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comfortable with taking them for walks around parking lots
while my wife shops. As far as social graces go…a friend
left a roast marinating
on the kitchen counter
while we shopped.
Knowing Willow’s
ability to put her front
paws on the counter, I
feared the worst for the
roast. Sure enough, the
roast was gone without
a trace! We ate the
meat I’d bought for the
dogs, since they had eaten ours and were probably full. They
stayed outside more than usual that evening, seemingly
realizing their behavior might not be appreciated. When
they first came to their new home they stayed together, but
now they are comfortable being in different areas of the
house/yard….They are sweet, adorable, and a joy to have in
our home.”
ADOPTION UPDATES
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O ncesummer
issue: six out of seven!
DRUCIE,
now called Chula, was adopted by Joyce Kucinskas
and Nick Robles of Moorpark. She spends a lot of time with
Nick’s father, where she
can usually be found
sleeping by him on the
couch. She loves all the
family members and
prefers never to go outside
unless accompanied by one
of them, always with a
sidelong glance to make
sure someone will be there
with her. One of Chula’s
favorite things is belly
rubs; imagine that! And they are using a special new
shampoo on her, which has virtually tamed her “bad hair”
days. She is very loved!
GOOBER (new name Duke)
had been with us 4 years! He was adopted just
before we went to press by Charles and Gina Patton of Costa
Mesa, to keep company with their female Dobie, Sadie, who
was a very timid and skittish dog when they adopted her
from us. From Charles’ recent e-mail:
“Duke is settling in well with Sadie and she seems
to be the dominant one so far, and he seems ok with that. He
is loving his daily walks at the river trail. He is quite needy
for affection so he is in the right place!! He is not
housebroken and we
are working on it – we
have tile flooring so it’s
not too big a deal. He
loves sunning himself
on his new beddie or
hanging out in his new
favorite armchair with
us….Don’t worry he
will be very happy with
us, I promise!”
MIJO and KENDALL
were adopted together by
Roland Ouellette of Moorpark. We
don’t have new pictures of this happy
pair, but we’ve been promised pictures
before our next issue. The dogs, whose
new names are Prince and Samantha,
are “lovey-dovey,”
walk well on leash, and
are adjusting well to
their new home. This
family is unaccustomed
to Dobies with tails, so
the thump-thump of a
long tail is a new and
amusing experience for
them. The Ouelettes
are enjoying their new
dogs, so that’s what’s
important to us.
AN ANGEL...
WILLOW and NASH
Years ago, we placed a beautiful little American Eskimo
dog with Megan Walker of Valencia. “Angel” recently
passed away, and Megan created a beautiful collection of
memories about her.
were also adopted together, by Bradley and Jeanne
Callahan of Ventura. From Brad’s recent e-mail:
“Willow and Max (Nash) are a wonderful addition
to our family. They are a couple of fur balls in frenetic
motion. They are still learning social graces and they are
still learning the concept of leashes. I am becoming
If you feel you’re up to viewing this, grab a
hankie or box of tissues and go to: http://megibug.blog
spot.com/2013/02/in-loving-memory.html.
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“Chevy” Gardner of Goleta
“Kahlua” David of Lancaster
“Artie” Mensa of Ventura
“Amelia” Aluise of Thousand
Oaks, with Ariebella
"Maddie" Raach of Lincoln
“Plywood”
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“Mimi” Morris
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"Maddie"
Aldous
of Long
Beach
“Squink”
Crawford
of Los
Osos,
with Katy
“Grimm”
Kinsland of
Wasilla,
Alaska
"Rollo" Bice
of Norwalk
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“Dasha”
Schmidt of
Santa
Barbara
“Hachiko” Matthews of Oak View,
with Richard
"Sara" Sullivan of Los
Angeles
“Guthrie”
Shellborn
of
Sacramento
"Nero"
Perry of
Fairfield,
with
Anthony
HAPPY
ADOPTEES!
"Sunny"
Booth of
Oak View
"Sheila" Lange-Roberts of Lake
Havasu City, AZ, with Isis
5
“Sug” Hamilton of Santa
Barbara
“ANOTHER HAPPY ENDING”
As almost everyone knows, animal shelters are
perpetually full of what usually turn out to be very unfortunate
animals. Most of them are and were good pets; there are just
too many of them!
