Re: Just checking in & have to tell you about my new dog.

May 28, 2004

Carol, any pet that comes my way is considered a blessing in my house. I

am so happy she found a good home and I'm sure she will be a great friend.

You did a good deed. My friend always said..... another " plus " is being

marked for you in that big book in heaven. I believe it.

Mojo

Just checking in & have to tell you about my new dog.

> Hi everyone! I just wanted to check in and say hi. I hope everyone

> is doing well.

> I noticed there seems to be a lot of dog lovers on this site so I

> had to tell you about my new little angel.

> I just adopted a little chihauhau that was abandoned. I love little

> dogs and have always wanted one but my husband tends to like the

> bigger dogs so we have an Australian Shepherd.

> I guess God decided to bless me because I really couldn't afford any

> of the little dogs I liked so I just kept looking and dreaming about

> getting one someday.

> 2 days ago my teenage daughter went jogging and while she was gone

> she called me on my cell phone to tell me she was at a neighbor's

> and they had found a stray small dog and needed someone to take it

> to the pound.

> I ran right over and found this tiny little 3.5 pound dog. I said

> if she doesn't belong to anyone I'm keeping her. They said they had

> called a couple of shelters etc but couldn't find anything. I took

> her to the vet yesterday and they examined her and said she is about

> 7 years old and looks like she might be part Mexican hairless. She

> is already spade and has no chip in her. They said she must have

> been traveling for quite a while because her little pads on her feet

> are worn out and raw and her skin is red and scraped up and looks

> sunburned. She has a missing tail and was starving. All I had to do

> with her was get her nails clipped and immunize her. Next week I

> will take her back in for a rabies shot and to have her skin looked

> at. They said sometimes older people have little dogs like this and

> they pass away or get sick and the family doesn't know what to do

> with them so they just leave them somewhere. Whatever the reason she

> came to us I consider her a blessing. She is so sweet she loves

> everyone and is already house trained. She follows me everywhere

> and wants to lay on my lap while I'm doing things. She doesn't like

> to be alone at all and is so cuddly and loving. I have to tell you

> I think this little dog is a blessing for me and my health also. I

> was having such a hard time getting up and felt like I was getting

> so depressed and focusing so much on my aches and pains. Now I feel

> like I have a reason to get up and get going and its taken my mind

> off of thinking so much about my physical pain.

> I'd love to take a picture and post it for all to see if someone can

> tell me how to do it. I have a digital camera and have no problem

> getting the pictures on the computer. Hope you are all doing well!

> Carol

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May 28, 2004