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Nikki has a little problem. You see, his owner is moving and is going to euthanize his if she doesn’t find a home. (His photo is at left).
This story hits very close to home. When I was six years old, my parents bought their first home. The lady who owned it had two beautiful dachshunds, and was looking for homes for them as she was moving to Manhatten. She managed to find a home for the four year old male somehow, but did not have one for the five year old female. Her answer was to euthanize her if she didn’t find a home.
Long story short, that summer we moved into Heidi’s house. The moving truck came and picked up the boxes, and left Heidi home alone behind a babygate in an empty house. Then boxes started coming in again, this time with photo albums, dishes, and toys owned by a three and a six year old. She became my best friend. When I talked about how many siblings I had, an inevitable conversation starter when you address a six year old, I proudly stated that I had a human brother, but Heidi was my sister.
My dad was transferred out of state, and we moved from the house only one year later. Boxes were piling up again, and Heidi was behind the babygate so she wouldn’t be under foot. All day shey was sort of mopey and making under the breath little whistles. If dogs smile, and I believe they do, she had the widest smile that day. Sometimess, a tear comes to my eye when I think of how excited and relieved she was when she was lifted and placed in the car, never to be left behind ever again.
I have driven through New York state to get somewhere else, and I have been in New York. I still look for that “No Dogs Allowed Here” sign that apparently the gal that owned our dog thought she saw.
Heidi is no longer with us now. When I was nineteen years old, my heart was shattered. I was a mess when she died. She lived until she was eighteen, almost nineteen, so had a long life.
This is why left behind dogs always touch me the most. That dog, if given the chance may be just as special as my left behind dog was.
The odd thing about Nikki’s photo is that the car in the photo looks like a station wagon my mom droved during the second half of Heidi’s life. Not too many white station wagons with paneling around anymore, are there? He is in Washington State. For more information on Nikki, please visit the HomeZookeeper. Leave Megan a comment if you can help him!
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:(About 20 lbs.
1) I am afraid that this fluffy guy is going to get overlooked. Black dogs tend to get passed over. Either they don’t photograph well, or people just think they all look the same. This sweet dog also is being labelled a Lab/Shepherd, which you think would equal a big dog, but he isn’t.
BELOW LEFT 25-35 lb mixed breed girl. UPDATE: SSP can come to her aid! 
1) This adorable little thing is being labelled Beagle / Walker Hound. I am not exactly sure what she is, and that breed guess is a little nebulous. At any rate, she is 25-30 lbs of sweetness. As an added bonus, she has the cutest, floppiest ears. What is not to love? This dog is considered a “medium” as far as the spay/neuter price list.
Lastly, but not least is Punk. She is from a hoarder who has been infuriating all of us to no end. Last year, the state came in and Punk, Butch, and several other puppies were hidden in the house. As the grew, they were each kept in a 4×4 pen. Then, when the people got a new pup, they tired of the adult dogs and have been giving them up one by one. Punk is the latest casualty. She is a little scared, but she doesn’t growl or bite. She doesn’t really do much barking either. One can just tell that this gentle girl wants to be loved, but doesn’t know quite how to ask. I have to double check her weight, but believe she is under 40lbs.
Independence Day is this Friday. That means it is a “short week.” There will be barbeques, boating, or if you are in Florida….dodging the rain! This week is not so fun for shelter animals. While we are away on vacation, time marches on without us. The week is the same for the animals, but where have all the people gone? Adopters are not thinking about adding a family member, adoptions are slow at rescues so they can’t take as many in as they would like, or are not around at all either, as a rescue is made up of people who have friends and families too.
Sweet Cindy is a little different than all the other dogs that come into Heard County Animal Control. The main reason is that Cindy has a family that knows she is there. It is not a family that has tearfully said goodbye to Cindy because of a hardship. On the contrary, the family is toying with the idea of what to do. They sent their teenage child into the shelter today to scope things out to see if it really was their Cindy after getting calls and notices. But she didn’t take Cindy with her. How heartbreaking it is to see a family member…only for them to turn their back.
Cindy is a boxer mix - she looks like a very high mix at that. She is now eligible for adoption by anyone, not just her family. Her “time up” date is this coming Friday. Technically, she can be euthanized at any time, but the schedule for all the dogs and cats is Friday.
There is also one other dog at this shelter that needs extra exposure. (don’t mind the date on the camera, the camera was on the blink!) This dog is sweetness personified. She just simply loves everyone. The reason rescues have shied away from her is that she has mange. It is HIGHLY treatable but no boarding facility will take her.
She really needs a family.