Though we always have a significant number of small
dogs for adoption, our specific rescue breed is the Doberman
Pinscher. We count ourselves lucky that there aren’t as many of
them as, say, German Shepherds, because we would not even
begin to be able to rescue all of the good dogs of that breed, and
we’d be depressed all the time. There are plenty of Dobermans,
of course. We no sooner place one in a wonderful new home
than there is another urgent one in a shelter, waiting to take that
space.
At this time the outreach of Doberman Pinscher
rescuers goes from Red Bluff, in Northern California, to San
Diego; and from the Pacific coast to Las Vegas. The Red Bluff
rescue woman, Dana Johnson – formerly a Doberman breeder –
set up an active message board so that rescuers within the above
geographical area could post
the dogs that came to their
attention, and the volunteers
and rescuers that could help
them and share information
would post as well. This has
led to much better awareness
of where the dogs are, as
well as pictures from a
general message board that
shelters use, and often
insights about the dogs.
Because of this
message board, we learned
about a young Dobie boy at
the Stockton animal shelter
who was impounded on
March 21 this year. Mary and Bert Debusschere of Tracy,
California, travel to upstate shelters such as Stockton, Merced,
Modesto and others, viewing and evaluating dogs, and often
transporting them as far as Fresno, where we meet them and a
couple of relays
later, get them to
Fillmore. Mary and
Bert reported that
the Stockton dog
was young, very
sweet, and
absolutely infested
with a skin parasite
that made him
almost completely
unadoptable by the
public.
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They picked him up eight days later, on March 29,
and transported him to a boarding kennel in Patterson, where
he was vetted, diagnosed, and treated for demodectic mange.
Demodex, as it is called, is treatable with medications and
special dips, and it’s not contagious. It generally attacks dogs
that are severely stressed, causing the parasite to flourish, often
accompanied by staph infections of the skin. The pictures in
the left-hand column are of Dillon while he was still at his
animal
shelter.
Another
message
board person,
Ann Koch,
helps with
board bills
upstate for
dogs that
wouldn’t
have a
chance
without her. Thanks to Ann, Dillon was able to board at the
kennel for several months, where his treatment continued, and
he was well enough to be neutered at the end of May.
In June, we finally received Dillon, thanks to Mary
transporting him to Fresno for us. He spent a few weeks with
Colleen to finish up any remaining medical needs, and then he
came to Fillmore to be among our most adoptable dogs. We
found him so pleasing: able to be kenneled with virtually any
other dog, mellow, and with big feet and a very puppyish face
that endeared him to everyone. We estimated him to be
approximately a year old.
On July 19, we had an appointment with Johnathan
Sampsell of Carlsbad, a man with PTSD who needed an
easygoing, mellow dog to train as a service dog companion.
Nathan, as he prefers to
be called, brought
along his trainer to be
sure he would choose
the best possible dog
for his requirements.
We showed him
several dogs that were
possible choices, with
Dillon at the top of the
list. It was no surprise
that Nathan
immediately connected
with Dillon, and after
just a short time
visiting with this great
dog, he decided Dillon
was the one in whom
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it that
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this case,
case,
We
always
say
that
“it
all
comes
to
chemistry.”
We
always
say
“it
all
comes
down
to
chemistry.”
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though,
Kahlua
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a
sponsor:
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though,
Kahlua
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a
sponsor:
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suppose
it’s
the
same
reason
that
many
people
fall
in
love.
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are
a
few
examples,
dogs
known
to
me
suppose
it’sAbella
the same
reason
that many
peopleour
fall in love.
(“Alex”)
Moorpark,
(“Alex”)
Abella
of
Moorpark,
one
ofnecessarily
our regular
regular
(Ardis)
The
idealpersonally.
mate
you of
have
in your
your mind
mindone
isn’tof
necessarily
the
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ideal
mate
you
have
in
isn’t
the
dog-walker/trainer
volunteers,
spent
hours
with
person
that
ends
up
being
right
for
you.
