Great advice, Shanna. Laura PS. Jill's Id tag should be here today and the shelter microchipped her.
Sent from my iPad On Jan 28, 2011, at 1:42 AM, Shanna Machanpalli <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi > sometimes when dogs are found on the street, they have escaped from their > house or yard with an open door or gate. if they are not TAGGED then who will > be able to return them home. what if someone picked up a dog in one city, and > took it to another city where the lived and she ran away again. Pretty soon > the owners dont know where to look, who to call and the shelter has no idea > who this dog belongs to. Now they go up for adoption, and get another home. > It does not make you a bad person or parent if your dog sneaks out of a door, > or gate. This is my biggest pet peeve (sorry)... NOT TAGGING YOUR ANIMAL. > > My ricky wears a ID tag with our info on it and my sisters phone # just in > case we can not be contacted. He also wears a tag that tells he is > microchipped and the # & company name on it. I have a 99% good chance that if > Ricky were lost and picked up by someone, I would get him back. I hope > everyone on this list has tags on their babies! Don't think it can not happen > to you. > > Shanna & Ricky > Las Vegas Nevada!! > > My Chi Ricky... Is A HeartBeat At My Feet > > Kavis Christening n Communion Store > > Visit my eBay Store: > http://stores.ebay.com/Kavis-Christening-n-Communion-Store > > --- On Thu, 1/27/11, [email protected] <[email protected]> wrote: > > From: [email protected] <[email protected]> > Subject: [Chihuahuas] I've got a new fur baby!!! > To: [email protected] > Date: Thursday, January 27, 2011, 4:38 PM > > > Hi, all, > > Where do I start? I have Dalton and Dizzle who are mini dachshunds. I have > Dorie and Garrett that are Chihuahuas. I had Delilah (Dizzle's litter mate) > but gave her to my daughter to keep her mini dachshund company. Well, I saw > the cutest little picture online of a 2 1/2 pound adult female Chihuahua that > was found wandering the streets. The shelter here in town picked her up and > tested her for heartworms (negative, thank God) and got her utd on shots and > heartworm preventative and gave her a good flea bath. They said she was so > covered in fleas that they couldn't even make out the color of her hair. She > was spayed but had a horrible reaction and developed an abscess and almost > died. I am friends with the lady who runs the shelter and to make a long > story short, I am now the proud owner of Jill, the 2 1/2 pound blondish-white > Chihuahua. She is sweet and loves to wear her sweaters and loves to ride in > my dog purse. She is so sweet and loving. I can't imagine why someone would > just dump her in the middle of nowhere to fend for herself. I will send pics > shortly of her and the rest of my motley crew, lol. Everyone gets along > great so far. To top it all off, the local PAAC (People Assisting Animal > Control) in my city is having a black tie gala on April 16 to raise money for > the shelter. Guess who is going to be one of the star attractions. JILL!!! > They have a male Chihuahua named Jack who will escort her down the runway to > show off the wonderfully adorable rescues available through their shelter. I > will have to make sure and get photos of the happy couple (they've never met > by the way) as they strut their stuff. I showed Cheryl (the adoption > coordinator) the picture of Deanna's gorgeous dress and she indicated they > were having one very similar to that made for Jill. Not as elaborate or > breath-taking but still nice. :) I am beaming and happy and beside myself > with glee for my new chi baby. Thanks for letting me go on and on about her. > I have to run into court so talk to you all later. > > Laura > > >
