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EAVIE,
now called Cindy, was adopted by Don Marks of
Fillmore. He says that when she’s not asleep on the couch,
she is in constant
motion, keeping his
small male dog
busy keeping up
with her. “She now
has 4 new stuffed
toys that she loves
to make squeak and
run around with.
She and my other
dog, Buddy, are
getting along good
although he has to
watch for his food and treats. She is a sneak!”
the big
blue Dobie girl
whose owner
became too old to
care for her, now
lives on acreage in
Sedona, Arizona
with Beatrice
Wells, four
Pekingese, and a
whole house full
of cats. Beatrice is
the feral TNR
(trap-neuterreturn) person in
her area, and is
one of five
original founders
of the first lowcost spay and neuter clinic in the United States in the mid1980’s. Eavie is already friends with the cats and has an
electric blanket in her bed, though she prefers Beatrice’s bed!
Beatrice says: “Eavie is a very special, ultra-sensitive girl
that has already come a long way…and my puppy-mill
rescue Pekes all consider her one of them, despite her size! I
cannot commend Becky and Eric (Eavie’s foster parents)
enough for the immeasurable work, effort and caring they
gave Eavie, and helped me and Eavie adjust to her new life.
Fostering is such an important part of rescue…Thank you!”
MIMOSA,
now called
MiMi, was adopted
by LeAnn Morris of
Valencia. Her email says it all:
“Yes, she is spoiled
and LOVED!!!”
TIP,
our big bushy Border Collie-Bernese Mountain dog,
was just adopted by Larry O’Connor of Saugus. He says:
“Although I have only had Tip for 3 days, he is already
proving to be a great dog.
He is great on the leash, well
housebroken, good with
basic commands, and has a
good nature. He is all
about the love….We are
still working on his catskills, but I expect Tip will
be an outstanding pet and
friend.”
SHELDON,
our Dobie boy who was so obsessed with his
deflated soccer ball that he forgot to eat, has made his home
with Joanne Kulachok of Marina del Rey. His new name is
Levi. From Joanne’s recent e-mail: “Thank you…for
rescuing Levi. If not for Levi, I would still be very unhappy.
Levi rescued me.
I have been a supporter of Dobie Rescue since 1993,
when I adopted my first Dobie from Ardis. I returned to
Dobie Rescue when Jeff and I went through the trauma of
putting down our beloved ‘Over’ in November 2012. I
reluctantly went to your ranch in the hopes of finding a new
dog. Honestly, I didn’t think I was ready, but looked at
several wonderful dogs before we chose Levi. Colleen had
spent a great deal of time with
Levi and told us a lot about
him.
I think he is a
wonderful dog….Levi never
had a problem or an accident
in the house. Levi is a very
social dog. We walk a lot and
he hasn’t met a dog he didn’t
like….He is affectionate, and
very much a comic. He
makes me laugh; just when I
think that I’d seen everything,
he does something
new….Levi’s passed every
test and most importantly he
has our hearts.”
WAITING FOR HOMES
Javelin
has had at least three homes in his short two years
of life. The first home we placed him in returned him
because he put three holes in a
pillow. The second home
returned him because he
"marked" furniture in the home,
even though the first home said
he was housebroken. Both said
he is good with kids, cats, and
dogs, isn't destructive, and knows
commands. And, he's a beautiful
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walks, however, he was
sometimes very agitated and
reactive to other dogs he
encountered. It isn't known if
Duke can live peacefully with
another dog or not; perhaps
that would depend on the
blend of personalities.
is about 9 months old, and we think she's
probably Dobie and either Greyhound or Whippet. She
does have the coloring of
a Dobie, but her markings
are very dark. She's lean
and leggy, with a natural,
undocked tail. She didn’t
have proper socialization
when she was very young,
so she is shy with new
people, though never
nippy (her animal shelter
photo would break your
heart); she allows petting
but doesn’t yet seek it out.
Cinder needs a patient home that is willing to work with
her, and having another, more confident dog in the home
will help a lot. She is a truly beautiful dog, and in the
right home will be a fantastic pet..
