September 30th 2007 7:41 pm
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Mom's heart is a little sad today. One year ago today, I passed to the Rainbow Bridge. Mom still gets teary-eyed sometimes when she thinks of me. Especially today. When I was struggling to hang on to my life so I could stay with her, she was struggling to let me go to the Bridge where I would be in pain no more.
Mom says, "I still love you, Fuzz Face. One day I will be there, too. Wait for me."
September 27th 2007 5:20 pm
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Mom's keeping everypup updated on our precious pup, Hope at the following link. She says her fingers get tired from typing so much. Sheesh. She outta try it with puppy toes! Anyhoo, get your Hope updates on the forum. Thanks everypup!
http://www.dogster.com/forums/Plus_Informationa l/thread/444403/1
Loving arfs,
Kenyon
A.I.R. (Angel in Residence)
September 15th 2007 9:29 am
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Near our home there lives a stray dog we call the gas station dog. She is a stray, and has been hanging around this gas station for 6 MONTHS. She is well-cared for currently as far as food and toys, but winter is approaching and she needs shelter and a loving home. The manager of the gas station is an animal lover. He has been around her the most, but still he never gets close enough to touch her. He feeds her every day, but still she is wary of everyone. She'll let you get only so close, and then she gets up and leaves. She doesn't run. She just walks away when you get too close.
Dozens of people bring bags of dog food, toys and other items to the gas station for the cute little black dog. She is sooo loved. Still this is no good place for a furbaby to live. Better than just wandering maybe, but still no good.
She curls up next to the gas pumps and sleeps most of the day. She's very "street wise," and even looks both ways before crossing the busy five lane road to get to a large grassy area across the road. She once had a problem with one eye. It appears to have healed. Maybe the bad eye was from abuse, maybe it was from an incident with a car...no one really knows.
There are many, many people willing to step up and adopt this precious baby, but she trusts NO ONE. Several captures have been attempted. A veterinarian put tranquilizers in her food. She ate the food and ran away from the vet. She did sleep more than usual the next day, but it didn't work the way we wanted it to. She won't be fooled by a baited humane-capture cage. I have heard through the angel grapevine that she ran away after a vet and police officer darted her with a tranquilizer gun.
This is so heartbreaking, and she is such a sweet dog. She plays alone with the toys people bring her. I've watched her throw her toys in the air and catch them. The police officer sooooo wants to adopt this beautiful baby, and get her the medical attention we are sure she needs.
Mom has gone for a visit every day this week. Another woman is doing the same thing at another time during the day. Mom sits in the parking lot usually by a gas pump. The dog appears to be more comfortable there. Mom first laid a treat about 5 feet from her. Every day Mom puts the treat a little closer.
Mom doesn't look her in the eye, but talks gently to her the whole time . The dog will come, and get the treat. She'll go about 10 or 12 feet away from Mom. She lays down and eats the treat. She will drink water from a bowl close to Mom. Then she will lay down close by. She appears to be napping, but she is listening to everything Mom says. She knows where Mom is at all times. She appears to be relaxed around Mom, yet if Mom makes a move to get closer to her she simply gets up and walks away.
I made Mom post this on a dogster forum so everyone could bark in their suggestions. We are patient, and I'm soooo happy to have my little angel paws in the thick of this. Oooooo....I'm hoppin' around!!!
http://www.dogster.com/forums/Plus_Informational/ thread/444403
Stay tuned for updates and possibly photos. We're trying to think of a good name for her. She deserves sooooo much more than gas station dog.
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