I watched a documentary tonight called 'One Nation Under Dog". It was about what happens with dogs in shelters as well as shows different people who rescue dogs from kennels and people who take in dogs from people who don't want them. Some scenes were very graphic and brought tears to my eyes.
I am very proud to say that I own a rescue dog. This is Leela. She was found on the side of the road in South Carolina and was brought up to the CT Humane Society. We adopted her at 3 months old and she will be 4yrs in October. I love her to death and she is just amazing. Always there waiting for me when i come home from work and is always near me. She loves to go places and is just a happy dog.
Please post a photo of your "Rescue Dog" and please share a story about where you got her and what age you adopted her.
Lets pray that everyone gets their pets spayed or neutered and hopefully we can control the pet population.
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This is Briscoe - my family named him after a Rugby League player. I got him from a sanctuary who had rescued him after he'd spent some time living on the streets. I've had him for 8 years now and he was at least 6 when I got him. He's just been diagnosed with a hear murmor and fluid on the lung - but his meds seem to be working :-)
I don't have any photos of him at hand, but my previous dog Rufo was a rescue. Someone had left him in a dumpster at about 4 weeks, and he was a tiny little ball of fur. Then he grew up to a giant, gentle dog. He had a long, happy life. RIP.
This is such a great thread. Here is Cookie, found her behind a neighbours wall on new years day, 7 years ago, very skinny and very scared. her tail had been cut off and infected. We brought her to vet and the animal shelter asked us to hold her for a while as they were full up, and you guessed, she stole our hearts so we kept her, but then her 'owner' turned up, turned out he breeds his own so turns out he interbreeds so she has defected legs, but anyway he wanted money for her as he had a 'buyer' so had to pay him to go away, and he did......
Thank you everyone for the posts. i loved seeing every photo. Hopefully more and more dogs will be rescued and there will be less reason for putting down dogs.
Two of these guys were dropped off on the side of the road as puppies. They were thrown out and I was lucky enough to find them. Someone's garbage became my treasures. The third was bought at the grocery store on a very cold winter night. We bought him for $10.00 just to get him and the young man out of the weather. This is the best purchase I have ever made. Two have since passed away after a long and happy life with me. The third is still going strong.
I don't have a dog but this is Millie, one of our rabbits. She was kept in a cage too small for her to turn around , now she lives in her own shed with her best buddy Mia who was also rescued. it has a catflap in the wall so that they can get access to their own garden during the day and they are pretty much free range.
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He's happy and healthy now and features in my project about once a month :)
Poppy. Totally fab dog rescued from the streets
Thank you everyone for the posts. i loved seeing every photo. Hopefully more and more dogs will be rescued and there will be less reason for putting down dogs.
Though she had worn down all of her teeth, she's now healthy, happy, and my favorite sidekick.
I got my kitty from the humane society... she has been with me ever since and never leaves my side...
I saved my turtle from the side of the road... there were two baby turtles but unfortunately one of them died...
Now 11 years later here are my babies...
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