I went this morning with vet Mariano to see Boomer An attempt to catch Boomer with a lasso and after that the DA would give him an injection. But our Boomer is a smart kid and ate the food that was around the lasso but never put his head through .... So the attempt failed and the morning was gone again.
In the afternoon Michael had e hugsession with the Black.
At 5pm. I had an appointment at the vetclinic with the aim to prepare an arrow ready to blow at Boomer ...
And I should do that .... WHAT?... But the system was not working right and Manolo was already waiting for me where Boomer was, so I had to go. Manolo ontmoet en het pensiongeld twv. I met Manolo and gave him the 180 for the next 10 days of the dogshotel for Dino & Dina. Then I went to Boomer to feed him and to maintain our relationship.
After some time an acquaintance passed with his horses and carriage. Boomer did not make a sound or moved so he can handle horses
Then I drove to the Polyclinic in San Vicente to get an arrow from them, but they had none. Lost another hour. Eventually went to visit Dino & Dina and I took pictures of them. They are doing well . They were vaccinated and I also had a look into their papers and I have a copie of their bloodresults.
Then I drove back to VetJG and Juan gave me the machine to take home so I can find out what, how.... I also got the necessary medication in order to use on Boomer in case we manage to make it work.... Tomorrow is a holiday in Spain, and everything will be closed ... So I do not know if I want to catch Boomer tomorrow .... I'll see tomorrow. At 21u15 I was finally back home .... fortunately the other owner was there to feed the horses tonight ....
The honesty that radiates from their eyes was overwhelming!
I've did the right thing to save these 2 .... now I only have to find a place for them where they'll find justice, love and security and get what they deserve. . I have the results of the bloodtests and they received their vaccinations ..... So, as from April they can leave the country... as long as I can find a solution for them while they are here...
I thank Vanessa and Maria of Asoka!They are doing a great job there!
An attempt to convince Boomer that we need to save him and get look after ...
I was with Boomer at 9:03 and at 9:04 he already had his 4 tablets Calmosedan inside and he stayed nicely next to me and the car ... sometimes a bit of fresh sausage or steak ... mmm good.
The supervisor and an employee of Asoka arrived around at 10 am and soon afterwards, Boomer decided to leave. D**m Boomer !!!!!!!!!
Boomer left and I slowly went behind him in a big curve, just to see where he would go, where he would lie down to sleep and thus not to catch him. Boomie is doing a great tour of miles, and goes down a steep hill and eventually falls almost into the arms of the employee of Asoka who comes with a cord ... Enough for Boomer to change directions ... I try to stay hidden but he smells me and continues to walk the same way in the opposite direction. Boomer going up the hill and I keep my distance .... I called Pillar and requested to leave us alone until I would have captured Boomer.
Boomer returns to the bins, but continues to walk away to a bunch. But he is far, far away from a road where I could stop the car ... I decided to park on the main track itself to be as close to him as possible.
I saw him ....down and asleep ... or so it seemed ...
As he did not react, I wanted to lift him up... but he snapped as a reflection ... and he got my hand ....
He did not know he got hold of me, he had reacted the same way if another dog or another animal had touched him ... it was a pure automatic reaction in his situation ... .
He ran a 100 meters away and then sat down to keep looking at me the whole time ... he was clearly impressed that he had bitten me ... something he did not want to have done ... Anyways I understand where it went wrong and I do not blame him for nothing. His reaction was completely normal in that situation.
He went to lie down a 100 meters away and I wanted to give him time to fall back to sleep, but he continued to watch me.
I then drove to the pharmacy to get my hand disinfected because it began to swell soon and hurted and then I went to buy gloves.... hahaha stupid me of not having wore some before...
Anyways when I came back, he still was not sleeping .... I have restored our relationship and what he has eaten. I left around 12:20.
Around 17h I received a call from Vero to tell me that Boomer was acting strangly when Manolo had driven past. That he had trouble to stand up and looked drugged. Of course I went back to see what was going on with Boomer. Yes, you could see in his eyes (sleepy eyes) that he had taken something but he was walking fine. I used the opportunity to do another session with him to improve our relationship.
On my way back I did some shopping (he loves "zwam"sausages ) for tomorrow and went home.
Finally I sent some emails, among others. to Juan Griñan, the head of the clinic in Muchamiel (www.vetjg.com )www.vetjg.com )
to discuss Boomer case. Tomorrow at 10 am I have an appointment with him in JG in an ultimate attempt to save Boomer.
And what has happened now ?... Horses change position without touching the ribbons ? AltaNero left Cuba and the Black to go to be with Asshie and Pretty Face and that without breaking something ...strange ...
