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HomeASPEN UPDATE "Aspen's forever family & Retriever Rescue of Colorado want to help Aspen live a happy, pain-free life!" Please donate today to her surgery! Below is a letter from Aspen's parents. Our dear Aspen (formerly Octavia) had surgery on 3 of her 4 legs about 6 wks ago. And last week we noticed she was limping and not putting any pressure on her right hind leg. When we looked at her leg we noticed a pointy object protruding from it. We got her in ASAP to her orthopedic. After getting an xray the worst was confirmed. She had re-injured her leg. This is not uncommon of this type of surgery, but for Aspen it's way worse. She has the legs of a 15 yr old lab (she is only 6) and all 4 are bad. So with 3 operated on at one time she doesn't have a strong leg to help her as she heals. This news broke our hearts and we didn't know what to do. Thank God for the rescue-they did just that and came to Aspens rescue. Her surgeries have been very expensive and we are trying to raise money to pay for them as well as her last leg surgery. Aspen has a hard time right now with a broken leg to get up and down our stairs. She wants to be with us at night when we go to bed but can't because of her injury. She barks when she hears our baby crying because she wants to be with him. I was in the shower the other day and heard the baby crying through the monitor. When I went into his room Aspen was laying next to his crib and licking his hand! She managed to get up the stairs with her broken leg to lay next to our son and be with him. Please help us help Aspen and give her not only a better life but a less painful one. She is in more pain this time than before and this recovery will be harder but she is strong and we are here for her! Thanks for everything!!! The Mussers SPECIAL THANKS TO THOSE WHO DONATED ON ASPEN'S BEHALF! WE ARE STILL COLLECTING DONATIONS! Carol G -$500.00 Diane P-$200.00 Richard G - $200.00 Jessica P - $100.00 Debra D- $100.00 Guy B - $70.00 Janice M- $50.00 Michael M- $50.00 Mark D- $50.00 Margaret S-$25.00 Christie S-$20.00 Kathy L-$15.00 Deborah B-$10.00 Gary K-$10.00 Our MissionBelieving that all Retrievers deserve a safe, loving home, the mission of Retriever Rescue of Colorado is to rescue abandoned, abused, neglected and unwanted retrievers and to promote public education on animal-related issues. Rescued breeds will include Golden Retrievers, Labrador Retrievers, Curly Coated Retrievers, Flat Coated Retrievers, Chesapeake Bay Retrievers and Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retrievers. All of our dogs are fostered prior to adoption. Our organization prides itself on providing safe and promising second chances to these dogs while they await their new homes. Our foster homes allow for social development and many times direction for learning basic commands, housebreaking and exposure to children, cats, and other dogs. Depression rates of puppies and dogs kept for long periods of time in a shelter rapidly increase with each day as they wait for a new home. Foster homing can assist in alleviating unnecessary stress for some of our dogs who have come to us under serious circumstances.
History of RROC"It all began with a passion to educate and help the animals" - RROC founders RROC began in 2006 with only a few volunteers on hand to spearhead the effort to create an incredible rescue organization. The expectation that RROC would achieve saving around 30 dogs was far exceeded within the first year of operation and today proudly touts more than 1100 retrievers saved and adopted as of 2010.
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