Comments on: My Dogs… and Possibly Yours http://fortheloveofthedogblog.com/animal-advocacy/my-dogs-and-possibly-yours Sun, 21 Mar 2010 22:09:47 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Vicki T http://fortheloveofthedogblog.com/animal-advocacy/my-dogs-and-possibly-yours/comment-page-1#comment-7272 Vicki T Sun, 19 Oct 2008 17:09:36 +0000 http://petloverstips.com/ForTheLoveoftheDog/?p=2193#comment-7272 <a href='#comment-21026' rel="nofollow">@Dee</a> - Hi again, Dee. Honey, I feel your pain so much over having to leave your beloved Nugget behind, but I truly believe that you DID make the best decision for him and you even say this man, Dobie Dobie, was a kind man and he'd let Nugget ride in the passenger seat of his truck down the road with him. You are a very sensitive person who has nothing but love for animals and I can see why this has been so traumatic on you. Life had dealt you and your husband very large problems and, somehow, you managed to get through it. Just know that Nugget understands why you had to do what you did and he's patiently waiting for you at the "Bridge" because he loves you. In the meanwhile, he is happy and has lots of furry friends and the other dogs you have now lost to old age and cancer. None of them will ever hurt again and I'll bet they're just playing their little heart's out. You were a good Mom to your dogs and you did everything you could to make sure they were #1 in your life. I feel bad that you have so much pain left over from needing to give Nugget to someone else, but that dog was loved more than a lot of dogs are ever loved because of you. Your friends, Blazer, Kitty Kimber & Vicki T @Dee -

Hi again, Dee. Honey, I feel your pain so much over having to leave your beloved Nugget behind, but I truly believe that you DID make the best decision for him and you even say this man, Dobie Dobie, was a kind man and he’d let Nugget ride in the passenger seat of his truck down the road with him. You are a very sensitive person who has nothing but love for animals and I can see why this has been so traumatic on you. Life had dealt you and your husband very large problems and, somehow, you managed to get through it. Just know that Nugget understands why you had to do what you did and he’s patiently waiting for you at the “Bridge” because he loves you. In the meanwhile, he is happy and has lots of furry friends and the other dogs you have now lost to old age and cancer. None of them will ever hurt again and I’ll bet they’re just playing their little heart’s out. You were a good Mom to your dogs and you did everything you could to make sure they were #1 in your life. I feel bad that you have so much pain left over from needing to give Nugget to someone else, but that dog was loved more than a lot of dogs are ever loved because of you. Your friends, Blazer, Kitty Kimber & Vicki T

]]> By: Dee http://fortheloveofthedogblog.com/animal-advocacy/my-dogs-and-possibly-yours/comment-page-1#comment-7271 Dee Sun, 19 Oct 2008 15:01:10 +0000 http://petloverstips.com/ForTheLoveoftheDog/?p=2193#comment-7271 Thank you, all of you for your support. I haven't talked about Nugget for a long time. It hurt so much. Nugget and i went through so much together that I feel I abandoned a good friend. But when I posted this I feel maybe others might have done the same thing I did. When we found out we could have only 1 big dog in Vegas I started praying that I would find another way for Nugget so we didn't have to put him down. Then the day before we were to leave for Vegas, I went to the feed store where I always bought our dog food. The feed stores had the better dog food. I talked to the owner like I always did. I told him about Nugget. That is when he told me about Dobie Dobie. He said he raised Dobermans and he was a good man and he had beautiful Dobies. He got the nickname because he loved his Dobies and took good care of them. Then he gave me his phone No. I went right home and called him. He said he wanted to see Nugget. He saw that Nugget was taken good care of and said he would take him. I was so thankful. God had answered my prayers. When we were in Vegas I called a lot to see how he was doing. Then we started having job problems again and had to quit calling. But I knew Nugget was being taken care of.We thought about taking im to Vegas with us any way before we found out about Dobie Dobie. But I think it was better this way. He lived out his life until he got too old. Thank you, all of you for your support. I haven’t talked about Nugget for a long time. It hurt so much. Nugget and i went through so much together that I feel I abandoned a good friend. But when I posted this I feel maybe others might have done the same thing I did. When we found out we could have only 1 big dog in Vegas I started praying that I would find another way for Nugget so we didn’t have to put him down. Then the day before we were to leave for Vegas, I went to the feed store where I always bought our dog food. The feed stores had the better dog food. I talked to the owner like I always did. I told him about Nugget. That is when he told me about Dobie Dobie. He said he raised Dobermans and he was a good man and he had beautiful Dobies. He got the nickname because he loved his Dobies and took good care of them. Then he gave me his phone No. I went right home and called him. He said he wanted to see Nugget. He saw that Nugget was taken good care of and said he would take him. I was so thankful. God had answered my prayers. When we were in Vegas I called a lot to see how he was doing. Then we started having job problems again and had to quit calling. But I knew Nugget was being taken care of.We thought about taking im to Vegas with us any way before we found out about Dobie Dobie. But I think it was better this way. He lived out his life until he got too old.

