suffer. Today is the day I keep my promise. They are the precious bonded seniors I adopted Dec. 14, 2019 from ERU.........Mary Lodes, October 13, 2020

Jacques
I wanted to let you know that Jacques crossed over the rainbow bridge late yesterday afternoon. Thank you again for bringing that precious boy into my life….Chris Brancheau, September 5, 2024 Chris

Jazzie
My name is Jazzie. I spent 14 wonderful years with my mom. She called me her Fun Girl! We traveled together all over the US. We did have a lot of fun! I left mom on 8-19-23. Off to Heaven I go. Can't wait to see you again mom!…..Melody Coe, August 19, 2023

Jett
Jett came into ERU in 2016 when he found himself in a high kill shelter in Georgia. ERU didn’t hesitate to rescue him & place him on a Pilots N Paws flight to get him to his foster in South Florida. ERU made sure he had hip surgery & was happy & healthy in no time. Jett recovered fully & quickly, no doubt because of his sunny attitude. He liked to play with other dogs & loved to snuggle. If you set a bed, towel, or anything he could turn into a “nest”, he would happily plop himself on it. He was adopted by a lovely couple who already had a rescue sister for him. Jett loved her & his human family. He was a funny dog full of silly antics. His family & foster will love him & laugh at the memory of his funny personality forever. His family wants everyone involved with his rescue & well wishes that they are grateful……Mayli Someillan, September 20, 2021

Jewel
I have been trying to write this post since Thursday but it has been very hard. It is with a heavy heart that I share that our little foster dog, Jewel, has passed away after only 4 days in our care. Having recently bought a house I could not wait to get my first foster dog from Eskie Rescuers United. I have been volunteering with this wonderful rescue for over a year now doing home checks and transports but was waiting until we bought a house to start fostering. This precious little girl came from Texas via United Airlines. We picked her up in Tampa Monday evening. Although ERU knew Jewel's back story through her surrender papers what they did not know was her rather extensive medical history as those papers came with Jewel on the plane. Jewel was a very sick dog. I mean we knew right away looking at her round body that she had something going on and it seemed like it hurt her when we tried to help pick her up to get in our car. However, after spending all day in planes she was excited to get in any car and go for a ride. She settled into the back seat and slept for most of the ride home. Charlie was with us and they greeted each other very nicely. Upon getting her home we took our dogs to my sister's to give Jewel lots of space. At first our cats were suspicious of her and kept away but when they realized she was no threat they walked right past her. She paid them no mind. She was a very frightened dog but we knew that from reading her surrender papers. We had to approach her very slowly to leash her or pet her and sometimes she would run from us. But we kept persisting - giving her little treats and soft talking to her. She did relax once you started petting her and seemed to really enjoy having her ears rubbed. Upon reading the vet's records among other things she appeared to have cognitive dysfunction (or doggie dementia). My Abby had that shortly before we lost her so I could definitely see that in Jewel. She would sometimes run into things and seemed to get lost in the house. But we started a little routine with her of taking her outside via the pool room. We could not take her by the pool as she was also a little uneasy on her feet and fell in the first night. She was okay and we stood by the stairs and she doggie paddled over to us. But we decided at that point to keep the door closed to the pool and only take her out through the pool room. She liked going outside but usually did not want to stay too long. She preferred inside curled up on Darcy's comfy round bed. That bed use to be Abby's. Jewel was not eating all that well (as also noted in her medical history) but we found if we put cooked chicken, rice and veggies on top of her kibble she would eat. On her 2cd night I took her for a car ride over to my sister's and she seemed to enjoy that even though getting in the car was an issue because she did not like to be handled. But she rode in the front passenger seat and I stroked her ears as we drove along. She got to meet my other dog, Darcy and my sister's pom, Biscuit. She was fine with them but did not really interact. She was pretty detached. On her 3rd night we brought our dogs back home and again they all got along. Darcy even begrudgingly gave up her comfy bed to little Jewel. I fed them all some chicken and rice and then everyone got a little bite of vanilla ice cream. She really enjoyed that. We all hung out in the living room. Because Jewel had spent most of the time at her previous home confined to one room until the owners let her out at night I wanted to make sure she was out with us at all times - to better socialize her. I kept the doors to the bedrooms and bathrooms closed so she would not go and hide by herself. She was beginning to trust us and once even came over to my outstretched hand. My boyfriend said he did the same with her. We were making progress! On Thursday morning before I went to work I spend about 10 minutes with her while she laid in bed, petting her and rubbing her ears. She seemed content. I called Charlie's groomer that day to set up a grooming appointment. I was hoping to make her all pretty because I knew she would be going to one of the ERU's vets soon. At lunch the coordinator for the Florida ERU rescues and I talked and she said after they had reviewed all her medical history with their vet it was apparent that little Jewel was very sick and would be unadoptable at this point but instead should go to hospice for end of life care. She had an ultrasound which showed abnormal liver, adrenal glands and other organs along with hypothyroidism. They determined she may have Cushings disease and/or cancer. In fact the vet had recommended to the owner she might not have quality of life and should be considered to be put to sleep. I just don't think he could bare to do it and wanted her to have more time but in the end he did not have the funds to care for her thus surrendering her to ERU. Anyhow, she said they had a great hospice foster up in MD and we would try to get her up there only not by plane but by ground transport through volunteers. In fact she should have never been cleared by the vet to fly in the first place but maybe they just wanted her to have a chance with a rescue like ERU. So I told her we would drive her up as far as Georgia. She then made a vet appointment for this coming Monday and at that time determine how soon to send little Jewel on her journey. I, in the meantime, planned on taking her to the dog beach on Saturday and dock diving practice with Charlie on Sunday. I wanted to let her have as much fun outdoors as I could because she seemed to like to be outside. Unfortunately, I never got that chance. My boyfriend, Chad called me at 4:00 at work and said he had fed her some lunch and had her outside with the other dogs then she wanted to go back inside so he let her in. She curled up on her favorite bed and took a nap. He went back outside for about an hour and when he came back in she was gone. Precious little Jewel died peacefully in her sleep! When he told me I burst out crying! I had only had this little dog for 4 days but I had bonded with her and I wanted what was best for her. So many people were rallying around getting this dog into a good home whether with a foster, an adopter or as it was discussed Thursday, a hospice foster. It was heart breaking to lose my first foster dog that soon. But it will not be my last foster dog. Fostering dogs save lives and not only that at least I know that she was cared for and loved up until the end. I just think her poor little body could not take anymore and that with a full tummy and a warm bed she felt relaxed enough to fall into an eternal sleep. So while I am deeply saddened at losing her I am also thankful for having the opportunity to foster and care for this wonderful little dog for the last few days of her life. Many of my dog loving friends already foster but I would ask that some others consider it. I am hoping that my next foster is a happier case and this time I get to see them get adopted into a new loving home. Jewel is to be cremated and rather than have her in a group cremation with other fosters as most rescues do to conserve much needed funds, I told the ERU coordinator I would pay for a private cremation. I did not get the chance to take Jewel to the beach today as I had planned but when her ashes come back to me I will see that some of them go to the dog beach where the ashes of my beloved Zoey and Abby are. Jewel deserves to be remembered this way. I miss and love that little precious Jewel. It really does not matter how long you have a dog - they all leave paw prints on our hearts. RIP Jewel........Donna and Chad, September 22, 2016