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sometimes
the
dog-walker/trainer
volunteers,
spent
hours
with
person
that
ends up being
forwhom
you.working
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sometimes
the
A assessing
personal
dog
ofright
mine
I named
Elsa (for
Kahlua,
his
behavior,
with
him,
friend
that
you
have
almost
nothing
in
common
with
ends
up
Kahlua,
assessing
his
behavior,
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with
him,
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the movie
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and
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with
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friend,
being
your
best
friend.
and becoming
smitten
him. Her
friend,
Shepherd-Whippet
mix whowith
had become
elderly
while I
being
yourwas
bestwell-known
friend.
Karin,
to
her
as
aa retired
canine
owned
and
no
longer
moved
very
quickly.
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that that
Karin,her
was
well-known
to
her
as
retired
canine
For
example,
wesaid
haveKarin
a red
red male
male
named
Ridley
For
example,
we
have
a
named
Ridley
that
officer,
and
if
Alex
was
the
perfect
time,
eight
dogs
shared
my
bedroom.
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I
announced
officer, and
iftoAlex
said
Karin
was the
perfect
originally
came
us
in
pretty
bad
shape.
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was
likely
used
originally
came
to
us
in
pretty
bad
shape.
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was
likely
used
she
was.
We
home
for
Kahlua,
we had
no
doubt
“Time
for
bed!”
they stampeded
into
the bedroom,
where
she
was.
We I
home
for
Kahlua,
had
no
doubt
as
“bait
dog”
anddog
hadwe
scars
all vet
over
his Elsa,
face
and
legs.
as
aa “bait
dog”
and
had
scars
all
over
his
face
and
legs.
had
dogthe
beds
and
quilts
strewn
about.
being
the
took
lucky
to
the
for
a
medical
certook the
lucky
dog
to
the
vet
a medical
cerRidley
was in
terrified
at first
first
and
wanted
absolutely
nothing
to
Ridley
was
terrified
at
absolutely
nothing
oldest
dog
the group
by and
then,wanted
wasfor
usually
the last
to to
tificate
so
tificate
so
do
with
other
dogs.
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quite
some
time
in
a
foster
home
arrive.
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the room,
if shehome
do
with
other
dogs. look
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quite some
time inand
a foster
he
could
he
started
to be
be
more
dog social
social
and even
even
liked
to play.
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hestarted
could
deemed
that
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remaining
bedding
was liked
not among
he
to
dog
and
to
fly,
Alex
female
companion
had
to be
beshemoved
moved
because
she doorway
was starting
starting
preferred
places tohad
sleep,
wouldbecause
run to the
of
fly, Alex
female
companion
to
she
was
donated
the
the
bedroom
barking,
pretending
to
hear
something
to
dig
under
the
fence,
so
Ridley
needed
a
new
buddy.
I
donated
the
tocrate
dig under the fence, so Ridley needed a new buddy. I
occurring
front of
house.would
Invariably,
a few
thought
thattoward
Coco, the
playful
redthe
female,
would
be aa good
good
crate he
he
thought
that
Coco,
aa playful
red
female,
be
the
others
would
charge
forward
to
investigate,
at
which
of
would
fly
choice
for
him,
but
after
a
day
or
so
it
just
wasn’t
going
well.
would
choice
forflyhim,
butcalmly
after a claim
day orthe
so itmost
just desirable
wasn’t going
well.
point
Elsa
would
of
the
in,
her
husThey
didn’t
like each
each other
other at
at all.
all. II did
did notice
notice that
that he
he was
was
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didn’t
like
in, her
husvacated
resting
areas.
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donatdrawn
to
a
9
year
old
male
that
had
just
been
returned
by his
his
drawn
a 9 year old male that had just been returned by
band todonatAnother
personal
dog,
Amy,
was
a
Shepherdowner
and
was
“food
aggressive.”
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got
along
ed
half
of
owner
andofwas “food aggressive.” They got along
ed half
Karin
Sheltie
mix,airwhom
I believed
towith
be much
smarter
Elsa
wonderfully!
