Birthday: February 4th 2001 Likes: Large Rawhides bones and napping with his cat friend ,Kocka. Pet-Peeves: Being kicked out of bed and running out of bones!Doesnt like baths that much either! Favorite Toy: Rawhide bones! Favorite Food: Steak from Mortons & Fried chicken Favorite Walk: The walkway in South Beach, Miami Best Tricks: Speaking on command and obeying various sign language gestures.(taught to us and him by our deaf friend Karen) Arrival Story: He was chained up and neglected with no food or water on Valence street in New Orleans and we saved him with the help of the Southern Animal Foundation and the LASPCA. Bio: He was 25lbs underweight when we got him. he was never trained in any way, shape or form. He survived a serious case of heartworms and a sure death where we was on the LASPCA death row for a week before we adopted him officially. We renamed him, Themba, which means "hope" in Xhosa.It is pronounced with a silent "h" as in Temba. He is a recent Katrina evacuee and survivor. He travelled five thousand miles in two months with his sisters, Katjie and Kocka and his girlfriend, Dana the Daschund. Forums Motto: Hope is found in unlikely places. I've Been On Dogster Since: