Sometimes Fate chooses our dogs. Or they chose us as Brutus did me.
Robin, Dobe Axel CGC, TT, German Pin Ranger CGC, TT, Chihuahuas Alice CGC ,
Monte CGC, foster Blue and MinPins HoneyB and Brutus
Www.minpinrescue.org
Www.chi-rescue.com
Http://chihuahua.rescueme.org/Florida
JD <[email protected]> wrote:
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>OK I just have to say this .I hope it doesn't make me sound callous.
>When I thought about getting a dog, I really wanted to rescue a Pittbull. They
>are awsome with kids and normally the first to be put down in shelters. My
>sister raised her son with a pitty and this kid sits on her head, pulls her
>ears and the poor dog just looks at us like "help me" but NEVER bites or
>reacts.
>
>I started fostering dogs to test the situation out with my son and it turned
>out he's still afraid of big dogs. To him a big dog is anything over 15
>pounds. So I tried fostering smaller dogs and puppies. It turned out to be an
>easier transition. Maybe because he thought the dog was a weird barking cat.
>However he was, for the most part, gentle with them. So I knew I had to go the
>very small dog route. So I looked into Yorkies, Chi's, Maltese's, toy poodles
>and other small dogs. Chi's were always put on the back burner because, as the
>world knows, they are nasty mean nippy yippy dogs who bond with 1 person and
>make terrible family pets.
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>However the universe was giving me a different message. I kept seeing hoarding
>situations going on with Chi's and the rescues I worked with were getting
>involved with rescuing and rehoming Chi's. Eventually I took the plunge and
>decided to adopt an apple head Chi from one of the rescue situations going on.
>I wanted a Chi but not a mix. I def DID NOT want any doxie (weenier dog) or
>mix with my Chi. I dis like the look and worry about their knees and back.
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>So when my rescue friend told me she was pulling several apple head Chi's from
>a hoarding situation, I asked her if they were Chi's or mixes. She said they
>were apple head Chi's. I then jumped at the chance believing this was yet a
>message for me to rescue a Chi. When I got her, I was so over joyed of
>rescuing that I didn't really notice that her snout was longer then a Chi,
>that at 3 months of age she was about 4 pounds and that her body was a bit
>longer then a Chi. I wanted to make sure she had her crate, food, toys and
>accessories. As time passed her body grew longer as did her snout. I became
>upset because her look is exactly the opposite of what I wanted. Her
>Chi-weenie mix is exactly what I didn't want. For a brief moment in time I
>even considered rehoming her with my friends rescue because of it.
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>However, as more time passes, I realize I got wanted I needed and not what I
>wanted. Her temperament is amazing. She plays with my son like a champ, sleeps
>with him, does well with my cats and strangers. Doesn't see a lap that should
>be empty, is dog friendly and now is willing to play fetch.
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>She's going to make a wonderful AAT dog. I see that the Universe intervened
>and gave me what I needed to have in my life but not what I wanted.
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>I just had to share this story.
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>JD
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