Dobie Doings - Dobies and Little Paws Rescue

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Winter
2012
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2012
March
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2012
March
Dobies
Dobiesand
andLittle
LittlePaws
PawsRescue
RescueReport
Report
“Dobie
“Dobie Doings”
Doings”
2946
Young Road
2946
2946Young
YoungRoad
Road
Fillmore,
Ca 93015
Fillmore,
Fillmore,Ca
Ca93015
93015
Phone
(805)524-5102
Phone
Phone(805)524-5102
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www.DobiesandLittlePawsRescue.org
www.DobiesandLittlePawsRescue.org
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of Ventura
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Sincerely,
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ADOPTION
UPDATES
ADOPTION
ADOPTION UPDATES
UPDATES
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good news
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bad news.
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The
good
news
is
that
four
the
dogs
featured
our last
last
news
is
that
four
of
the
dogs
featured
in
our
news is that
fouradopted;
of the dogs
featured
inis our
last
newsletter
were
the
bad
news
newsletter
were
adopted;
the
bad
news
isisthat
that
newsletter
were
adopted;
the
bad
news
that
three of
of them
them were returned
returned (all
(all three
three small
small dogs).
dogs). T-Rex,
T-Rex,
three
three
of themwere
were returned
(all returned
three small
dogs).
T-Rex,
our
Chihuahua-Beagle
mix,
was
for
being
skittish
our
Chihuahua-Beagle
mix,
was
returned
for
being
skittish
ournot
Chihuahua-Beagle
mix,Gracie,
was returned
for being
skittish
and
being
housebroken;
our
Cavalier
King
and
not
being
housebroken;
Gracie,
our
Cavalier
King
and
not
being
housebroken;
Gracie,
our
Cavalier
King
Charles Spaniel
Spaniel mix,
mix, was
was returned
returned for
for being
being dogdogCharles
Charles
Spaniel
mix,
was
returned
for
being
dog-mix, was
aggressive
on
leash;
and
Sandy,
our
Cairn
Terrier
aggressive
on
leash;
and
Sandy,
our
Cairn
Terrier
mix,
aggressive
on
leash;
and
Sandy,
our
Cairn
Terrier
mix,was
was
returned for
for aggression
aggression toward
toward small
small dogs
dogs (having
(having escaped
escaped
returned
returned
for
aggression
toward
small
dogs
(having
escaped
their yard
yard aa few
few times
times and
and also
also being
being overprotective
overprotective on
on
their
their
yard
a
few
times
and
also
being
overprotective
on
leash).
leash).
leash).
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1
but CASH,
one of our shelter favorite Dobies, was adopted by
Dr. Jeff Callahan of Ventura, and this adoption is
everything we hoped for!
At first Jeff and his
neighbors were very
happy about Cash: his
house manners, how
“classy and mellow,” and
how non-destructive he
is, but Jeff became
frustrated that Cash
would not come when
called. Then he made an
important discovery: his
Dobie hated his name!
His daughters suggested calling him “Irish,” and he comes
immediately now, goes outside, and acts very connected.
From Jeff’s recent e-mail: “He is doing great,
very attentive to me, comes as called always, plays a lot
and rough too, he’s a great dog, and never ever even had a
hint that he might bite….His change at becoming a real
partner and house dog has been dramatic in a very short
time, and he eats like there is no tomorrow…and leisurely
strolls to HIS sofa and catches some TV with me….
Because you taught him to love and trust, he has
developed into one of the best Dobies I’ve ever had. God
bless you and your work to save them.”
MIMOSA
is a small girl
rescued from a high-kill
shelter in an out-of-theway area. She is probably
Chihuahua and Italian
Greyhound, or some such
mix. She weighs 9
pounds and is about a
year old, happy, friendly,
and dog-social. This little
lady will brighten anyone’s day!
BEEZER
came from the same animal shelter as Mimosa
at a time when they were seriously overcrowded. He’s
a bouncy, happy little
guy that is larger than a
Chihuahua and has more
fur…soft fur, which
makes us think he may
be part American Eskimo.
