 Photo Comments Age: 10 Years Sex: Female Weight: 26-50 lbs
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Leave a bone for Emma
Nicknames:
Emmaline, The Jimmy, Jimmy Louise, Stinky Louise, Jimmy Emmaline, Cricket
Quick Bio:
| -mutt | -pound dog | -dog rescue | |
Likes:
attacking me ;) chewing up my underwear (hey, your dog has done it too!), rolling on the floor in total abandon, jumping in her baby pool at Nana's house...
Pet-Peeves:
Strangers, whenever I turn the tv off or on (don't ask why), people who approach her with their hands out, bicycles, trash bags...
Favorite Toy:
Her ball
Favorite Food:
Pizza! (Horrible, I know...)
Favorite Walk:
The field!
Best Tricks:
Um...tricks? Well, she'll chew the arm off of an intruder, does that count for anything? She's also PERFECTED the "go limp" technique that you've seen in 60's war protestors...if I want to bring her inside, and she doesn't want to come...TOTAL DEADWEIGHT!
Arrival Story:
I went to the Houston S.P.C.A. in January of 2002 to look into adopting a dog. Since I live in an apartment I thought I should get a small dog, and I also wanted to get an older dog since I know they are less likely to be adopted. I walked into the "Small Dogs/Puppies" section and started walking up and down the aisles. I also knew that I had to get a female, because I wanted a dog that could play with my parent's dogs, and one of them (Jack) is an alpha male who attacks any male dog that he sees. I saw so many sweet dogs, and I knew that I could adopt any of them, but I just didn't see one that really clicked with me. Then I saw this puppy looking at me with big dark eyes. I walked over to her cage and she pressed her little body up against the mesh so that I could pet her. I looked at the tag on the front of the cage and read: Female, 4-6 months of age, not house-trained, rescued from highly abusive situation. Oh good grief, I could NOT take this dog. Not house-trained? Still a puppy? Come on! But she kept looking at me with those big black eyes....so I asked the volunteer if I could see the puppy out of the cage. We went into a little "getting-to-know-you" room and I was hooked. This little dog smelled awful, she was sick, she was miserable, and I was in love. I asked the volunteer how big she would get. The lady said "Oh, not more than...um...15 pounds?" I must have known in my subconscious that she was lying, but I really didn't care. Turns out I was right, my little bruiser now weighs in at 45 pounds...Emma (as she would now be named) was spayed and came home with me within the week. I had to nurse her through a horrible case of kennel cough, and then I found out that the SPCA had done a faulty spay job, but I've never regretted a day I've spent with Emma. She's the BEST!! And I am a sappy dork :)
Bio:
Ohhhh Miss Emma. What a brat. She's the princess, and BOY does she know it! Emma has an "older" brother, a Quaker parrot named Monty. She knows that he is "off-limits", and she actually a little scared of him since he bites her on the nose whenever she gets too close. When she barks he says "Emma! Be QUIET!" and she gives me a look that says "PLEASE let me eat him now". Whatever evil person mistreated Emma when she was a baby really did a number on her. She is terrified of strange men, brooms, vacuum cleaners, bicycles, etc...she has a hard time learning to trust people, but if you have a dog, you are a-ok. I guess if she sees a person with a happy dog she figures they must be trustworthy :) Emma is very territorial and can get jealous if I play with other dogs. She LOVES little dogs and seems to treat them like her own personal toys. She is very submissive at the vet but can be a bully with other large dogs. Her favorite dogs in the world are her cousins Jack and Lucy, and her neighborhood buddies Maggie, Bilbo, Sissy, Jock, and Midnight.
I've Been On Dogster Since:
| August 26th 2004 |
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More than 7 years! |
Rosette, Star and Special Gift History
Dogster Id:
66307
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The Dog Show: Who's Your Mama?
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