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Sparkle (2)
That is the question hanging around my house for the past few days.
I volunteer with an animal rescue, I am a foster mom, I sorta fell into it one day when my daughter and her friend found a momma dog and her puppy on the walk to school, she was huddled near a house shivering, almost completely bald. I did not find out about the dog and the puppy until after school, they ran in and told me, and the dog was still there. So we went out and low and behold there she was.
I grew up around tons of animals, had 50+ rabbits at once (easily) my dad bred them, had a ton in a freezer in my house too. My mom raised Chow-chows - at a time we'd have 8-9 of the purple tongued furballs, I had 2 beagles. We also had numerous chickens a few roosters, and a couple goats, few cats, and 3-4 birds, I went through a phase of breeding gerbils, as a kid - that was rather interesting to go from 2 gerbils to about 15, they gave new meaning to "breeding like rabbits" . My mom also pet sat a couple ferrets.....very creepy, annoying, mean, and NASTY animals IMO lol!
So of course I grew up loving animals (to an extent) I know my place in the world and I know theirs - they are the pet - not my equal, there-fore not treated as my equal....may be harsh, but that's how I was raised.
Anyway, we lured the dog home, her puppy wondered off, I locked her in the abandoned lot next to my house and my daughter and I posted on Freecycle and called the SPCA......for HELP! Eventually, a rescue contacted me and came out and helped with everything else. We found her puppy days - maybe a week later. She was not in good shape and had to be put down. The dog - my daughter and I named her Laika (google that) And today Laika is living large somewhere! :) And so my journey into animal rescue began.
I have rescued several cats off my street, the rescue had a group come in and trap them, fixed them all and adopted some out, released the feral ones back out on my block. Now I feed them, with the help of the rescue providing me with food. I have rescued several dogs wondering around my area, fostered mostly all of them unless they were in really bad shape. I have helped a cat birth a litter of kittens - THAT was an experience let me tell ya! I have also fostered a few that the rescue sent to me, that they rescued from GA about to be gased -
Our last foster, Chuckie, I said would be the LAST dog we'd foster, I always get the puppy's - who need to be house trained, and taught to do everything, in order to go to a new home. OK I have 4 kids, and now a puppy to train - hahaa...I did my best though, with much of my daughters help!! Chuckie has since left us and is living a luxurious life with a HUUUGE yard and siblings!!
The other night the rescue (owner) called and informed me of a dog, asked if I could foster her. Even though I told her we could NOT foster anymore dogs - they need alot of attention, and I am sooo busy now homeschooling my 4 kids, when I'm not I am cleaning up and preparing for the next day, cooking, cleaning, or working out of the house. BUT....this is an older dog, shes 6. (hmmm keep talking)
Before, I had (fostered) medium sized dogs, pit bulls mostly, Chuckie we believe was a St Bernard mixed with a hound....? But a bit too big for our tiny house with 6 people....
THIS one is a chihuahua/pekingese I think I read. So a small dog....hmmmm, AND shes litter box trained!!!!!!!! HUGE plus, considering we do not have a yard, and she really only needs to be outside about 5 minutes or so she said - IF that, and she'd need a sweater <3. Her owner has to surrender her due to issues with the dog and family members.
OK, if it was up to me 100% - I'd take her in a heartbeat, I was told she'd be on the rescues website up for adoption, but there could be a chance I could keep her, since shes the perfect size for US, and I
