From a Bull Run Writer: 2008

Saturday, December 20, 2008

Thursday, December 4, 2008

Well, Sallie baby came home yesterday. She slept a lot but did eat and drink, which were good signs.

Shiba was missing her, wandering around the house looking for her, sniffing her bed, never really settling down until I brought Sallie back. Shiba knows Sallie is still recouping. Dogs are smart.

This morning, Sallie is back to her loving self, but we are trying to keep her calm so her stitches can heal.

She's a love. Walk up to her, and the tail starts wagging. What more could we ask for?

Okay, well, we could ask for her to be house trained (which she is), not to bark too much (which she doesn't), to be patient and loving with the kids and the other pets (which she is) and not to barf (which she has done only once and that was in the car).

So I ask again, what more could we ask for?

This is an unpaid advertisement for adopting a shelter dog!

(p.s. Sallie's eyes aren't really orange like they appear in the pic. For some reason, the "red eye" tool won't remove that. I just ordered a program that should be able to take care of "pet eye" so you can see how lovely and black Sallie's eyes really are!)

Tuesday, December 2, 2008

Poor Sallie, You Know Not What Your Are In For....

My poor baby (Sallie, not Erika) is going in to be spayed today. She doesn't know it (Sallie, that is, because Erika DOES know).

Right now, Sallie is pouncing around with the cat who, wonder of wonders, seems to be having a good time. Sallie is playing with him like he's a dog, and he's such a good boy, he is returning the favor letting her chase him and then coming back for more!

Of course, Cosmo is high on catnip, so all this might be attributed to intoxication on his part.

Saturday, November 22, 2008

More Sallie Pics

Baby is eating hard food now, barked her first bark, and napped on the couch. Sniff....she's growing up so fast....

Sunday, November 16, 2008

More Sallie Pics

Sallie after her first bath....Inu!!!!!....Sallie Baby, Inu!!!!! We love you!

Saturday, November 15, 2008

Sallie, Our New Baby

Sallie is a 22 month old, sweet Sheltie mix we got from the PWC Animal Shelter today.

The girls and I had seen the poor baby this past Thursday. She was huddled in a corner, shaking, all alone in a cage. I thought she had been abused and didn't think we could take her home. After all, we wanted a companion for our aging Shiba Inu, and we also have Fiona and Cosmo, the kitties.

We all went back today, and there was Sallie, timidly sticking her nose out to sniff. When the attendant brought her outside for us to pet, she came right up to us. Her tail, which I'd only seen between her legs before, actually started to wag.

We learned she had recently had puppies and that the owners had brought the puppies. All the puppies were adopted, and then they brought in Sallie this past Thursday. Poor baby had just lost her own babies and then was sitting in that horrible place! No wonder she had been shaking so much!

How happy she got when we left that building, walked her around the lot and let her poop and pee wherever she wanted. In the car, she was content to sit on the floor in the back seat with the girls.

After getting out of there and feeling like we had saved Sallie, both David and I were pretty emotional.

I was so worried Shiba would be jealous and wouldn't adjust right away. Needless worry. Shiba acted just like she does when our in-laws' dogs come to visit, only getting cranky when Sallie tried to put her face in Shiba's. Shiba gave that "back off!" growl and Sallie just moved on. She didn't chase the cats. She came when she was called. And for the past three hours she has been asleep near her new cedar dog bed. The poor thing is exhausted! I bet she didn't sleep a wink in that shelter.

David once said to me if he ever got rich, he would open his own no-kill shelter. I really hope we do get rich some day. The thought of all those poor animals who will never have homes or a life.......

Thank God we got Sallie, the newest member of our loving family!