The story of Tiny.

Seeing as most of us have worked at animal hospitals during our lives, it stands to reason wildlife is not the only thing we spend our time rescuing, and, seeing as I am an Animal Control Officer, it stands to reason there is no shortage of domestics in need crossing our paths.

 Case in point: October.... I get a call from a woman who states someone apparently left a dog in a carrier out in the street in her neighborhood. It was left out all night because she heard it barking the whole time. By the time she called me, the little dog was running loose in the area. 

My first thought, as it had been a very cold evening, was why did you wait all night to call while the poor little thing froze out there.....but I was concerned about the poor dog so I focused on that!

My second thought, as I arrived and noticed the carrier sitting there with the door open and a tiny white dog running loose, was why did someone just let the dog out to run around and possibly get hit by a car, instead of calling Animal Control!! Again, not helping matters!

 

 Of course the poor little thing was petrified and all it did was bark at me and run away if I approached. So I went over to the carrier instead, to check it out. Nothing but a little towel, a couple of empty bowls, and feces coating every inch! As I steamed over what some (forgive my language!!!) asshole did....a little luck came my way. The little dog took a step towards me. So I did what any normal, sane person would do.....I laid down on the ground and started talking in my sweetest little puppy dog voice! LOL!  I looked like a crazy person, but it worked! Her little tail started wagging and she very slowly crept toward me. As she got within a couple feet, she too crouched down to the ground and crawled the rest of the way into my arms! 

I brought her back to the station and set her up in a nice warm kennel with comfortable blankets, food and water. She was also covered in feces and covered in big, uncomfortable mats down to her skin.

 What a sweetie pie she was....all 6 pounds of her! So of course I sent a text out to the ladies and everyone stepped up to help this little lost soul.

 Laurie took her to work where she was shaved, washed and checked out by the vet, and Lisa offered to foster her until she found a home (after the required  hold period in case her owners claimed her, which , not surprisingly, they did not!).

 Voila! She looked like a new dog!

 She stayed with Lisa, and occasionally with me or Laurie for short visits and the whole gang loved her!

Fast forward to Christmas. Guess where Tiny is! Yup....Lisa's!! Can you say Foster Failure! LOL 

Tiny now has a permanent home with Lisa and has a big brother, 2 cats, and 2 human twin girls to call her own! As you can see she is loving life now!

 Fast forward to February and now that her fur is growing back in, she is just cuter than ever and loving it when they all head up to the lake house on weekends to go snowmobiling!

 Rags to riches for this lucky girl! Love a happy ending!!

The new boy.

So, I needed another dog like I needed a hole in my head! But it was not a natter of need. As is too often the case these days, it was a matter of life and death for the poor little guy! He was (one of many :(  )scheduled to be euthanized this past Monday morning and, come Sunday evening, he had not been pulled by a rescue or otherwise adopted. Honestly....how could I let that go!!

Being a puppy, he was an instant hit with Boo and Bernard. Marley not so much, but he's already warming up to the idea.

These two are just running maniacs! It's great...Bernard tires him out, and he quietly goes to sleep in his crate.

He is amazingly well behaved for his age! He will sit and stay like a pro. He sat right in front of me while I was on the couch for at least half an hour! I timed it....and when my show was over that's when I gave up and got up...a puppy mind you! He's more obedient than the boys! LOL He comes when called and "leaves it" when I tell him to....I'm amazed. He must have had some training? So how does a pup like him end up on death row?!

And so as you can see he has been s welcome addition to the usual suspects.... Boo, Bernard and Marley......

...and Lucy, who has already made it clear she's the boss....and he's listening! (Although he pretty much ignores the cats.)

Cruiser, Rookie, Smokey and Cuffs are all just rolling their eyes...."For the love of God, she picked up another one!" They're pretty much taking it all in stride...after all they still outnumber the dogs by 1!

We're gearing up for our annual Christmas brunch at Mary's this Sunday. It'll be a good chance for the ladies to meet him!