When the word got out that Kristin and her family cared about animals, people were dumping strays there in the middle of the night, finally forcing her to decide: was she going to run a shelter or a kennel for paying pet owners? Without funding (dog food alone runs into the big bucks) it was a no-brainer. She had to decide not to accept any more strays, though apparently she's still helping find homes by posting her phone number for inquiries.
Here's Fe (Mexican for faith), a six-month-old pup found in the Ranchitos and literally brought back to life with nutrition and meds. I won't have to tell you which is the before and which is the after picture. Fe is innoculated, housebroken, mild-mannered and looking for a home.
A sad postscript: I got an email from Kristin just now:
Unfortunatley she has not been adopted. She was on an adoption hold for three months. The people kept emailing me from Canada asking me to hold her for them until they got here. Every time I told them someone is interested in her, they insisted that they were coming for her. Of course the day for her pick up came and went with no word from them. I found out they had been here for three weeks and never even called me. Sadly what happens is that the longer an animal waits here for adoption, the less chance they have of being adopted. Everyone wants a puppy. Not many want an older dog. So we were stuck with three months of vet and food bills, and she missed numerous opportunites to be adopted. Really sad story, but I learned my lesson for sure~