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 Mickey Mickey is one of Daisy's 6 pups born in November, 2006. He was adopted by his wonderful mom Kathleen. Here is what she had to say about him...
Mickey Blue is big.... he is bigger then the adult red female dobie that I resuced from a kill shelter. He is full of himself even though he is still a puppy he acts at times like the big man on campus...then other times he does silly puppy stuff like convincing the adult dogs to race around the yard with him. He still tries to steal the other dogs toys (something I am working on with him so that there are no rumbles over toys).
He walks rather nicely on leash although cars and trucks driving past him scares him to where he tries to pull away.... when that happens I have him stand still and I place my hand on his head or neck and tell him that it is ok ... then when the vehicle passes I remain still for a few more seconds and then we "move along". He sleeps in bed with either me or else he will go downstairs to sleep with my son and his dogs.
Once a month Mickey Blue travels to the Abady Dog Food Company with me so that Mr. Abady can see how Mickey Blue is doing and to determine if Mickey should be on a different level of food.
Mickey has turned out to be quite the watch dog! If my neighbor comes outside on his porch or if he has his construction workers standing around Mickey can smell them from inside my house ... at which point he will trot outside onto my sundeck, raise his hackles and bark at the "intruders".... I then walk outside ... tell him he is a good boy and that everything is ok... then I thank him for being so watchful of his house then we go back inside.
Oh, I do get compliments on how beautiful Mickeys ears have turned out. He is a handsome boy with a puppy personality which makes sense since he still is a puppy. I always tell people at the shelter that in my opinion dogs are still puppies until they are around two years of age. Then they seem to settle down of course this all depends on the home environment and the diet that is being fed.
Right now Mickey Blue is sleeping in a rocking chair that is next to my pc. He is really too big for it so he drapes himself over the armrests. He has a wonderful disposition and fits the dobie personality.... a big goofy fellow with good intentions and a silly playful personality. I am blessed to be his human companion.
I do hope that all of his littermates are doing well ... It would be neat to see a compliation of all of the photos of his littermates ... to see how they have grown and how they look.
UPDATE 12/07... Mickey now believes that it is his canine mission to rid the yard of twigs and tree branches that have blown onto the ground, so he picks them up and brings them into the house for me to find. He is so proud of his stick collection that I feel bad when I pick them up and carry them out into the woods. Although Mickey is a grown up boy he still acts like a puppy.... when it is dark outside he will not leave the deck unless I am standing on it or sometimes I even have to walk down into the yard with him.... this is the case even when my other rescued dogs are already on their way outside to make their final pee break for the evening... Mickey also follows me when I am moving around the house (it is a small house) if I go upstairs to shower he lays in front of the door, if I go into my bedroom to change he is on the bed watching me, if I am putting on makeup at the kitchen table he will climb on the bench and sit down and look into my makeup mirror - of course the first time he looked into the mirror he became frightened as I was using the magnifier side of the mirror and Mickey's reflection was so large... his hair stood up on end and he looked at me then at his reflection and was not quite sure what to do. He is quite the character.
Thank you again for allowing me to be one of the adoptive parents, he reminds me so much of his namesakes and for that I am ever thankful.
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Remington (AKA "Silver") Silver came to DRI from a shelter in Ohio. A sweet blue boy who had good manners and a great temperment. Since he is a blue he had a coat that needed some work. A GREAT boy like him didnt take more than a few days until he had a potential home. Silver now named Remington lives a farm life with horses and a little toy poodle brother! Thanks Debbie!
Silver is doing really well. We went to the vet and found he had a few areas of infected pustuals so we put him on antibiotics and a mild steroid. We are continuing the fish oil supplements and it seems like it is starting to work. My husband was home for a four day weekend and they bonded. We have re-named him Remington. He and my poodle get along most of the time. The poodle tends to be an "aggravater", always trying to get Remington to play.
I will send pictures as soon as I can.
Thanks,
Debbie
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 Roxy and Raider "Roxy and Raider" are "Roxy and Caesar's" pups. 2 of the 5 they had. Mom, Dad and all 5 pups were dumped in front of a WV pet store and then were brought to a WV shelter. All in pretty bad shape. The pups were VERY thin when they arrived at DRI. They were scared and not well sociolized. They had to gain quite a bit of weight before our vet would even give them shots or alter them. Now all 5 pups and mom and dad are in forever homes. Roxy and Raider were blessed to have been adopted by the same wonderful family. Roxy and Raider's mom wanted to name their little girl after her mom. Thank you SO much Kerri!
They are both almost 40 lbs and doin great. Acting a little more like dogs and a little less like puppies each day now. They are so full of love, worth every minute we spend on them!
We will keep you posted on their progress....
Hope all your dogs are on their way to great homes! How is the rest of the litter fairing?
Kerri |
 Caesar Caesar came to DRI with "Roxy" and their 5 puppies. Mom and Dad and all 5 pups were dumped in front of a WV Pet Store. The pet store employee brought them to a local shelter and all 7 of them ended up at DRI. Caesar is young which is sad he has already fathered pups. Whomever had them obviously was an irresponisble breeder. Before leaving DRI Caesar, Roxy and all 5 pups were spayed/neutered and UTD on shots. Now all 7 of them are in their own forever homes! We know caesar and roxy's pups will grow up to be just as wonderful and beautiful as their parents. Caesar was adopted by a family in Pittsburgh. He has a little sister named Betty he has become the best of friends with. Thank you Drew and Clare!
HE AND BETTY ARE LIKE PEAS AND CARROTS THEY PLAY SO WELL TOGETHER AND ARE ALWAYS TIRED. SHE IS THE BOSS AND I BELIEVE THAT HE IS STARTING TO REALIZE THAT SHE ISN'T TAKING ANY OF HIS BIG DOG SHIT! HE IS A REAL LOVER I AM AMAZED. HE LOVES TO LAY ON THE BED AND WANTS TO SIT ON YOUR LAP AND LOVES TO GIVE KISSES. HES A GOOD BOY. STARTING TO BARK AND ITS PRETTY INTIMIDATING. HES BEEFEN UP A LITTLE, THE NEIGHBORS ARE ALL AFRAID OF HIM!! GOOD!! HA!! WE HAD OUR NEPHEWS OVER AND HE WAS GOOD WITH THEM BOTH AND THEY ARE IN 1ST AND 3RD GRADE.
THANK U MUCH
CLARE AND DREW
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 Killian aka "Red" Red came to DRI with his buddy Ayla from a shelter in NY. Their owner went to jail and we suspect they were living outside. It amazes us that these 2 could be the kindest and most gentle loving dogs when they had an owner who never cared about them! They were brought to a shelter in NY and finally made it to DRI. They are both now in forever homes! Here is what Red now re-named Killians family had to say about him...
Candie,
All is well as you will see in the pics. Red is wonderful /fully potty trained and is taking commands very well. He seems to have settled in and seems very happy. Leah is bonding with him and it is evident she is his favorite and I am the boss. It's a good mix and it's working well. Thank You again. You're always welcomed in our home and please keep in touch.
Geo. and Leah
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