Ally
is a large-boned 4-year-old female Dobie with a
docked tail and cropped ears (although one doesn't
stand). She lost her home
because she could not live
with the resident cat. She
needs a loving home without
cats and probably without
small dogs. Ally is a quiet
and affectionate girl that is
housebroken and crate
trained. She is also a good
watchdog once she gets
comfortable in her home.
She is good with children
and has some obedience
training. If you're looking
for a big girl with a heart of gold, Ally might just be the
girl for you!
Chipper
is about 7 pounds of lovable little dog who is
compatible with cats and fine with all other dogs. He's
about a year old and currently living in our cattery. On
occasion he becomes
stimulated to the point of
barking at the cats, but
they and Chipper all
amble around the floor of
the cattery together with
no episodes of fear,
injury, or aggression to
any of them. The only
negative we have
observed is that he is
protective of food items
he really relishes!
Chipper is wiggly and lively; we think he'd make a great
family dog where he could be around kids old enough to
know how to be gentle with him.
Roxy
Little Roxy is new in our program and is what
we call a "project dog." She was brought in to an animal
shelter, where a microchip was found, but the owner did
not claim her. (We actually think it was the owner that
brought her in.) Her
experience at the shelter
must have been a terrible
one, because she is very
fearful at this point and
will bite if picked up or
leashed. We are working
with Roxy to regain her
trust of humans. She
resides in our cattery with
two cats and a small male
dog. Though we would be
thrilled to find an adoptive home that would give her the
time and patience she needs, we'd be just as happy with a
foster home that could work with her.
Duke the Huge
is a handsome extra-large Dobie boy who was
given up by his owners due to lack of space and time for
him. He weighs 115 pounds and certainly takes after the
Rottweiler side of the Doberman lineage. Duke is 6 years
old and was kept mostly outdoors, so he presumably will
need help with housebreaking. He lived with small kids
and is believed to be completely safe with them, having
never shown any signs of aggression towards them. On
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Oaks
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Los Angeles
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Los Angeles
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"Rosie" Mazzarella
of Malibu
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of Camarillo
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Encino
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Moon"
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Hermosa
Beach,
with Ava
"Gunner"
Allen of
Castaic
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of Fillmore
"Hoffen" Dole of
Valencia
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Patti and George Peterman of Lospaid
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have
paid particular
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adopted their Dobies from us for many years.
Theto
attention
tolast
pair they adopted individually are Megan,
a beautiful
Andy,
always
Andy,
always
fawn female, and Boswell, a very handsome
blue male.
spending
time
spending
time
Boswell was just a year old and extremelywith
precocious
him,
and
withon
him,
and
when
they
took
him
home,
resulting
in
Patti
several
ultimately
promising
him
that
when
his
older
Dobie,
Toby,
ultimately
promising
him
that
when
his
older
Dobie,
Toby,
occasions threatening to return him to us. (George said
passed
passed away,
away, he
he would
would come
come and
and get
get Andy.
Andy.
no.)
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day
arrived
mid-January.
took
Andy
to
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at Megan
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no less!
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lovely
people
are
working
hard
to
socialize
Andy
and
observes
Boswell
lovely people are working hard to socialize Andy and
helping
misbehaving
in up
helping to
to make
make
up for
for the
the years
years he
he spent
spent without
without the
the
some
way,
she
comforts
of
a
real,
“forever”
home.
comforts of a real, “forever” home.
ANDY
there were two dogs we
ANDY
didn’t have room for at the
high-kill
Bakersfield
shelter,
We
the
that
we
would
We decided
decided right
right from
from and
the beginning
beginning
that
we
would
they
were
very
much
at
have
Several
factors
have to
to be
be aa no-kill
no-kill rescue
rescue organization.
organization.
Several
factors
risk:
a
young
fawn
female
came
had
personally
came into
into play.
play. For
For one,
one, II (Ardis)
(Ardis)
hadwe
personally
Dobie
named
Mia,
and a
volunteered
for
twelve
years
at
volunteered almost
almost every
every Saturday
Saturday
for
twelve
years
at the
the
middle-aged
red
male.
Both
Orange
County
animal
shelter
when
I
lived
in
Manhattan
Orange County animal shelter when
lived in Manhattan
were Istrays.
Beach.
Beach. Every
Every week
week II educated
educated the
the public,
public, got
got to
to know
know the
the
We
finallyadopted,
had a
dogs
that
were
out
of
time,
and
got
many
of
them
dogs that were out of time, and got many of them adopted,
very last
good adoption
weekend
often
of
often in
in what
what would
would have
have been
been their
their
last hour
hour
of life.
life. IItoam
amtake
and
were
in
a
position
still
of
the
dogs
II couldn’t
save.
still haunted
haunted by
by the
the faces
faces of
of some
some
of
the
dogs
couldn’t
these two, so on Sunday save.
I
PJour own
Years
rescue
II didn’t
called
Bethfacility,
Mariana,
our
Years later,
later, with
with our
own
rescue
facility,
didn’t
want
were
hardened
to
Bakersfield
volunteer,
want to
to have
have to
to hire
hire employees
employees that
that
were so
so shelter
hardened
to
those
emotions
they
devastated
when
we
and
her we that
could
takewouldn’t
the two be
dogs.
She phoned
thosetold
emotions
that
they
wouldn’t
be
devastated
whenthe
we
needed
to
“make
room”
for
new
dogs.
And
I
knew
I
would
shelter
manager,
Rick
Cullen,
the
next
morning
to
tell
him
needed to “make room” for new dogs. And I knew I wouldto
be
to
to
which
to
hold
the dogs for
us. He
said “Oh
my dogs
God, had
I can’t
believe it!
be devastated
devastated
to have
have
to decide
decide
which
dogs
had
to go.
go.
The maleAlso,
was on
the
euthanasia
list
this
morning,
and
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the dogs
very adoptable
usually
dogs that
thatifare
are
usually
are be
couldn’t Also,
do it!”the(Imagine,
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can,adoptable
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it must
the
first
to
be
adopted,
which
means
that
the
less
adoptable
the afirst
to bemanager
adopted,who
which
means that
the less of
adoptable
for
shelter
authorizes
euthanasia
47% of
dogs
become
and
known
us.
affection
their
animals
to save
one to
with a
dogs impounded
become more
more
and more
more
known
toparticular
us. Their
Theirdog
affection
for
providers;
trust
rear-end
problem
from their
euthanasia.)
for us,
us, their
their
providers;
their
trust in
in us;
us; their
their intelligence
intelligence and
and
willingness
to
please;
as
well
as
their
quirks
and
negative
willingness
to please;
as well
as their
andthem
negative
I stubbornness,
brought
the dogs
home
and quirks
kenneled
together
traits
like
fear-aggression,
etc.,
all
make
them
traits
like
stubbornness,
fear-aggression,
etc.,
all
make
them
because
the
male
was
already
neutered.
He
was
a
much
friends
of
ours,
for
better
or
worse.
To
give
up
on
them
friendseater
of ours,
for
better
or who
worse.
To give
up oneater,
themso I
faster
than
the
female,
isis quite
picky
would
seem
like
betrayal.
There
also
aaakind
of
deep
would
seem
like
betrayal.
There
is
also
kind
of
deep
had to keep him busy while she ate her meals. By this time I
satisfaction
in
aa dog
has
serious
satisfaction
in winning
winning
over
dogathat
that
haspatient,
serious faults
faults that
that
was
becoming
very fondover
of him:
kind,
make
her
adoptable
average
home.
make him
him or
or Doberman,
her not
not very
verybut
adoptable
tothethe
therear
average
home.
“gentleman”
weak into
quarters
with
significantly
Andy
is
dog
like
Andybent
is aarear
dogknees.
like that.
that. He
He was
was named
named Andy
Andy
because
he
was
the
first
dog
that
Colleen
Anderson,
whom
Each
time
I
cuddled
him
while
Mia
ate
her
because he was the first dog that Colleen Anderson, meal,
whomI
most
of
you
know
by
reputation,
if
not
in
person,
as
our
wondered
a dog
such a ifgreat
could
most of youhow
know
by with
reputation,
not temperament
in person, as our
volunteer/employee/member
of
our
board,
picked
up
not
have
been
sought
and
reclaimed
by
his
owner.
Just
volunteer/employee/member of our board, picked up for
foronus
usa
at
a
local
animal
shelter.
That
was
almost
nine
years
ago.
lark,
I
scanned
him
for
a
microchip.
(The
shelter
had
at a local animal shelter. That was almost nine years ago.
scanned Early
and NOT
foundwas
one.)adopted
Sure enough,
he hadtimes,
a chip,
on,
Andy
two
or
three
but
Early
on,
Andy
was
adopted
two
or
three
times,
but
and
the always
chip company
provided
the
owner’s
phone
number,
he
was
returned
because
he’s
not
good
with
other
he
was
always
returned
because
he’s
not
good
with
other
which
I calledalso
promptly.
It just aboutinbroke
my heart when
dogs,
and
overprotective
dogs,
and he
he
also was
was
in the
thethehome
home
the
owner
seemed
moreoverprotective
concerned about
unneutered,
environment.
We
weren’t
sure
if
that
was
fixable.
As
he
environment.
We
weren’t
sure
if
that
was
fixable.
Asbut
he he
unchipped dog that had escaped with the one we had,
aged,
he
became
less
and
less
adoptable
because
of
these
said
come
ours, whom
he said
was
aged,hehewould
became
lessand
andpick
less up
adoptable
because
of these
negatives,
is
with
tail,
which
called
PJ. and
Andalso
thenbecause
he calledhe
and said
heaawas
negatives,
and
also
because
heback
is aa Dobie
Dobie
with
tail,now
which
is
a
deal-breaker
for
many
adopters
who
think
Dobies
working
two
jobs
and
didn’t
have
time
for
PJ.
I
was
secretly
is a deal-breaker for many adopters who think Dobies are
are
acceptable
thrilled.
acceptable with
with natural
natural ears,
ears, but
but God
God forbid
forbid the
the dog
dog has
has aa
tail.
had
also
developed
the
habit
of
in
tail. Andy
Andy
had
also
developed
the
habittheir
of “circling”
“circling”
in his
his
As
soon
as
Mia
and
PJ
passed
health
isolation
20-foot
by
20-foot
kennel.
20-foot
by
20-foot
kennel.
period, I let PJ out of his kennel to see if he could be social
Andy
was
“lifer,”
we
his
life
enough toAssuming
free-roamthat
with
the other
Assuming
that
Andy
was aadogs.
“lifer,”Fantastic!
we made
made He
his was
life
submissive
to
ALL
of
the
other
dogs,
and
he
learned
my
as
enjoyable
as
possible,
more
enjoyable
than
many
dogs
as enjoyable as possible, more enjoyable than many dogs
doggie
in about twelve
Now
I had
to find out
that
privately-owned
and
spend
lives
in
that are
aredoor
privately-owned
andseconds.
spend their
their
lives
in someone’s
someone’s
about
his back no
end.
backyard
backyard with
with no stimulation
stimulation or
or attention.
attention. Andy
Andy got
got aa can
can of
of
dog
food
with
his
kibble
every
day,
and
he
was
generally
the
A
visit
to
our
vet
surgeon,
Dr.
Frier
at
Camino
dog food with his kibble every day, and he was generally the
first
taken
out
by
dog-walkers.
Animal
Oaks, gave
me the news I
first dog
dogClinic
taken in
outThousand
by our
our volunteer
volunteer
dog-walkers.
wanted to hear. After x-raying PJ’s back, hips, and knees,
goes to Patti,
nudges her with
her nose, and
repeatedly “points”
has
with herThere
nose to
There
has been
been so
so much
much press
press about
about “healthy
“healthy
diets”
for
dogs.
We
were
actually
believers
in
wherever
the
diets” for dogs. We were actually believers in much
much of
of
what
was
written,
and
now
we’re
not
so
sure.
delinquent
what was written, and now we’re not so sure.
behavior is
Recent
studies
Recent
studies were
were done
done that
that seemed
seemed to
to show
show
occurring
so that
that
in
Patti carbohydrates
can take
that
carbohydrates
in aa dog’s
dog’s diet
diet will
will feed
feed cancer
cancer cells,
cells,
if
and
when
they
occur.
This
may
be
true
for
humans
whatever
if and when they occur. This may be true for humans as
as
well.
And,
in
corrective
well.
And, action
in fact,
fact, the
the Cancer
Cancer Diet
Diet that
that we
we have
have
and
“ this out.
,”
is necessary. This
is “ Doings ”
published
published twice
twice in
in Dobie
Dobie Doings has
has borne
borne this
out. A
A
becoming
less
number
of
dogs
owned
by
or
known
to
our
adopters
with
George
number
of
dogs
owned by or known to our adopters
frequent
as
he lives
have
had
their
extended
have
had
their
lives
extended dramatically
dramatically by
by
matures.
eliminating
carbs
from
the
dogs’
diet.
eliminating carbs from the dogs’ diet.
Sherry and Frank Root of San Luis Obispo have
Another
been
toward
“grain-free”
likewiseAnother
adopted trend
manyhas
of our
Dobies,
their most diets
trend
has
been
towardbut
“grain-free”
diets
for
dogs.
aa few
have
itchy
memorable
“smartthat
dog”quite
was bought
from
an ad
andskin
for
dogs. It
It seems
seems
that
quite
few dogs
dogs
have
itchy
skin
that
has
linked
to
My
dog,
involves
a fawn
female
namedallergies.
Tasha. Sherry
tells
herPJ,
that
has been
been
linked
to grain
grain
allergies.
My own
own
dog,
PJ,
story
beautifully:
is
a
dog
like
that;
he
does
much
better
on
fish
meal
is a dog like that; he does much better on fish meal and
and
potato
than
regular
dry
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gotthe
called
to active
dutyconsisting
for Desertof
Storm.
potato food
food
than
the
regular
dry foods
foods
consisting
of
grain
and
meat.
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house
was
awfully
quiet,
and
the
little
one
grain and meat.
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people
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Sheltie
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believed
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much
smarter
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believed
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of
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all
the
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regarding
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Another
important
matter
regarding
your
dog’s
eating.
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rinse
the
dishes
and
place
them
in the
eating.
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I
would
rinse
the
dishes
and
place
them
in
the
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important
matter
regarding
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our
eyes.
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very
fast
loves
the
dishwasher.
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with
a
dog’s
superior
sense
of
smell,
health:
canine
hepatitis
has
made
an
alarming
dishwasher.
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with
a
dog’s
superior
sense
of
smell,
health:
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hepatitis
has
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an
alarming
canine
hepatitis
has made
an
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mer!
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fast
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loves
the
water!”
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OF
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that
what
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off
plates,
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though
determined
that
what
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the the
plates,
even
though
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still
have
several
dogs
that
Kahlua,
another
fear-aggressive
dog
we
had
comeback
in
this
country.
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have
even
been
in
contact
comeback
in
this
country.
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have
even
been
in
contact
comeback
in
this
country.
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have
even
been
in
contact
We
still
have
several
fear-aggressive
dogs
that
Kahlua,
another
fear-aggressive
dog
we
had
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thought
it
would
be
fun
to
ask
our
readers
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thought
it
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be
fun
to
ask
our
readers
diluted
by
rinse
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was
still
desirable
enough
to
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diluted
by
rinse
water,
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still
desirable
enough
to
push
we
think
will
bloom
in
the
right
homes.
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for
(until
May
2,
2011),
whom
we
had
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people
whohave
haverecently
recently
lost
theirdogs
dogs
to
with
people
who
lost
their
to
by
Colleen
Anderson
by
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Anderson
with
people
who
have
recently
lost
their
dogs
to
by
Colleen
Anderson
we
think
will
bloom
in
the
right
homes.
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for
years
(until
May
2,
2011),
whom
we
had
to share
their
“intelligent
dog”
stories.
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a contest;
to share
their
“intelligent
dog”
stories.
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dog
is the
smartest?
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also
not
forum
to brag
inside
of
the
dishwasher
door.
