Dog profile for Annie, a female Papillon (and Phalene)

Papillon (and Phalene)

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Home:Cary, IL

Age: 9 Years Sex: Female Weight: 11-25 lbs

Dogster stats for Annie

Paws:

by 2 voters Bones:

(25)


Stars:

Leave a bone for Annie

Nicknames:
Annabelle, Annabanana

Doggie Dynamics:

Energy

sleepy		energetic

Intelligence

silly		genius

Friendliness

aggressive		affectionate

Playfulness

not playful		very playful

Disposition

anxious		calm

Quick Bio:

-purebred

-dog rescue

Birthday:
February 4th 2003

Likes:
The other Paps at home, rides in the van or motorhome.

Pet-Peeves:
None. She is happy ALL of the time.

Favorite Toy:
Her Planetdog.com balls (indestructible), or any other balls.

Favorite Food:
Her raw diet, liver sausage, cheese.

Favorite Walk:
Anywhere! Walk? It is usually RUN!

Best Tricks:
Catching balls, chasing her glow-in-the-dark ball at night.

Arrival Story:
She was found confined in a house at age two with 67 other Papillons and Papillon Club of America was called. The owner was disabled and could not care for them and relinquished all of them. It was called "Operation Liberty." We were called as a potential foster home because we had two other Pap rescues and we agreed to foster Annie. After all, it would only be until she was ready for adoption. SUUURRRE! When she was brought to us, she had never had a collar on, been leashed, or touched grass. When all three happened at once, she freaked out, doing summersaults all over the place. She didn't realize it, and WE didn't realize it at the time, but she had found her "forever" home.

Bio:
It turned out Annie is pretty smart, so housebreaking came pretty easy, especially since our dogs go with us to work every day. We just walked her frequently and she learned by watching the other dogs. Part of the rescue procedure is spaying, but when I took her to the vet, he said it appeared that she may be pregnant. A few weeks later, when I brought her back in to have an x-ray, we discovered zero skeletons. It was determined that she had a closed pyometra (uterine infection) and had emergency life saving surgery that day! It turned out she was unadoptable, since she could not be caught within the house by less than two people. She was just too fast, and was afraid. We were awarded permanent custody. Whoa! We now had THREE Papillons! She recovered nicely from the surgery and was a LOT more healthy, once that infection was gone from her little body. A year later, another dark cloud would darken her path. The girls always go with Dad to pick up lunch for the office. They run to the van, I press the button to open the side door, and they jump in. One day in September, as the three girls were jumping into the van, a large cat jumped out of the bushes and attacked Annie. I screamed at the cat and kicked at it and Annie took off like a lightening bolt. She ran so fast we didn't see which way she went. I called but to no avail. The office is at the intersection of two 8 lane highways, with about 60,000 cars passing per day. I started looking for her at noon, printed and posted picture circulars and drove around until 3 AM. How she crossed those roads without getting hit is a miracle. She was found by the night staff at Rosati's Pizza 1/2 mile away at 2:30 AM and they called the police. The police had been alerted and knew I was looking for her and called my cell. My wife and I had not stopped looking for her, and at 3:00 AM we got the call. Annie was safe and sound and was delivered to us at the office at 3:15! She was NOT out of the woods yet, it turned out. The vet check showed she had no broken bones and she was a little weird mentally, but seemed to be OK physically. Then, five days later, it was noticed that she was licking her chest. I rolled her over and about got sick. Her skin was all black, blue, red, bubbly, and oozing. I rushed her to the vet and a bacteria culture showed it was not necretizing, thank God, but was serious, and 1/4 inch deep. The vet said the type of infection was consistent with cat claw bacteria. It got worse and eventually she lost a 3" by 5" part of her chest skin. It had died and sloughed off. Now, 3 months later she is still getting bandage changes twice a week. Soon, and about $1,800 later, she will be good as new. The granulating tissue has regenerated and the huge wound is almost closed. Our miracle dog will be fully back, still giving us her unconditional love. Update: December 6, two and one half months later, Annie no longer need bandaging or vet visits. YESSSSSSSSSSSS!

Forums Motto:
Where's my ball?

I've Been On Dogster Since:

November 28th 2006