Sadie

[aly]

Ok, I know I bug you guys all the time about the shelter dogs but we had such a happy story for Sadie that I just HAD to post it. Sadie is the german shepherd who I LOVE. I will miss her so much but it sounds like she will be WELL taken care of. Here's the email from our canine behaviorist regarding her adoption (YAY!)

Hey everyone! GREAT NEWS!!!!!! Sadie got adopted today to a GREAT family.
It is a husband and wife and a 7 year old son (that is GREAT with her) and
a 4 year old daughter. They have been looking for a dog for a while, but
every dog that they looked at, the 4 year old was afraid of. But, with
Sadie, she wasn't afraid and they just took to each other. And, when the
4-year old picked up a toy, Sadie didn't jump on her for it, she sat!
(Good job Blue BRATTs!!!!!!) She will be the only pet and someone is
almost always home. The father is a police officer and will be taking her
in for testing to be a narcotics dog. Whether or not she passes, she will
be their family pet as well. They were very impressed with how well
trained she was. They have an extra bedroom in the house that is unused
that they are designating for Sadie.

I couldn't be happier for Sadie! This is one of those stories that makes
EVERYTHING worthwhile. I am very proud of all of the volunteers that have
worked with her. This is what this program is all about. Great job!

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[jackiesdaisy1935]

Aly, Sadie is beautiful and what a wonderful family she has been adopted out too. Congradulations to you and your shelter family for helping her find a great home.

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[Logan]

OK, Aly. I've been doing so well, all day, and then I read about Sadie. Tears and all, what a wonderful story. I got my quarterly magazine from Yankee Golden Retriever Rescue yesterday, and say there and cried all night! My poor daughter is wondering what in the world is wrong with me!!!

Thanks so much for caring, and sharing Sadie's story.

Logan

[aly]

I forgot to tell you guys about this other dog I'm in love with now. I know I'm like the boy who cried wolf except I'm the girl who cried DOG! But I REALLY do love them so much and I get so darn attached it kills me. This one is a shepherd/great dane mix and he is 95 lbs of pure love. He leans right in to you when you're standing up. I accidently stepped away from him to shut a gate that blew open and he tripped and almost fell! Also, he gets as much of his body as he possibly can on to my lap when I'm sitting down. If I say "ok boy get down!", he starts to whine and howl. Needless to say I end up spending massive amounts of time with him. His name is Benji but I don't think that name fits him at all.
I'll post a pic when we get one up.


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[tatsxxx11]

Congratulations Sadie! You are a beautiful girl!! And a future of love awaits you! Yipppppeeeeeeeeeeee!!! Can't wait to see the pics of Benji!! Thank you, thank you, thank you Aly and thanks to all at your shelter, for your tireless work to save these beautiful animals!!

[Sudilar]

Aly, that's wonderful news!!! I love successful rescue stories!! You do great things. http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/smile.gif http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/smile.gif http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/smile.gif

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[PetsRule]

I am sooooooo happy for Sadie. She is probably in a nice warn home right now being played with. I am glad a lot of dogs are being adopted!!! http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/smile.gif Yippie!!!!!!!!

[Logan]

Aly, you mentioned this newest "love of your life" being a 95 pound leaner. I remembered a posting many, many months ago about leaning. My girls are my first dogs ever to be leaners. Here's the link to the earlier post: http://petoftheday.com/talk/Forum2/HTML/000001.html

[Daisy's Mom]

Aly we love your rescure stories! They are always so happy! Congratulations to Sadie! She is beautiful and very happy right now, I assume http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/smile.gif

[aly]

Thanks for the link Logan. I enjoyed reading those posts. With Benji, the leaning is absolute affection and not dominance. Almost every great dane I've met has insisted upon leaning right into me.

I just realized, all the german shepherds have been adopted out! Eeek, I could always have my Sadie fix because she was there for SO long. We also had a lot of GSD puppies in and out but now there are none. Off to Sue's house I go http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/biggrin.gif

[aly]

Here's my love. This picture brings tears to my eyes because I miss him. I want this dog so bad.

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[Sudilar]

Come on over, Aly, but be prepared for lots of big slobbery kisses and many toys presented to you!!! Too bad you live so far away. Killian and Shiloh would love to meet you and I would, too!

