My Shelter Dogs

Dakota Spirit · 02-21-2008, 01:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Mr Pooch

Dakota i just went through the whole thread and cant believe these dogs are even given up!! On page 3 there is a dog with wheels at the back,does the dog have three legs? such a noble looking face.On page 5 is my favourite its a blond colouring with a red nose,that dog is stunning.Dakota all the dogs are beautiful and the pictures brilliant.

I wonder that a lot too - particularly when it's a 15 year old dog that has lived with it's owners it's entire life.

No, Scooter (Heh, I didn't name him

) had all four legs - but is back two were paralyzed so someone donated the wheelchair for him.

On page 5 I think you were looking at Sampson (with the brindle face?). He was a buddy of mine for awhile, as he was in and out of foster homes and with us at the shelter for about 2 months. He was a good boy though, and eventually got adopted.

Thanks Pooch

Mr Pooch · 02-21-2008, 01:55 PM

This one,he/she is a stunner

Dakota Spirit · 02-21-2008, 04:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Mr Pooch

This one,he/she is a stunner

Oh, that boy! I loved him as well. Loved his little ears

Dakota Spirit · 03-14-2008, 10:13 PM

Heh, I've FINALLY got some new ones for you guys. School has been kicking my butt lately so I've been a bit behind

. Hope it was worth the wait!

Names: Harley (Adopted!), Honey, unknown, unknown, Peaches, Pecan, and Midge (Adopted)

More coming in a minute...

ETA: Excuse the uneven borders. I don't have my usual programs so I've had to attempt to do them by hand.

Dakota Spirit · 03-14-2008, 10:14 PM

Last two

Names: unknown and Riggs. Riggs actually belongs to a staff member but she brings him close to every day. Lol, Riggs is pretty much my best bud

Inga · 03-14-2008, 10:20 PM

Oh Peaches you have the face of an Angel. Look at those thoughtful eyes. He looks like he is pleading with me to come and adopt him. What is up with that shelter Dakota, Don't they pay the heat bills? So many of the dogs are sitting around with blankets on them all the time. LOL
I actually drove an hour to go to a shelter today and walked several dogs. They had some gorgeous puppies and I wanted to kick my own backside when I realized I should have brought my cameras. There is a Pit mix there that looks so much like a Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever it is crazy. Mom was definitely a Pit, Dad as usual was unknown. My guess a Golden retriever. Love the pictures once again. I was beginning to think you were giving up on us. LOL

What happened to Pecan and Midge if the last 2 are unknown and riggs?

TeddieXRuxpin · 03-14-2008, 10:21 PM

Peaches is way to cute to be in a shelter without a home!!! I want him!

Is the last unknown a Shih Tzu? He/she looks limp., must be sleeping pretty well. I missed seeing you pictures!

Dakota Spirit · 03-14-2008, 10:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Inga

Oh Peaches you have the face of an Angel. Look at those thoughtful eyes. He looks like he is pleading with me to come and adopt him. What is up with that shelter Dakota, Don't they pay the heat bills? So many of the dogs are sitting around with blankets on them all the time. LOL
I actually drove an hour to go to a shelter today and walked several dogs. They had some gorgeous puppies and I wanted to kick my own backside when I realized I should have brought my cameras. There is a Pit mix there that looks so much like a Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever it is crazy. Mom was definitely a Pit, Dad as usual was unknown. My guess a Golden retriever. Love the pictures once again. I was beginning to think you were giving up on us. LOL

What happened to Pecan and Midge if the last 2 are unknown and riggs?

Lol, oh yeah - it actually gets too hot for my tastes half the time. If any of the dogs are wrapped up in blankets, it means they are just out of surgery (spay/neuter) They wrap the dogs up for comfort and I think for security. Most of them wake up pretty confused.

Oh, you should have! I woulda love to see some little pit mix pups ^^ Nova's make for some real cuties as well. I bet they were darling.

Lol, yeah...I just realized how lax I'd been.

I'm not sure what you mean by your last sentence

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Originally Posted by TeddieXRuxpin

Peaches is way to cute to be in a shelter without a home!!! I want him!

Is the last unknown a Shih Tzu? He/she looks limp., must be sleeping pretty well. I missed seeing you pictures!

Shih Tzu mix if I remember right. He's been adopted as well - though I forgot to put that in the post. Yeah he was crashed, just out of his neuter surgery.

