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June 27 - Taking a Break

Those of you who have been following the Pound of Cure find-a-forever-home-for-Blue/fundraiser program have probably been wondering what Blue and I have been up to lately. The answer is, suspending our hikes while Blue and his pals got through the outbreak of highly contagious upper respiratory disease (commonly known as "kennel cough") that hit the shelter a few weeks ago.

This was a serious health emergency for all the dogs, even those that were seemingly disease-free. It required the staff to quarantine the sick animals, close the canine side of shelter to the public (including volunteers), and work meticulously so the illness didn't spread within or outside of the building.

All that diligence has paid off. As was publicly announced yesterday, the worst is now behind us, but Blue and his pals will most likely need another week or so before he and they are ready to hit the trails again.

So Blue will enjoy quiet time indoors this weekend. Hopefully, he and I will celebrate the Independence Day holiday by pushing north on the Buckeye Trail a week from this Sunday. And if we do, I'll be asking, again, for your donations and help to find Blue his forever home.

So rest up. Your job isn't nearly done yet ;-).

Thanks for everything all of you have done to support Blue since this past January. And check back here a week from this Monday for our next update and Blue's June weigh-in.

Speaking of which: The quarantine rules are so strict that Blue can't be weighed at this time. When getting on the scale is no longer a potential source of disease transmission, we'll fill you in on his progress.

Ted

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