Our baby we adopted a year ago. A Rags to Riches story.
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This is Rags our baby we adopted a year ago. He was only 4 lbs., very skinny and terribly afraid of any loud noises and fast movements. We think he had been abused and I know very neglected. The shelter told us that a teenager had him and banned him to a dirt basement and he was tied up with no water or food when they found him and rescued him. I do not understand how they got the owners to hand over the dog without prosecution but that is what happened. He had been living on bugs and STILL likes to eat them. He is fed well, but I think it is from a time when he had no food and it has become a habit. He might be a little over weight now, but the vet has not said. He weighs a healthy 18 lbs. now. So this is his Rags to Riches story. We adore and love him with all our hearts. He is the King of the House now and we think that is just fine. He had such a hard life before so he deserves to be the King now. What do you think he is mixed with?
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Comments (26)Lukki, such a great idea for a post - thank you! This post got me to finally set up a Flickr account to be able to post pics, somethinhg I've meant to do for a long time. So, here's my motley crew, who keep my life interesting, oh-so-busy and never, ever a 'normal day'. The matriarch is a Siamese mix, Annie, who at 20 years is still going strong, despite failing eyesight and being nearly stone deaf. I've had her since she adopted us at about 6 weeks old. My beloved Chow Chih Nu, who lost her battle with lymphoma cancer at 13 (one of the hardest times of my life) - 2 years later and I still miss her every day. She was a treasured member of the family for 13 years. In memory of Chih Nu, a year ago we adopted Tuscon, a BMC, rescued from the kill list from a high kill shelter - this is her at 4 mos, curled up in a cat bed. And a recent picture of her at 14 mos., in a rare calm moment (she's a tremendously high energy girl!) So high energy, in fact, we decided she needed a 'sister' to romp with, so a couple of months ago we adopted 4 mos old Sierra, a Chow pup. This is her doing her impersonation of a calm puppy - trust me, it's just an act! These two have to qualify as the world's worst garden dogs - it's amazing the damage they've done to my garden while romping at full speed! But, hey - they're also sweet, loving and true clowns that make me laugh daily, so I look at it this way - now there's no reason to not hire out the mulching, because there's nothing the yard guys can do to my plants that these two haven't already done! And then there's my Yellow Naped Amazon, Coqui - he's at the very center of the universe, just ask him and he'll confirm it! He's 10 years old now, and I've had him since he was 6 mos old - he really, truly does think he's in charge, and is often heard telling the pups to 'stop, stop' when they're barking or romping in the family room. The final furred/feathered member of the family is Aradia, my 16 year old Persian mix. It's impossible to take a good picture of her because she walks right up to the lens, even of a phone. She's been battling hyperthroidism for the past 2 years, and even with twice daily doses of thyroid meds has dropped from 16 lbs down to about 4.5 lbs. Think of the "Grisabella, the Glamour Cat' song from Cats and that's a good description of my poor Rady-girl. She knows she's still beautiful, and so do we. So, that's my merry band of hooligans - the Koi don't count in this because they stay nicely in their ponds and are only demanding at feeding time. :-)...See MoreWe would like to see our grandchild
Comments (15)Dear all, I did bring up the suggestion of babysitting so they could have time together. As expected, it was declined. I didn't actually think of paying for the date. Some time with our grandchild is well worth the price of some movie tickets. Great idea. Fred doesn't seem to be fully aware of her hold on him. He has to wash his own laundry, pay the full rent etc... while being on full parent duty every moment he's not at work. He seems to think that the better father he can be that things will improve and be cured. We've purchased a book called: Grandparent's Rights: Your Legal Guide to Protecting Your Relationship with Your Grandchildren by Traci Truly Sourcebooks Inc 2006 My husband feels that things are so precarious with Tracey's strong hold over Fred that he is terrified to broach the subject. In the meantime we have be keeping a written log of contacts and visits just in case. The bursting into tears was comletely involuntary. I would take it back if I could. (Fred had reported back to her that I had cried. She uses this as a reason to be upset with me, saying that I overreacted, and that that was really immature.) Fred had been thrown out for the umpteenth time and had actually spent that week with us. We thought he was finally free of her. When he announced the news I saw his life before me -tied to her forever, constantly fearfully of upsetting her, manipulated, his own child used for leverage and power. Am I really sure that Fred is the father? No. Only she can know that. When he was here with us we both advised him to continue making his plans to be on his own and to get a DNA test, while still walking away. He protested money and we said we would pay. He wouldn't get the test, though his name is on the birth certificate. It is sad times here in our house. We have so much love to give. Technical Questins for Dana: I'm brand-new to this whole online thing. DH = dear husband? Dnephews =? Thank you for your responses....See MoreWe are at the end of our rope with Jack.... (pic)
Comments (20)Thank you everyone for your advice and encouragement. We are going to hang tough with the crate training. So far he has not peed in there, and we don't think he has pooped either, but the problem is that if we don't catch him doing it (anywhere) he eats it. (Yes I know... that is gross) Oliver did that too when he vas very young. He outgrew that habit by the time he was Jacks age. We got him when he was 6 weeks old, so his baby years were spent in a good, safe environment. Poor Jack wasn't so lucky. He was removed from an overcrowded, mismanaged back yard breeder situation and taken to a shelter where we found him a few weeks later. I don't think he was ever in a situation where he felt like an alpha dog. He was also very afraid. Especially of our hands. Every time we reached out our hands to him to pet him or reach for him he would flinch and cower. He still does with people he is not used to. When I think about what that sweet little guy must have gone trough...... I am going to get the book you mentioned Terri, and we are going to make sure that we always have our eye on him when he is out of the crate. He looks so pathetic sitting in there, but doesn't fight going in. He does bark a lot though when he is in there. I hope we succeed in this, because giving him up is not an option we will even consider at this point. Elisabeth...See MoreWe Had Our Christmas With Zachary.........
Comments (24)What a cutie! I am so happy he was told early. My friend and neighbor never told her daughter that her dad wasn't her real dad...she found out at school from her friend who is in reality her half sister! Her friend and her share the same dad and she never knew it! Her half sister knew for years and when they were in junior high she told some friends and it got back to my friends daughter. They were 13 at the time and things have never been the same around their house. It destroyed the relationship between her and the dad that raised her since birth. Terrible resentment and it really put a strian on the whole famly. I think it's better to tell them young and let them grow with it. Zach is so lucky to have 2 families that can do this for him! He's such a cutie...looks like Caryn, I've always thought so....See More
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we adopted Penny in March. Apparent,y the person who adopted her from the same shelter in Jan 2017 had to pick her up there in November when she was picked up as a stray. At that time they told 5he owner she had heart worm and needed to see a vet ASAP. She was picked up again in February limping. It was thought she might have been hit by a car. She still had heart worms and the owner didn’t claim her this time. We adopted her the day she was eligible for adoption. Our first time adopting an older dog. Shelter said she was 7, vet thinks she is 5. She has an easy life now! Daily dog walks, her own quilt fior her bed, lots of treats, toys, an upcoming trip planned to a local ice cream shop that sells pup pops. We are going there Saturday after the vet. One thing I don’t ‘get’. She does not know the command for sit, come, lay down. We even had someone we knew that knows several languages try them. Nope- just looks and wags her tail. The vet said maybe she was an outside dog. She is very well mannered though. There are DNA tests now for dogs to see what breeds they are. That would be interesting.
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I may have posted this before, but this is my Mama donkey that I rescued last fall, and her baby, Frosty, that was born Dec. 23. I also have her older brother, Tramp, and this is the three of them, made a couple of weeks ago.Frosty, Tramp and Mama
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