Sandy was rescued on Saturday, October 11th, 2014. August 2, 2023
Sandy has since crossed the rainbow bridge but in her honour we will share other animals in need via rescues and/or rescuers. All adoptions, volunteers and flight angels will be dealing directly with each individual rescue or rescuer. Sandys page is just a platform for sharing animals in need. All contracts will be performed between
the rescue or the rescuers. All adopters/volunteers/donors agree to indemnify and save harmless Sandy's Page, and its agents and assigns, from any and all possible claims, obligations, demands, damages, expenses, costs or actions in respect to losses or injury of any kind, including death, damage or loss which may result from any interactions with rescues or rescuers who post on the page now or in the future. The Original Story of Sandy the Dog
While vacationing in Puerto Vallarta sweet Sandy was found lying, close to death, on the beach outside of the Barcelo Puerto Vallarta Resort. Here is the story of all who helped to take her from her living life of hell on earth and put her into the arms of the wonderful volunteers at the SPCA Puerto Vallarta who are working around the clock to provide her with the medical care she needs and deserves. Sandy's story from the eyes of Kathryn, her saviour. Last week my husband Doug and I were vacationing in Puerto Vallarta. Friday morning Doug comes into the hotel room after his morning run and told me there was a dog on the beach not looking so good…let's go have a look I said. When we walked up to her I was speechless. She was the worst case of starvation I had ever seen. I bawled all the way back to the hotel in Dougs arms…I felt defeated. He said if there is anyone that can turn this around you can…I didn't believe him. He told me to not give up! I did EVERYTHING I could down there to no avail…enter then the crazy networking/begging/persistence of Holly. All I could think about that day was how I just wanted her to be alive for one more day…we fed her that night pizza and sausage buffet food. Carbs to give her energy, salt to get her drinking more and meat to help her feel stronger. She couldn't lift her head off the sand as she was eating so we had to lift it. There was fresh water about 20 feet away from her where the ocean and the river met. After that first meal we said goodnight and were happy to see her back Saturday morning with her head raised, we felt she was looking for us. Off to the Buffet that morning to shove more food in the beach bag…her second meal…sausages were inhaled with her head deep in the bag!! She got stronger over the previous night…we felt hope. I spent much of my day trying to connect in PV to no avail and Holly was working her end ferociously. We could not find her that night . We talked about how we were going to end her life humanely …a peaceful medication overdose or bring her to the vets Sunday morning…we were still not sure if anyone was going to pick her up and we were not leaving PV without knowing…even changing our flights. That night that our plea was heard by the SPCAPV...tears of relief and joy overflowed. Sunday morning was a good day after we could not find her. Shortly after breakfast we discovered that she was picked up…at least we knew she would die in the loving arms of a caring person. More tears of joy when we learned she was not totally terminal and not going to be euthanized because of infectious disease. We boarded our plane with both of us reminding each other every 15 minutes 'we saved a dog today'…sheepish little grins…and tears. This experience has changed us…and many in our lives. We won't stop here…how can we? Yes we understand that there are dogs here to be adopted, and yes I have adopted 3 locally. But I DARE any caring dog owner to walk by Sandy and not do anything because of 'Borders'…see her pain, touch her, count her bones. I will bet your 'borders' would come down in a heartbeat.
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