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Dachshund/Jack Russell Terrier

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Home:New Freedom, PA

Age: 12 Years Sex: Female Weight: 11-25 lbs

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Leave a bone for Ginger

Nicknames:
Spud; Nugget; Monkey; the Appalachian Refugee; "G"

Quick Bio:

-dog rescue

Likes:
Running; eating entire rawhide sticks in under 15 minutes

Pet-Peeves:
Being moved while sleeping (the only time she bites and means it)

Favorite Toy:
A stuffed giraffe named "Raffy"

Favorite Food:
Anything covered in teriyaki sauce

Favorite Walk:
The "rail trail" - an old railroad grade converted into a bike/walking path

Best Tricks:
Using her paws to position any idle human hands on the exact part of her body she wants rubbed

Arrival Story:
Ginger is from West Virginia (thus the "Appalachian Refugee" nickname). The bank foreclosed on her original family's trailer, so they -- several humans and several animals -- moved in with family in Southwest Baltimore. After a few weeks, the Baltimoreans informed the West Virginians that they were free to stay as long as they liked, but the animals had to go. The West Virginians decided to do the obvious (to them) thing -- drive the animals out to a field and put a bullet in each. Fortunately, a volunteer from a local shelter lived nearby and heard this story. She intervened -- quite literally -- as the idiots were loading the animals into the car for a drive down the Green Mile. She had to BUY the animals, but she managed to rescue them. We're glad she did!

Bio:
Ginger's brother, Brandy, was rescued by my parents at the same time we rescued her. He used to be the dominant dog. Ginger has "come into her own" since we rescued her, and now she bosses her brother around.

I've Been On Dogster Since:

June 11th 2004