]]> By: Dee http://fortheloveofthedogblog.com/animal-advocacy/my-dogs-and-possibly-yours/comment-page-1#comment-7270 Dee Sun, 19 Oct 2008 04:09:17 +0000 http://petloverstips.com/ForTheLoveoftheDog/?p=2193#comment-7270 There was another incident with Nugget just the year before he and Kelly got out of the yard. I was taking him to the vet to get his rabies shot so we could get him licensed. I had a car crash on the way to the vets. He wasn't hurt but I was. And i didn't realize he had gotten out of the car after it crashed. He was out in the middle of traffic. I was in a lot of pain but I got out of the car and took him out of traffic because the police that were on the scene were afraid to get him. Then they had animal control take him against my wishes. I told the police that i could call my husband to come get him. They told me I had to go to the hospital. They wouldn't let me wait for my husband. So I really worried about Nugget. I didn't want him abused or something to happen to him. This happened in the morning. After i was released from the hospital my husband took me home. Then I told him to go get Nugget at the pound. The same pound he ended up in, the next year. I didn't want antything to happen to him.We got him back home that night. I was so relieved. Nugget was the biggest Dobie I have ever seen. But he was such a sweet gentle boy. He was our gentle giant. There was another incident with Nugget just the year before he and Kelly got out of the yard. I was taking him to the vet to get his rabies shot so we could get him licensed. I had a car crash on the way to the vets. He wasn’t hurt but I was. And i didn’t realize he had gotten out of the car after it crashed. He was out in the middle of traffic. I was in a lot of pain but I got out of the car and took him out of traffic because the police that were on the scene were afraid to get him. Then they had animal control take him against my wishes. I told the police that i could call my husband to come get him. They told me I had to go to the hospital. They wouldn’t let me wait for my husband. So I really worried about Nugget. I didn’t want him abused or something to happen to him. This happened in the morning. After i was released from the hospital my husband took me home. Then I told him to go get Nugget at the pound. The same pound he ended up in, the next year. I didn’t want antything to happen to him.We got him back home that night. I was so relieved. Nugget was the biggest Dobie I have ever seen. But he was such a sweet gentle boy. He was our gentle giant.

]]> By: Vicki T http://fortheloveofthedogblog.com/animal-advocacy/my-dogs-and-possibly-yours/comment-page-1#comment-7269 Vicki T Sat, 18 Oct 2008 23:10:12 +0000 http://petloverstips.com/ForTheLoveoftheDog/?p=2193#comment-7269 <a href='#comment-20999' rel="nofollow">@Dee</a> - Dee, there is absolutely no reason for you to apologize. I just felt bad that you had misinterpreted what I was trying to say and I can see where you might have thought I was implying it was you who got rid of your dog as a convenience. I think I could have chosen different wording and there wouldn't have been all the confusion that my post left in it's wake. Just so you know, I was really overwhelmed by all the tragedies the befell you and your family and I know how hard you tried to keep the family together and that includes the dogs. You are a woman to admire for your strength and courage and I was just horrified that you were thinking that I would think any less of you. I'm watch my wording more closely next time. Mea culpa. Vicki Tankersley @Dee -

