Heidi (our lil Min Pin Buddie) needs a New Home

[Cinder & Smoke]

GOODER NEWS on the June 17, 2007 Post ... She's gonna Stay at HOME!
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I HATE phone calls like that!
Heidi's Mom (a good friend & wifey of a good buddy FireFighter) called to ask for
Help finding Heidi a "better" home than they're giving her ...

Mom runs an in-home business (medical billing) that keeps her busy all day, with
frequent trips out to meet clients. Hubby works long hours, likes to hunt and 4-wheels.
Two young-adult boys both work and *hunt girls* - never home except to sleep!
Teenager Daughter plays softball (VERY well) and consumes everyone's "spare time"
with thrice-weekly 100 mile semi-pro softball trips and all-weekend game trips ...
Poor Heidi is spending more and more time Alone at home!

Heidi is a "papered" Min Pin (Miniature Pinscher), spayed, in good health,
"reasonably" well behaved and very friendly to 2-Leggers, Dawgs, and Kats;
6 years old (born 10/9/99), and with her family for about 5 years.
She lives with a couple Howze Kats; and gets along well with her HUGE all-white
German Shepherd "brother Amos" - you've all seen him - he's the "Watch Dawg"
we've looked in on a few times when the family goes on trips.
She's crate "tolerant", but is crated too often due to her having *pee problems*
when left alone to roam the house. Mom feels very badly about having to
crate her so often these days.
She doesn't chew stuff, doesn't *bark* non-stop like many lil mutts do,
and *LUVS* a good lap!

Heidi has spent many days & nights here at da Ranch when the family has taken
trips ... She does WELL with the Three Amigos AND da Kat!
She behaves in da Bus, walks well on a leash, and "sorta comes" when called.
Mom resorted to a tie-out because Heidi has taken an occasional "hike in da woods"
for longer than Mom can suffer through ... I never had too many "lost dawg" issues
with her ... but she HAS "disappeared" while in my care & custody more than once.

Now ... before ANYone "starts" ...
NO! Phred does NOT need nor want anudder Mutt!!
(KAT seez "Ditto - we'z Full-UP!")
I started off as a WUN-Dawg and WUN-Kat guy ...
CINDER decided to Keep SmokeMutt ...
And I sill haven't figured out why the THIRD FurrBall Mutt is here -
sleeping on my feetz as I type this!

Soooo ... we're open to Offers ...
Heidi needs a "better" Home!

/s/ a Hopeful Phred

[Cinder & Smoke]

Pictures - worth a thousand words ...





Heidi - about to get *tossed in* for another swim >>>


Here's the Heidi Tails from her last Sleep-Ober atta Ranch this summer ...

http://petoftheday.com/talk/showthread.php?t=81353

Don't be bashful - Make us an Offer!

[wolf_Q]

That's really sad, she's a cute girl! I hope she finds a new home. I don't understand, though, why they have time for Amos but not Heidi?

[Cinder & Smoke]

I don't understand, though, why they have time for Amos but not Heidi?

I guess Amos is more "self maintaining" ...
* He lives inside/outside - beds in two garages
* House privilages (limited rooms) IF his "Dad" is home (and he isn't too grubby)
* Wears a Zapper Collar on an Invisible Fence with about 2 acres to run
* Wouldn't harm a flea, but scares the krap out of people who don't belong there
* Amos makes due with a *pat onna head* as family comes & goes

Heidi requires a bit more "attention".

[Ginger's Mom]

Aww, Phred how I wish I could help out. I actually knew of someone looking for another small dog to add to her household of two small dogs and a cat; however, she called me at 10:30 Saturday morning to say that she had adopted a rescued dog (well, puppy really). I wish our lifestyle could allow for two dogs, she is a sweetie. good luck to you. I hope Heidi finds an excellent home.

[momoffuzzyfaces]

And I sill haven't figured out why the THIRD FurrBall Mutt is here -
sleeping on my feetz as I type this!

Soooo ... we're open to Offers ...
Heidi needs a "better" Home!

/s/ a Hopeful Phred

I think the THIRD FurrBall Mutt is there to keep your feets warm or so it seems to me.

Poor Heidi!!!
Prayers are on the way that she finds the perfect loving home that has lots of time and cuddles to offer her!!!

[lizbud]

Aww I feel bad for Heidi. It's sad when a family "outgrows" a dog.
She's a pretty girl. Do they have any Rescue groups for Min Pin's? She'd
be great with a family/person with more time for her. Good luck Heidi.

[Cincy'sMom]

She is such a little cutie!! I wish we could take her, but I think 3 is our limit here too!

[Corinna]

Sure wish I could help but we are at the landlords limit some one has to go before I can get some one new. How about here being a honory spotted fire dog. at the fire house. Enough folks there is there?

[Cinder & Smoke]

How about her being an Honorary Spotted Fire Dog ~ at the fire house?
Enough folks there - is there?

Heidi might get lonesome at the Fire House ~
We're all on-call Volunteers - no one stays in the Station between calls.

Years ago, my (RB ) Husky/Shepherd Shadow came closest to being our
"Mascot" - she spent MANY hours in the office while I was out on calls.
She even "bunked in" for 3 days once while I was on a FD business trip! She
had a bunch of the Fire Guys "looking in" on her every few hours - feeding, walking,
and entertaining - while I was gone. She seemed to have a *phunn tyme*!

I really hope I can find a "better" Home for Heidi ... before ...