Little Lucy was found wandering the hills of Ventura county by co-owner Joey
Herrick's son, Dylan. At first site, Dylan thought Lucy was a baby coyote, as
she was completely grey. He went and got his mom and they set out to
investigate, as they thought it was odd that the pup was all alone.
It took over half an hour until they were able to get close enough to discover that this was a small dog, covered in dirt, with tire marks across her body. She
must have been hit by a car, and hid in the mountains to recover.
They immediately snatched her up and took her to a vet. The veterinarian checked her thoroughly, and found that she was healthy, and had no broken bones or
internal injuries. The Herrick family decided to keep her and wanted to have
her spayed, but the vet suggested they wait three weeks until she gained
some weight, as she was a little thin, and her coat was in terrible shape
(click on her photos at right). This would also give her some time to recuperate from her trauma.
About 2 and a half weeks later, and seemingly overnight, Lucy's belly became very large. They took her back to the vet, who discovered that she was
pregnant, and would soon have a litter. Lucy recently gave birth to 5 healthy puppies!
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| Lucy is now eating Natural Balance® Original Ultra Small Bites™, and gets better and stronger every day! Lucy now helps out at Natural Balance meetings, and is one of our official tasters on new formulas!! |
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Lucy and her puppies are shown below! They were born December 21st, 2008.
(From Left to Right): Theodore, Coco, Lucy, Emily, Snickers, and Stanley.
click the image for a larger version! |
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 Dick Van Patten's Natural Balance Pet Foods has set up our very own "For Charities" Program. We have also been at the forefront of national rescue efforts, such as the Katrina disaster.
Over
the years I've asked Natural Balance® customers
to "help me help animals" and
here's how you can help homeless, abused and neglected animals
everywhere!
Spread
the word! Work with your favorite retailer or vet on
a donation program. Tell everyone in your network to
cut out the UPC code from the specified size Natural
Balance® bagged food, case of canned food, 2.5 lb
or 4 lb roll purchased from their retailer and attach
it to the register receipt as a proof-of-purchase (see
the chart on our For Charities for explanation of rebates).
Request
that they donate the UPC and receipt* to your Charity
- it's just like donating money. When your Charity has
collected 50 UPC codes, send them to us and you will
receive a check made out to your Nonprofit Animal Charity.
Sincerely,
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