Dee, there is absolutely no reason for you to apologize. I just felt bad that you had misinterpreted what I was trying to say and I can see where you might have thought I was implying it was you who got rid of your dog as a convenience. I think I could have chosen different wording and there wouldn’t have been all the confusion that my post left in it’s wake. Just so you know, I was really overwhelmed by all the tragedies the befell you and your family and I know how hard you tried to keep the family together and that includes the dogs. You are a woman to admire for your strength and courage and I was just horrified that you were thinking that I would think any less of you. I’m watch my wording more closely next time. Mea culpa. Vicki Tankersley

]]> By: Dee http://fortheloveofthedogblog.com/animal-advocacy/my-dogs-and-possibly-yours/comment-page-1#comment-7268 Dee Sat, 18 Oct 2008 03:53:37 +0000 http://petloverstips.com/ForTheLoveoftheDog/?p=2193#comment-7268 Vicki,I'm sorry what i said. I do feel guilty because we had to give Nugget up. it still hurts. We had his mother, Kelly. We bred her and Nugget was one of her pups. The man that had the male, Nugget's father was supposed to get pick of the litter. After the puppies were born, we tried to find that man. We couldn't find him. So we kept Nugget for him just in case he came back later. We never saw him again. So we kept Nugget. He was the biggest pup in the litter. He was such a big sweetheart. When our 2 grandaughters were small. They lived with us for awhile. Nugget was their buddy. he was with them all of the time. The youngest was really close to him. When she started walking she would put her arm through his collar and away they would go. And when Nugget would go under our kitchen table . she would bump her head on the table and she would laugh. One day we were all outside and she was sitting and playing with Nugget, she took his long ear and rolled it up and bit into it. All he did was yipe and move away from her. I asked her why she did that. She said she was eating a tortilla. Nugget came right back to her and laid his head on her lap. God it really hurts to remember what good companion and what a sweet dog he was. A few years later we had to move to CO. After we moved there we lost Kelly.One day somebody either tried to steal Nugget and Kelly or just let them out of our yard. We found Nugget at the pound but we never found Kelly. Kelly was my constant companion. She went everywhere with me in my car. she was my protector. I was broken hearted. i never knew what happened to her. We looked every where. But we got our little boy back. He was upset about Kelly. So we got Bear. They became good friends. Again I'm sorry For what I said. Vicki,I’m sorry what i said. I do feel guilty because we had to give Nugget up. it still hurts. We had his mother, Kelly. We bred her and Nugget was one of her pups. The man that had the male, Nugget’s father was supposed to get pick of the litter. After the puppies were born, we tried to find that man. We couldn’t find him. So we kept Nugget for him just in case he came back later. We never saw him again. So we kept Nugget. He was the biggest pup in the litter. He was such a big sweetheart. When our 2 grandaughters were small. They lived with us for awhile. Nugget was their buddy. he was with them all of the time. The youngest was really close to him. When she started walking she would put her arm through his collar and away they would go. And when Nugget would go under our kitchen table . she would bump her head on the table and she would laugh. One day we were all outside and she was sitting and playing with Nugget, she took his long ear and rolled it up and bit into it. All he did was yipe and move away from her. I asked her why she did that. She said she was eating a tortilla. Nugget came right back to her and laid his head on her lap. God it really hurts to remember what good companion and what a sweet dog he was. A few years later we had to move to CO. After we moved there we lost Kelly.One day somebody either tried to steal Nugget and Kelly or just let them out of our yard. We found Nugget at the pound but we never found Kelly. Kelly was my constant companion. She went everywhere with me in my car. she was my protector. I was broken hearted. i never knew what happened to her. We looked every where. But we got our little boy back. He was upset about Kelly. So we got Bear. They became good friends. Again I’m sorry For what I said.

]]> By: Vicki T http://fortheloveofthedogblog.com/animal-advocacy/my-dogs-and-possibly-yours/comment-page-1#comment-7267 Vicki T Fri, 17 Oct 2008 12:27:15 +0000 http://petloverstips.com/ForTheLoveoftheDog/?p=2193#comment-7267 <a href='#comment-20944' rel="nofollow">@Admin</a> - Dee, in no way shape or form was I referring to you when I mentioned that some people DO get rid of their pets as a convenience. I am rather shocked that you would even think that I meant you, at all. Your story is what touched me so much in the first place to write what I wrote. Perhaps you are still feeling very sensitive about the situation that you absolutely could not avoid doing. No one blames you for that, at all, and least of all, me. I am very sorry if I hurt your feelings, but I was not trying to do that at all. @Admin -

Dee, in no way shape or form was I referring to you when I mentioned that some people DO get rid of their pets as a convenience. I am rather shocked that you would even think that I meant you, at all. Your story is what touched me so much in the first place to write what I wrote. Perhaps you are still feeling very sensitive about the situation that you absolutely could not avoid doing. No one blames you for that, at all, and least of all, me. I am very sorry if I hurt your feelings, but I was not trying to do that at all.