Beezer is just under 2
years old and weighs 12
pounds. He has bunked
with other small dogs of
both sexes without
problems.
WAITING FOR HOMES
SHELDON
EAVIE
could also be called Linus, since he is never
without a crunched-up basketball in his mouth. This
dog was terribly emaciated when rescued from an
animal shelter. He had a full workup at a vet office to
make sure he wasn’t dying of some dreaded disease, but
what he needed was mostly
groceries. Sheldon has
gained about 25 pounds and
is still lean at about 80
pounds. He’s a tall, nicelooking black and tan Dobie
who may be happiest as the
only dog, though he may be
able to live with a large
undominant female, as long
as he wouldn’t have to
compete for food.
is a truly sad dog at our kennel. Her elderly
owner was unable to care for her, so she was turned in
to an animal shelter, where she more or less shut
down. She is a very tall 6-year-old blue Dobie with
the so-so coat typical of
blues, and she is quite
underweight from being
miserable enough to not
want to eat. Eavie had
lived with another dog in
the home that
relinquished her, so we
believe she can live with
other dogs. We have not
yet gotten a tail wag
from her.
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rather than being overly
needy. We don’t think
Guerro is naturally
aggressive, but he doesn’t
much care for other males
dominating him, and he
would probably be just as
happy being the only dog. He
was turned in to an animal
shelter a number of months
ago because his family could
no longer care for him.
CINNAMON
is a dog we were sort of talked into, but we
aren’t sorry. There were many small dogs at an
overcrowded little San Diego-area high-kill animal
shelter, and a special plea
was put out by one of
their volunteers, which
we forwarded to rescue
friends that primarily
rescue little stuff. They
committed to four but
didn’t have foster homes
for four, so they leaned on
us to take little Cinnamon,
a Chiweenie, as
Dachshund-Chihuahua
mixes are affectionately called. She’s great! About 2-3
years old, lives in our cattery, social with other dogs,
and greets everyone – strangers and all – with a waggy
tail and happy dance.
MIRACLES HAPPEN (LUCKY ME!)
When you’re involved in rescuing dogs for over 25
years as I (Ardis) have been, you have a LOT of
opportunities to fall in love with truly wonderful dogs.
Almost all the time, if a dog is a great dog, he or she is quite
adoptable. Even those that are lacking in good looks we try
to “showcase” in order to make potential adopters aware of
how good they are. So the dogs we tend to end up with long
-term are those with behavioral and physical challenges (and
the old ones, many of whom have ended up getting old at
our no-kill sanctuary BECAUSE of behavioral and physical
problems).
All that being the case, we rescuers rarely “keep”
really good dogs for ourselves, reasoning that we could just
as easily assimilate a less-adoptable dog into our homes and
love them just as much. Sometimes. If the connection is
truly there and mutually felt.
It so happened that about three years had elapsed a
few years ago between the time my doggie soul mate, Jake,
died ~ and the time I gave my heart to another dog. Though
red male Dobermans have always had the edge for me, my
new dog was Elfrida, a red female. She had been kenneled
here for a couple of years with people hardly noticing her
because she isn’t a looker, and she isn’t one to go all waggy
and wiggly-butt to any stranger that approaches. One day I
needed a kennel badly, so I let Elfrida out to be a freeroamer on six acres I fenced in for social dogs’ enjoyment.
Elfrida blended in beautifully, but a few months later, when
the rains started, she stood in my front yard soaked to the
bone, watching me eat my breakfast. I said, “Oh, for
heaven’s sake, you’d better come in!” And that was the start
of a new love affair with a wonderful dog who was at that
time about 8 years old.
And I still love her madly. My home has
accommodated a few others who have trickled in through
my doggie door, but this article really is about PJ, the newest
love of my life, and he IS a red male!
