You can bid on him here:
Rowdy's eBay Auction
The ceramic boxer pictured (Wiggles) was Raku fired by me (Cathi Newlin). White earthenware bisqued boxer comes all the way from Nottingham, England to be glazed and raku fired here in Angels Camp, Ca. Wiggles is fired using the Horsehair technique - The ware is glazed with a white crackle glaze and fired to about 1800 degrees Fahrenheit and removed when the glaze is molten. Strands of horse mane or tail hair are laid across the ware, carbonizing and producing unique patterns. He is aprox 6 inches tall. Raku is a kinetic and somewhat unpredictable firing process. No two pieces ever come out of the kiln alike, which makes Wiggles truly one-of-a-kind.
Rowdy the Boxer was bitten on Monday, May 4th on the neck by a water moccasin. Rowdy is a good sized boy - but the snake was very big. Wes was in the yard when this occurred and was successful in getting the kids and Kira in the house, but was unable to get Rowdy out of strike range in time.
Rowdy, like Nugget, as you'll read later, is a hero. He blocked the little boxer girl pup
(Kira) from getting to the snake. He’s currently at the vet being treated for the bite and “holding his
own" according to the last update.
About 5 years ago the family suffered another tragedy involving a snake and a
dog. Nugget, who was also recognized as a hero, knocked then 7 year old
Tori away from a water moccasin placing himself between the snake and the child
and was bitten. 
Unfortunately, treatment was not successful for Nugget
and he passed away due to complications of kidney failure. Tori is 12 now
and she was 7 when Nugget got bit protecting her. She remembers it like it was yesterday and still cries over Nugget.. She is terrified. I have posted Nugget's story as told by
Susan at the end of this email.
Wes has recently been hired at a new job after being out of work for a
year. As we all know, it's tough enough providing for a family without
dealing with being out of work for an extended period, and then when something
like this comes along, it becomes an overwhelming financial burden.
Anti-venom is expensive. The cost for the anti-venom alone is going to
run $950 a vial, and it's not known how many vials are going to be needed in
order to save Rowdy's life.
You can still help, and anything will be appreciated! Rowdy was a rescue coming out of Rockin'P Rescue, and in the event that more money is raised than is needed, any extra will be donated to Rockin'P Rescue. Please. Send whatever you can, be it a $1 or $100. Donations can be sent to: Susan McKinnon 322 Dallas Circle Folkston, GA 31537 If you’d like to verify this, Rowdy is being treated at: Russell Road Animal Clinic 904-291-9511 http://www.russellroadanimalclinic.com/
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