The blonde 3 year old who we have re-named Wilma to go along with 6 year old Fred. 


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[url=http://s4.photobucket.com/user/rschilla/media/Fred_Wilma.jpg.html]We've had her since Monday and she was a nervous wreck at first.  Fred has been playing the big brother role to a tee and they get along great.  In just 3 days she has fit right in.
"The Power of the Pack" as the Dog Whisperer calls it.  Dogs are pack animals and they need other dogs.

I'm coming to steal one of them. And one of Whateverist's dogs..

They're adorable!

(I was going to say they're hot dogs, but I've already got a reputation I can't live up to as it is.)

They look like a neat crew, Min.

When she was first rescued - picked up from an owner who was keeping her and her black lab brother outside because one of the kids was suddenly "allergic" to them - (we hear that particular story all the time!) she was given to an older couple with 3 dogs which should have been perfect except one of the dogs was a 2 y/o German Shepherd who wanted to play constantly and wouldn't leave her alone.  She does need some time to settle in.  After a couple of days of being barked at non-stop the owners decided they couldn't control the Shepherd so we took her back.  The people who picked her up live close by and Stella, as she was originally known, was a basket case.  She had gone out in the back and was refusing to come in the house and it was getting cold.  I got a call to see if I could bring Fred over to entice her and he did his job perfectly.  As soon as she saw him she went right to him.  Then Fred went in and out of the house 3 times and the third time she followed him in.

It was apparent that she needed to be around a calm dog.  Fred and I went home.  I spoke to my wife and we decided to take her.  Even if the second group had calmed her down they are fosters only and would have moved her along to another family as soon as one could have been found.  She would have had to go through the settling in process all over again and we decided to short cut the procedure.

Aww, they look so sweet! Congrats on the new additions, Min! <3

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(January 19, 2017 at 2:38 pm)Minimalist Wrote: When she was first rescued - picked up from an owner who was keeping her and her black lab brother outside because one of the kids was suddenly "allergic" to them - (we hear that particular story all the time!) she was given to an older couple with 3 dogs which should have been perfect except one of the dogs was a 2 y/o German Shepherd who wanted to play constantly and wouldn't leave her alone.  She does need some time to settle in.  After a couple of days of being barked at non-stop the owners decided they couldn't control the Shepherd so we took her back.  The people who picked her up live close by and Stella, as she was originally known, was a basket case.  She had gone out in the back and was refusing to come in the house and it was getting cold.  I got a call to see if I could bring Fred over to entice her and he did his job perfectly.  As soon as she saw him she went right to him.  Then Fred went in and out of the house 3 times and the third time she followed him in.

It was apparent that she needed to be around a calm dog.  Fred and I went home.  I spoke to my wife and we decided to take her.  Even if the second group had calmed her down they are fosters only and would have moved her along to another family as soon as one could have been found.  She would have had to go through the settling in process all over again and we decided to short cut the procedure.

Oh my. 

Thank you for taking in a rescue animal.

That's what Rescues do.

Fred is our illegal alien.  He surrendered to the Border Patrol down near Yuma a year and a half ago.  One of their patrols spotted him and decided to try and catch him.  Two guys got out of the van and he jumped in because unbeknownst to them riding in the car is his very favorite thing in the whole wide world.  Anyway, they got him back to the station, fed him and called us.  Two of our volunteers drove 3 hours to Yuma to pick him up.  And life suddenly got very easy for him.

(January 19, 2017 at 2:45 pm)Minimalist Wrote: That's what Rescues do.

Fred is our illegal alien.  He surrendered to the Border Patrol down near Yuma a year and a half ago.  One of their patrols spotted him and decided to try and catch him.  Two guys got out of the van and he jumped in because unbeknownst to them riding in the car is his very favorite thing in the whole wide world.  Anyway, they got him back to the station, fed him and called us.  Two of our volunteers drove 3 hours to Yuma to pick him up.  And life suddenly got very easy for him.

Thank you so much for doing this. 

Emergency Auxiliary Backup Cat #2 sends greetings to a fellow rescued pet!