TIP
is a dog we took in a few years ago, whose
circumstances we don’t recall at this time. We placed
him promptly with a rancher, where he spent about
three years, until he
developed a taste for
baby chicks and fullgrown chickens. The
chickens were more
important to the rancher
than Tip was, so he’s
back and looking for
another home. He’s
probably about 6 years
old now, housebroken,
and good with female dogs that don’t bug him too
much or challenge him for food. He has argued with
several males while free-roaming our rescue property,
but only one female. Tip is Border Collie and possibly
Bernese Mountain Dog or Lab.
GUERRO
is a very handsome blue Dobie boy, except for
his patchy coat. (His skin is healthy!) He’s 3 years old,
tall and slender, and he’s on the independent side,
3
“Sadie” Patton of Costa Mesa
“Brandi” and “Max”
Christensen of Newbury Park
"Red" Derbyshire of
Thousand Oaks
“Daisy” and “Skruff”
Harless of Placentia, with
Phil and Linda
“Romeo,” “Cisqo,”
”Tinkerbell” and ”Prince”
Andrews of West Hills
"Hunter" McMurray
of Newhall
“Jackson”
and “Lily”
Perez-Monje
of Tustin,
with Santa
“Ozzie”
Wells of
Nipomo
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“Justis” and “Jaylin” Curlee
“Buttler”
-Dominski of Encinitas, with
Jackson of
Debra and Candace
Cody, WY
with Kevin
HAPPY
HOLIDAYS ADOPTEES!
"Tyler"
Woolford
of Rancho
Cucamonga
"Buddy" McMullen of
Oxnard, with Michele
“Raleigh” Greene of San Diego
"Shadow" Brown of Camarillo,
with Santa
“Morgan” and
“Emme” Smith-Weber
of Porter Ranch
“Fred,” “Jack,” and “Kylie” Ball
of La Canada Flintridge
“Vandi”
and “Jolie”
Amon of
Sylmar
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In mid-September
there were two dogs we
didn’t have room for at the
high-kill Bakersfield shelter,
and they were very much at
risk: a young fawn female
Dobie we named Mia, and a
middle-aged red male. Both
were strays.
We finally had a
very good adoption weekend
and were in a position to take
two, so on Sunday I
PJ these
called Beth Mariana, our
Bakersfield shelter volunteer,
and told her we could take the two dogs. She phoned the
shelter manager, Rick Cullen, the next morning to tell him to
hold the dogs for us. He said “Oh my God, I can’t believe it!
The male was on the euthanasia list this morning, and I
couldn’t do it!” (Imagine, if you can, how unusual it must be
for a shelter manager who authorizes euthanasia of 47% of
their impounded animals to save one particular dog with a
rear-end problem from euthanasia.)
I brought the dogs home and kenneled them together
because the male was already neutered. He was a much
faster eater than the female, who is quite a picky eater, so I
had to keep him busy while she ate her meals. By this time I
was becoming very fond of him: a kind, patient,
“gentleman” Doberman, but weak in the rear quarters with
significantly bent rear knees.
Each time I cuddled him while Mia ate her meal, I
wondered how a dog with such a great temperament could
not have been sought and reclaimed by his owner. Just on a
lark, I scanned him for a microchip. (The shelter had
scanned and NOT found one.) Sure enough, he had a chip,
and the chip company provided the owner’s phone number,
which I called promptly. It just about broke my heart when
the owner seemed more concerned about the unneutered,
unchipped dog that had escaped with the one we had, but he
said he would come and pick up ours, whom he said was
called PJ. And then he called back and said he was now
working two jobs and didn’t have time for PJ. I was secretly
thrilled.
As soon as Mia and PJ passed their health isolation
period, I let PJ out of his kennel to see if he could be social
enough to free-roam with the other dogs. Fantastic! He was
submissive to ALL of the other dogs, and he learned my
doggie door in about twelve seconds. Now I had to find out
about his back end.
A visit to our vet surgeon, Dr. Frier at Camino
Animal Clinic in Thousand Oaks, gave me the news I
wanted to hear. After x-raying PJ’s back, hips, and knees,
Dr. Frier pronounced them all sound and intact, and he said
PJ simply had rear-end weakness due to some neurological
deficits, and that he isn’t painful.