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long
after, another
another
male
was
addedthan
to the
the
Kahlua’s
wonderfully!
long
after,
male
was
added
to
with
Karin
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airNot"Kahlua"
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right),
Alex,and
(who
had
proven
very
hard
to
train,
causing
me
initially
group.
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shy(on
male
namedAlex,and
Merlin who
who was
was actually
actually to
fare,
and
right),
group.
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male
named
Merlin
fare,
and
daughter
Olivia
think
she
wasn’t
smart
at
all.
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was!)
Amy
bit of
having
issues
with
some of
of the
the
other males.
males. This
Thiswas
is aa agroup
group
daughter
Olivia
her
having
issues
other
Alex,
herbut with
aAlex,
beggar,
it wassome
my habit
not
to feed dogs
atisthe
table,
baby
and
Kahlua
for
though
I would give
them
scrapsdeparted
when people
baby daughter,
daughter,
and
Kahlua
departed
forhad finished
Maryland
on
May
3rd.
This
long-awaited
piceating.
Then
I
would
rinse
the
dishes
and
place
them
in the
Maryland on May 3rd. This long-awaited
picture
brought
tears
to
our
eyes.
dishwasher.
Amy,
with
a
dog’s
superior
sense
of
smell,
ture brought tears to our eyes.
determined
thathave
whatseveral
drippedfear-aggressive
off the plates, even
though
We
dogs
that
Webystill
still
have
several
fear-aggressive
dogs
that
diluted
rinse
water,
was
still
desirable
enough
to
push
we
think
will
bloom
in
the
right
homes.
Please
we
think
will
bloom
in
the
right
homes.
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traysknow
of theifdishwasher
in be
with her
nose and lickadopt
the
let
if you
you might
might
be in
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position to
to adopt
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usofknow
inside
the
dishwasher
door.
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and loyalty
feels
one.
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their trust
trust
loyalty
one. Winning
Another personal
dog, and
Becky,
was afeels
Border Collieso
rewarding!
so rewarding!
Retriever
mix, and she taught me to play hide-and-seek
with her. What a great sense of humor!
It’s
easy
to
the
most
we
It’s
easy
to just
just
show
theabout
most “bulletproof”
“bulletproof”
dog
we have,
have,
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we’d
likeshow
to hear
are those dogsdog
personally
Ridley, Merlin,
and
Duke
Merlin,
andthat
Duke
but
as
we’ve
seen,
that
dog
isn’t
always
the
best
match.
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intelligence
figuring 7
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to ourseen,
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thatisn’t
exhibit
but
as we’ve
that dog
always
best match.
Even among the dogsRidley,
we currently
have
are
vicious
vicious animal,
animal,
After Marley passed away, the Grogan family
requiring
court
got anotheraaGolden
requiring
court Retriever, named Gracie, who was so
order
to
get
him
good that
she was
order
to get
himboring. Concerned about her lack of
released
and
enthusiasm,
they
called Cesar Millan, the famous “dog
released and two
two
months
of
love
whisperer,”
to
learn
months of love whatever they could about their new
dog. Cesar
observed
from
us
he
from
us before
before
he that, though Gracie was wellbehaved,
she
seemed
“adrift,” trying to figure things out
could
be
adopted.
could
be
adopted.
without
benefit
of a pack leader to follow. He said “You
Here
are
picHere
are and
pic-affection, but not her respect.”
have
her
trust
tures
tures of
of another
another
fearful
dog
They
successfully
fixed the problem with Cesar’s
“Miller”
fearful dog we
we
“Miller”
insight.
rescued.
rescued. He
He was
was
deemed
aggressive
by
and
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I
read something
similarshelter
about human
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by his
his animal
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impounded
catch-pole.
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friendship in on
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on
catch-pole.
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October,
he
was
adopted
by
the
Hyatt
family
of
Escondido.
Larsson,
which
was
also
made
into
a
movie.
A
was adopted by the Hyatt family of Escondido.
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Hyatt
in
memorable
linesaid
in that
Dayna
Hyatt
said
in book said that true friendship
between
people
has
to
include
both trust
andor
her
December
e-mail:
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your
favorite
rescue
group
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her
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e-mail:
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your
favorite
rescue
group
orrespect.
