Annie Oakley

Adopted!

New Name: Sadie
Age: Adult
Sex: Female
Breed: Mixed Breed
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Current Location: Centennial, CO
Adoption Date: April 30, 2022
Adopted by: Tammie and Larry Cahn
Latest Update:

Tammie and Larry Cahn from Centennial, CO are previous adopters. About a year and a half ago they came to DRR to adopt frenchie Luann (nka Luna). They were so excited to be able to drive back to Texas for another adoption. Today they added Wyatt Earp and mama Annie Oakley to their family. They also have a Doberman named Elsie waiting for them at home. They will be driving back to Colorado over the next two days and will have lots of time to get to know Annie and Wyatt. They consider their dogs as their kids and they plan to spoil these two beyond their wildest dreams. Wyatt Earp will be named Ozzie and Annie Oakley will be named Sadie. Tammie and Larry plan to get a DNA test on Ozzie once they are settled at home and will share the results on the Happy Tails page.

Safe travels Cahn family!

About Annie Oakley:

We got an email this afternoon from a shelter telling us they had a very pregnant Mastiff mix and they were going to have to euthanize her today or tomorrow because they have no space. She was a stray and the shelter staff was devastated that they had to euthanize her sister yesterday but were holding on to hope that maybe we could save this girl.

She literally had hours left with her life and her unborn pups. Sadly people this is what the reality is for shelters, they are overrun, they have crates lined up trying to house dogs that they can’t find a place for. Travis drove over there to meet her. They told us that she was not doing well in the shelter and what we discovered is she is very shy and very shut down.

They went to get another dog for Travis to evaluate her with other dogs, this dog was deaf and a wild girl and as you can see this pregnant mama was non-reactive which is what we needed to know. Travis said she was so very afraid that she just emptied a ton of poop and pee out and wanted to just climb in a dirt hole on the ground.

We reached out to Jenn to see if she could help and she laughed and said of course. Travis texted us and said I’m pulling this girl out and bringing her home. She was covered in fleas and the staff was afraid she was going to deliver any time now.

Travis drove her to the Ranch, got her all scrubbed clean, cut her nails and just tried to let her relax. She is frozen, she doesn’t move, she will need time and thankfully she will get that. Travis its loading her up and driving her to Jenn’s house where she can take a breath and enjoy the peace and quiet.

We cannot thank Jenn enough for always being there for mama dogs in need. This big girl came so close to dying, and we are happy to be able to save her, and her babies but we couldn’t do that without Jenn.

Welcome to Dog Ranch Rescue Annie Oakley.

UPDATE 4/10/2022

Yesterday Annie Oakley was introduced to the ranch. This girl is so shy and shut down that Jenn couldn’t get her to go outside to potty without a leash and making her go. Within 2 minutes at the ranch she already went from the inside to the outside on her own. You can spot her by her teats with milk that need to dry up. Her pups are weaned and she didn’t like being a mama and wanted to be done with them. Her behavior with other dogs if you watch closely is what we call low. She is nervous and slinks around but you can also tell it makes her happy as she wiggles and begins to run and play a little bit. She’s the kind of dog who will really benefit from the company of other dogs showing her how to be social and confident and how to be a balanced dog.

UPDATE 4/9/2022

Annie Oakley has weaned her pups and Jenn feels that this very shy very broken girl would benefit from staying at the ranch. Jenn lives a lone and works from home and a dog like this really needs exposure to many people, many dogs and allow her the opportunity to grow and gain more confidence.

Come on over to the Ranch Annie, lets see who you can be….

UPDATE 4/6/2022

Annie Oakley is still happiest inside, but we are working on hanging outside more and more so she can get used to all the noises. If left on her own, she would choose to cower in the corner. Poor girl is just afraid of everything. She is doing well walking on a leash and does watch me and sometimes follow behind me in the yard. She will sit by me and let me pet her head. She even lets me kiss on her squishy face although I’m pretty sure she thinks I’m crazy for doing that. She is pretty much done with feeding the puppies and tells them so. Almost time to move on to the next chapter of your life sweet girl. Your puppy raising days are almost over. Hang in there for just a while longer.

UPDATE 3/17/2022

Annie Oakley says hi. She is still pretty observant and “on alert” most of the time. She is doing great with her puppies. She was a dog from the streets and thinks the outside world is something she never wants to see again. Foster mom isn’t on board with that so we take several breaks during the day to sit outside and soak in the sun. She is very fast at catching flies. She does follow me around outside now and is doing pretty well with leash walking. Hopefully soon she will realize that outside is not a bad place. She seems to like to lean against me and enjoys being petted. Baby steps pretty girl. You will get there.

UPDATE 3/7/2022

Jenn’s update today with this enormous group of puppies.

“Annie wants to curl in a ball around the pups, which makes it difficult to feed too many at a time since not all nipples are accessible. Despite that, most pups gained weight. A couple maintained and a couple lost weight. Annie doesn’t seem to mind if I rotate them leaving some in the incubator so I will try that during the day, which gives each group ample time to nurse and be with their mama because there aren’t enough nipples for everyone at once. I need to make sure that all pups are getting plenty of opportunity to nurse. We are very happy that all 12 of them are wiggly active pups.”

UPDATE 3/6/2022

16 puppies born in 5 hours is pretty darn phenomenal. 12 live puppies is a huge undertaking and Jenn had her work cut out for her. We of course don’t know if they will all survive as newborn puppies are very delicate and unpredictable. They will get the best care possible and we can only hope and pray that Annie Oakley will be a good mama with lots of milk.

UPDATE 3/5/2022

I asked Jenn for an update on how Annie Oakley was doing. She told me that she mostly just sleeps. She said I take her outside and she sits. She will not potty outside instead she will just hold it forever, she said she seems to just be unable to be comfortable. Jenn said when she takes her out to potty If she hides around the corner of her yard she will come find her but that’s the only glimmer of curiosity she’s seen. She lets Jenn sit with her and pet her but she doesn’t ask for attention. When Jenn goes in her room she gets up, she doesn’t lay down or relax with Jenn around yet. Jenn says she is just observing which is totally fine, and she will keep working on bringing her out of her shell.

The radiologist said on March 2nd they thought she was at 50 to 55 days which would mean 1 to 2 weeks until pups would be born. That is a long time for a dog as huge as she is. We shall see, they have been wrong before on timelines and we find the mama dog decides when and labor will ensue. Her temp is staying at 99 but so far no sign of labor beginning.

This is going to be a huge event with the most puppies ever expected from any mama dog in our rescue. Lordy let’s hope its uneventful but we are ready for anything if its not.

UPDATE 3/3/2022

So the radiologist sees 15

UPDATE 3/2/2022

Annie Oakley got a good scrubbing yesterday and Travis loaded her up and drove her to Jenn’s house. She could not get any closer to him while driving without getting in his actual lap. Jenn said driving her this morning to Dr Reno’s she did the same thing. She just can’t get close enough to people that make her feel safe.

We had the X-ray done this morning to see how many little baby pups are in there.

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