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Elderly rescuers
Those poor d*gs! So glad this couple found them and took them in.
-- Marina, Frank and Nikki Email marina (dot) kurten (at) pp (dot) inet (dot) fi Pics at http://uk.f1.pg.photos.yahoo.com/frankiennikki |
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On 20 Feb 2004 01:50:42 GMT, CATherine
wrote: The elderly love pets. I have known this for a long time. I just met an elderly couple that have rescued five dogs over the last few years. The funny thing is they are all Maltese. Now the couple didn't plan it that way.Tthey didn't specialize. It just happened. Maybe people just don't want to brush them or take proper care. Anyway, they told me the stories of two of their dogs. One day they saw an animal, they couldn't tell what kind, across the street in the park. They went to see what it was. At first they thought of a porcupine. but as they drew closer they realized the so-called needles were sticks and twigs caught in the fur. It was so matted and dirty and bugs were crawling through the fur. But the poor animal came to them.Tthen they realized it was a small dog. It had been eating bugs and digging up earthworms! The couple took the dog to the groomers to be shaved and bathed and then to the vet. Daisy came to her new home and found the best of food and all the love and attention she could want and she never ate another bug. Baby had a different type of story. She was bought as a puppy by a rich lady with no sense or heart who was gone from home 12 or 14 hours a day. She fed the puppy and let her outside to potty for a few minutes morning and night. But the shtupid lady didn;t want the puppy roaming the house and messing with her furniture or anything. So she kept the puppy day and night in the bathtub. The tub was slick porcelain. There were no toys to occupy the puppy. No water or food and no blanket. Just slick, white porcelain...all day and all night. The puppy could get no purchase on the porcelain. Her legs didn't properly develop. With no stimulus or love she became neurotic and depressed and quit eating. That is when the shtupid lady said, "I paid $700 for you and you are going to eat!" So she fed the puppy with a turkey baster! The puppy vomited it up and was near death when the elderly couple heard about it. They rescued the puppy and took her to the vet. Her liver was almost gone and the vet gave her only a short time to live. But the couple took her home and loved her and gave her good food. That was 3 years ago and her liver regenerated. She particularly adopted papa and he carries her around in his large, secure hand. She never developed properly. Her head is bigger than her body, which is smaller than a Chihuahua. But, other than that, she is healthy and happy and she adores her new family. The elderly couple live in a rambling Victorian home with a wrap-around porch. There are feeding stations on all the porches for the neighborhood cats. Sometimes deer and wild turkeys visit the feeding stations. This couple have hearts full of love for God's creatures and live tv out of every window. :-) God bless the elderly, CATherine Bless them, indeed. Next time you talk to them, please tell them from me what a great thing they're doing. As for the shtupid rich lady, I only wish I had heard this story on a story like Animal Precint, and heard about her being arrested for animal cruelty (although, when they tell us what the abusers are sentenced on these shows I wish it was much much more than what they get). -- Steve Touchstone, faithful servant of Sammy, Little Bit and Rocky [remove Junk for email] Home Page: http://www.sirinet.net/~stouchst/index.html Cat Pix: http://www.sirinet.net/~stouchst/animals.html |
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CATherine wrote in message . ..
The elderly love pets. I have known this for a long time. I just met an elderly couple that have rescued five dogs over the last few years. The funny thing is they are all Maltese. Now the couple didn't plan it that way.Tthey didn't specialize. It just happened. Maybe people just don't want to brush them or take proper care. Anyway, they told me the stories of two of their dogs. (sad snippage of wonderful stories, for length) The elderly couple live in a rambling Victorian home with a wrap-around porch. There are feeding stations on all the porches for the neighborhood cats. Sometimes deer and wild turkeys visit the feeding stations. This couple have hearts full of love for God's creatures and live tv out of every window. :-) God bless the elderly, CATherine God bless *those* elderly, for sure! What a heartwarming story - thanks, CATherine! ------ Krista |
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Such sad stories! I'm so glad they have happy endings. Please tell the
elderly couple that I would like to thank them from the bottom of my heart. Hugs and purrs, -- Polonca & Soncek "CATherine" wrote in message ... The elderly love pets. I have known this for a long time. I just met an elderly couple that have rescued five dogs over the last few years. snip |
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On 2004-02-20, Steve Touchstone wrote:
As for the shtupid rich lady, I only wish I had heard this story on a story like Animal Precint, and heard about her being arrested for animal cruelty (although, when they tell us what the abusers are sentenced on these shows I wish it was much much more than what they get). There was a case in Williamson County, Tennessee, of a woman running a Maltese puppy mill. The roughly 100 animals are now at the county animal shelter. She was breeding overage bitches, had bad sanitation, lots of sick dogs and generally deplorable conditions. She wasn't caring for her own children, either, and they are in foster care. The news presenter said in amazed tones that one of the purported fathers of her children (several children, several fathers) did not know his own child's name. |
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polonca12000 wrote:
Such sad stories! I'm so glad they have happy endings. Please tell the elderly couple that I would like to thank them from the bottom of my heart. Hugs and purrs, "CATherine" Add my blessings, hugs and purrs. They are angels! Jill wrote in message ... The elderly love pets. I have known this for a long time. I just met an elderly couple that have rescued five dogs over the last few years. snip |
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