~:~:~:The Doggie Thread!!:~:~:~

unlost dogs wrote:

Greetings from Florida!
Sailor: "Damn, it's hot here."
Tessie: "Word."

fixed. Gracie can relate.

95 yesterday and our AC took a dump. :oops:

whoprincess wrote:

I first read about this sweet dog a few months ago. She was so emaciated when she was found that they didn't realize she was pregnant until a few days before she gave birth! All of her puppies have been adopted BTW. :angel:

If you click on the story there's a short video about her. It made me cry!

me, too. :roll:

thanks........it reminded me of a three-legged dog I met while waiting to see Gracie's cancer doc....this sweet girl was nine; she had just been rescued in the past year; she got cancer; they tried to remove it but ended up taking the whole leg :oops: . She was sooooooo sweet and it was inspiring to see how her new mom was going to do whatever it takes for her.

whoprincess wrote:

If this story doesn't touch you, then your heart is made of stone:

http://www.star-telegram.com/2010/05/20 ... gger-topic

3-legged dog will be honored for scaring off home invaders

ALEDO -- In December 2008, she was shot and left for dead on the side of a road near Glen Rose. Her left front leg was eventually amputated.

The nature of her injuries and her will to survive inspired her name -- Calamity Jane.

Not long after being released from the hospital, Calamity Jane gave birth to a litter of pups. She was still nursing them when a tense situation again brought out her tough side.

While she was outside with her foster mom, Shar Pauley, Calamity Jane suddenly ran toward a neighbor's house and began barking and growling.

"I couldn't stop her," Pauley said.

Inside, intruders were holding the homeowners at gunpoint. Upon hearing Calamity Jane, they fled.

For her efforts, Calamity Jane will be honored today by the Humane Society of the United States. She was chosen as first runner-up in the society's annual Dogs of Valor Awards and picked up the People's Hero award from online voters.

Calamity Jane will be honored at a ceremony at Cook Children's Medical Center in Fort Worth, where she works as a therapy dog.

Colin Berry, innovations director for the humane society, said it's the first time one dog has won two awards.

The People's Hero award may have more to do with the circumstances that landed the golden retriever mix at her foster home.

Her story

Calamity Jane was found on a ranch south of Glen Rose, left for dead with a gunshot wound to her shoulder. A ranch hand took her to the Glen Rose animal shelter, which turned her over to Golden Retriever Rescue of North Texas. Eventually, she ended up in the hands of Dr. Sue Hultman of Central Animal Hospital in Fort Worth.

By the time she arrived, her wound was infected.

Hultman had no alternative: She had to remove Calamity Jane's left leg and shoulder.

"The leg was really in bad shape and wasn't salvageable," Hultman said. "We worked the surgery in the next day because we didn't want it to get worse. ... She came in a month later to be spayed, and we discovered she was pregnant."

The seven pups -- named Wild Bill, Jesse James, Cat Ballou, Butch Cassidy, Belle Starr, Rose Morgan and Pearl Hart -- were a surprise to Pauley and her husband, Homer.

Pauley said that for three weeks she had taken Calamity Jane and her two other dogs to the front yard and that Calamity Jane had never become alarmed about anything until the night of the home invasion.

"That night, though, her fur bristled up and she barked frantically and took off next door," Pauley said.

She said that her neighbors had been terrorized for 45 minutes before Calamity Jane started barking.

"The crooks had said to [the homeowner], 'We've got all night,'" she said. "They were breaking glass and smashing the cellphones and home phones."

Pauley, who heard nothing out of the ordinary, believes that Calamity Jane heard the crashing and became upset.

When the bad guys heard Calamity Jane's barking, they lost their nerve and ran. Pauley pulled Calamity Jane back just as the getaway car screeched out of the driveway.

The neighbors were unharmed but shaken-up, Pauley said. The bad guys were arrested and sent to jail, she said.

'Beyond words'

Berry, with the humane society, said it's amazing that Calamity Jane sensed something was wrong.

