Well, by now, many of you have seen the urgent post of a couple of days ago regarding a Tri-Colored Fluffy in a kill shelter in Kansas. So that some of you may understand better what I went through to save this little boy, I will explain in greater detail.

First, I am a volunteer rescue transport in Oklahoma and have transported many dogs of all breeds in the past several years, as I live in a town that also has a kill shelter.

Second, I was advised that there was a Corgi/mix in a kill shelter (not Ford County Humane Society) on Monday, August 10, 2009. I asked how soon the Corgi would need transport and was told it's not an emergency. I also advised this contact person that the Corgi rescues I work with were all full right now, that if I picked the dog up I would have to foster until placement could be arranged.

Third, on August 13, 2009, I received an email around 1:00 in the afternoon that the Corgi was to be put down in this kill shelter, and could I pick up on on Saturday morning, August 16, 2009, that the Ford County Humane Society had no room. That started the ball rolling as the clock was ticking for this little guy. I agreed to pick the dog up, even though I had no confirmed place to take him, and Ford County agreed to take custody from the kill shelter until transport.

Fourth, around 1:00 p.m. on Friday, August 14, 2009, after the Fluffy had been neutered, vaccinated, HW checked, and was ready to be overnighted at Ford County, I received another email, followed by a phone call that Ford County needed to know which rescue organization the dog was going to. This information was to be put on the papers for transport across state lines and to keep Ford County in compliance with Kansas state law.

Fifth, panic hit! I had no place to take the Fluffy as all rescues had already advised that they were full. At that point, I was told I could not just pick the dog up for fostering until placement was arranged unless I "privately" adopted, but that if I privately adopted and then later took to a rescue facility, according to Kansas law, I would be in breach of contract and could be sued for not notifying the Ford County HS facility first, possibly prosecuted as it would be considered "selling," i.e., rescue for profit. But I could just go ahead and put something on the papers just to get the dog -- not knowing which rescue was going to have an opening first, that would be falsifying a legal document for the purpose of transporting across state lines if it wasn't actually taken to the rescue documented. Being a court reporter, I recognized both as legal situations I didn't want to touch with a 50-foot pole!

Sixth, that is when the "Urgent" blog post was put up.

Seventh, as I've stated before, with the kindness on this site, the tireless efforts of all involved, at 7:00 p.m., on Friday, August 14, 2009, success was finally achieved, and the Fluffy's life has been spared. It only took 30 hours, and was an arduous task, however the call for help went out all over the country, and people stepped up to the plate by responding and helping in any way they could.

However, because of all the red tape incurred by Kansas law, the pick up was delayed on Saturday until the proper paperwork could be finalized this coming Monday as it was after hours that we found a licensed facility in Kansas that would allow me to sign him out on their behalf and foster at my home in Oklahoma.

The end result of all the hard work, loving compassion of people willing to help, forwarded emails, Twitters, phone calls, etc., is that now there are 4 bona fide Corgi rescues interested in the Fluffy and willing to take him in!!!!!!! I have received notice that a Corgi rescue in Manhattan, Kansas, is interested in checking him out.

I am still planning to pick the Fluffy up either Monday, Tuesday, or Wednesday, (as soon as paperwork is finalized) but if the Manhattan rescue gets there before I do, all has still worked out well -- very well as a matter of fact.

My point to this long, detailed narration is simply to educate those who don't/didn't understand. I would ask now if there are any of you who have followed my postings, if you belong to the Yahoo Group of Corgi rescue, to please cut and paste this to them so they, too, will understand. I have received many forwarded emails from people who belong to that group that have been, for lack of a better term, caustic, critical, and down right nasty. Something I never thought I would encounter from a "rescue" person, or for that matter, a Corgi person.

Transporting rescues is not as easy as it appears to those who don't know about the behind-the-scenes details. Even with the brick walls thrown at me, I was determined not to give up on this little guy!

Thank you all again for all the loving support, help, kind words, and most of all the actions taken to save his life! This saga is changing daily, and I will keep everyone posted on where he gets to go -- afterall, he now has a choice!