My Shelter Animal Family - Di Cooper,
Hopeful Networker
I have what I think are the best three dogs
in the world – nothing like pedigrees but all shelter or vagrant
animals.
Brandy, (now Sweetpea, A brindle Alsatian look-alike) used to
belong to street people for many years – they used her to breed
puppies. We looked after the folk and Brandy for many years,
feeding them and letting them have blankets, dog food, dog bowls
etc. Then Denise, the owner, went off his schizophrenic
medication and started to use Brandy to attach people so that he
could rob them being the vagrant that he was. The authorities in
turn wanted Brandy put down but after taking her to DARG and
being told she was too old to ever find a new home, we adopted
her and she is the most gentle loving girl you could ever wish
for. She’s now 19 years old but still plays like a pup with her
squeaky toys and it has been a privilege to look after her in
her “retirement” years. May she grow old with us and one day
just gently fall asleep.
The second little dog, Gabby, was obtained from TEARS where she
was in the quarantine cage but nobody knew this (it was over a
weekend) and they let her us adopt her. She had such bad mange
that she had hardly any hair, squint eyes from following flies
around the cage and catching them and was really the most
strange little mutt you’d ever have seen! After many months of
care, dips, bathing, lotions etc. she got all her fur back and
her eye has become less squint (well, it’s there but one cannot
notice it too much!). She is the most amicable loving little dog
with the most placid nature and is never and has never been any
trouble. One just has to love her 200% she’s such a little
sweetie and it’s still not enough love to give to this special
girl..
Cassie the third girl was obtained from the Animal Welfare and
by far has been the naughtiest of all the dogs we’ve ever had.
Two lounge couches, dogs’ beds and torn throws later, she is
starting to settle down and has become such a little sweetie and
so smart – she’s a cross wire-haired Jack Russell and one needs
to tell her something just once and she KNOWS for the next time!
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