My Animal Friends: March 2006

Jazz

And this dog is....ALL That! Meet Jazz! Talk about one gorgeous dog. Those of you who have been keeping up with my blogs, know that everytime I go, there's always at least two dogs I want to walk out of there with. Well, here's one of the ones I really wanted to leave with today. He is a German Shepherd Mix and is only about 7-8 months old. Now in this pic you really can't tell how big he is already, but this is one good size dog and will definitely need lots of room to play. I fell in love with his color and his personality the minute I saw him.....and look at those eyes! Very playful, of course, and this one actually almost dragged me up the hill while we were sitting down enjoying the gorgeous day we had here today. I spent afew extra minutes with him, cause something just told me that he would not be there when I went back to the shelter, but that is always a good thing. Yes, I miss them when I go back and they are gone, but there's always a sense of peace in my heart, because I know that they have found a good home and hopefully a good loving family that will love them and cherish them as long as they live. That's the greatest feeling of all.

Chloe

Well, here's Chloe! Sorry if I introduced her before, but if I did, here she is again. She's still waiting to be adopted and has been at the shelter for acouple of months now. Another adorable lap dog, you could tell that she just wants to find someone to love her and take care of her and she'll do the same. Most of the dogs that are there for several weeks at a time, even though there aren't many, usually don't remember you right off hand due to the number of people they see everyday, but this is one of the few dogs who always remembers me. She sees me coming and she actually starts shaking because she's so happy! (Wow....wish I had that effect on some people I know!) Anyway, she's a daschaund mix and between 1-2 yrs and another very well mannered dog. She would be awesome with older kids or maybe even as an inside dog.

Sugar

Well if you're looking for a lap dog, this one is definitely it. Her name is Sugar and I found out how she got her name. She's even housetrained! Kind of unusual for a Rottweiler mix, but this dog has one of the sweetest dispositions of any dog I've ever come across. It goes to show you that certain breeds that are known for being so-called "bad" dogs....well, alot of that has to do with how the dog is treated and how they were brought up. This sweetie is as lovable as they come and she was very courteous indeed! She waited for me to open the door to her pen, not jumping up, not trying to knock me down. I opened the door and she gracefully stepped out and waited on me to close the door, and when I started walking, she was right there beside me. Someone is going to be one lucky owner to get this girl!

Bouser

Sorry haven't updated in a week or so, I've had alot going on personally and just haven't had the time to update the blogs. I've still been faithfully going to the shelter though. I have to introduce you to Bouser! I came very close to bringing this sweetie home with me today. He's a border collie mix and just around a year old and he is adorable. This picture doesn't do him justice, but you can see what a beauty he is. He does amazing on a leash and doesn't try to run away from you like some of the others...more on them later!

Dakota

Well for some reason my blogger's not wanting to upload pics today, so I thought I would get this one in as the last one. I will update with more pics as soon as I'm able. Anyway, this is Dakota. He seemed like a very well behaved dog and even posed for the picture, well, even though he was facing the wrong way! Another awesome dog who I'm sure will find a good loving home soon. I spent close to 3 hrs out at the shelter today and loved every minute of it. All the dogs were ready for a walk, or a run and it seemed like the shelter was short of help today, but I stayed as long as I possibly could. I walked about 6 dogs and then had some Puppy time. Sorry no pics of those this time, as there were too many visitors coming in and out and looking for that one special pup. Which that is always a good thing, cause that means they are going to find good homes. Today there were mostly bordercollie mixed pups and alot of them were from the same family. There were more dogs there that I didn't get to see as they were in another area of the shelter, where they perform the surgerys and are put in recovery. Needless to say, volunteers and even some of the regular workers aren't allowed in there. I did sneek a peek though when the door opened for afew seconds and it did seem to be full. That only means that they are getting check ups, and the necessary spay & neutering in order to be eligible for adoption, so when I go back, there will be a different group of dogs I'm sure.

Rocky

Here's a close up of Rocky....he wouldn't stay far enough away for me to get a full body shot, so this was the best I could do.

Rocky

I have got to introduce you to Rocky. This is one awesome dog for sure. Now in this pic you can't tell just how huge he is, but I am almost 5'9 and he almost came up to my hips! Standing on his hind legs he was taller than me! It was love at first sight with this one. As you can see he has a plastic type, what I call Doggie Cones to wear for awhile due to some previous minor surgery and to keep him from licking his wounds. One of the workers told me he just wouldn't leave the surgical incision alone and this is done purely for the dog's safety and recovery. I asked if I could take him out and they said sure, so off we went. He was so excited to go out and I know we were outside for over 30min....He let me know when he was ready to come in too!

Jason

Here's another picture of Jason just before we went outside for a walk.

Jason

Today turned out to be an absolutely awesome day for going to the animal shelter to do my volunteer work. It started out wet and alittle on the cool side, but eventually made it up to around 63 degrees. Here's a picture of my new friend, Jason. He was such a cool dog! Alittle on the jealous side though, he didn't care too much for me socializing with the other dogs, so I wound up spending quite a bit of time with him. He loved the outdoors and is so full of energy. I know he'll make someone a great companion as he is a very affectionate dog also.

My Animal Friends

Tuesday, March 28, 2006

Jazz

Chloe

Sugar

Bouser

Monday, March 06, 2006

Dakota

Rocky

Rocky

Jason

Jason

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