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05-09-2010, 10:50 AM
My girl Roxie was a rescue as well, got her from the local Humane Society. I believe rescue animals make better pets. They really seem to understand and appreciate what you did for them. Not a day goes by where Roxie isn't waiting behind the door for me when I come home from work. She starts by watching for me at the living room window around the time I usually come home. When I pull in the driveway she runs to the back door and waits. Everywhere I go in the house or yard she will follow and sit by me.
If she does something bad (a rarity), I can see in her eyes how much it hurts her to have upset me.
If she does something bad (a rarity), I can see in her eyes how much it hurts her to have upset me.
I agree, rescues seem to know what you did for them. Maggie, my Rattie, was a rescue of sorts. Rescued her out of a puppy mill situation. However, with her attitude, she seems to think that had I not rescued her, she would have gotten out on her own.
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I like hearing about all these dogs being rescued. I got my dog Bernard from the APL when he was about 2 months old. He was the last of his litter of 6 to be adopted. When we saw him, we knew he was meant to be with us. He was so little but had the biggest head and paws we had ever seen for a puppy. He was so cute. He was labeled as a Shepard mix but everyone that sees him has a different opinion. Some say Shepard, Boxer, Beagle, Pitbull. That's what is so interesting about him because nobody knows exactly what he is and he is not just your ordinary dog. He has more energy than any dog I've ever seen and he loves to run. There was one morning he got out because the screen door wasn't latched and he went running all the way down my street. This was at 5:30 in the morning and I couldn't see him at all, the only thing I was following was the sound of the tags on his collar. I called my neighbor to help get him because Bernard gets all excited to see him and so my neighbor was able to hold on to him once Bernard heard his voice calling him. I took him to a baseball field once just to run around for a while and tire himself out. While we were there, a Greyhound that used to race showed up with its owner. They do the same thing with their dog. Believe it or not, little Bernard could keep up with the Greyhound when they were chasing each other. The Greyhound tired out in about 15 minutes and then left but Bernard was still going.
The day we brought Bernard home
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05-09-2010, 01:10 PM
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What kind and where is the pic? (OOOPs! Found the pic on page one!)
I agree, rescues seem to know what you did for them. Maggie, my Rattie, was a rescue of sorts. Rescued her out of a puppy mill situation. However, with her attitude, she seems to think that had I not rescued her, she would have gotten out on her own.
I agree, rescues seem to know what you did for them. Maggie, my Rattie, was a rescue of sorts. Rescued her out of a puppy mill situation. However, with her attitude, she seems to think that had I not rescued her, she would have gotten out on her own.
Those puppy mills can be the most devastating thing a dog could experience. Most are run very well, the ones that aren't, well, we've all heard about them.
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First two are Iz and Lou, Izzy(short for Izabel) and Louis respectively, they've sadly had to be put down and I miss them terribly.
My Puggle, Rockie, with my hairy legs in the back.
My Lab/Chow mix, Baby, he loves to play and is really hyper during the day yet he sleeps and relaxes when I sleep and relax. I love it.
My Puggle, Rockie, with my hairy legs in the back.
My Lab/Chow mix, Baby, he loves to play and is really hyper during the day yet he sleeps and relaxes when I sleep and relax. I love it.
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05-10-2010, 01:32 AM
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Thank you! Casey is also a rescue. She was found abandoned and severely emaciated in Kotzebue, Alaska. The vet there was going to put her to sleep but the owner of the animal shelter in Cordova, AK (where we were living at the time) talked him into flying her to Cordova and they nursed her back to health. She was there for 6 months when we adopted her and she was still about 5 pounds underweight. She's not pure Husky because the inside of her mouth and tongue are the blue/black color of a Chow. She doesn't look like she has Chow in her but we'll never know for sure. She's been a very special part of our family and I'm glad we found her.
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