Do You Ever Wonder...?

[Taz_Zoee]

You do not need counseling because I'm sure there are a bunch of us out there.
I got Taggart when he was also 6 months old and I always wonder what his life was like the first 6 months. I have a feeling it wasn't all that good. He cowers/flinches when you raise your hand above your head. He doesn't like it when we yell (even if its not in anger).
But now (almost 3 years later) he is the goofiest dog I've ever met. He also likes to be touching me when he's on the bed. I just recently tested this. I had my hand over his paw and I slowly moved it off his paw and put it on the bed next to his. Five seconds later he lifted his paw and put it on my hand.

All I do know is he was meant to be our dog. When I first met him at the shelter I squatted down to see him and he laid his head on my leg. That was it. He was mine. I had to wait until the next day to get him and almost didn't make it. Luckily I volunteer at the shelter so the adoption counselor took me abck right away to see him. Another couple was also interested in him, but we beat them to him.


I am so sorry about Duncan. It made reading the original thread very emotional. I'm sure someday when you are ready you will find another dog that will fill that hole in your heart. Not to replace Duncan, of course, but just another pup to love.

[Varga]

I got all teary eyed from reading that original post and then realising when it was written and that Duncan had passed on. I'm so very sorry for your loss. It's very clear that you two loved each other a lot! And even if you didn't know about his past, I'm sure the years you did have together were precious to both of you.

I gotta say I wonder about my Taggart sometimes too. I got him when he was about a year old or so and I know a few things about his previous "home" but obviously I don't know anything about his mother or potential litter mates. I wish I could see a picture of him as a puppy though. He's so darn cute as it is that I'm sure a puppy picture would just be total cuteness overload!

When I got Taggart he was wearing a collar that his previous owners put on him, which was clearly too worn and too old to have just belonged to him. Was the dog who owned the collar before him worth more love than he was, or did they just abandon that dog to a lonely life on a chain too? If they did treat that previous dog the same way... then why did they get another one?? People don't make a lot of sense sometimes.

[kaycountrygal]

I read all the posts for this thread and was dismayed to read that Duncan has passed on. I am sorry for your loss.

I dont know anything about Annie's life before she came here as a stray. The vet thought she was a year old when I took her for a checkup and shots etc. I was going to have her spayed but she found a scar from previous spay.

I've often said to Annie:

Why would anybody spend the money to have you spayed and then throw you away?

Why are you so scared of loud noises, especially thunder and guns?

Why are you so skittish around people, especially men at the beginning? I think she was abused in various ways.

Why did they get rid of such a sweet dog as you are?

Where did you come from?

Why did someone probably bring you out to the country and turn you loose? You must have been so scared and you lived off the land and you were skinny and covered in ticks but luckily you found me.

How could they do that to such a good girl?

Then I tell her she's a good girl and nobody will ever hurt her or throw her away again. A pat on the head or a hug makes her go happy and round and round. She really is a sweet good natured dog.