My Shelter Dogs

jess_hawk · 11-09-2007, 02:47 PM

Awwww!
I especially love #4, but I would take #2, too!

Durbkat · 11-09-2007, 04:03 PM

Ewww, is that what mange is? It eats the dogs skin?

TeddieXRuxpin · 11-09-2007, 04:23 PM

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Ewww, is that what mange is? It eats the dogs skin?

Wow I didn't know there were still people that didn't know what mange was...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mange

Here is a link explaining what mange is.

I went through all of the pages last night and there were several I would have taken home in a heart beat.

Durbkat · 11-09-2007, 04:33 PM

I never even heard of it. lol

digits mama · 11-09-2007, 04:50 PM

Wow..more pics to pawn over..How I love to look here

When I used to live in Louisiana I had a neighbor that had bunches of hunting dogs and cattle dogs. Bunches means about 60.

He would allow them to roam around about 10 at a time in his feilds and they would come over to play with my potbelly pig. Sometimes they would come over doused in burnt moter oil. The moron would do that to keep them from getting mange. Not only that! Every now and then they would come in my yard and they all seemed to be nipping at thier gonads (males) What was happining was I found out that he would tie rubber bands around thier jewels to neuter them! Imagine weeding your flower beds to find them things in there. I had a screaming match with the neighbor over the idiotic way he did things. Eventually the dogs never came over anymore. Eventually the neighbor passed away and it all ended. Thank gawd! But I have heard that is the way that the ole timers did things. How gross poor dogs.

Inga · 11-09-2007, 06:19 PM

Hm, I met a few guys during my rescue work today that I would like to use those bands on. The world would be better for it if they did not reproduce. To think how animals suffer at the hands of Mankind is just heartbreaking.

Shaina · 11-09-2007, 06:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Inga

Hm, I met a few guys during my rescue work today that I would like to use those bands on. The world would be better for it if they did not reproduce. To think how animals suffer at the hands of Mankind is just heartbreaking.

Are you proposing a reputable breeder program for humans? :P

Dakota Spirit · 11-09-2007, 08:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Durbkat

I never even heard of it. lol

Wow, your kidding right? That really is surprising.

Thanks Teddie - for both the link and comments.

digit - I've heard of that method as well. Whats worse is that people STILL do it. Like a 'home neuter' job. I can't even begin to imagine the pain. I know it involves cutting off the blood suppy...well shoot, it hurts just to have that happen on one finger! Must be horrible for the poor animals.

Thanks Jessie

....and Inga, you've got my vote

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Lonewolfblue · 11-11-2007, 01:25 PM

Another thing I really like about your pics is the black frame around them. Very well done, and continue looking forward to your pics as you post them.

Dakota Spirit · 11-11-2007, 01:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Lonewolfblue

Another thing I really like about your pics is the black frame around them. Very well done, and continue looking forward to your pics as you post them.

When I first started taking pictures I used to leave that off. I think the boarders add a more professional look though.

Thanks!

Lonewolfblue · 11-11-2007, 01:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Dakota Spirit

When I first started taking pictures I used to leave that off. I think the boarders add a more professional look though.

Thanks!

Yes, it does.

Dakota Spirit · 11-12-2007, 02:48 PM

Just some oldies

Their names are:

Cornelius, Marshmallow, and a no name.

Lol, lookit that fuzzy quality

I'm glad my pictures have improved a bit since then.

Jen D · 11-12-2007, 07:34 PM

Dakota, the pictures are great and I bet the calendar idea would be a great fund raiser. You might even be able to get a printing company to do it just for the cost of material. Do you train at the shelter?

Inga · 11-12-2007, 07:39 PM

OUCH! Poor no name looks rough on this picture. Looks like a Puppymill photo. When a persons heart breaks for the dog just by looking at the photo you know it is working. Keep up the good work. I bet you have saved a lot of dogs that would otherwise not have been looked at. A picture is worth a thousand words. and while the thousand words are being said, the person is getting to know the dogs personality and falling in love. Great Job Dakota.

Hound Bound · 11-13-2007, 12:43 AM

I remember Cornelius. THOSE ARE MY HAAANDS.
He was such a sweet boy <333

Dakota Spirit · 11-13-2007, 01:08 AM

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Dakota, the pictures are great and I bet the calendar idea would be a great fund raiser. You might even be able to get a printing company to do it just for the cost of material. Do you train at the shelter?

Thats kind of what I was thinking too. I need the higher quality as well.

Mm, a bit. I work with the dogs when I take them out for bathing and walks/play time but there isn't any big training sessions. There just isn't enough time :/

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OUCH! Poor no name looks rough on this picture. Looks like a Puppymill photo. When a persons heart breaks for the dog just by looking at the photo you know it is working. Keep up the good work. I bet you have saved a lot of dogs that would otherwise not have been looked at. A picture is worth a thousand words. and while the thousand words are being said, the person is getting to know the dogs personality and falling in love. Great Job Dakota.

Yeah, that little guy was pretty beaten up

. I think it was a combo of neglect and abuse as he had a circular cut around his muzzle. You know the type you'd see with homemade muzzles? He's wasn't aggressive or anything though - just a little sweetie.

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I remember Cornelius. THOSE ARE MY HAAANDS.
He was such a sweet boy <333

They are! I know, I loved him

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Jen D · 11-13-2007, 07:58 AM

Dakota, your pictures were awesome you have the perfect pictures of them, they need to use your pictures and have the pro make the calendar with them. A professional photographer could never get the shots you get especially knowing the dogs like you do. It is a tear jerker just looking at those pictures and knowing what it is like being in a shelter working with these dogs.

Dakota Spirit · 11-13-2007, 08:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Jen D

Dakota, your pictures were awesome you have the perfect pictures of them, they need to use your pictures and have the pro make the calendar with them. A professional photographer could never get the shots you get especially knowing the dogs like you do. It is a tear jerker just looking at those pictures and knowing what it is like being in a shelter working with these dogs.

Thanks, Jen. I really appreciate it

. Often its hard to explain how much these photos mean to me, even if the quality comes out bad. Usually it's the only thing I get to keep from these dogs, so that alone makes them priceless.

I'm glad they also do well at getting the shelter message across.

Dakota Spirit · 11-14-2007, 11:51 PM

A couple shots of the girl we worked with today.

Her name is Skittles and she is around 3 years old. They have her listed up as an ACD/Mix. She actually does have the build of an ACD - but looks basically like a very small bob tailed GSD

. VERY sweet. She may have been adopted today. I'm not sure if the family ended up taking her yet.

Hound Bound · 11-14-2007, 11:53 PM

I really hope the people that were visiting with her decided to take her. She was such a sweet girl, and looked so sharp in that bandana