And I have a new red male Dobie, fully integrated
into my home, to love!
MORE “SMART DOG” STORIES
This column has been well-received, with more
and more of you sharing your amazing stories about the
smart things your dogs have done. We’ll continue to
print one or two every time we have enough space.
Patti and George Peterman of Los Angeles have
adopted their Dobies from us for many years. The last
pair they adopted individually are Megan, a beautiful
fawn female, and Boswell, a very handsome blue male.
Boswell was just a year old and extremely precocious
when they took him home, resulting in Patti on several
occasions threatening to return him to us. (George said
no.)
Patti loves to relate how there are THREE of them
that keep Boswell in line: herself, George, and Megan.
When Megan
observes Boswell
misbehaving in
some way, she
goes to Patti,
nudges her with
her nose, and
repeatedly “points”
with her nose to
wherever the
delinquent
behavior is
occurring so that
Patti can take
whatever
corrective action
” and “
,”
is necessary. This is “
becoming less
with George
frequent as he
matures.
Megan
Boswell
Sherry and Frank Root of San Luis Obispo have
likewise adopted many of our Dobies, but their most
memorable “smart dog” was bought from an ad and
involves a fawn female named Tasha. Sherry tells her
story beautifully:
“Frank got called to active duty for Desert Storm.
The house was awfully quiet, and the little one
(daughter) read the Sunday newspaper ‘good home
wanted, Doberman Pinscher - $50’.…I called and asked
why they were looking for a new home. ‘Because our
male dog doesn’t like her, and he keeps picking on her.’
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their
new
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forward….
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a
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foot
or
so
down
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his
head
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until
the
and
absolutely
love
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position
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him.
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joined
Facebook.
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drags
her
favorite
dog
beds
to whatever
in the
line, andanother
poke a different
dog, causing
the
same
Kahlua,
fear-aggressive
dog
we
had
Kahlua,
another
fear-aggressive
dog
we
had
room
I happen
to have
settled be
in,fun
even
ifask
there
is
already
So…we
thought
it
would
to
our
readers
reaction,
move
along
again.
for
years
(until
May
2,
2011),
whom
we
had
for
years
(until
May
2,
2011),
whom
we
had
another
bed
in the room.
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if sheThis
is feeling
to share
their
“intelligent
dog”
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not agood
contest;
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times,
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home
–
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toward
placed
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times,
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smartest?
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forum
toand
brag
particularly
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drag
in not
a second
one
with
Karin
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of
Maryland.
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over
her
shoulder
atKensington,
the
pack, and
began
to
run.
about
things
various
breeds
and
individuals
do
as
the
result
with
Karin
Coppens
of
Kensington,
Maryland.
double-stack them.”
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normally
send
like
Kahlua
such
They
all
broke
happily
followed
her,
and and
we
did
of either
training
orranks,
hard-wiring,
such
as Shepherds
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don’t
normally
send dogs
dogs
like
Kahlua
such
not
see
her
do
it
again
until
several
months
later.
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doesn’t
long
distances
because
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thatadoption
assist
hunters,
etc.
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Michele
and
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of Oxnard:
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the
adoption
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long
distances
because
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was like
her to
way
of about
controlling
herdogs
pack.personally
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hear
are those
“Buddy
(formerly
known
Rocky) hasfiguring
an
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known to our
adopters
that exhibit
work
out,
it
becomes
aa nightmare.
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this
case,
things
out
that
they
haven’t
been
trained
do.
her
growl
any actually
pack
member.
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was
amazing!!!
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out,
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becomes
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peas….he
cleans to
all
ofIn
the
dogcase,
food
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a
sponsor:
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though,
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a sponsor:
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off
theHere
peas
and
then
themdogs
back
intoonly
his
bowl.
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a few
examples,
known
to me
She
lived
toof
bespits
14
years
old.