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name
is
now
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is
a
recurring
theme,
one
which
obviously
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and
and we
we absolutely
absolutely
love
him.
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is
a
very
good
him. He
is abeen
verywith
good
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have
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Dobies and
and Little
Little Paws
Paws Rescue
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for
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and
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years
now
and
I’m
happy
to
say
that
the
dogs
continue
to
The
people
who
post
to
Facebook
probably
exchange
these
10
years now
and
I’m happy to say that the dogs “Miller”
continue
to
er….He
has
surprising“Miller”
er….He
has
surprisingpleasantly
surprise
me
every
day.
Lately
I’ve
been
blown
kinds
of
stories
all
the
time,
but
there
are
those
of
us
who
pleasantly
surprise
me
every
day.
Lately
I’ve
been
blown
ly
become
such
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such
swimonly
occasionally
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a friendships
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to
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away
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some
of the
the
odd
friendships
that
dogs
develop.
away
by
some
of
odd
that
dogs
develop.
mer!
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very
the
water!”
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whoand
haven’t
joined
mer!
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fast
and
loves
the Facebook.
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the
we
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dogs
will
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another
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of
the time
timefear-aggressive
we can
can predict
predict that
thatdog
twowe
dogshad
will
Kahlua,
another
fear-aggressive
dog
we
had
So…we
thought
it
would
be
fun
to
ask
our
readers
get
along
based
on May
age, gender,
gender,
size,whom
temperament
and
for
years
(until
2,
2011),
we
had
get
along
based
on
age,
size,
temperament
and
for
years
(until
May 2,
2011),
whom
we
hada contest;
to share
their
“intelligent
dog”
stories.
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is not
activity
level.
However,
sometimes
we’re
completely
wrong
placed
FIVE
times,
is
finally
home
–
for
good
–
activity
level.
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sometimes
we’re
completely
wrong
placed
FIVE
times,
is finally
home
– in
for
good
–brag
i.e., the
whose
dog
is the
smartest?
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also
not
aends
forum
tobeing
and
one
match
we
don’t
have
much
faith
up
with
Coppens
of
Kensington,
and
theKarin
one match
webreeds
don’t
have
much faith Maryland.
indoends
up result
being
about
things
various
and
individuals
as
the
with
Karin
Coppens
of
Kensington,
Maryland.
the
best!
When
adopters
come
to
aa as
companion
for
their
the
best!
When
adopters
comedogs
to find
find
companion
forand
their
We
don’t
normally
send
like
Kahlua
such
of either
training
or hard-wiring,
such
Shepherds
We
don’t
normally
send
dogs
like
Kahlua
such
existing
dog
we
always
insist
they
bring
him
or
her
along.
existing
dog herd,
we always
insist
they bring
him orhunters,
her along.
if
adoption
doesn’t
long
because
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that
sporting
breeds
assist
if the
the that
adoption
doesn’tetc.
long
distances
because
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that we
we would
would have
have never
never thought
thought to
to put
put together,
together, but
but weeks
weeks
later,
the
three
dogs
have
never
had
an
incident.
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later, the three
dogs haveCLOTHES?
never had an incident. They are
are
DOG
often
often found
found playing,
playing, sharing
sharing food,
food, and
and even
even sleeping
sleeping
together.
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goes
to
that
some
can’t
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goes
to show
show
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friendships
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know
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necessarily
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always
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a chance.
note,
Please take
note, Doberman
Doberman owners.
owners. At
At least
least once
once
aa month
we
hear
that
someone
had
to
put
a
Dobie
didsomeone
get had to put a Dobie down
monthBut...we
we hear that
down
some
cute
dog
because
the
had
“bad
becausevery
the dog
dog
had
“bad hips.”
hips.” Before
Before you
you ever
ever assume
assume
clothing,
bandanas,
this
could
be
true,
make
sure
the
dog’s
hips
are
this could be true, make sure the dog’s hips are x-rayed.
x-rayed.
and
barrettes,
a huge
Hip
other
than
Hip problems,
problems,
other
than from
from injury,
injury, are
are very
very
donation
of
them,
uncommon
in
our
breed.
