Nikki and Lulu my last faithful pets, within the last two months had health issues that could not be resolved. They have joined my heavenly dog pack. They had been with me for over a dozen years. I miss them terribly.
I found a rescue dog online that I arranged to adopt. This is Rosie. With the most terrible backstory, she needed a quiet stable landing spot. She found it here.
She was a stray who needed emergency surgery and 2 month recovery period before she was ready to offer for adoption. I saw her within two hours of the post on their website and was first to make contact and interview. My artwork is on hold as I am devoting a lot of time socializing her and getting her to walk on a leash. We have vet appointment tomorrow to look at her little legs. My guess is she was in a puppy mill kept in a crate. She looks very young but the surgeon says she has already had several litters of pups.
Every day her legs are getting stronger. She can now manage 5 steps to my porch. First day it was impossible for her. Today she has gone up and down the stairs many times on her own without help or coaxing.
She spotted a lizard under my shed and later through the fence. It's one that Lulu had watched all summer. Rosie does not know what toys are for, or how to play...but she loves to hunt lizards. I have seen two tiny ones and two large ones that she hasnt spotted yet. She is obsessed, I can see by the fun she is having running from side to side of shed hoping to catch it.
It's a big difference from living in a crate. Wish us well.
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