Do You Ever Wonder...?

[Alysser]

I am so sorry to see Duncan has passed on. May he rest in peace. The first post was great. I can tell Duncan was loved greatly by you. Hang in there.

I got Mikey from a women who's husband had just died and her kids felt bad and bought him for her. I know he was bought from a pet store originally, however, I really hope his mother and father are not sitting in a crappy puppymill somewhere. As for his siblings, I don't know how much he had or anything like that. I don't really know much about his puppyhood either, I know he wasn't abused or anything, at least not physically. He was stuck in the cage for most of the day and night though, and when we first got him he absolutely HATED his cage. Hated the thought of EVER going in it again. We had to re-crated train him. He now is a good boy and only goes in his cage at night or when there's a thunderstorm coming and we're not home. Usually he stays out, even when we aren't home and he's such a good dog. He's terrified of thunder to. But that's not anyone's fault.

I also wonder if he ever misses his old owner, she was a very sweet lady. I don't think he misses his old lifestyle of always being in his crate, not getting walks, etc. but he might miss her. When I e-mail his owner she never really responds back, which is a shame, because she said she'd love to see pictures of him. I know she was heartbroken having to give him up.

He's the love of my life, I only hope he feels the same!

[dab_20]

Both Molli and Sammy I got as puppies.
Molli I have known since she was 3 days old. She was my friend's accidental litter. I picked her out because she had spots of apricot and the other puppies were white, and she had such a lively personality. She had two other brothers, I know one went to my hockey coach at school at the time. I don't know where the siblings are now. I know her dad, Lucky, died about a year ago. Her mom, Lily, still lives with my friend.
Sam I found through a newspaper ad. (I know it's bad that I purchased, I know better now) I knocked on the person's door and a friend from school answered the door! Sam had 8 brothers and sisters. Only 2 of them, including him, lived. I think it was the mom who rejected them and they had to be hand raised. He was the last one left. His parents were so beautiful and friendly. His dad was a chocolate parti and his mom was buff.

Springen is the mystery pup. We got him around 7 months old. He was very skinny and had a few illnesses. We know after he grew out of the tiny puppy stage he was put on a chain outside. What amazed me about him is what a HAPPY dog he was. Just absolutely loves people, such a kind dog. He obviously wasn't treated well his first few months. That family lost an amazing dog.

That's the thing about dogs. They are intelligent, but simple minded. They don't dwell on the past. They see whats here and now. Humans need to learn a thing or two from them.

[IRescue452]

I wonder who the heck had purebred cocker spaniel puppies and turned at least two of them loose instead of selling them. Wallace was a stray and so was his brother and they were just about 4 months old.

I wonder what Naylee's past was really about. I know she was bred in MI and I know her sob story from her last owner who adopted her from the Humane Association was that she was tied outside in a backyard starving and abused. But that story seems too much for her. Yes, she eats poop and maybe was hungry, but her info from the shelter said 56lbs I think so she was only 10 pounds underweight. And the owner they got her from complied with vaccinations and getting her spayed. And it looks like she was never bred which might be odd for an unspayed female who was supposedly left outdoors. And she's not afraid of people. I just think she wasn't treated so bad as the sob story. I always wonder if her fear of thunderstorms and loud noises came from being tried as a gun dog or protection dog.