A girl I use to work with had a neighbor who had a few dogs. Last year (around this same time) my co-worker came to work and told me that the neighbors dog had to find a new home outside of the city limits or she would be put down.
The reason for this was Pepsi had two litters of pups in her short life and each time she had puppies she had biten someone in the neighborhood. Both times it was reported so after the second time Animal Control said she had to go. My co-worker was very upset because she said Pepsi was such a good dog. She was just being protective of her puppies. Of course my first question was why didn't they get her fixed, but they couldn't afford it.
So anyway, my first thought, in order to save this poor dog, was my mother. They live out in the country and have a kennel set up that will fit 4 dogs and currently only had two using them. I called my mom and told her Pepsi's story. She, and suprisingly my father too, were just disgusted at these owners for allowing this to happen. And just as I thought my mom agreed to take her, on the condition that they fixed her first. So my co-worker helped them find a low cost place and even paid for it herself to get her fixed.
I took her out to my mom's place and now a year later Pepsi is the only outside dog, due to my sisters three GSD's passing away, and is loving her new home. She has NEVER shown aggression toward anyone and my 12 year old niece plays with her everyday.
She is super fast and can jump real high to catch a frisbee. She tires my mom out with playing chase with a tennis ball. My mom had to break her from the bad habit of chewing on rocks too. Poor dog hardly has any teeth because of this.
The other day my mom was at my brothers, which is right next door, and my niece went to the door to let Pepsi in. PEEYEWWW!!!! Pepsi had decided to try to play with a skunk!!! My mom took her home and usually on the walk home Pepsi will run ahead on the trail. This time, to my mothers' dismay, she walked slowly right beside her. I think she knew my mom wasn't happy with her. So my mom had to gag the whole way home and give her a bath. Not sure what she used, but she has tried many variations with skunk bathes. And the next day her hands still smelled like skunk. YUCK!! She said you could see the yellow spot on Pepsi's white chest where the skunk got her.
Anyway, the point of this story is how we saved a wonderful dog from being put to sleep because of the owners ignorance.
Pepsi has a great home and my mom still has one outside dog to care for. She also has a min-pin inside that is almost 18 years old.
I am not sure what breed Pepsi is, but over the holidays I am going to try to get some pictures of her and post her here on PT to see if anyone can help me figure out what she is.
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Originally Posted by Taz_Zoee
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