]]> By: Dee http://fortheloveofthedogblog.com/animal-advocacy/my-dogs-and-possibly-yours/comment-page-1#comment-7266 Dee Fri, 17 Oct 2008 03:34:14 +0000 http://petloverstips.com/ForTheLoveoftheDog/?p=2193#comment-7266 We didn't leave Nugget for convenience. My husband didn't have a job. And a friend in Vegas found him a job. We were running out of money and couldn't pay rent. The friend in Vegas found us a place to rent. The landlord of that place at first didn't want to rent to people with pets. But our friend talked him into letting us have 3 dogs. And he allowed only one big dog. Our friend payed all our expenses to rent the house. Our only other choice for Nugget was to euthanize him. The day before we moved I was told about Dobie Dobie by a feed store owner. I called him and told him about Nugget . I told him was older but still in good health and we didn't want to put him down. I told him he was our last chance to save him. He told me to bring him to his house. We did. He said he would take him. Although heartbroken we were relieved. That was the saddest time in our lives. Because we also make comittments to all of our fur babies. They will be with us until death. He is the only one we couldn't keep that comittment to. We have had many dogs since and before Nugget.We were so sorry we had to leave him. We cried a long time for him. I am crying as I write this. It still hurts. He was our precious little boy. We didn’t leave Nugget for convenience. My husband didn’t have a job. And a friend in Vegas found him a job. We were running out of money and couldn’t pay rent. The friend in Vegas found us a place to rent. The landlord of that place at first didn’t want to rent to people with pets. But our friend talked him into letting us have 3 dogs. And he allowed only one big dog. Our friend payed all our expenses to rent the house. Our only other choice for Nugget was to euthanize him. The day before we moved I was told about Dobie Dobie by a feed store owner. I called him and told him about Nugget . I told him was older but still in good health and we didn’t want to put him down. I told him he was our last chance to save him. He told me to bring him to his house. We did. He said he would take him. Although heartbroken we were relieved. That was the saddest time in our lives. Because we also make comittments to all of our fur babies. They will be with us until death. He is the only one we couldn’t keep that comittment to. We have had many dogs since and before Nugget.We were so sorry we had to leave him. We cried a long time for him. I am crying as I write this. It still hurts. He was our precious little boy.

]]> By: Admin http://fortheloveofthedogblog.com/animal-advocacy/my-dogs-and-possibly-yours/comment-page-1#comment-7265 Admin Fri, 17 Oct 2008 00:23:17 +0000 http://petloverstips.com/ForTheLoveoftheDog/?p=2193#comment-7265 <a href='#comment-20956' rel="nofollow">@Vicki T</a> - Thank you so very much for sharing <em>your</em> story with us. I can definitely agree about why Blazer bit the person who used to have him. Animals are so smart, they know when they are cared about and loved and they give that in return. And yes, poodles are notoriously smart, they actually rank in the top ten of the most intelligent dogs, so you've definitely got that right. He thanks you every day in the only way he knows, by loving you and giving you every bit of his loyalty. So for every one of the babies we save, they also save us in their own way, they are heroes in our life. Thanks Vicki! I know if Blazer and Kitty Kimber could with words thank you, they would too! Hugs, Deanna @Vicki T – Thank you so very much for sharing your story with us. I can definitely agree about why Blazer bit the person who used to have him. Animals are so smart, they know when they are cared about and loved and they give that in return. And yes, poodles are notoriously smart, they actually rank in the top ten of the most intelligent dogs, so you’ve definitely got that right.
He thanks you every day in the only way he knows, by loving you and giving you every bit of his loyalty.
So for every one of the babies we save, they also save us in their own way, they are heroes in our life.
Thanks Vicki! I know if Blazer and Kitty Kimber could with words thank you, they would too!
Hugs,
Deanna

]]> By: Vicki T http://fortheloveofthedogblog.com/animal-advocacy/my-dogs-and-possibly-yours/comment-page-1#comment-7264 Vicki T Thu, 16 Oct 2008 22:55:34 +0000 http://petloverstips.com/ForTheLoveoftheDog/?p=2193#comment-7264 I forgot to mention, Deanna & Admin, thank you so much for sharing that wonderful story so we could all write our stories in return. I forgot to mention, Deanna & Admin, thank you so much for sharing that wonderful story so we could all write our stories in return.