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was
she
(“Alex”)
Abella
Moorpark,
one
of
our
regular
(“Alex”)
Abella
of
Moorpark,
one
of
our
regular
(Ardis)
personally.
intelligent,
she
also
had
a
great
sense
of
humor.”
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sliding GLASS
door
on the
dog-walker/trainer
volunteers,
spent
hours
with
dog-walker/trainer
volunteers,
spent
hours
with
A
personal
dog
of
mine
whom
I
named
Elsa
(for
balcony.
He
pushes the
long
center bar
with his
right
Kahlua,
assessing
his
behavior,
working
with
him,
Kahlua,
assessing
his
behavior,
working
with
him,
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lion in
thedoor
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paw
the
is with
open
approximately
and
becoming
smitten
him.
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and becomingmix
smitten
with
him.elderly
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Shepherd-Whippet
who had
become
while I
Karin,
was
her
as
aa retired
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then
reaches
up moved
owned
her and
nowell-known
longer
very
thatcanine
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and
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dog to
houses,
orAtused
Karin,
was
well-known
to
herquickly.
asnew
retired
canine
officer,
and
if
Alex
said
Karin
was
the
perfect
with
his
left
paw
and
time,
eight
dogs
shared
my
bedroom.
When
I
announced
-8
to
12-quart
rustproof
metal
buckets
officer, and if Alex said Karin was the perfect
she
home
for
we
no
doubt
“Time
for bed!”
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into
bedroom,
whereWe
I
continues
toKahlua,
push
-14-18"
nylon
leather
collars
she was.
was.
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home
for
Kahlua,
we had
had
no the
doubt
had-Kuranda
dog
beds
and
quilts
strewn
about.
Elsa,
being
the
took
the
lucky
dog
to
the
vet
for
a
medical
cerbeds
with
metal
frames,
any
size
the
door at lucky
the dog to the vet for a medical certook
oldest
dogthe
inhe
the
group bytop
then,
was
usually thefor
lastdogs
to of
-Advantix
spot
medication
tificate
so
opening
made
tificate
soflea-tick
arrive.
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would
look
around
the
room,
and
if
she
all
sizesout.”
he
until
he
can
he could
could
deemed
that
theget
remaining
was not among her
-Used
blankets,
towels,bedding
and comforters
fly,
Alex
to the doorway
preferred
places
to
sleep,
she
would
fly,
Alex
-Grooming
Supplies
(brushes, run
trimmers,
dog of
“Buddy”barking,
with
Chico
donated
the
the bedroom
pretending
to
hear
something
donated
the
washing
tub)
the
rooster
crate
occurring
toward
the(no
frontgift
of isthetoo
house.
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crate he
he
-Financial
help
small)
of -Prong
the
others
would
charge
forward
to
investigate,
at which
would
fly
collars,
18”-20”
would
fly calmly
point
Elsa
would
claim
the
most
desirable
of
the
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her
husHOT
ASPHALT
AWARENESS
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supplies
like scrubbers
and bleach
in, her
husvacated
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areas.
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personal
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a Shepherded
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ed half of crates,
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Karin
Sheltie
mix,
whom
I
believed
to
be
much
smarter
than occur
Elsa
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truck
to
pull
our
dog
food
trailer
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air
temperature
is
this,
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with Karin can
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air very
(on
right),
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(whoKahlua’s
had
proven
hard
to
train,
causing
me
initially
to
fare,
and
Alex,and
asphalt
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and
daughter
in
60
seconds.
thinkfare,
she
wasn’t
smart
at
all.
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was!)
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was
a
bit
of
Olivia
Alex,
her
measured
atdaughter
this.habit not
Alex,
herit was
a beggar,
but
my
to feed dogs at the table,
baby
daughter,
and
Kahlua
departed
for
egg
in 5
though
I
would
give
them
scraps
when
peoplecan
had
finished
baby daughter, and KahluaAn
departed
forfry
Maryland
on
May
3rd.
This
long-awaited
piceating.
