Harper a month later

Harper is doing great a month after the shooting.  She has most of her energy back and we are hiking daily at McClean Game Refuge. We have bumped into one of the vets that cared for her at CT Vet center a couple times.

My dog treat fundraiser is going great. I sold about 600 treats before the holidays and just made a big new batch today. I hope to sell them to a some local business that carry local products and am looking into selling them at a few farmers markets this summer.

Thank you again for visiting our blog – we have had over 1,500 page views.

Merry Christmas!

Thank you for all the thoughts and comments. We have received several donations for Harper's medical bills and several orders for our homemade doggie treats. Thank you for your generosity!

Harper had follow up appointment with Dr. Lingrin at CT Veterinary Center in West Harford who gaver her the go ahead for short walks. We went to McClean Game refuge yesterday for her first walk. Luckily she was happy to be there and not fearful of the woods. We will slowly build up to the hikes and running routes we used to take her on. By spring she should be all better.

Have a great holiday!

-Kara, Tom & Harper Damseaux

Doggie Treat Sales

We have sold almost 300 treats already.  Thank you for your orders!!!!! Keep them coming!

Thank you!

Wow, we are overwhelmed with the kind, loving thoughts and support for Harper. We want to thank the media that covered our story - NBC Channel 30, WFSB Channel 3, The Hartford Courant, The Granby  Patch web site, The Granby News newspaper, The Valley News newspaper and to our friend Darren Sweeney, Meteorologist on NBC Channel 30 who will be covering Harper's story on air and on his
Facebook page. Thank you!

Some of you have asked if they have found the person who shot her - they have not yet. The Granby Animal Control and Granby Police Department is working hard to find the responsible party. We thank them for their efforts. I hope with all the news coverage that person knows that they shot a dog. Hopefully they have enough compassion to step forward.

Harper was off leash while we were hiking. She is a very high energy, agile dog that lives to lives to sniff and explore off leash. There are no signs posted in Holcomb Farms that ask the public to keep dogs leashed. It is a great, quiet place where we always bump into very friendly dogs and hikers. I would like to preface this by stating that we are not sure if this was a hunting incident - until last Thursday I did not know anything about hunting, I assumed that it was not something I had to worry about while hiking on town trails. I may have been way off on this. One of the big reasons we decided to publicize this incident is get the attention of other people out there like me that are unfamiliar with hunting to research the places in your area where hunting is allowed and the seasons and to take extra precautions yourself, along with your family and your pets. I heard an awful story this week about a family with two young children in upstate NY that had a stray bullet from a hunter come through their kitchen window -  Frightening!

I have lots of of doogie treat orders to fill. Thank you all and keep them coming!

Update

Harper has come a long way since we found her severely wounded in the woods a week ago. She had no deisre to go outside upon coming home from the hospital which posed a problem with her bathroom routine. She was going to the bathroom once a day but yesterday morning we walked up the street like normal - it was huge. Her morphine patch came off yesterday and her personality is back to normal. Tom and I consider ourselves very lucky. Having her almost back to normal is a great Christmas present.

Hello all

Welcome to Harper's blog! Thank you for visiting. I will post her progress in days to come.

-Kara