You: blonde, nice smile, asked about my cart of dog food.
Me: buying 24 cases of Tractor Supply 4Health 22oz Chicken and Rice.
We chatted at Tractor Supply on Saturday April 20. I told you I rescued senior dogs. You left a gift card for me at the register! THANK YOU!
I’ve put the medications away. I’ve washed the bowl and put it away. I’ve washed the bedding. I’ve washed the blood off the floors. At times the mass in his mouth bled, and the droplets looked like paint spatter. In the kitchen, there was a corner where the blood spatter was more concentrated, indicating he had stood there with his head pressed against the cabinets sometime during the night.
I can feel the gentle steady pressure of his head against my leg. He liked to stand pressed against me. I can hear the clicking of his paws as he paces, or walks in circles, or just randomly keeps moving through the house like a school of fish in the shape of a little frail dog. Bullet had brain damage, it was thought to possibly be a brain tumor. I can see his face, he was a beautiful dog with a Shepherd’s saddle, a long bushy tail, his colors such a beautiful array of reds and black. He had solid black eyes and if I stroked the top of his head down to his neck, firmly, his eyes slowly closed and if he were lying next to me, he would drop off to sleep.
Goodbye, Bullet. 12 years on a chain; six months in a shelter, nine weeks in hospice. You never had to be house-trained. All the other dogs loved you and allowed you to bump into them, walk on them while they were sleeping, stick your snout in their food or their water. They did not elbow their way in when mommy was giving you attention. They slept with you. The mass that developed in your mouth required special feeding, and frequent feedings. The other dogs did not riot when they saw you eating and they weren’t. Goodbye, sweet special Bullet. I don’t know what the future holds for you but I know that whatever brain damage you had, it allowed you to find happiness in just about anything. The happiness I saw you having day in and day out brought me the greatest joy.
Rescues and shelters go through a lot of linens. Towels, sheets, blankets, quilts, are always needed, and we thank Stacey Counts, standing with our 95 pound boarder, Little Girl, for three huge bags of linens donated to us today. Little Girl took to Stacey instantly, she knows a good soul when she sees one. I hope to see you again soon, Stacey, I want to meet those Kissable Pits! -- Dot
This black and white mess is available for adoption. She is about nine years young, loves to play play play, loves dogs cats people kids, spayed, neutered, the whole nine yards. www.littlebigdog.org for applications. Ask for Lena.
UPDATE! Betty is coming to Little Big Dog! We have (1) a foster and (2) transportation from Aiken SC to Charlottesville VA. All we need is transportation from Coweta County GA to Aiken SC.
We are fundraising to pay for Betty's spay procedure.
Betty needs just one person to take her into his or her home for up to three months. The ideal foster parent would live within four hours of Highland County, VA. Please share.UPDATE! Betty is coming to Little Big Dog! We have (1) a foster and (2) transportation from Aiken SC to Charlottesville VA. All we need is transportation from Coweta County GA to Aiken SC.
Little Big Dog Rescue is looking for a foster for Betty, a nine year old Lab mix. Betty is sweet-natured and is loving company for dogs, cats, people and kids (smile). She's a large dog, 66 pounds when she was picked up stray in. We are looking for someone who has three months' availability for fostering. Betty has been in the Coweta County Animal Shelter in Georgia since February. Contact Dot Terry at dterry@htcnet.org or just comment below. Please share, and Thank You!
It is my mission to rescue old dogs. Happily, Lori Fields DeBusk shares that mission. Together, with Ken Siegert and Raising Aid for Dogs At Risk, we were all able to help Gideon. Look at that shelter photo. And then the one where he is grinning. If you have a good home, and can give an old dog a good life, remember Little Big Dog Rescue. If you've got the time, we've got the money. 🙂
True story. Child sits on and rides a dog and gets bitten. This happens way too often. If a kid jumped up and down on me I would not appreciate that. I can use words and ask nicely to please stop, I might choose to move or if it is my kid...I might say KNOCK It off! Well, a dog is a bit different.
They can NOT speak up with words. They DO give subtle signals to communicate but a young child riding a dog will not recognize this or know what it means. The child will look at their parent for approval or disapproval. When a dog runs out of sublte ways of indicating discomfort and stress (through body language other dogs understand that indicate MOVE) then they too may say KNOCK IT OFF with a final effort of communication. Growl, bite etc.
Please never put your dog or child in this situation. It is not cute and it is not fair. It is our responsibilities as parents and dog owners to set up our dogs for success in homes with young children. It is also our job to teach our children safe and respectful interaction with dogs in and outside the home. Please NEVER allow this! #familypaws #familypawsparenteducator #dogsandkids #familypawsofficial #dogaware
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Meet Hudu! This adorable, sweet senior is waiting to steal your heart! Please consider adopting this handsome man from us TODAY!! For more info or our adoption application, visit www.littlebigdog.org
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