"We'll never know what happened" in the dog's mind, she said. "Just like all these stories, there's something there that's beyond words."

Hultman said that Dogs of Valor like Calamity Jane "are the poster children for a good watchdog. That isn't a dog that's mean or trained to attack, but a dog that loves you. Don't worry about training them to protect you; train them to love."

Besides working at Cook Children's, Calamity Jane volunteers at the James L. West Center, which specializes in caring for Alzheimer's patients, and she's the mascot for the University Christian Church Room in the Inn homelessness ministry.

"The most important part of this is that she was hurt and left for dead by someone, and now she's helping people," Hultman said.






I first read about this sweet dog a few months ago. She was so emaciated when she was found that they didn't realize she was pregnant until a few days before she gave birth! All of her puppies have been adopted BTW. :angel:

If you click on the story there's a short video about her. It made me cry!

Wow

Our neighbor has a 3 legged Greyhound they rescued...what a sweet dog

Great Story :thumbup:

Newest Rehab, I'm only keeping him until tomorrow when he will be handed off to another rehabber who has two other fawns. It's best to raise them with others. He was basically stolen from his mom at only a day old. He now has the runs pretty bad due to the person not feeding him properly for the last five days. He saw a vet today, and was declared in good health other wise. I have him on Lactated Ringers Solution, the same stuff you get when in the hospital on IV. He is so cute, but this is so sad for him and his mom.

PJaddicted wrote:

Newest Rehab, I'm only keeping him until tomorrow when he will be handed off to another rehabber who has two other fawns. It's best to raise them with others. He was basically stolen from his mom at only a day old. He now has the runs pretty bad due to the person not feeding him properly for the last five days. He saw a vet today, and was declared in good health other wise. I have him on Lactated Ringers Solution, the same stuff you get when in the hospital on IV. He is so cute, but this is so sad for him and his mom.

Is he related to bambi by chance?

SENROCK wrote:

Ok here is a pug who goes by the name "bernie mac" need i answer why? He belongs to a friend of mine and i feel really badd for bernie cuz he NEVER gets out for walks OR never gets to sleep inside! :( He's outside rain or shine. *sigh*

*cough*.. Uhh, sen?

This is my sister in law's dog. Yes, he lives outside.

Why? Her daughter has allergies. Have you seen the way Bernie Mac lives? He has a damn cobana house and his own mini fire hydrant to pee on.

He doesn't get much interaction with dogs becasue well, no dogs like him. Why you ask?

Bernie goes straight for dog penis, this annoys dogs. Bernie like dog wiener like Barney from the simpsons liks beer.

Bernie is a healthy and spunky pug that has all his shots and is taken to the vet regularly. He has a family that loves him. My beagle (Regal, i need to see if you have poached anymore pictures!) ignores him. Zen (my boxer) pretty much hates him, and Patchouli, my friend's pacifist black cocker can't stand the sight of him.

Sooo...

Bernie Mack is happy healthy and lives like a king.

PJaddicted wrote:

Newest Rehab, I'm only keeping him until tomorrow when he will be handed off to another rehabber who has two other fawns. It's best to raise them with others. He was basically stolen from his mom at only a day old. He now has the runs pretty bad due to the person not feeding him properly for the last five days. He saw a vet today, and was declared in good health other wise. I have him on Lactated Ringers Solution, the same stuff you get when in the hospital on IV. He is so cute, but this is so sad for him and his mom.

Oh, my God what a beautiful animal! Good thing he ended up with you when he did, I hope it all works out.

imalive wrote:

gotz id wrote:

My beagle ignores him. Zen (my boxer) pretty much hates him, and Patchouli, my friend's pacifist black cocker can't stand the sight of him.

Gracie would like Bernie......she's never met a dog she didn't like. Truly.

Penny always likes other dogs too, although sometimes she tries to herd them!
At obedience class she made friends with everybody but especially with a great big white German Shepherd. She looked pretty funny playing with him!