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Saturday
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and
Every
Saturday
we
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house
adoptions
and
Winning
their
trust
feels
with
Karin
Coppens
of
Kensington,
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we
have
open
house
and
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thatvarious
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makers
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including
hepatitis
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about
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result one.
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result
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their
trust
and
loyalty
feels
with
Karin
Coppens
of
Kensington,
Maryland.
years
that
vaccine
makers
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including
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personal
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kinds
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anew
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and
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canine
booster
shots.
vaccine
in
canine
shots.
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rewarding!
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don’t
normally
send
dogs
like
Kahlua
such
vaccine
in
canine
booster
shots.
Retriever
mix,
and
she
taught
me
to
play
hide-and-seek
Retriever
mix,
and
she
taught
me
to
play
hide-and-seek
companion.
Usually
people
come
with
a
list
of
things
they
companion.
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people
come
with
a
list
of
things
they
if
the
adoption
doesn’t
long
distances
because
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that
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breeds
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that
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sporting
breeds
thatthat
assist
hunters,
etc.etc.
companion. Usually people come with a list of things they
if
the
adoption
doesn’t
long
distances
with
her.
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great
sense
of humor!
her.
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sense
of
humor!
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time
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hear
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those
dogs
personally
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we’d
like
to
hear
about
are
those
dogs
personally
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advice
is
that
the
next
time
your
dog
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due
are
looking
for
ingreat
their
new
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need to have DOG
a dog that “looks”
a certain way. Sometimes
or maybe just the comfort you get from a snuggleand
or a let
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adopters are disappointed that we don’t have a kennel full of
when you’re sad. Are you really incapable of loving them
shown
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color,
unfortunately.
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the perfectly-cropped ears and docked tail you expect then
If beauty is in the eye of the beholder, maybe we
your
selection is fairly limited. My question is: why does it
need
to
start
taking a second look at what is really important.
matter?
It
may
sound
cliché,
cliche, but beauty - the real thing - is on the
day, dressed in exactly the same coats they
biological
need to be attracted to your mate inside! Our hope is that more of our future adopters will let
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in order to propagate the species, but that desire shouldn’t be
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are.
transferred
to
the
need
an
attractive
pet.
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aren’t
our
someand
very
cute
dog
mates
they
aren’t
our
accessories.
The
dogs
didn’t
make
clothing, bandanas,
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I Got My New
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to have atheir
ears cropped, their tails docked, or left
PARTING
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andchoice
barrettes,
huge
natural.
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donation
of decisions
them, are made when they are young
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for strength
I might
her perfectly;
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don’t
own athat
dog,
at rear
least
one, there is
puppies,
and it’s
their future may be decided based on
that some
of sad
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that I mightwrong
feed her with
more treats.
not Inecessarily
anything
you, but
those
choices. Sometimes
females will be with us much
be interested
in.
there
may
be
something
wrong
with
your
life.”
longer than usual because they had at least one litter and are
I
asked
for
good
health
that
I
might
rest
easy;
now “saggy” underneath. Is it really fair, because someone
- Roger Caras
wanted to make a few bucks off some puppies, that the
mother is now unable to find a home? All mothers out there
I asked for an obedient dog that I might feel proud;
should be outraged by that! Would it be fair if only
I was given stubbornness that I might feel humble.
supermodels and classically attractive people could find love?
The rest of average folk doomed to be alone forever? I don’t
I asked for compliance that I might feel masterful;
think so. I think everyone deserves to be loved, even if they
I was given a clown that I might laugh.
aren’t “beauty queens.”
I asked for a companion that I might not feel lonely;
I have now known thousands of dogs over the years,
I was given a best friend that I would feel loved.
and let me tell you, looks don’t matter. I can understand the
ego boost you feel when walking a striking-looking
striking looking dog down
I got nothing I asked for,
the street with people taking notice. I get it. However, let’s
But everything that I needed.
be honest, if that’s the main reason why you’re getting a dog
then you probably shouldn’t have one. Imagine the real
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reason you are looking to own a dog: the entertainment they
"Atlas" Williams of Fresno
give you when playing in the yard, the security you get
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