I enlarged the photo of Miracle and see a very secure and contented doggie. But she does have that 'sparky' pretty face! I hope even ill as my Beau that we will give ourselves to their needs and keep them alive much longer. I wish all of you as I do at least once a month will E your U.S. senators and just give a few sentences of how we poor folk are the only ones who give the last cent to do what we expect our 'civilized' gov. help for animal rights. Or I wish more there were a nation of kindness on this globe that we could inhabit that values life as we. As an example for all mankind. I mean all life as I learned long ago there are only three substances of the world as to be Animal, Mineral and vegetation. Now, what do you suppose we are? What is abuse of our own kind is abuse of we who speak another language. No more, no less. Why are not the teachings of Dr. Albert Schweitzer not taught in our schools and given for a sane guide for a decent world? There are young today giving their lives to go to foreign places and trying guide the unfortunate. In this age of birth control it should be for every poor life and our so-called progressive nation should lead the way. Some powerful people are doing this now and this gives us hope. Anyway do pester your legislators federal and state and give them thoughts even if someone else reads their mail you might find some advisers who care and report such. I just gave a nice sentence to local two for my state leaders asking why in their travels they do not note how the food animals who are not stock as cans on a shelf of corn and do they not see them as animals who live in the open actually fenced away from the trees that even we would prefer to avoid the climate changes. The ones behind the concrete walls in darkness fare even more cruelty. Think about animals as our own brothers, sisters and babies. We are one. I have always said I could never own a large animal and would live as some in a shared shelter home as they. I think the city Fathers would frown on this lifestyle but you know what is would be normal for some of us Mona the Old Sage
On Nov 8, 7:09 pm, "capnray" <[email protected]> wrote: > Several years ago I became involved in Keeshond rescue...as a transporter and > friend. One Sunday afternoon I I spotted an e-mail that this group was going > "under cover" to a puppy mill auction to buy the dogs. I dubbed it "The Great > Fargo Raid". Upon arrival, they found no Keeshonden, but did find 12 > Eskies...bought the lot. I advised them that I was full and could not take in > any. at work on Monday I received, via email, "news" that they had a male for > me. What could I do? I accepted and met 3 1/2 year old "Barking Barnyards > Fantastic Sam", a snarly fear biter later that evening. Fortunately, the > crate came with him. I placed the crate in a sheltered outdoor kennel, > provided food and water, opened the crate and fled. Well, I found that > replenishing food and water daily did not get me bit, however attempting > communication returned a beautiful set of teeth. This went on for four days, > while the "house Eskies" played in the yard and got in the house at night. > Bedtime on the fourth night had Sam howling like the dogs from hell. I got up > from bed and went to talk to him. Putting my hand in the kennel got kisses > and my allowance to pet him. I set up a crate for him and we are buddies > since, however, he is a fear biter with new people and will nip. > > OH, this is about Anna, but she did not arrive then. As the others found > foster homes, forever homes one remained...Anna Mae. I was contacted and > asked if I would take her. I replied that I would...my first female Reskie. > Well, Anna (9 1/2 years at the time) was the most frightened dog I have ever > seen. Picking her up (after corralling her) had her clinging for dear life. > Petting and cooing for hours did little. She spent her time in the house > under a chest of drawers, eating treats only after I left the room. Several > times she managed to escape the yard and late night ventures into neighbor's > yards are fond memories. One night I was unable to find her, posted lost and > found the next day and flyers in the neighborhood. Two weeks later she was > found in a barn 6 miles (as the crow flies) away. She was spotted in cow > poop, frightened, but a good bath changed that. The bath gained a bit of > confidence, she would take treats from my hand and if scared, would not run > outside, but under the chest of drawers. Years have past and she is now with > us in S. IN. She just passed 16 years in June. She sometimes "plops" like a > puppy to play when I meet her in the morning and seeks me out for petting. > She is still a bit "hand shy", but obviously has firm confidence in me. I'm > guessing that Anna is slowing prematurely, she produced 45 pups in her 9 1/2 > years. Although Sam and Anna were at the same facility, they were actually > brought for the auction from two separate "breeders". Sam has bonded with > Daisy ($15, last on the table, 8 1/2 years then), who came from a subsequent > auction. > > After Daisy came Frankie ($.10 to cover paperwork), a scared, one eyed, 18 > month old male who finally placed in a loving home. Recent developments have > me thinking about how much cover was involved with the "undercover" buys. > Those sellers were disposing of "used" breeding stock, knew damn well that > rescues would buy them. > > Facts: Sam was aggressive, Anna was over age, Daisy too, Frankie was born > with an eye defect. They bet on rescue to buy the old stock for the few extra > bucks of a bullet and the diesel to bury them. Buyer beware, the millers milk > every $. > > I would not trade any one of my puppy mill dogs for any $, they are special > and if anyone buys from auction, expect heartache and keeping the dog as > family. > > The above is in honor of my lovely Anna who I expect will slip to The Bridge > sooner than if she was not bred so often. > > The picture is of Miracle, an example of poor breeding. Miracle has a POC ( > piece of crap)heart. Multiple birth defects keep her blood flowing, but she > will not have a normal lifetime. > > 100_1815.jpg > 428KViewDownload -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Eskiepeople" group. A list managed by American Eskimo Rescue and Sanctuary of Iowa http://www.eskiedog.org To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups-beta.google.com/group/eskiepeople?hl=en