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[Snowy's Mommy]

That is FANTASTIC! http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/smile.gif

[Snowy's Mommy]

That is FANTASTIC! http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/smile.gif

[bugmom]

Aly, Was Benji adopted too!?

Lucky Sadie - her own room and two live play toys - plus a possible job! and oh such a beautiful face!

All the dogs and cats you show us - i want them too! Did Doc get adopted? wonder if he'd get along with bug? maybe its time to plan a fall roadtrip..... hmmmmm

Your such a good person. http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/smile.gif (yeah, that falls short of the great that makes you Aly!)

[aly]

Benji isn't adopted yet. He's fairly new and scared of the world. He knows my voice now though. When I was pulling dogs last night to take to grooming, he heard me and started howling. Another girl went to calm him but he kept looking for me. Sheesh. I WANT that dog. He's so big though and I don't have a yard. I'd hate to cram him in here. Well I'd love to cram him in here but for his sake, I don't think it'd be wise http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/frown.gif

Doc was adopted today. I don't know the details yet but I'm sure it was to a very good person. Doc's adoption required counseling before they could take him home so I'm sure the people know exactly what they're getting into. Sometimes the counseling session scares people off. But thats good because that means they weren't ready for the responsibility.

You and Bug are welcome here any day!!! Be warned, I'll be trying to get you to adopt all sorts of dogs http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/smile.gif

[bugmom]

Aly, I think you should test Ben out on Reece. They say the big dogs are actually more couch potato prone and good for small spots. Bug is three feet tall on all fours - 45 lbs. - and stretches out to a whooping 6 feet something and we live in 250 sq ft. there's always room! i take bug to the local dog park at least 3 times a week and the other 4 days are also adventures - beach, pet shop, walks through the neighborhood.... http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/smile.gif

And i' sure if i found my way down to you i'd come home with a car full (and a huge HUGE smile!) heeheeeheeee

[aly]

bugmom, I thought about what you said and I remembered Great Danes DO happen to be dogs that don't need an excessive amount of exercise. I got so excited and I set up a doggy intro with Reece for the weekend. But guess what? I was reading his paperwork and three awful words were on there..."doesn't like cats" http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/frown.gif

[bugmom]

That should be okay cuz aside from Reece it seems like Shiloh doesn't like dogs http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/smile.gif

but truly and big DARN!!! to those three words. But you and ben will have a good time together until he is adopted by the perfect family. Maybe Sadies new parents know of someone....

jka

[Albea]

[QUOTE]Originally posted by Logan:
I got my quarterly magazine from Yankee Golden Retriever Rescue yesterday, and stay there and cried all night!

Hi Logan: I think we should buy stock in Kleenex, Puffs, or any other maker of tissues.
I never open the magazine of YGRR if I don't have a box of tissues nearby http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/biggrin.gif This is probably true for all the members that get "Golden Times."
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Great rescue stories!!!Please keep them coming.

[aly]

Shiloh actually likes dogs, just not Harley because he scared the daylights out of her http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/frown.gif

She must be the sole feline in the house for some reason though.

[Rottie]

Great news! She couldn't have a better family. http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/smile.gif

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[shais_mom]

Is Benji part great dane?
BugMom- you live in 250 sq feet?
I thought I had it cramped in a
600 sq feet house!! Guess I got it licky!!

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[aly]

Yes, Benji is a great dane/shepherd mix. I was walking him today and stopped to talk to a woman I know. When he realized I wasn't talking to him, he jumped up and put his paws on my shoulders and howled at me! http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/smile.gif

[bugmom]

yup! i live tiny!!

Benji sounds like he has some of bug's traits...she hates when i talk to people too unless i include her in the conversation somehow. If the person is holding a baby - i have to hold bug like a baby in order to keep her quiet. they are funny that way. Ben sounds super though! its just a shame he doesn't like cats.... maybe you should check though. I was doing a dog transport once and i had three dogs that i was told two of them hated other dogs. Turned out that one dog was just protecting everything and the other dog just wanted attention too so they were actually trying to out bark each other for attention and they actually were okay together when introduced properly. Maybe Benji's cat problem is being misintrepreted. Cuz it sounds like you two are getting ATTACHED!! http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/wink.gif

[aly]

I'll check into it when I'm at the shelter today http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/smile.gif I plan on spending several hours with Benji and several training Piper. She was a little anxious during obedience because she doesn't get exposed to much like that being in the kennel all the time. I'm also going to spend a little time with Cotton, the dog I'm transporting, so he'll know me and not turn on me. He would have been euthanized most likely if this rescue group didnt offer to take him http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/frown.gif

I'll let ya know what happens with Benji and cats.