I brought another weeksload of supply of straw, alfalfa, hay,...down:
These are busy days and my body has it every day more and more difficult to survive.
I have to hang in there for those dogs and after that I will lock myself up at home for some months. .
This morning I went to get one load of straw and at 11h I had an appointment at cityhall to ask for the certificate. Together with the aparejador and architect of the municipality the papers were checked and then the bureaucratic way was followed to submit the application (or visiting several offices before all steps are passed).
At home I fed the horses and I opened the box of Astrid-Marlies..... lunges, gambee, bandages, anti-fly product, licks, blankets and a rainblanket ... not forgetting that extra sturdy ribbon
With the dogs it's becoming urgent.... they have to leave Asoka ... the agreement was 3 days and now they are already 4 days there .... I am searching for solutions. Other Forummers are writing to all kind of organizations in the hope someone can help us ...
This afternoon I obviously went back to see Boomer and our relationship is getting better every day .... but he remains afraid of hands and feet.
At lunchtime he was nowhere in sight ... he was probably one of the shelters to hide from the Sun. I drove around for a while and searched but did not see him.
But at +-5.30pm. he was back at the bins.
And we spent approximately one hour together tonight ...
Photos and video say everything I think.
Yoohoo, you here again? Got something for me?
Mmm....steak is always delicious and I will like that paté tomorrow again too
When I got up I got a first surprise ....Who's standing with whom here? And what had been broken this time ? Changed places and put Asshie back with just Pretty Face.Altanero back with Cubanito and Black Pearl and these 3 back in the big paddock.
I left at 11 am. to pick up the co-owner of the ranch from the airport and then I went to Boomer.
He was lying next to the garbage, but quickly went away ... First, I continue to keep him in sight but he always went further away but so I decided to take one step backwards. I also made a detour, but when I came back he was nowhere to be seen. I've driven around by car and had a brisk walk, but the terrain is so big ... Meanwhile the sun was bright in the sky and it was quite warm.The probability was high that Boomer would lie hidden away until late in the afternoon. So 2 hours later I went home.
At 4 pm. I had some neighbours over for a short visit. After having taken care of the horses I left around 6.30 pm, and I drove back to Boomer .... and he was back next to the garbagebins ... so I started talking to him again but when I came out of the car he went away again. This time I went on some distance behind/around him and kept talking to him. After 1 km or so he stopt at a fence of a house and sat down For minutes I talked to him and tried to explain everything. Now and again he looked around and at me .... I went quietly forward, step by step ... He stayed without moving but kept giving you the feeling that he could not get himself to trust you. After some 10 minutes he had enough, got up and carried on. He looked at me like a beaten dog ... and went. I went back to the car, wrote some messages asking people to stop putting food downbecause I'm trying to save this dog. I took all the leftovers of the dry food away, clearded the ground. Instead I gave him a bucket of water and I put 2 fresh cooked chicken fillets down... so enough for tonight. But he was nowhere to be seen... So I just made a round trip by car and was pretty happy that Boomer had eaten everything when I came back a few minutes later and he searched for more,.... but he did not stay there and left. Meanwhile it was already so dark outside that I left to go home ...
Tomorrow a new day, a new effort and new ideas ...
As I reported yesterday, I contacted the famous American "Animal Communicator" Marta Williams and asked her help. So that's what I did... I wrote her, telling her what was happening with the dogs and what the problem was with Boomer.Furthermore, I sent about 5 photos. Bij het ontwaken vanochtend mocht ik al antwoord ontvangen. When I woke up this morning I already received an answer.With her permission I publish here her answer:
Hi Eva
I just explained to him what he needed to do and what you were doing. Told him to talk to his friends. He asked what would happen to him, I explained as best I could. I would recommend doing mental movies of what you want him to do ie come to you or go in a trap or whatever. Also do mental movies to show him what will happen to him. And send feelings of love from your heart and a feeling of safety and security.
Manolo's wife Veronica works as a volunteer in Asoka of which my vet had spoken.
I had to tell to Manolo that I could not take the dogs home with me because I have so many at home and was searching for a temporary shelter until we would find a definitive solution. In the absence of a solution I would have to bring them to the Protectora of Alicante.
Manolo suggested to involve his wife and I followed him with my car and with the 2 dogs.
In the street where he lives I met with Veronica and after our conversation I contacted the manager of Asoka. Although they have absolutely no place at all for the moment, they are ready to take the dogs for a moment if I help to find permanent shelter for them.And as I was already occupied doing so, there was no problem for me
Later on the manager came by and we met. The 2 dogs have been called Dino & Dina by Vero and I moved them into the other car ... and I had to go.
It was high time for me to go home to give dinner to the foals, but I could not resist going back first to see if Boomer was there. He was sitting back nicely at the garbagebins but no hair on his head was thinking about giving me his trust.
