Sudilar
08-01-2001, 02:59 PM
Here is something posted on another BB, that was posted on another BB, and so on and so on.....
Get out the Hankies.
MY FOSTER DOG IS BEAUTIFUL.
>
>My foster dog stinks to high heaven.I don't know
for sure what breed
he is.
>His eyes are blank and hard.He won't let me pet him
and growls
>when I reach for him.He has ragged scars and crusty
sores on his
skin.
>His nails are long and his teeth which he showed me
are stained.
>I sigh.I drove two hours for this.
>I carefully maneuver him so that I can stuff him
in the create.
>Then I heft the create and put it in the car.I am
going home with my
new
>foster dog.
>
>At home I leave him in the create till all the
other dogs are in
>the yard.I get him out of the create and ask him if
he wants
'outside'.As I
>lead
>him to the door he hikes his leg on the wall and
shows me his
>stained teeth again.
>When we come in he goes to the create because
that's the only safe
place
>he sees.I offer him food but he wont eat it if I
look at him,so I
turn
>my back .When I come back the food is gone.I ask
again about
'outside'.
>When we come back I pat him before I let him in the
create,he
>jerks away and runs into the create to show me his
teeth.
>
>The next day I decide I can't stand the stink any
longer
>I lead him into the bath with cheese in my hand.His
fear of me
>in not quite overcome by his wish for the
cheese.And well
>he should fear me, for I will give him a bath
.After an attempt or
two
>to bail out he is defeated and stands there .
>I have bathed four legged bath squirters for more
dogs years than
>he has been alive.His only defense was a show of
his stained teeth
>that did not hold up to a face full of water.As I
wash him it
>is almost as if I wash not only the stink and dirt
away but also
>some of his hardness .His eyes look full of sadness
now.And he
>looks completely pitiful as only
>a soap covered dog can.I tell him that he will
feel better
>when he is cleaned.After the soap the towels are
not too bad
>so he lets me rub him dry.I take him outside.He
runs for joy.
>The joy of not being in the tub and the joy of
being clean.
>I, the bath giver, am allowed to share the joy.He
comes to me and
>lets me pet him.
>
>One week later I have a vet bill.His skin is
healing .He likes for
me
>to pet him.I think I know what color he will be
when his hair grows
>in.I have found out he is terrified of other
dogs.So I carefully
>introduce him to my mildest four legged brat.It
doesn't go well.
>
>Two weeks later a new vet bill for an infection
that was missed on
the
>first visit.He plays with the other dogs.
>
>Three weeks later he asks to be petted.
He chewed up part of the rug.
>
>Eight weeks later his coat shines,he has gained
weight.He shows
>his clean teeth when his toung lolls out after he
plays chase in the
>yard with the gang.His eyes are soft and filled
with life.
>He loves hugs and likes to show off his tricks ,if
you have the
cheese.
>
>Someone called today and asked about him,they saw
the picture I
>took the first week.They asked
>about his personality ,his history,his breed.They
asked if he was
pretty.
>I asked them lots of questions.I checked up on
them.
>I prayed.I said yes.
>When they saw him the first time they said he was
the most beautiful
>dog they had ever seen.
>
>Six months later I got a call from his new family.
>He is wonderful,smart ,well behaved and very
loving.
>How could someone not want him?
>I told them I did'nt know .
>He is beautiful.
>They all are.
>Martha O'Connor
>Corgi and Corgi Mix rescue-Missouri
Get out the Hankies.
MY FOSTER DOG IS BEAUTIFUL.
>
>My foster dog stinks to high heaven.I don't know
for sure what breed
he is.
>His eyes are blank and hard.He won't let me pet him
and growls
>when I reach for him.He has ragged scars and crusty
sores on his
skin.
>His nails are long and his teeth which he showed me
are stained.
>I sigh.I drove two hours for this.
>I carefully maneuver him so that I can stuff him
in the create.
>Then I heft the create and put it in the car.I am
going home with my
new
>foster dog.
>
>At home I leave him in the create till all the
other dogs are in
>the yard.I get him out of the create and ask him if
he wants
'outside'.As I
>lead
>him to the door he hikes his leg on the wall and
shows me his
>stained teeth again.
>When we come in he goes to the create because
that's the only safe
place
>he sees.I offer him food but he wont eat it if I
look at him,so I
turn
>my back .When I come back the food is gone.I ask
again about
'outside'.
>When we come back I pat him before I let him in the
create,he
>jerks away and runs into the create to show me his
teeth.
>
>The next day I decide I can't stand the stink any
longer
>I lead him into the bath with cheese in my hand.His
fear of me
>in not quite overcome by his wish for the
cheese.And well
>he should fear me, for I will give him a bath
.After an attempt or
two
>to bail out he is defeated and stands there .
>I have bathed four legged bath squirters for more
dogs years than
>he has been alive.His only defense was a show of
his stained teeth
>that did not hold up to a face full of water.As I
wash him it
>is almost as if I wash not only the stink and dirt
away but also
>some of his hardness .His eyes look full of sadness
now.And he
>looks completely pitiful as only
>a soap covered dog can.I tell him that he will
feel better
>when he is cleaned.After the soap the towels are
not too bad
>so he lets me rub him dry.I take him outside.He
runs for joy.
>The joy of not being in the tub and the joy of
being clean.
>I, the bath giver, am allowed to share the joy.He
comes to me and
>lets me pet him.
>
>One week later I have a vet bill.His skin is
healing .He likes for
me
>to pet him.I think I know what color he will be
when his hair grows
>in.I have found out he is terrified of other
dogs.So I carefully
>introduce him to my mildest four legged brat.It
doesn't go well.
>
>Two weeks later a new vet bill for an infection
that was missed on
the
>first visit.He plays with the other dogs.
>
>Three weeks later he asks to be petted.
He chewed up part of the rug.
>
>Eight weeks later his coat shines,he has gained
weight.He shows
>his clean teeth when his toung lolls out after he
plays chase in the
>yard with the gang.His eyes are soft and filled
with life.
>He loves hugs and likes to show off his tricks ,if
you have the
cheese.
>
>Someone called today and asked about him,they saw
the picture I
>took the first week.They asked
>about his personality ,his history,his breed.They
asked if he was
pretty.
>I asked them lots of questions.I checked up on
them.
>I prayed.I said yes.
>When they saw him the first time they said he was
the most beautiful
>dog they had ever seen.
>
>Six months later I got a call from his new family.
>He is wonderful,smart ,well behaved and very
loving.
>How could someone not want him?
>I told them I did'nt know .
>He is beautiful.
>They all are.
>Martha O'Connor
>Corgi and Corgi Mix rescue-Missouri