[Stenograsaurus]

Okay, I'm lost. Who is Piper and Cotton?
Aly, you are a lifesaver for these little fur kids.

[aly]

Cotton is a Llasa Apso who I am transporting to Dallas on Saturday. He is having aggression issues and growls at the staff whenever we pass by his kennel (he's in the pre-adopt area, can't be moved to adoption with his problems). A wonderful rescue group in Dallas has offered to take him so his life will be saved http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/smile.gif

Piper is a husky/rott mix that I'm taking through obedience. She's a wonderful, beautiful dog but people get scared of any rott mixes. When she's couped up in the kennels for so long, she gets so crazy. She jumps and barks this crazy high pitched bark. I'm trying to work a lot with her and in just the past 3 days I've had her out for hours at a time and she's calmed down a lot. Her first obedience class was a bit overwhelming so I'm going to work really hard with her all week to make the next one comfortable for her.

Here she is. You can't see how GORGEOUS her eyes are in this pic though. They are huge and piercing. The prettiest eyes I have ever seen:
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She does this really cute thing when we're playing. Her tongue hangs out of the side of her mouth and then she shuts her mouth and you can still see the tip of the tongue hanging out the side http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/smile.gif http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/smile.gif http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/smile.gif She does it in the front sometimes too, just like Morgan the rott http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/smile.gif

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[aly]

I had a nice note this morning when I got to the shelter that Piper was adopted. The staff thanked me and said my hard work with her lately was very noticable as she has calmed down and the people who adopted her were very impressed. I've been the only one working with her because for some reason the volunteers and staff just didnt want to train her. She didn't even get taken out for potty as much as other dogs. I had her out of her kennel for hours on Friday. I bathed her, brushed her, and cut her nails. I walked her around a lot, trained her, sat under a tree with her, and tried to do a lot of things to ease her anxiety of being couped up all day. It worked because when I put her back in on Friday evening, she curled up with a toy and quietly played with it instead of jumping all around yelping and barking. I am so very proud of my Piper and I hope she's with people who love her like I do. I will miss her so much. I feel SO BAD though because I was in Dallas doing a transport when she got adopted and I couldn't say goodbye. I probably would not have let go of her leash had I had a chance to say bye though.

I will now be taking Banjo through obedience. He's a shepherd mix. I have no clue what he's mixed with. I will post a picture when we get one of him.

[Daisy's Mom]

Aly you are such a great person! Think of how many dogs in this world are happy thanks to you? Great job with Piper and good luck with Banjo.

[aly]

Well Banjo is fairly new and we've had this dog Mocha for going on 3 months now. They took me aside today and asked me if I'd take Mocha through class because she needs a dedicated trainer. I am sad that I won't be able to take Banjo but hopefully Mocha and I can get a lot of work done and get the girlie adopted!

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[Gio]

Aly,

good job you live across the ocean or I would have to rob a bank and buy a huge house. if I lived near you I would adopt all the dogs you post pictures of!

Gio

[Sudilar]

Aly, you are the best. I admire you so much. You are one of the most kind-hearted persons in this world. You have made a difference in the lives of so many animals. You have saved so many lives. I admire your pure love and dedication to saving the lives of the unloved and unwanted. You are "Person of the Year" in my book!
Thanks for saving so many.
Sue, Killian and Shiloh

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[RachelJ]

Aly, you probably know that I agree with what Sue just said. You are the person I would hope to be "in my next life". It amazes me that someone so young has so much compassion and dedication to her ideals.

Is that picture of Banjo or Mocha? Congratulations on Piper's adoption. I know she will remember you.

[aly]

Thanks you guys so much for all your kind words. Its encouragement like that that keeps me going in this emotionally taxing work. Working with a dog, seeing their progress, and then watching them get adopted is the most wonderful feeling in the world. I am going to need a lot of encouragement this weekend. I will be taking in 6 feral kittens to tame and find homes for.

