UPDATE!
These dogs had a guardian angel name Rie, who took all she could get her hands on. She took them straight to her vet, scrubbed and bathed them and dipped them all for the mange they were suffering from. Thank you Rie for all you did and continue to do.
Vince & I were fortunate enough to bring home and foster two puppies and two adult females. The puppies were in good health, but the females had sarcophic mange and ear mites. Since these are highly contagious, they remained quarantined from our dogs for over a month.
Xena, the healthier of the two did very well. Bambi on the other hand had no hair on her body and was frightend of everything from a dog barking to footsteps. She eventually has grown to show some trust in us, and is getting better everyday. She now has some peachfuzz growing on her and it seems she will be a chocolate.
Vince & I have decided that she has already been through enough and we don't want her to have to go through the stress of learning to trust all over again. (She still has a long way to go with us) So we are going to make her the fifth (and final) addition to our family.
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Dad bought a crate for me to sleep in, but since I was so cute, Mom just couldn't resist taking me to bed with her. Well I've been there ever since! (She did try once to make me sleep in the crate, but I just cried and cried and she gave in. I knew it would work!) I make sure that they don't smother each other by sleeping right in the middle of them. I snuggle under the covers with my Dad & Mom every night.
One of my favorite things to do is to guard my house. My humans were kind enough to put the couch right in front of the window. I stand guard up there whenever they are not home (After all I am the man of the house). And you can bet that when strangers hear my bark, no one messes with my house.
I have a cousin named CJ. She's a Border Collie. We were both born around the same time. She may be bigger than me, but she's not badder! Her Mom has a pool in the back yard. CJ really likes to go swimming. One day when we were running around, I wasn't paying much attention and ran right into it. My Mom jumped in with all her clothes on to save me. (Really now, who do they think invented the doggy paddle? A cat?) I make sure I am more careful now. CJ might like the water, but I haven't made up my mind yet.
Things were going great. I had trained my humans on when to rub my belly and when to give me treats, and then without even asking me my Dad brought home this little runt. He told me to call her Nikki, but I just call her runt. I guess she is pretty cute, (for a girl dog), but she sure is noisy. She yips, and yips at me, so I just jump up on the couch or the bed because she can't reach them (yet). I like to tease her.
When I came home in December, it was so cold. I was only 3 lbs. My Mom kept taking me outside and telling me to "go potty" (Whatever that is). But I could not stop shivering. My big brother Max showed me how to use the "dog door" and as soon as I knew where it was, I never stayed out in the cold. My Mom would would get so mad at me. Once I got used to my new home, and my brother Max, I decided that I would show them who the boss was! I sure did that! You can ask anybody. I am the queen of this castle and don't anyone forget it.
