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Age: 1 Year Sex: Female Weight: 11-25 lbs
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Leave a bone for Rigby
Nicknames:
Rig, Riggy, Ring worm
Doggie Dynamics:
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Quick Bio:
Gotcha Date:
November 13th 2011
Birthday:
November 13th 2010
Likes:
Her people
Pet-Peeves:
Nothing really
Favorite Toy:
Kong Wubba
Favorite Food:
Anything
Arrival Story:
With Oz slowing down, we had been throwing the idea of getting another dog that could keep up with Cobain.
After looking through Petfinder for about the millionth time over the last few months I came across a dog with ridiculous giant ears.
Looking at her profile I knew she was mine.
She had come into the shelter as a stray, and severely emaciated.
A week before I noticed her on Petfinder she had been adopted out and returned after only 2 days due to allergies.
We drove an hour into Toronto to pick her up, and have never looked back.
Bio:
I couldn't have asked for a better dog.
Rigby came into this house and instantly seemed to know that she was home.
No interest in wandering off the property, and no interest in leaving with anyone else.
She is a huge snuggler, and just loves to be around people.
She is equally happy out on a walk as she is snuggling in her bed. (Perhaps happier sleeping at this point). Although that's sure to change once she builds up her weight and stamina.
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All the lonely puppies
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The Last Forum I Posted In:
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March 11th 2012 8:47 am
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The more and more I get to know Rigby, the more "odd" findings I make.
In some instances she is totally confident, and then a minute later she is cowering.
2 days ago I tried her with some agility equipment. Small steps. But she shut down and refused to go near any of it.
Today I tried again. Within half an hour I got her from not even going near the jump (with pole on the ground) to her jumping at 16" height!
Next step is 22" but again...baby steps ;)
It was like a switch flipped in her brain. All of the sudden she realizes "Hey this is fun!" and played along.
Definitely wont be as easy of an agility dog as Coby by any stretch of the imagination. But I do think she'll do well and enjoy it once she realizes I'm doing it to have FUN with her and not just "win"
I feel she has seen the equipment before. But is has been in the yard (against the wall) all winter, so that may be her familiarity with it.
Either way, very impressed with Rigs, she's a very different dog from when I first brought her home :)
January 9th 2012 9:49 am
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Looking out the window at her today with Cobain and Oz, I suddenly became inspired to write about her.
She's a much different dog than the one we brought home nearly 2 months ago. The once timid, emaciated little dog, is blossoming into a complacent, joyous animal.
Her posture alone is an indicator of that.
She appears to have grown significantly in size simply because stands tall and confident.
Yes, we've had our shares of ups and downs over the past little while. Bad luck seemed to follow this little dog around for a long time.
A week after bringing her home she managed to fall out of a moving vehicle in a freak accident(The back of the covered truck fell open somehow).
But as soon as she fell out, she ignored her pain and ran after us. I feel that showed a lot of character on her part. Determination, perseverance, and intelligence.
And of course her housebreaking issues got a little more than exhausting at times.
All in all though, I'm glad to have opened our home to her. And I'm sure she feels the same way.
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