PLEASE READ! TALLULAH & BODIE NEED YOUR HELP!

Unfortunately, in our business, with the advancement of technology and the flow of information, the plight of thousands of animals crosses our desk on a daily basis.  All so deserving, all so in need, all requiring love and attention.  We have learned that in order to be effective in this world of animal rescue, you help those that you can and pray that the others will have animal heroes in their lives to help them with their own happy endings.

So when we got the call about Tallulah and Bodie needing a new home, it was one of those instinctual moments where we just knew that we had to help these two precious girls not only stay together but to have a wonderful new forever home.

You see, Tallulah & Bodie’s mom rescued them from a New Mexico animal shelter just as they were about to be euthanized.  Tallulah was only a young pup who had been hit by a car and suffered a head trauma causing her to be blind in both eyes.  The shelter felt that no one would want to adopt a blind dog plus space was very limited.  Bodie was a very shy, timid and scared girl so she too was voted for euthanasia because she was deemed “unadoptable”.  Linda, who volunteered there, was incredulous over the fact that these two beautiful young dogs were going to lose their lives so she decided to adopt them so that she could re-home them herself.

What Linda soon witnessed was truly incredible.  These two dogs immediately developed a symbiotic relationship with each other.  Tallulah, being very smart and confident, helped Bodie overcome her fears and Bodie,  immediately recognizing  that Tallulah was blind, became her “eyes”;  assisting her in moving about the yard and house.  Linda claims that it is truly amazing and heartwarming to watch these two in action.

Now, Linda’s life has taken a huge emotional hit with the loss of her husband in a plane crash and many emotional and economic issues to deal with.  She moved to Montana several months ago from New Mexico with the hopes of finding peace and enrichment in a small cabin in the mountains … she brought along her own five dogs plus Bodie and Tallulah.  Unfortunately, this was not the life changing decision Linda was hoping for and now finds that she needs to move back to New Mexico the middle of October.  Her hope always has been to find that perfect home for these two girls but life, as it tends to do, has had another agenda for Linda.  She feels that it would be detrimental to separate these two dogs and we agree 100%.  Tallulah would probably adjust but it is Bodie that we are most concerned about … being Tallulah’s seeing eye dog gives this girl purpose and confidence. We cannot take that away her!

Tallulah and Bodie are both almost two years young.  Tallulah is a Greyhound/Catahoula mix and Bodie is a sweet little brindle mutt of some type.  They are both housebroke, spayed, micro-chipped, and current on all their shots/vaccines/worming meds. They are leash-trained although Tallulah, the blind one, is excellent on a leash and Bodie is fair. Bodie is scared of almost anything, except Tallulah. Tallulah knows most all commands so Bodie does what Tallulah does. 

Linda has contacted breed specific rescues, "disability"-specific rescue groups, animal sanctuaries, and websites to ask for assistance in placing these dogs, even temporarily, but so far, no one has agreed to do so.

So Rimrock Humane Society has decided to pick up the “Tallulah & Bodie” banner and run with it … we so want there to be a happy ending for these two incredibly sweet canine friends.  We ask that you post and cross post this message to help us get the word out and see if there just might be the perfect home waiting for these dogs.

Please contact the Rimrock Humane Society for more information at 406.323.3687 or wschurch@midrivers.com – we can answer more specific questions if you have them!

Let’s get this done people!  Tallulah and Bodie (and Linda) are counting on us!  Please see their pics below!