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Home:Atlanta, GA

Sex: Female Weight: 11-25 lbs

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Nicknames:
Ginger Bear, Ginger Snap, Ginger Sue, Gingie Bear

Doggie Dynamics:

Energy

sleepy		energetic

Intelligence

silly		genius

Friendliness

aggressive		affectionate

Playfulness

not playful		very playful

Disposition

anxious		calm

Quick Bio:

-mutt

-deaf

-dog rescue

Likes:
Being with her mommy

Favorite Walk:
Somewhere with soft grass and lots of things to smell, because she's deaf, very sight-impaired, and arthritic with tender little feet

Arrival Story:
Sad story with a happy ending! Will tell you soon!Check back! Ginger appeared one night in our neighbors' garage. Since they aren't dog people, they called us. She had no collar and was trembling and could barely walk. She didn't have any fur from the middle of her back to her hind quarters. Since it was Saturday night, I couldn't take her to the vet until Monday. By then, of course, we had bonded. The vets thought that she was at least 10 yrs. old. She had lost her fur due to a terrible, untreated flea infestation. She was dehydrated and practically starved. (although we had begun to "fix" that over the weekend.) Her eyes were very cloudy, due to her age and pehaps lack of care. Other than that,she was basically ok. We decided to keep her and try to make whatever time she had left comfortable and happy for her. Surprise! Over 2 years later, she's still with us. She's frail and arthritic, has bad vision and is totally deaf. And yet, she's a good eater, enjoys being outside in the sunshine, and walks 1/4 mile roundtrip, twice a day, when she and our other dogs go down to the pond in our "back 40".

Bio:
One day last sumer, at our beach house, we suddenly realized Ginger was missing. We weren't sure how long she had been gone and didn't know where to begin to look for her. By then, it was getting dark and starting to sprinkle. We knew it was pointless to call her, because she's completely deaf. We looked for her on foot and then began driving up and down the road, shining flashlights out the windows. I felt that it was hopeless, and it broke my heart to think of her dying lost and alone. Allo f sudden, I yelled to my husband,"There she is!" She was wandering down the side of the road, well off in the grass, thank goodness. She was headed for home, although she was 1/4 mile away. Luckily, we'll never know whether she would have found her way home, by herself. But, obviously a higher power has a plan for this little creature, because she keeps on going like the Energizer bunny.

the end of the story?:
In June of last year (2006), while dog-sitting for us, our daughter coincidentally met the woman who had lost Ginger 2-1/2 yrs. before. She had long-since decided that she had wandered off and died. It seems that she was 16! yrs. old! They had adopted her from a shelter when she was a few mos. old.She had been staying at the owner's daughter's house and had wandered out of the yard and gotten lost. Since she was already very old, deaf and didn't see very well, she never could find her way back. And, that's when we found her. {Of course, as I told in the story above, she got lost at our beach house one time, and we found her as she seemed to be heading back towards home.} Anyway, I asked my daughter to return her to her "real" owner, since I was out of town for a week. She said she wishes she could have taken a picture when the lady saw her dog that she thought had been dead for 2-1/2 yrs. The sad part is that I never got to say good-bye to my little "Gingy-Bear".(Her original name was Murphy, which I don't think fits her at all; but maybe it did 16 yrs. ago!) Amazingly, in November, I got a call from somebody who had found her wandering and called me, because she still had my tag on her. And, once again, she had escaped from the owner's daughter's yard. By the time I got there to rescue her again, the daughter had already come and found her. I realize that this is a long and confusing story, but i's so unusual that I felt like I needed to write it down to preserve the details and memories. God Bless you our little Ginger... We will never, ever forget you. Post Script: Ginger died peacefully in her sleep in January of 2007. She was 16 years old.

I've Been On Dogster Since:

March 13th 2006