We’ve
often
commented
uncommon
breed.
how
that
some inofour
you
mayWe’ve often commented how
thankful
we
are
that
this
thankful
we are in.
that this is
is one
one health
health problem
problem NOT
NOT
be
interested
eating
and
squirrels
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look at
them until
on her
eating avocados,
avocados,
and achasing
chasing
squirrels
until
her condition
condition
www.DobiesandLittlePawsRescue.org,
and
let us
eventually
walk.
eventually worsened
worsened so
so much
much that
that she
she could
could not
not
walk.
Many
Many vets
vets are
are reluctant
reluctant to
to identify
identify Wobbler’s
Wobbler’s
are
shown
here;
not
in
color,
unfortunately.
Syndrome
–
if
they
even
know
what
Syndrome – if they even know what it
it is!
is! (many
(many vets
vets do
do
not,
not, if
if they
they haven’t
haven’t had
had aa lot
lot of
of Doberman
Doberman patients)
patients) -without
expensive
medical
diagnostics
that
without expensive medical diagnostics that are
are difficult
difficult
for
the
dog
as
well
as
for
the
budget.
By
the
for the dog as well as for the budget. By the time
time aa dog
dog
has
difficulty
getting
up,
it’s
very
easy
to
give
a
few
has difficulty getting up, it’s very easy to give a few weeks
weeks
of
of Prednisone
Prednisone to
to try
try fixing
fixing the
the symptoms.
symptoms. If
If the
the dog
dog is
is
helped
helped by
by the
the medication,
medication, aa low
low “maintenance
“maintenance dosage”
dosage”
will
will keep
keep the
the dog
dog mobile
mobile for
for aa much
much longer
longer time.
time. It
It
usually
works!
usually works!
When I Got My New Dog
PARTING SHOT
I asked for strength that I might rear her perfectly;
I was given weakness that I might feed her more treats.
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present in
in the
the Doberman
Doberman breed.
breed.
I asked for good health that I might rest easy;
What
What can
can appear
appear to
to be
be bad
bad hips
hips is
is usually
usually spinal,
spinal,
aa condition
called
Wobbler’s
Syndrome,
or
CVI
(Cervical
condition called Wobbler’s Syndrome, or CVI (Cervical
Vertebral
Vertebral Instability),
Instability), which
which is
is aa spinal
spinal disk
disk behind
behind the
the
dog’s
dog’s neck
neck that
that becomes
becomes herniated
herniated and
and puts
puts pressure
pressure on
on
the
spinal
cord,
eventually
causing
complete
or
nearthe spinal cord, eventually causing complete or nearcomplete
complete paralysis
paralysis of
of the
the dog
dog from
from the
the neck
neck back.
back. The
The
back
back legs
legs will
will cease
cease to
to function
function and
and the
the dog
dog may
may lose
lose
control
control over
over his
his bodily
bodily functions.
functions.
I asked for an obedient dog that I might feel proud;
I was given stubbornness that I might feel humble.
I asked for compliance that I might feel masterful;
I was given a clown that I might laugh.
I asked for a companion that I might not feel lonely;
I was given a best friend that I would feel loved.
The
The good
good news
news is
is that
that inexpensive
inexpensive medication
medication like
like
Prednisone,
a
steroid,
will
take
much
of
the
Prednisone, a steroid, will take much of the inflammation
inflammation
out
out of
of the
the disk
disk and
and make
make the
the dog
dog mobile
mobile again.
again. At
At the
the
rescue
facility,
we
kept
a
female
Doberman
wobbler
rescue facility, we kept a female Doberman wobbler going
going
for
for about
about four
four years
years after
after finding
finding her
her “down”
“down” one
one day,
day,
almost
almost completely
completely paralyzed
paralyzed in
in the
the hind
hind quarters.
quarters. After
After aa
short
round
of
Prednisone,
she
enjoyed
running,
playing,
short round of Prednisone, she enjoyed running, playing,
I got nothing I asked for,
But everything that I needed.
"Dibu"
home
"Dibu" (in
(in aa foster
fosterUnknown
home
waiting
waiting for
for aa permanent
permanent one)
one)
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