Then
I
would
rinse
the
dishes
and
place
them
in
the
minutes
at 131picF.
Maryland on May 3rd. This
long-awaited
ture
brought
tears
to
our
eyes.
of
smell,
dishwasher.
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with
a
dog’s
superior
sense
ture brought tears to our eyes.
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that
what
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still
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several
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OK,nine
we years
know
what
some
of you
After
with
Dobies
and
Paws
Rescue
After
nine
years
with
Dobies
and Little
Little
Pawsare
Rescue
thinking,
and
we
actually-sort
of-agree.
Dogs
II feel
like
I
am
so
full
of
stories
that
I
could
go
on
telling
them
feel
like
I
am
so
full
of
stories
that
I
could
go
on
telling
them
for years.
years. Sometimes
Sometimes those
those stories
stories are
are incredibly
incredibly sad
sad and
and
for
often
people ask
ask me
me how
how II can
can continue
continue
doing this
this work
work and
and
often
people
doing
liking
people.
The
answer
is
simple.
I
hold
on
to
the
good
liking
people. The
simple.
I hold
on tothey
the good
day, dressed
in answer
exactlyis the
same
coats
ones.
The
stories
triumph,
love,
ones.
Thewear?
stories of
of
triumph,
love, hope,
hope, and
and success.
success. ItIt isn’t
isn’t
always
Not
a chance.
always easy
easy and
and often
often times
times II find
find myself
myself being
being very
very anxious
anxious
always
But...we
did
get
after
aa dog
is
because
after
dog
is adopted
adopted
because I’m
I’m just
just waiting
waiting for
for the
the new
new
some
very
cute
dog
owner
to
give
up
and
return
him.
We
get
dogs
back
for
all
owner
to
give
up
and
return
him.
We
get
dogs
back
for
all
clothing, bandanas,
sorts
of
reasons
but
mostly
it
is
because
they
need
training
and
sorts
of
reasons
but
mostly
it
is
because
they
need
training
and
and barrettes, a huge
no
one is
is willing
willing
to put
put in
in the
the work.
work. Because
Because of
of this,
this, itit is
is very
very
no
one
to
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of them,
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kind
up
people
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you
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tosome
kind of
ofofgive
give
up on
on
people and
and just
just expect
expect that
that
everyone
will
let
you
down.
This
is
when
be
interested
in.
everyone will let you down. This is when II need
need to
to remind
remind
myself
myself of
of all
all of
of the
the great
great heartwarming
heartwarming stories
stories we’ve
we’ve had
had over
over
the years.
years.
the
There
There is
is one
one story
story in
in particular
particular that
that II will
will never
never forget
forget
and II want
want to
to share
share with
with you
you now.
now. II hope
hope the
the family
family forgives
forgives
and
me
me for
for not
not remembering
remembering their
their name
name but
but this
this was
was several
several years
years
ago
and
I
was
new
at
the
time.
Their
name
really
ago and I was new at the time. Their name really isn’t
isn’t as
as
important
important as
as their
their story
story and
and itit will
will stay
stay with
with me
me forever.
forever. A
A
teenager and
and her
her family
family came
came to
to us
us one
one weekend
weekend looking
looking to
to
teenager
adopt
a
little
dog.
The
girl
was
being
assisted
by
her
sisters
adopt a little dog. The girl was being assisted by her sisters
because
because she
she seemed
seemed to
to have
have difficulty
difficulty walking.
walking. They
They picked
picked
out aa Chihuahua
Chihuahua mix
mix puppy
puppy and
and II took
took them
them in
in to
to our
our visiting
visiting
out
area.
area. This
This is
is when
when her
her father
father started
started telling
telling me
me their
their story.
story.
They
had
finally
decided
to
get
a
dog
and
this
young
They had finally decided to get a dog and this young girl
girl was
was
looking
at
puppies
when
she
was
shot
in
the
head
during
looking at puppies when she was shot in the head during aa
drive by
by shooting.
shooting. The
The family
family was
was told
told that
that she
she would
would not
not
drive
survive
the
ambulance
ride,
but
she
did.
