Friday, April 13, 2012

ROMAN

Roman

The most wonderful dog who taught me oh so much!


Roman died this year of bone cancer. He was diagnosed and gone in all of 2 months.
We loved  him as much as we could and gave him acupuncture to ease his pain.
Roman taught ME so much about dogs and how dogs communicate. 
An AMAZINGLY balanced and unique dog.
It was as though he knew what his job was here.
He certainly knew it,
before I realized it.

The Used Dogs dog yard and play groups have never been the same.
DOG to DOG intros will probably never be so easy for me ever again.

I am still waiting to see who will step up to take his place.

Check back as I will write much more about what he taught me soon.

Wednesday, April 11, 2012

WILLIS and Harvy


WILLIS and Harvey were found on the streets of New Orleans.


Willis came to us with the most severe case of demodex we had ever seen!





Found on a city street, right after a Tropical Storm,
Willis presented as a PARIAH, 

He was SO hideous looking, that we are certain that this sweet boy was shunned over and over again while just looking for a  friendly word or snack...Not even thinking that a home would EVER be in the cards for him!





Willis found and awesome Foster mom and after MANY months of TLC and treatment with his Foster family, Willis found a home.



And as it so often goes in rescue, as SOON as a home for Willis was found along came Harvey!

Poor Harvey seemed SO sad and was terribly matted. Years of matted fur and dirt.

Now Harvey calls himself a New Yorker and his new family adores him. We know that Harvey once had a home because from the very beginning, even when he was so so sad, he perked up whenever anyone picked up a leash!

Makes you really wonder what happened.