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"Here's my new little brother, Burt, in his new coat. Just like mine, but blue. It doesn't fit him as well as mine does, 'cuz he's a little underweight coming from the shelter..."
"I have a new brother. His name's Burt. He comes from my shelter, the Humane Society Calumet Area in Munster, Indiana. I'm on the left in this picture, the dog with the prettier tail..."
"Burt taught this ol' gal a new trick today... chasing SQUIRRELS!!!! I know to chase the bunnies at night, but I never paid much attention to Squirrels... this is FUN!"
Nicknames: Dixie DoodleBug, DixieDawg, Sweetie-girl, DixieCup, Birdie, TrixieDixie, Dix, Baby-girl, Queenie, Princess, DivaDog, DixieGirl, and the Dad calls me "Chachi"--don't ask me why
Doggie Dynamics:
Energy
sleepy
energetic
Intelligence
silly
genius
Friendliness
aggressive
affectionate
Playfulness
not playful
very playful
Disposition
anxious
calm
Badges:
Quick Bio:
-purebred
-dog rescue
Likes: walkies, car rides, being in the same room as her people
Pet-Peeves: not being able to sniff each and every clump of grass, bush, weed, hedge, tree for at least a minimum of 15 seconds... with her nose buried in the foliage
Favorite Toy: After living with us for nine months, she still has no interest in toys... how sad. But we keep trying :D
Favorite Food: Dixie understand treats now. She is a delicate little lady--only soft treats, and only small portions. We had to return the free bag of normal sized kibble for a bag of small bites :)
Favorite Walk: Dixie LOVES walkies... will still heel very nicely, but loves to explore! Anywhere bunnies, possums, kitties or other doggies have been and left messages for her to smell...
Best Tricks: Stealing our hearts in less than 24 hours. NEWSFLASH: After living with us for six months, six days, Dixie gave PAW for a treat! UPDATE: Dixie can give paw, sit UP to take a treat, and take a treat g e n t l y out of the Mom's mouth. TA-DA!!
Arrival Story: The Chicago Crew had just lost two of it's members--14 yr old Golden Retriever Remo the Red to renal failure and 9 yr old Golden LuckyLucy to cancer--and that left a very, very big hole in our lives. WINston XXLP is a wonderful, fabulous Bulldog who has us wrapped around his paw, but he's not a dog you can take out on walks or explore with. As adorable as he is, he's our fur-covered doorstop (but at the ancient Bulldog age of 11 1/2 he's earned that right!). Mum and Dad had recently heard about the plight of black dogs in shelters (in kill-shelters being black is almost a guaranteed death sentence because they get passed over for lighter-colored dogs until time runs out) and decided the next member of The Chicago Crew would be a beautiful Black Pearl! We found Dixie on Petfinder at a shelter in Indiana not too far from our wonderful vet, Dr. Mullings.
UPDATE: The unthinkable has happened. Our dearest bullyboy suddenly left for the Bridge not even a month after Dixie came to live with us. So many people have commented that WINston waited for Dixie to come before he felt he could leave us. Losing three in three months... Dixie came just in time to save us from unbearable sorrow.
Bio: Back in the beginning of February 2008, in the dead of a Midwest winter night, Dixie was dropped off after hours outside of the Humane Society Calumet Area in Munster, Indiana, by person(s) unknown. Dixie spent over six months at the shelter, and from what we were told, became a favorite of many of the staff.
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The Last Forum I Posted In: The Mitey Mitey Buh-ens Party!
So Burt and I have been going to training class at PetsMart. Every Sunday afternoon. For an hour. With our trainer, Trixie ;) Last week was unbelievable. The Mom and the Dad brought this thing called a "coupler". I heard them tell Trixie that they hadn't used it in nine years--since Perky went to the Bridge. Seems they would "couple" Remo and Perky together to slow Remo down on their walks.
Trixie had the big idea to "couple" my brother Burt's harness to my harness so he would feel more secure with me right next to him. I tell ya, what a pain in the back!!! Trixie would say "come Dixie", and me, being the star that I am, would immediately try to come. But this 50 lb furry weight of a brother wouldn't move. I had to drag him several feet until he got the idea and got off his butt.
When he got the idea though, there was no stoppin' him. He dragged me ALL OVER! Up and down the aisles. Quick turns. Plowing through crowds. Careening around corners. Bouncing off displays. He was UNSTOPPABLE! And they thought this was a GOOD idea???
Ok, so my goofy brother Burt is a big chicken. He likes to ride on the front floor of the Jeep where the passenger sits. He misses seeing all the sights as we drive around. His loss--my gain. That way I have the entire back of the Jeep to myself. Works for me!
So, today after our walk at the park, the Mom drove to the grocery store. She needed to run in real quick and buy us some skinless, boneless chicken breast. (we are soooooooo spoiled :D ) When the Mom came out of the store she saw that the Jeep's tailights were on. She didn't remember leaving the lights on. When the Mom got to the car and opened the door she found Burt on the DRIVER's side floor underneath the steering wheel. He had his big bootay up against the brake pedal!!!! Silly Burt. The Mom said we were lucky Burt didn't flood the engine...
So today the Mom got up and found it was raining. But not hard rain. So she said we could still go to the park if we wore our coats. Great! Danced around and made a pain of myself while the Mom tried to put my coat on me. Finally got Burt and I dressed and loaded up in the Jeep. Off we went.
Got to my park. Jumped out of the Jeep and heard THUMP THUMP THUMP DA-BUMP, BUMPITY THUMP THUMP!!! Now, you all know I am NOT a fan of loud noises like thunder, fireworks, gunshots. What was at the other end of the block rounding the corner? A PARADE!!! With DRUMS!!!! And cars with High School football players hanging out of the windows BLOWING THEIR HORNS!!!!! And kids carrying big banners. And lots of hoopin' and hollerin'.
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