They
were
told
survive the ambulance ride, but she did. They were told that
that
she
she would
would not
not survive
survive surgery,
surgery, but
but she
she did.
did. They
They were
were even
even
told
survive
the
but
did.
Take
a look
at them
told she
she would
would not
not
survive
the night,
night,
but she
sheon
did. She
She survived
survived
ititwww.DobiesandLittlePawsRescue.org,
all
and
it
was
truly
a
miracle
that
she
was
alive.
II was
all and it was truly a miracle that she was alive. and
waslet us
floored
listening
to her
her father
father tell
tell their
their story
story with
with tears
tears welling
welling
floored
listening
to
are
shown
here;
not
in
color,
unfortunately.
up
in
his
eyes.
I
watched
as
her
face
lit
up
as
the
puppy
up in his eyes. I watched as her face lit up as the puppy danced
danced
in
in front
front of
of her,
her, begging
begging for
for attention.
attention. A
A puppy
puppy that
that was
was
unwanted
unwanted by
by someone,
someone, thrown
thrown away
away and
and escaped
escaped death
death itself
itself
from the
the animal
animal shelter
shelter would
would now
now be
be this
this girl’s
girl’s best
best friend.
friend. II
from
felt
felt so
so honored
honored that
that II could
could be
be aa part
part of
of finally
finally giving
giving this
this
miracle
girl
the
dog
she
always
wanted
and
nearly
miracle girl the dog she always wanted and nearly died
died for.
for.
II hold
hold on
on to
to stories
stories like
like these
these because
because they
they remind
remind me
me
that
to
some
people
out
there,
dogs
still
have
value.
that to some people out there, dogs still have value. They
They are
are
family members,
members, protectors,
protectors, teachers,
teachers, and
and friends.
friends. They
They are
are
family
When
I
Got
My
New
Dog
not
disposable
just
because
they
get
too
big,
bark
too
much,
not disposable just because they get too big, bark too much, or
or
need
need some
some training.
training. II want
want to
to encourage
encourage all
all of
of you
you this
this holiday
holiday
season
not
granted.
I asked for strength
that Iyour
mightdog
rear for
her perfectly;
season to
to remember
remember
not to
to take
take
your
dog
for
granted. Every
Every
tail wag,
wag,I slobbery
slobbery
kiss,
andthat
loving
stare
isher
justmore
for treats.
you and
and
was given kiss,
weakness
I might
feedis
tail
and
loving
stare
just
for
you
given
to
you
with
all
of
their
hearts.
That
is
never
something
given to you with all of their hearts. That is never something to
to
I asked
good
health
I might
easy;
take
and
least
we
could
do
every
take for
for granted
granted
andforthe
the
least
we that
could
do is
isrestappreciate
appreciate
every
one
them.
one of
of
them. Forgive
Forgive them
them for
for their
their faults
faults because
because they
they
certainly forgive
forgive us
us for
for ours.
ours.
certainly
I asked for an obedient dog that I might feel proud;
II know
that
the
my
make
aa better
know
that stubbornness
the dogs
dogs in
in that
my Ilife
life
make
me
better
I was given
might
feel me
humble.
person and
and enrich
enrich my
my life
life more
more than
than II ever
ever expected.
expected. We
We hope
hope
person
that
all
of
your
dogs
that all of your
I askeddogs
for compliance that I might feel masterful;
do
was given a clown that I might laugh.
do the
the same
same for
forI you.
you.
Give
Give them
them all
all big
big hugs
hugs
and have
have aaI asked
very for
happy
a companion that I might not feel lonely;
and
very
happy
holiday!
I
was
given
a best friend that I would feel loved.
holiday!
Dogs
Dogs most
most I got nothing I asked for,
But everything that I needed.
certainly
certainly
Unknown
DO
DO smile!!!
smile!!!
“Annika” Forester
Forester of
of Shadow
Shadow Hills
Hills
“Annika”
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