The pic I posted is of Mocha. She's starting to get stressed from being in a kennel for 3 months. She came in with a sibling who got adopted a week after their arrival. We generally try to adopt them out together if they come in together but sometimes we have to seperate them to get them into homes sooner. Our annual telethon is coming up in a week and a half. Hopefully after telethon, someone will come adopt Mocha. I'm nervous. I'm taking Benji and Mocha on tv http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/eek.gif http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/eek.gif http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/eek.gif

[Logan]

Alyson,
You will be a "star"!! You're already a star in my mind anyway. What you do is astounding! I'm just not sure how you find time to study!
Be sure to let us know how the telethon goes. Sure wish we could see you "live and in person"!
Logan http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/smile.gif

[aly]

Its SO hard to find time to study. I usually stay up late to study and fall asleep on my books! On the weekends when there are more volunteers at the shelter to walk dogs, I'll take my school stuff with me. I get a kong and take a dog with me to the 'real life room'. This room at the shelter is designed like a living room, it even has a working tv and refridgerator. We teach the dogs that they need to be calm in a setting like this. So I teach the "settle" command while I study! Multi-tasking is how I live my life, hehe. Right now I'm eating dinner while I check these boards http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/smile.gif

[aly]

Mocha had her first class tonight. She did beautifully catching up with the rest of the class. I was a little worried because I had a bad migraine that was making me nauseous so I wasn't sure if I'd be able to control her if she went bonkers. I exercised her for an hour before class so she did wonderfully. She played with her squeakies while the instructors were talking and didn't bark once (unlike the silly cockapoo who never stops http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/smile.gif ). She's very treat motivated so she did great with all the commands I started teaching her. I think she will be adopted at the telethon next week! She's a quick learner. We're going to probably clear house at the telethon which is GOOD because then we are going to stock up with dogs from the kill shelter in town. We rescue from there once a week but during and after the telethon, we will be taking as many as humanly possible. I'm so excited.

BTW, Benji was adopted today http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/smile.gif

[Daisy's Mom]

Good job Mocha, and yay for Benji! (Didn't you call him Banjo before?)

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[Sudilar]

YEAHHHHHHHHH Benji!!! Good for you!
That sounds great, Aly. I hope all are adopted so you can get a lot out of that kill shelter! Good luck to you!
Sue

[aly]

Bridget - Benji is the great dane/shepherd mix who I wanted soooooo bad but didn't like cats. Banjo is a shepherd mix who I wanted to take through obedience but Mocha needed it more. Then I also wanted to take Bonnie who is a greyhound/shepherd mix and a complete sweetheart.

Check out the shelter's webpage: http://www.austinspca.com/
Under the adoption section they have some pics of some of our dogs and cats http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/smile.gif

Mocha is this week's featured dog!!!

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[Stenograsaurus]

Oh, Aly, I wish our local humane society was more like yours. I was there one day and there was a guy looking at a dog. He asked the volunteer if she was chipped. They said they had no way of checking that http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/confused.gif Isn't that the whole purpose of having dogs chipped, so you can find their home if they get lost? Every time I've been there, I've found something wrong. Yours sounds so great!!!

[aly]

Thanks Stenograsaurus! It is so great there. It is my home away from home and the staff and volunteers are such great people, just like all of you here on Pet Talk http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/smile.gif

I would think it'd be easy to check for a chip. Just scan the dog and if it doesn't work, no chip! Some shelters have people who just don't care enough, like the kill shelter here in town. Its my worst nightmare going there because it is so dirty and the people are mean. Not all the people but the people I have come in contact with. It is like pulling teeth to get someone to help you. I am thinking about trying to volunteer there too. Its going to probably emotionally kill me but all the dogs there are neglected and need attention so bad. At my shelter, we regularly walk the dogs (5+ times a day for potty). At the other place, they have to go in their kennels. The kennels are not even cleaned on a regular basis so there is pee and poop everywhere. The dogs are filthy. I am still trying to work up the emotional courage to go spend time there. The parking lot is bad enough because their pleading cries and hacking coughs ring throughout your ears. Ugh, I better stop http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/frown.gif

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[Stenograsaurus]

Your local kill shelter sounds like our humane society. I thought the same thing about the chip. They said they didn't have the equipment to scan it.

[shais_mom]

OH ALY! I can definately see the greyhound and the shepherd in Bonnie!!! She is so pretty!!
Keep up the great work!!

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