I had to leave him ... he always ran away from me when I came near him.
Of course tomorrow I'll go back and I'll try again.... Yes it hurts me that he is now alone, he is the one who needs medical assistance the most ...
If it fails tomorrow, I'll talk with my vet on monday ... I have ideas but they are only applicable in emergency cases. Tonight at least I will get in contact with Boomer mentally and I will tell him what, why and how. Also, I'm going to write to Marta Williams (www.martawilliams.com) and ask for her help
Ze zijn bereid de honden even op te vangen zodat we even tijd hebben om een andere oplossing te zoeken. They are willing to keep the dogs for just a few days so we get the time to find another solution. And it's really special that they do this, because they currently have really no room for additional dogs ...
Meanwhile they willhave taken blood from the dogs and they will be checked on the typical southern diseases.
The manager told me that their dogs are examined and treated and vaccinated and so on... And they ask nothing in return ... except a permanent place for these animals ....
Who can help?PLEASE o PLEASE ! HELP us find a definitive place for these dogs.
Astrid ensures that all these dogs will get a new necklace when they arrive in Holland.
Also take a look at the site of Asoka and give the information to friends and family ... Let us help eachother!
Thursday I had tried to reach him during his half-hour on call, but the man is so busy and popular, I was not able to get through
So he called me back himself.
We have discussed the progress of the horses and how we are going to continue to treat them. Normally you have to stop giving the Parasitecompositum after 3 weeks of administrating it but Eric felt that in this case we could just continue with it. He trusted my ability to decide to give less boostcompositum.The situation is less easy to estimate from Holland, from a distance which is quite normal and understandable. We have also discussed the situation of Black Pearl and he is willing to take a look at the video I'm going to make about Punkie shortly ... His foot worries me ...
Everything was OK at 8a.m. but at 9 a.m. my friend was bleeding .... so even though it is Sunday ... and more expensive ...." Vet you have got to come over here, we need you "
And so Asshie (ex-Amoroso) needed some stiches.
The big boys are now finally seperated for good.... Cuba and the Black are together in a paddock ... and then Asshie, Alta Nero and Pretty Face are in another paddock. The distribution of the paddocks has changed again and all cables are adjusted so again, thanks to my neighbours Tony and Michael. What would I do without t heir help when I 'm in need. They are great ! Thanks guys !
Lalo has also looked at the Black and Punkie, Chicki and Cubanito ... Black Pearl is another big job... I should try to obtain urine from him for further investigation.
I had an appointment this afternoon at the ranch where the littlens were for a month... to give some info about Natural Horsemanship and the next Parellidays at our ranch ...
On the way I stopped at a bin and saw some terrible scenes ... One had only 1 eye left and a hole in his throat which the other dog was licking. The other dog's ears and tail were almost completely cut off and all 3 .... they were emaciated. And in my dirt bags were just some tagliatelli .... which they ate as quick as possible ... Well if you know me a bit you know I go crazy of such scenes.... and so I went to look for a large department store .... Half an hour later I was back with a bag and box with food for them ...
It's awful that I can not do anything more for them .... I can not take them with me ... I've already got 4 .... Animal rescue will kill them after 10 days ... So what do you do ?... . On days like this I am disgusted by the mentality here
I have only 1 eye and a hole in my throat My ears and tail were cut off with a knife We are discarded by humanity
And my heart bleeds .... I'm not made to survive in this world ... I loathe the humans who do these things ...
We don't understand yet what is going but every few weeks he has difficulties to urinate and then I need to clean and massage him. But today it did not solve that problem and so I had, after washing him 3 times, to give him a pain killer (after consultation with my DA) at 8 p.m.... It's going to be a funky short nightagain
mijn kinders toch....waarom kan het nu eens geen week goedgaan ? my kinders still .... why is it now, not a week go well?
The bandages were replaced and the wounds taking care off ...
He is such a brave soul ... no sulking, and without any help he lets me do what I need to do
Cleaning it all out with betadinescrub
Nieuw verbandje plaatsen en daarna lekker stoeffen met zijn nieuw groen-blauw verband Putting on a new tape and then showing his blue-green bandages off to his friends...
Taking a nap with his friend the Black in the stable
And then it was dinner time again... http://s127.photobucket.com/albums/p146/evaellenjoan/?action=view ¤ t = 04032010138.flv
Veel valt er niet te vertellen....het heeft weer veel geregend...enkel de honden vonden het leuk om daarna in de plassen te gaan zwemmen... There is not much to say .... it has rained a lot ... again... Only the dogs liked it to go swimming in the pools of water...
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This morning I received a call from Dr. 
