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| Hundenruhe Haven and TerrierTown; Your favorite pups from the States | |
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| Topic Started: Jul 17 2008, 02:22 AM (356 Views) | |
| HundenruheHaven | Jul 17 2008, 02:22 AM Post #1 |
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Posted Image This is Olive. She is my little love. Olive is a 6 lb. toy fox terrier from a rescue in Atlanta, Georgia. She needed a very special home, and we were lucky enough to be it! Olive is five years old and she and Baci (see below) are the "ambassa-dogs" for the sanctuary. They go with me everywhere! Posted Image This is Baci, Olive's "little brother" (they are not really related). Baci is also a toy fox terrier and weighs only 3.5 lbs! :wub: He is named after the Italian Perugina chocolates - his name means "kisses" and he does! Baci was in a kill shelter and due for a date with the needle, but they called me instead. I don't know what I'd do without him and Olive. He is 2. Posted Image Here are a small group at the fence waiting for me to catch up and open the gate into the next field. Tulip the beagle, Olive, and Oberon and Skylar (rat terriers) are in this shot. Posted Image Here's Dan (hubby) and this is how he looks most nights! Olive is joined by Oberon, Skylar, & Metoo (Mimi) the rat terriers, and Rudy the Italian Greyhound. He's the blue and white fellow. Rudy is 15. His owner died and he was discovered in the house with her body. His former mama had dementia, so he has some odd quirks! Metoo the rat terrier is three years old. She originally came from a puppy mill breeder. As a result of her poor breeding, she has atopic dermatitis - she's allergic to just about everything. Her owners took her to the vet to be put to sleep because she was covered with raw sores from itching - much of her hair was missing. She was also undersocialized and was afraid of everyone. The vet techs decided to call me to see if I would give her one more chance. Today, she still gets so stressed that she can't handle strangers, but she has all of her hair, is completely healed, and is lovey-dovey with Dan and I. Posted Image This is me (Jodee) and Tulip the beagle, who is 15 years old. Tulip spent the first 14 years of her life without a name, as a breeder dog. When she could no longer produce puppies, her owner sent her into the wild. When the sherriff who picked her up tracked down the owner, he wouldn't claim her back. A very nice lady drove Tulip all the way from Iowa to us. Tulip had a broken spine, infected ears, tumors, underweight, etc. One year later, she is completely healed, runs and plays in the field, hunts her imaginary heffalumps, and playbows to invite fun and joy. She had never known pets, and now seeks them out constantly to make up for lost time. Posted Image This is Twiggy and she is 3. She is a poorly bred puppy mill toy fox terrier. She was to be euthanized at a kill shelter, but they called me instead. Lucky us! Posted Image This is Frisbee. He is a "Teddy Roosevelt" rat terrier and he is 11. His owner brought him in to the vet for his annual shots and at the last minute said, "awww, just put him to sleep!" The vet techs just couldn't do it and called me instead. He is a perfect gentleman and we love him, even with his congestive heart failure and loud voice! Posted Image These are "my boys". We've had them since they were six weeks old, and they will be 7 at the end of September. They are classic rat terriers (longer legs than Frisbee, button ears rather than upright. Mimi is also a classic rattie). The one with one eye patch is Skylar (Skye) and the cutie with the brown eyebrows is Oberon (Obie). Their breeder wasn't very good at her job, so Obie has genetic anxiety issues and Skye has a rather bad heart murmur. Whew! I'll post more to Photobucket when I can. In the meantime, if you'd like to see where they live, you are welcome to browse the album at http://s10.photobucket.com/albums/a106/cestmoijodee/ Enjoy, and thanks for looking! |
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| Sky | Jul 17 2008, 06:59 AM Post #2 |
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Lovely lovely photos - great one of your hubby with his lapful :lol: I think a lot of us could probably relate to that one when trying to have a nice quite sit down although with not quite so many dogs!! |
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| Marean | Jul 17 2008, 08:30 AM Post #3 |
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What a fantastic placeyou have :yay: and such great work you do. I'm sure I speak for others on here in saying when we win the lottery we will be contacting you for advice on buying land and setting up a sanctury just like yours :lol: The rat terriers look similar to our Parsons Jack Russel Terriers ;) |
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| hannahb | Jul 17 2008, 08:57 AM Post #4 |
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fantastic photos, what great dogs |
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| Lu20 | Jul 17 2008, 09:05 AM Post #5 |
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Oh wow, what a gorgeous bunch of house mates you have there :yes: I agree with Marean, if only I had the money and the space I'd love to do what you do. Love the picture of hubby and his lap full :D It just shows how much love is coming through from each and every one! Post as many pictures as you can, you will find out we just love browsing our picture galleries :yes: :ok: |
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| sammie204 | Jul 17 2008, 11:02 AM Post #6 |
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Lovely pics.....sorry but Tulip's little story made me :cry: poor Tulip...thrown out when her services were no longer required...it makes me so angry :angry: thank god she has a wonderful life now :wub: All your dogs look really happy, you obviously do a fantastic job, well done to you all ! :) |
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| roo roo | Jul 17 2008, 12:39 PM Post #7 |
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im so glad there are kind people like you in the world to pick up the pieces when puppy farmers get rid of dogs that are no longer able to make money for them.we live in such a harsh world for dogs,who look to us for love and protection, sadly which is often in short supply :( i love the pics of your doglets!they look so happy and healthy!im telling my iggy friends about your iggy they will be so interested.thanks for the pics :ok: Edited by roo roo, Jul 17 2008, 12:41 PM.
