Colorado Bouvier rescue
07.02.09
My wife and I will continue to do Bouvier rescue in Colorado. The difference is that we will do it independently. There will be a website or part of an existing website. We will probably not form a formal organization, but may look into affiliating with an existing dog rescue organization. We will be a work in progress.
Saving Animals
07.01.09
A familiar story
06.30.09
There has been a lively discussion on one of the Bouvier lists about my being removed as Colorado director of the ABRL.
It is truly amazing how many volunteers get forced out of dog rescue and other causes. It is invariably some jackass that has power going to their head and treating people badly. People who do work and generally just want to be supported and not hassled. There is something very wrong with this picture.
Fired from the ABRL
06.29.09
So I have been told.
Yep, I am no longer the Colorado rescue coordinator for the ABRL. The director who is about 2000 miles away from me, thought she knew what was best for Gabbie and Jammer. Even though she never even met the dogs.
Talk about the height of arrogance. I don’t react well to being betrayed and my reaction was “unprofessional” or so the director thought. I am damn well going to be “unprofessional” when someone does NOT have the best interests of dogs at heart.
And by the way. I have never claimed to be a professional dog rescuer, a position that is quite rare. Most people who rescue dogs are just plain folk who care about the welfare of dogs and love them dearly.
No wonder the ABRL has so few volunteers.
Gabbie, Jammer, and Molly will be available via private adoption.
The new rescue
06.25.09
Molly is adjusting nicely. We are keeping her in an ex pen near our Molly who is also in an ex pen. Kind of confusing having two Mollys in one room.
I think she will be an excellent girl. She is really affectionate and we just have to get her used to our dogs within a day or so. I have a potential foster home lined up.
Another intake
06.24.09
Molly is about a year old female. Fairly skinny and gangly at 60 pounds. From a backyard breeder. Supposedly loves other dogs, but snarled at ours. I think she is just frightened. She is in a #700 crate for the night in the same room that our Molly is in. I think she will adjust in a few days.
Breeders surrendering dogs
06.22.09
Possibly another one
06.21.09
It appears that we will be taking in yet another Bouvier girl within the next several days. This one is named Molly and she is about a year old and weights about 60 pounds. Very sweet according to the owner, but is not compatible with their 3 year old daughter. A story all too familiar.
What a rescue!
06.17.09
Rules of the Household
06.16.09
My dogs and I live in this house. You are welcome to come and visit me anytime but we have a few things that you must understand before you visit.
You must expect a few dog hairs to stick to your clothes, I vacuum and clean everyday but my dogs live in this house too.
You may be licked and given a paw a few times but they do this because they love people and want to say hello , so if you feel that you are too good for their love then you are not welcome here because this is their home too.
My dogs are well mannered and very clean but if you are not one of those people who think all animals are dirty and smell then you best go away. You are not the type of person that I care to associate with.
If you dont like the sound of barking, then my home is not going to be a comfortable place for you to visit. My dogs protect me by letting me know I have a visitor. Whether it is a friend or an uninvited stranger. If you are a friend, my dogs will consider you their friend too but if you are an unwelcome guest my dogs will protect me with their life as I would them.
Do not expect me to lock my dogs In another room during your visit. I have trained my dogs well so they will not do anything to you except maybe want a pat on the head. I will not subject them to feel as if they are being punished by locking them away for no reason. That would just be cruel.
When you walk into my home, be careful not to trip on a squeaky toy or a bone . These are my dogs little treasures and I will not take them away from them just of show you that I keep a clean house. They know where all their toys are. They may not look like much to you, but to them they are worth more than gold.
You see, This is OUR home.
WE have been together since they were small puppies[ scampering around the house. Tiny wee things only a few weeks old. I raised them into well mannered, beautifully behaved dogs. I am proud of them I consider them my personal gift from the Divine. They have done nothing but give me their endless love and devotion for many years. I love them dearly and want to make their years happy ones as happy as they make mine.
When you go home to your family, they stay here with me. Fine loving companions. They are MY family and I wouldnt change that for the world. When times were hard we both went hungry. When it was cold and there was little heat we kept each other warm. When I was sick they stayed right by my side as I did when either of them was not having a good day. A better friend I could not ask for.
When no one cared my dogs did they have given me nothing but pure joy and unconditional love and I love them endlessly.
So please understand that I am not being rude .
Broken
06.15.09
My main computer died about a month ago and the backup died about a week ago. To top it all, I got really ill. Recovery of everything is still underway.
Molly is doing well and the foster kids are doing great. They are wonderful girls that need some manners, but they are truly diamonds in the rough.
Busy, busy, busy…
06.05.09
Molly has been doing very well and continues to get lots of rest in an ex pen with a number of short walks every day. She will get her sutures removed tomorrow (Saturday). It has been two weeks since she had the TPLO surgery.
Gabby and Jammer are doing very well also and have been spayed. Gabby is at home and Jammer is spending Friday night at the vet and will return home in the morning.
They have made their selves at home.
06.01.09
Yesterday thee new kids breached the barrier to the living room where Molly is and then the barrier to the second floor. They apparently explored it all.
They have learned to love most treats except for pig ears. I don’t think they had many treats in their previous home. They are super great dogs.
The new kids
05.30.09
Managing all these dogs is tiring to say the least. Gabby (or is it Gabbie?) and Jammer are great dogs except for their food foraging habits. Garbage cans are to be tipped over and explored. Kitchen sinks are to be checked out for edible morsels and scraps.
Appointments are set for spaying next Thursday and Friday.