Thanks guys! I really loved Peaches as well - she is a HANDFUL though. Got out of her kennel once or twice while we were getting other dogs

Inga · 03-14-2008, 10:40 PM

I just couldn't see the last pictures right away. Don't know what was up with that. LOL I see them now. Maybe I had momentary blindness. LOL There was a little of Australian Cattle dogs there too. Sooooo Cute. None of them were any good on a leash so I gave them a crash course in leash walking and sit on command. Makes a difference between adopt and euthanasia many times. This shelter is near an area where there is quite a bit of dog fighting so they never have a shortage of Pits and Pit mixes. You are right, they are absolutely adorable. Many of them do not make it onto the floor, but the ones that do are usually wonderful little dogs. There were also 3 little designer breeds. Scared out of their minds being there. One was a Chiweenie as they call them. Chihuahua/Doxie mix and 2 Shih tzu Pom mixes. It is sad to see dogs like this coming in and then knowing other people are pumping these types of dogs out at a phenomenal rate to make a buck. There was a Puppy Mill bust in Wisconsin recently also so some of the other local shelters are seeing tons of the little designs. How unfair is it all? I am not a fan of those small dogs, but I just wanted to take them home. Actually, I am not a good judge of any dog. Once I work with a dog for a few minutes I think it is great no matter what. They start out sort of nutty and then they want to come home with me. I hate that, it is so hard to say no. If I win the lottery I am going back to adopt the little cattle dog and one of the Border/Pits. They are so nervous and unadaptable but did great with me and wanted to come home. Lack of money keeps my numbers small right now.

TeddieXRuxpin · 03-14-2008, 10:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Dakota Spirit

Shih Tzu mix if I remember right. He's been adopted as well - though I forgot to put that in the post. Yeah he was crashed, just out of his neuter surgery.

Thanks guys! I really loved Peaches as well - she is a HANDFUL though. Got out of her kennel once or twice while we were getting other dogs

Well that makes a lot of sense.

I guess I'd be out too lol.

Peaches is such a pretty girl though; I callered her a boy..Don't tell her.

I really wish I could have another dog, but there will always be another and another and another that I'd like to bring home.

I hope I'm able to get a lot of pictures tomorrow and Sunday I may be going to a pub to support a rescue i've worked with. I hope they don't have dogs there lol..that couldn't be to safe. Buy a beer and adopt a dog lol.

Thank you for posting these!!

Inga · 03-14-2008, 11:01 PM

Heck Teddie, I think that is something my local shelter might try. Once and awhile they do 2 for deals. Buy one get the second for half price. These are animals we are talking about and people will actually sit there and say, "Well, we might want a second dog down the road and it is a good deal to get them both now." There have also been comments like, "Hurry in because they will all be gone by the weekend." See where I have issues with this place? Many folks do.
Dakota, does your shelter fix the dogs once the adopt is completed? Do they do it on site? Is there a vet on staff all the time?

TeddieXRuxpin · 03-14-2008, 11:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Inga

Heck Teddie, I think that is something my local shelter might try. Once and awhile they do 2 for deals. Buy one get the second for half price. These are animals we are talking about and people will actually sit there and say, "Well, we might want a second dog down the road and it is a good deal to get them both now." There have also been comments like, "Hurry in because they will all be gone by the weekend." See where I have issues with this place? Many folks do.
Dakota, does your shelter fix the dogs once the adopt is completed? Do they do it on site? Is there a vet on staff all the time?

Inga, The city shelter I've worked with has done that..two for one deal. It's only happened a few times and they were dogs that had to go together and had been with the shelter for way to long. I don't think they ever did get adopted..one could climb straight up an 8 ft fence. I was told by one of the officers one day they went out to the play area part of the shelter and all they saw was a big furry butt going over the fence.

They would actually get sick if seperated from one another; they came in that way. They're all they had to survive on the street and you could tell when looking at them. It's sad, but one way or another they got to stay together.

Dakota Spirit · 03-14-2008, 11:44 PM

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Originally Posted by TeddieXRuxpin

Well that makes a lot of sense.

I guess I'd be out too lol.

Peaches is such a pretty girl though; I callered her a boy..Don't tell her. I really wish I could have another dog, but there will always be another and another and another that I'd like to bring home.

I hope I'm able to get a lot of pictures tomorrow and Sunday I may be going to a pub to support a rescue i've worked with. I hope they don't have dogs there lol..that couldn't be to safe. Buy a beer and adopt a dog lol.