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| hannahnicholls | Jul 17 2008, 01:30 PM Post #8 |
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What a lovely lot of doggies most with sad storys :cry: but a happy ending now. Will browse your album though :yes: well done for all your work, so nice to see them happy :wub: |
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| zandd | Jul 17 2008, 07:08 PM Post #9 |
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Thanks for posting such wonderful photos - and for the little history of each dog as well.Such sad lives many have lead - but all in the past now that they've discovered the sanctuary you and your husband provide them,lucky dogs indeed. |
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| piwoodhouse | Jul 17 2008, 07:55 PM Post #10 |
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Jodee I think most of us would love to do what you do because even though there must be frustrations from time to time, the rewards of watching a traumatised dog blossom must be so worthwhile. I also think there's no nicer sight to come home to that a loved one smothered in pets! |
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| HundenruheHaven | Jul 18 2008, 02:43 AM Post #11 |
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Here's a few more pictures of the crew: Posted Image This is Sophia. She is an 11-year-old Italian Greyhound. She came to us from a family where the father died in an accident when the children were young. The mother bought the dog as a comfort for her children. Now the children are grown and the mom doesn't have any use for the dog. :x: She is a darling, but a bit naughty! Posted Image Here's another picture of Tulip the Beagle. Posted Image This is a better picture of Rudy, the Italian Greyhound. His story is in the first post. Posted Image This is Ruby, our other beagle. She is 11. She came to us from the same rescue that brought us Tulip. She has terminal cancer, so we are not sure how long she will be staying until it will be her time to go on to the bridge. Posted Image Christmas Elves. :wub: Posted Image This is Uncle Mort. He is an Italian Greyhound mix and is 13 years old. He came to us from animal control in Chicago. His owner died and he spent three days alone with the body before he was discovered. The owner's son turned Mort in to the animal control. Rescue volunteers delivered him to us. When he came, he only had three teeth left and they were hanging from his mouth. The jawbone had rotted away. We had his teeth pulled and he does very well on soaked kibble. He has a cute habit of sleeping with his tongue hanging out because he has no teeth to keep it in his mouth! Posted Image This is my favorite picture of Olive. Posted Image This is our retired "pasture potato" Zeke. He is 25 years old. Posted Image This is our token cat, Kieffer. He is 7 and keeps the mice out of Zeke's barn! Posted Image Here is Sadie. She is a rat terrier and is 15 years old. She is another case of where an owner died and the family didn't know what to do with her. She had many puppies in her past, and seems to think that Baci and Olive are her pups. :wub: Posted Image Dan and Olive. How I love that man! Hope you like the pictures of our little gang! |
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| piwoodhouse | Jul 18 2008, 03:36 AM Post #12 |
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What a fantastic familiy you have. Utterly lost in admiration for you and your husband and the love and care you give the animlas radiates back in their faces. :wub: :wub: :wub: |
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| HundenruheHaven | Aug 19 2008, 01:51 AM Post #13 |
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Just took this picture of Twiggy the toy fox terrier this week. Doesn't she look pleased with herself? :wub: Posted Image Here's Baci (the tiny one), toy fox terrier, and his "big brother" Skylar, the rat terrier. Posted Image |
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| hannahb | Aug 19 2008, 10:33 PM Post #14 |
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just great pics :wub: |
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| strawboss | Aug 20 2008, 12:15 AM Post #15 |
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Such great photos of such fortunate animals! Twiggy has such a infectious grin, it made me smile too! :) |
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