]]> By: Vicki T http://fortheloveofthedogblog.com/animal-advocacy/my-dogs-and-possibly-yours/comment-page-1#comment-7263 Vicki T Thu, 16 Oct 2008 22:53:39 +0000 http://petloverstips.com/ForTheLoveoftheDog/?p=2193#comment-7263 Although my story is not nearly as harrowing as Dee & her husband's was, I will say this much. In no way, shape or form, will I ever get rid of my pets as a convenience, or for any other reason. I will always find a way to provide for them, no matter what. My heart broke for Dee when they had to give up their Dobie, but, luckily, the dog lived a long and very happy life with the gentleman who took him in. I cannot understand how anyone could ever give up a beloved, loyal pet because they have a new baby, or decide they want a different dog which is what happened when I rescued my little miniature poodle, Blazer. The lady who owned him told me she never liked him and that he bites. She threatened that if I didn't take him she would put him in a shelter and label him a "biter" which would have quite possibly meant a death sentence for him. This lady didn't know me from Adam; she had no idea what a true lover of animals I am; frankly, she just didn't care one way or the other. As it turns out, her little dog hit the jackpot coming to live with me, but that lady will never know it. This little guy has been with me for 5 glorious years and I have an older kitty whom I rescued when he was just 5 weeks old. Those two get along so well together, they act like littermates. I am very thankful that I am able to provide a loving home for my two "children" and I would go to my death to protect them from harm. So, to the lady who never liked Blazer, it's no wonder he bit you. He knew you didn't like him because you treated him accordingly. Poodles are exceptionally smart and sensitive little dogs and Blazer did not deserve to live the life he did until old "Grandma" came along and took him under her wing. He is the love of my life and when I take an animal into my home, each and every one of them will get the very best of the love I have to offer, as well as good vet care and quality food. I'd rather starve than see one of my "babies" hungry. They have given me so much I can't begin to explain what that means to me. Thank you so much for listening. Your friends, Blazer, Kitty Kimber & Vicki T Although my story is not nearly as harrowing as Dee & her husband’s was, I will say this much. In no way, shape or form, will I ever get rid of my pets as a convenience, or for any other reason. I will always find a way to provide for them, no matter what. My heart broke for Dee when they had to give up their Dobie, but, luckily, the dog lived a long and very happy life with the gentleman who took him in. I cannot understand how anyone could ever give up a beloved, loyal pet because they have a new baby, or decide they want a different dog which is what happened when I rescued my little miniature poodle, Blazer. The lady who owned him told me she never liked him and that he bites. She threatened that if I didn’t take him she would put him in a shelter and label him a “biter” which would have quite possibly meant a death sentence for him. This lady didn’t know me from Adam; she had no idea what a true lover of animals I am; frankly, she just didn’t care one way or the other. As it turns out, her little dog hit the jackpot coming to live with me, but that lady will never know it. This little guy has been with me for 5 glorious years and I have an older kitty whom I rescued when he was just 5 weeks old. Those two get along so well together, they act like littermates. I am very thankful that I am able to provide a loving home for my two “children” and I would go to my death to protect them from harm. So, to the lady who never liked Blazer, it’s no wonder he bit you. He knew you didn’t like him because you treated him accordingly. Poodles are exceptionally smart and sensitive little dogs and Blazer did not deserve to live the life he did until old “Grandma” came along and took him under her wing. He is the love of my life and when I take an animal into my home, each and every one of them will get the very best of the love I have to offer, as well as good vet care and quality food. I’d rather starve than see one of my “babies” hungry. They have given me so much I can’t begin to explain what that means to me. Thank you so much for listening. Your friends, Blazer, Kitty Kimber & Vicki T

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