You know, not only does Koo do great rescue work, he also writes fantastically-detailed accounts which needs no editing at all.
Aunty Jenny is a dog-feeder in Ara Damansara, and she called me last week asking for help to spay-neuter some dogs and to rehome some puppies. There was, apparently, this dog who was so elusive and was very difficult to catch. She needed help.
Well, who else did I know but Koo, right? So, I asked Koo if he could help.
Koo obliged.
Here's the account:
Dear Dr Chan,
Here's the story that I owed you!
Aunty Jenny of Ara Damansara first contacted AnimalCare in early this month for an urgent request to capture a mother dog whose 6 infant pups were already in her custody. I was contacted to help but Eileen, a resident rescuer, already advised Aunty Jenny to lure the mother dog into her house compound so that she can be easily caught rather than being chased around the neighborhood. I also concurred with this plan and was on standby if needed.
Then, during the evening of last Saturday, I was contacted by Eileen that the dog was now in Aunty Jenny's house compound and urgently needed to be secured as Eileen herself was away. I rushed there and luckily, there was no traffic jams or roadblocks related to the Saturday rally. Ah Fatt, another rescuer was also enroute to the area but I arrived very early.
This is the elusive mother dog and you can see her pups were very hungry for her milk after being separated for days.
While waiting, I looked around and was amazed that Aunty Jenny has adopted many dogs. These 3 dogs guard her entrance. The two fierce ones were chained up to prevent them from attacking the mother dog. Aunty Jenny also has 2 dogs inside and another 2 fostered in the backyard. All her dogs are spayed/neutered. She also showed me pictures of the many dogs and puppies she have rescued and re-homed. But she added that she was already old and now needed help to catch and secure them.
I decided to try my luck with the mother dog without Ah Fatt and managed to secure her with my leash but couldn't move her any further and my hand got bitten in an attempt but luckily, I was protected from any puncture wounds but I suffered bruises. By the way, this lucky leash of mine has been 'permanently loaned' to Aunty Jenny since my previous rescue of another female dog (more on that later) also trapped by Aunty Jenny. She puts it to good use to secure other strays.
These are the poor pups who were waiting for their mum. They are so young that their eyes haven't open yet. After their milk meal, they went straight to sleep contentedly.
Aunty Jenny showed me a spot opposite her house where the mother dog has been hanging out. The dog has actually created a space inside this bush to rest and the pointy and sharp leaves would deter any intruders. The dog has also been vigilantly watching Aunty Jenny's house as her pups were inside. Her love for the pups was so strong that she did not leave the area and abandon her offsprings.
Aunty Jenny showing the trap set up by Eileen next to the bush. Although food was used as a bait, the mother dog was too smart to be caught inside. An attempt by putting the pups inside also failed to lure her in. Can you see that there is a notice on the tree at the back of the trap?
This handwritten notice was to appeal to surrounding residents not to sabotage their efforts to catch this mother dog. It seemed that the residents were very hostile to stray dogs and would frequently complain to MBPJ which would dispatch dog catchers every time. Aunty Jenny shared that at one time, a neighbour complained to MBPJ about her rescued puppies and the officers came to demand that Aunty Jenny surrender them. She was grateful that Eileen managed to intervene to negotiate for some time to get them re-homed.
 Aunty Jenny explained how the mother dog got into her house compound: It seemed that while the whole family was out, the mother dog took a chance and broke into the house compound to get to her pups! She bit away at the fence and the fence pieces on the ground is testimony to her desperation to be reunited with her pups. So, all those previous efforts failed to trap her and yet, she went to 'trap' herself eventually. Upon her discovery, Aunty Jenny quickly barricaded the hole in the gate to prevent her escape before sending an urgent appeal to secure the dog.
Ah Fatt arrived and we wanted to move the mother dog to the back of the house because there was a cage there but she would bite in1 fear every time we tried to move her. Aunty Jenny came up with a simple solution by covering the dog with a disused bed sheet and it worked! We quickly moved her without any more incidents. Next, we reunited the pups with her.
I think the mother dog finally understood that our intentions were good and she looked grateful.
On the way back inside, I saw these two dogs and Aunty Jenny explained that they are actually related to the secured mother dog: the one in front is her mother (now grandmother) and the partially hidden dog is her sister! So, that previous rescued female dog that I mentioned earlier is this sister which is still being boarded at Aunty Jenny's home. Then, I realised that Aunty Jenny has now rescued three generations of the family! I am in awe and salute Aunty Jenny for her efforts and compassion for the dogs.
Thank you and best regards,
Koo
And while there are those who harm animals till no end, there are also those who would go all out to save them....till no end.
Kudos, Koo, Ah Fatt, Aunty Jenny and Eileen, for being on the high end of the spectrum.
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