I was called to pick up a lost puppy and take her to a foster home. At 4 months old she was covered with demodex mange. I kept her for treatment which was successful but showing her for adoption resulted in no takers. Pity turned into love and now at one year old rascally Taki is a permanent member of our three dog family.
After having Minature Schnauzers since 1972, Megan was our first Schnauzer rescue in 2002. She was 6 years old, diabetic, almost blind, misunderstood and unwanted. I was only going to help by fostering her but totally fell in love. She ruled like a lady and in spite of her many medical problems, she was a trooper like no other. She lost her battle August 25, 2008. Megan gave us such total trust and love, and taught us what it means to adopt a older dog. The enrichment our lives is indescribable.
We also adopted more Minature Schnauzers: Sandy (now 10yrs old) in 2003, Sebastion ( ow 8 yrs old) in 2005, Gus (now 8 years old) in 2006 and our lastest Muffy ( she's three) in 2009.
I still find it hard to talk about her and it is to her memory and through my tears I encourage everyone wanting to add a companion to their lives, please give a forever home to one of the many rescue animals that need your help, understanding and love.
Thank you Michigan Minature Schnauzer Rescue, Four Paws Transport, Save A Dog and D&S Rescue, and Petfinder.com
Here is the story on Tiger Bells. I was at work one weekend and went outside to take a break. I heard this loud, loud meowing. This little 8-week old Calico kitten came running toward me crying as if I were the one thing that she was looking for. I check to see if there were any litter mates around but none to be found.
Of course, I could not leave her outside since we have a lot of hawks around the area and she would be the perfect meal. I put her in a box and took her home, vowing that I would find a good home for her. Well, as it turned out, she was at home already--mine!
I named her Tiger Bells. She has the colors of the Mizzou Tiger football team (Black and Gold) and her meows were as clear as a bell.
She has adjusted quite well and plays like a typical kitten, however, my other cat, who is a Tuxedo, was not very happy with me. Smudge, who was adopted by my Golden Retriever Baylee, and consequently ended up as a new resident of my home, will need some special attention to get her over her pouting!
I am very pleased to have been able to offer Bells a new home. There was no thought at all to take her to our Humane Shelter where she may not have been adopted. She is now a part of our family.
I spied a strange looking little bird hopping around the parking lot at work. It dodged one car, then another, then a third nearly hit it. It jumped back and started running straight towards me. I reached down and scooped it up and in my palm was a trembling wood duck. I put Ducky in a box and took him/her home. Ducky had a temporary home in one of my cat carriers. He/she got to play in my back yard the next day, snapping up bugs and splashing in a big bowl of water. Ducky is now in the care of a nice lady from our local wildlife refuge until he/she is old enough to be released at a duck pond.
We got Dakota (she's a terrier mix) about 2 yrs ago when she was 6 months old. My son had been bugging for a dog since we moved to the country. We went to a local shelter and she was cowering in a corner of her cage trying to disappear. We took her out and she immediately started wagging her tail and licking my son's face. We knew she was the one for us!!! She is a little timid, but she is getting better.
We got her "sister", Molly (she's a red Min Pin) about 2 months ago. My boss came in to work with her, someone had "dumped" her off to fend for herself on top of a mountain where he lives. He was going to take her to a shelter, but brought her along to work because they hadn't opened yet. Well, all it took was for me to lay eyes on her and she was mine!!! She is the sweetest, most lovable dog. She loves everyone and everything, including our 7 adopted cats.
I couldn't imagine life without all these guys!! We love them more and more everyday.
Chance was hit by a car and left to die Memorial Day 2005. A kind stranger who's porch she'd managed to drag herself under somehow found help on a holiday weekend. Chance was provided emergency surgery, recuperated, and put into foster care by the Montgomery County Humane Society. A year and half later, after moving to Kentucky, I saw her story in the local paper and adopted her. I don't know why no one adopted her in that year and a half. Perhaps it was her size (she's about 75 lbs) or the concern that she would need special care because of the pins in her leg. Whatever the reason, I'm glad they didn't. She is an absolute joy, and watching her slowly come out of her timid shell has been a tremendously rewarding experience. Her Golden Retriever "brother" Jake was adopted shortly after we got her and now, three years later, I can't imagine life without them. They make me smile every day.
After losing our Sassie we wanted a companion for Sadie since she had never been the only dog and with hubby driving truck and being away alot and me working 5 sometimes 6 days a week, Sadie would have been alone and she was missing Sassie as were we..so we decided to rescue an adult dog. I made some calls and was told about Sheea she was at the " For Love Of Paws " animal sanctuary outside Kingman, AZ...so we drove there and the moment we saw her that was it she was the next family member..her first 7 years were awful...but the rest will be the best..we adore our little toy hoarder...she's a joy. Keep clicking to feed the animals everyone.
I went for a jog with some friends last December and we heard desperate meowing from under a car in my university's dorm parking lot. We coaxed the freezing cold three-pound kitten to us and took her home. The next day, the vet told me that she had probably been the pet of a dorm resident who abandoned her before going home for winter break. She was very sick and the vet taught me how to give her her medicine and nurse her back to health. Now she is a six-pound fiesty cat that is in the process of eliminating the mole rat population on my street. Anna Grace is such a joy in my life and I can't imagine being without her.
To say that our neighbours were mean to their cats would be an understatment. They starved them, locked them out, and sold their many kittens for extra money. Jellico was the first to show up on our doorstep, looking sickly- and also pregnant. We took her in and cared for her five kittens until we could find homes for four. We kept one and named him Taz- he was trouble, but irresistable. Jellico because 'Jelly', and we fell in love with her too. They had to live in the basement because of our older cat Boots, but they loved it. They were warm and safe and no longer hungry.
They next summer is when Miko came to our back door with her three very young kittens. They were so thin that once we fed them, you could feel the food in their tummies when you picked them up. We were so discusted we wen to talk to our neighbours. We got swear words and a 'mind your own buisness'. But they sold the kittens and soon Miko was pregnant once more. And she would not leave. So she gave birth in our backyard on the peastone, and we scooped up the new family and made a cozy home in the garage. As the kittens grew, the neighbours third cat family showed up- Wirzle and her three idenicle tortishell kittens. Wirzle abandoned them after the first was sold. Abigale and Annabelle lived under our backyard swing in frosty November. So the kittens came inside and they went into the garage. We kept two kittens, Downey and Majic, and found homes for the rest.
On Christmas Eve we let Annabelle and Abigale inside for good- they had been in the bathroom overnight for awhile- and we became a family.
This is Poe, a 6 year old female Chiuahaha rescued by my daughter from a shelter that she worked for in S.C. Poe is a tiny girl and loves to cuddle and sleep under the blankets in my bed. Poe has had to be with several of our family members from time to time because of work schedules or transfers. But, we still kept her in the family all the while. When her mommie (my daughter) had to transfer from SC to California suddenly in June 2009, Poe was alone with a fellow friend of my daughter's who was out of the house for long hours at a time until Poe could be sent to California. Knowing that Poe panics when alone, I drove the two hours to get her, and keep her now with me until we can save up somehow to pay for her trip out West. I have posted about Poe needing to get to Cali. on a few sites as I cannot take care of her myself. I am disabled and have responsibilities towards a wondeful person who I call "Friend".
I am taking care of 3 dogs and two cats for my friend who rescued me and gave me a home, when I was left by my husband and had no where to go. So, I know a little of the plight of animals that are homeless. This is how I repay my friend for taking me in, by helping her with her pets.
Thank you all who are animal lovers such as I and my family. Without us, the lives of many of our lifetime friends could not be.