Thank you for posting these!!

Lol, she wouldn't know. She acts like a little tomboy

. Ah, I know what you mean. That's among the multitude of reasons I started taking pictures. I couldn't adopt them so I needed to come up with another way to remember all my buddies. I hope so too - you guys always have such great looking dogs.

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Originally Posted by Inga

Heck Teddie, I think that is something my local shelter might try. Once and awhile they do 2 for deals. Buy one get the second for half price. These are animals we are talking about and people will actually sit there and say, "Well, we might want a second dog down the road and it is a good deal to get them both now." There have also been comments like, "Hurry in because they will all be gone by the weekend." See where I have issues with this place? Many folks do.
Dakota, does your shelter fix the dogs once the adopt is completed? Do they do it on site? Is there a vet on staff all the time?

Inga, I think you NEED to get those puppies

Yep we do it once the adoption goes through or if the dog is there long enough we just go ahead and do it, even if they haven't be adopted yet. Sometime before leaving they are all fixed (We even fix the rabbits now - several vets in the area have worked out deals with us). The dogs and cats are all done by on site vet staff though - they are there everyday tending to the dogs as need be. I think we are very lucky in that respect.

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Originally Posted by TeddieXRuxpin

Inga, The city shelter I've worked with has done that..two for one deal. It's only happened a few times and they were dogs that had to go together and had been with the shelter for way to long. I don't think they ever did get adopted..one could climb straight up an 8 ft fence. I was told by one of the officers one day they went out to the play area part of the shelter and all they saw was a big furry butt going over the fence.

They would actually get sick if seperated from one another; they came in that way. They're all they had to survive on the street and you could tell when looking at them. It's sad, but one way or another they got to stay together.

Same with us. It doesn't happen a lot with dogs but every once in awhile we get an old pair of bonded cats that really need to go together. In those cases they usually offer such a reduced price that it might as well be two for one.

Mr Pooch · 03-14-2008, 11:59 PM

Hey Dakota,the brown/tan Pit/Staff? looks just like Carter,Darkmoons Pooch.

I know i f*** around here sometimes laugh wise(im boozy 2night been out),but ive got so much admiration for people like you and Ted who work in the shelters and see the things we either pretend aint happening or just phaze it out our minds.
Be proud gal"wink"

Dakota Spirit · 03-15-2008, 12:03 AM

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Originally Posted by Mr Pooch

Hey Dakota,the brown/tan Pit/Staff? looks just like Carter,Darkmoons Pooch.

I know i f*** around here sometimes laugh wise(im boozy 2night been out),but ive got so much admiration for people like you and Ted who work in the shelters and see the things we either pretend aint happening or just phaze it out our minds.
Be proud gal"wink"

Aww,thanks Pooch. I really appreciate it

Peaches does look a bit like Carter. I suspect she is somewhere along the lines of Staff/Pitt/Mystery mutt. Their faces definitely have similar attributes.

digits mama · 03-15-2008, 02:24 AM

Thats why I love ted and Dakota and Inga...they keep me in perspective to the reality of things. One day I want to be just like em.

Dakota Spirit · 03-15-2008, 02:35 AM

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Originally Posted by digits mama

Thats why I love ted and Dakota and Inga...they keep me in perspective to the reality of things. One day I want to be just like em.

Aw, but digit you're already so sweet

Lookit those dog's you've rescued into your home - that's just as good!

digits mama · 03-15-2008, 02:43 AM

Ekk..Dozer wasnt a rescue..I just stole him from the BF years ago...And Puddles and Iris were "gifts" from my loving mother I never had a chance to really rescue...except for Ollie I guess.. But...Nothing even closse compares to what you guys do all the time.

Dakota Spirit · 03-15-2008, 03:01 AM

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Originally Posted by digits mama

Ekk..Dozer wasnt a rescue..I just stole him from the BF years ago...And Puddles and Iris were "gifts" from my loving mother I never had a chance to really rescue...except for Ollie I guess.. But...Nothing even closse compares to what you guys do all the time.

Ah, but still you're still made of plenty to admire. Thanks for the comments, they are much appreciated

Dakota Spirit · 03-17-2008, 10:11 PM

Lots of new ones for you guys today. Once again, please ignore the uneven borders. I'm still having to do them by hand.

Names: Two unknowns, Koby (adopted!), Sadie, Scuba, unknown, and Luna (my two favorite shots of the evening.)

...couple more coming.