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Well, the honeymoon is definitely over, lol! She has plenty of sass to keep me on my toes. She is starting to admit that she understands human words. She is quite a character; we are having a blast!
 
We did have a few days of setback; she woke up one day with an "aggressive limp", according to the vet. No idea what happened...best guess is she twisted a toe skittering around on the tile. Vet gave her inflammation meds and she has a follow up next week. Seems to have resolved. While I was there, I got both of her microchips registered again so she should be well documented! Pic is her at the vet looking definitely not sick, lol.  She weighed in at a cool 60 pounds. Trying to keep her at what Stacey and Joe had her, she looks great.
 
I knew I was going to have fun but had no idea I would have this much enjoyment, can't really describe it. Her physical abilities continue to amaze me. She's been on a few outings and is an absolute dream. She discovered rabbit TV, (the back door), but she gives herself away with that beautiful alert! Yard rabbits can live, but the neighborhood ones are going to need help...
 
Oh, and she cheats! Tries to find a work-around for everything! I could talk about her forever but don't want to bury you in a wall of words.
 
Just wanted to give an update and thank you all again for what you do.
 
Will keep you posted!
 
Vickie

 


Olive 0530

Happy Tails story! We have a child with a severe disability whom is now 25. Tiara has had a service dog in the past and now that she is older we did not pursue another due to the fact she lives in a group home and only comes home every other weekend to spend time with us. Firecracker initially was curious about Tiara but hasn’t shown any interest when she has been home. Recently she has gone into her room and got up on her bed with her and has snuggled close to her. I observed it a few times and it’s simply amazing what a canine will do to show an individual whom cannot speak the unconditional love she needs that is unspoken. To say Firecracker is a blessing is an understatement! She does things naturally with Tiara that her first service dog Hope 

 


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Hoodoo’s story: 
This boy 🥰 He is the most demanding one we’ve got. He’s human reactive to any and all strangers, very fearful. He’s a rescue dog from @bigcypressgsdrescue and we know very little about his past but here’s what we know; at 8-9 months old his previous family was considering having him euthanized because “something is wrong with him” “he has screws loose” as if that’s enough of a reason to kill a puppy instead of getting off your ass and figuring out what it is he needs and wants and researching his breed mix. Apparently he was herding their children (he’s a German shepHERD / cattle dog 🤦‍♀️) and he was left outside, escaped, ate a chicken.
Rescue then stepped in and took him to save his life. But you know what? It worked out in our favor, because now we get the privilege of raising up the most sweet & special boy. He is so silly, affectionate, snuggly, gentle, playful, obedient and stubborn and eager to please. He loves his people hard…and once he accepts you it’s all cutesy from now on. There’s times where fate undeniably plays a hand in bringing souls together. He was always meant for us, and we will never give up on him no matter how difficult he can be. We changed his name to Hoodoo after a famous outlaw & Caribbean folk magick 

He’s the apple of my eye. #rescuedog #rescuestory #dogstagram #germanshepherd #cattledog


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Anubis’s rescue story;
Sweet Nubie is 7 months old! We brought him home when he was 10 weeks. He was supposed to be a last minute, urgent week long foster. His parents are a Belgian Malinois & and a Dutch Shepherd. breeders could only find homes for 5 of 10 puppies so released the rest to rescue…that’s a different conversation. My daughter and I went to go pick up a foster puppy, we had seen them all and were about to leave with Anubis’s brother…then out comes Anubis (then ‘brown puppy’) from hiding. He was the most shy, I didn’t even know he was there. He came out, sat on the lap of the person sitting next to me, and looked me dead in the eyes like he still does today. He knew. I knew. I also knew that choosing the most timid puppy usually means a timid or reactive dog, but hey it’s only a week. We foster failed after a week, we named him Anubis for obvious reasons…and 6 months later here we are. He stole our hearts. He’s so sweet, smart & funny. He’s got some really strange and hilarious quirks. He gives the sweetest kisses and maligator bites I ever got and he loves his neck and chest rubbed. He loves our daughter a little too much, he loves to play and he’s trouble on the run. #dogstagram #rescuestory #belgianmalinoisofinstagram #dutchshepherd #malinois #dogsofinstagram


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Kiki is wonderful we love her so much. I can’t believe it’s only been a few months, we can’t imagine our home without her.
She is very funny and loves to play.  We go to the dog park everyday and she has a few best friends in the neighborhood.  Her big sister has learned to love her. It took a week or so for Roxy to adjust but now they are always laying together.  We are so thankful for your rescue and grateful for our baby girl.

 


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