Pups
Well, Ryan’s been all sliced open and shot with a laser. And I got an all expenses paid vacation to the most boring waiting room in the medical world. But! No more Ryan in glasses! (small pout, because look how adorable he is in glasses….)
So my little devil dog is at it again. She is always disappearing, and yesterday we found her in the laundry basket.
I’m telling you, we adopted the weirdest dog ever. She is such a love to the point of annoying. You’ll be watching TV and she’ll come and heavily plop her head on your leg then stare up at you with big eyes until you scratch behind her ears. Then 5 minutes later you’ll reach down to pet her while she’s munching a bone and she’ll growl at you. She’s just such a contradiction. She wants love so badly but she is so defensive sometimes. She has recently been banned from our bed for growling, and we have a whole routine now of feeding her dinner that takes about 15 minutes. It really has gotten so much better though, and I’m convinced that all our hard work is finally paying off with her.
We have two dogs who were adopted from bad situations and they both have turned out to be wonderful pets. Miss Mika was adopted from a filthy pound cell. She’s scrawny and difficult, but she is the most loving dog I’ve ever met. I love that when I walk over to give her a scratch she contorts herself into a doggy yoga position with her head on the ground and her butt up into the air.
Before Karma came to us she was abused, burned with cigarettes, and thrown out of a car into the desert to die. We adopted her from the Arizona Lab Rescue Society. When we got her she was terrified of humans, and when we put her in a car she drooled all over herself. But she has grown up, she’s no longer afraid of people, she’s thrilled to go on rides in the car, and she is the best dog ever. Other than the fact that she would much rather curl up in a corner to sleep alone and she’s got a huge attitude problem, she always greets us at the door with a huge dog smile and will chase her tail to get attention. If you’re sick or sad, Karma will curl up next to you on the bed and stay there. Her head is so soft that you can’t help kissing it.
Not sure what this post is for other than the fact that we were just invited to a charity function for the Arizona Animal Welfare League, a no-kill shelter who does great things for homeless animals. I can’t think of a cause I feel more strongly about. I have volunteered for dog events more times than I can count and I am amazed by all the stories I’ve heard of people who have ’saved’ animals who just wanted a home and a family. I really feel like animals who are brought into a loving home after coming from a bad situation are more fiercely loyal and the experience of teaching them to expect to be hugged rather than hit is so rewarding.
So, what’s your story? Do you have a pet who came from a bad situation? Write me a comment and include a link to a pic of your lucky pet.
I’m off to check on the hubby. If the flash wouldn’t bother his eyes, I would totally take a picture of him sleeping with his silly protective goggles on. 
