KATRINA RESCUES ADOPTED (finally!)
by Elise and Jeremiah and Ewok
by Elise and Jeremiah and Ewok
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Little and Wee came to me on a "rogue" transport in the early days following
Katrina. They were found in Chalmette, the site of a large chemical spill and
shortly after arrival, Little developed cataracts, a result of the chemical tainted
muck and mire that covered her upon her rescue. Her traveling companion,
Wee, was not covered in the mire and the question haunts me "were they
housemates at one time or did they, so much like we do in a time of crisis, find
one another on the street and befriend one another for survival?" Regardless
of the reason, they are best friends here at The Dog Next Door and they will
not be separated. Whoever gets one, gets the other. I am looking for
someone with two people in the family - a lap for each dog - or someone with a
large lap. Wee (white) is more the lap dog -- oddly -- she loves to be loved, to
be with you, beside you, near you. Little (gray) is more independent. Yes, that
is correct, the little blind dog is more independent than the sighted dog. She
loves to be held, but after half an hour, tires of it and wants to wander off to
some other soft spot to lie down. Wee on the other hand will stay in your lap
as long as you let her.
Katrina. They were found in Chalmette, the site of a large chemical spill and
shortly after arrival, Little developed cataracts, a result of the chemical tainted
muck and mire that covered her upon her rescue. Her traveling companion,
Wee, was not covered in the mire and the question haunts me "were they
housemates at one time or did they, so much like we do in a time of crisis, find
one another on the street and befriend one another for survival?" Regardless
of the reason, they are best friends here at The Dog Next Door and they will
not be separated. Whoever gets one, gets the other. I am looking for
someone with two people in the family - a lap for each dog - or someone with a
large lap. Wee (white) is more the lap dog -- oddly -- she loves to be loved, to
be with you, beside you, near you. Little (gray) is more independent. Yes, that
is correct, the little blind dog is more independent than the sighted dog. She
loves to be held, but after half an hour, tires of it and wants to wander off to
some other soft spot to lie down. Wee on the other hand will stay in your lap
as long as you let her.
Little is approximately 6-7 years old. She lost her sight as a result of Katrina and
there is some speculation that the acidic chemicals she was exposed to
exacerbated the degeneration and loss of several teeth. She has had a full dental
workup, including extraction of two or three teeth. She can still eat treats and dry
food, but they both prefer wet food. Little is healthy otherwise and should live the
nice long life that toy poodles typically live.
Wee is approximately 5 years old and is full of energy. She loves to chase the big
dogs and roll in the grass and dirt. Her coat is wirey and hence needs
conditioners to easily comb or brush her. I find that combing her right after her
bath is effective while the conditioner is still on her, then I rinse the conditioner off
after combing. They need to be professionally groomed AT LEAST every six
months, but to stay BEAUTIFUL as in this picture, every four months is best.
Groomers love them, they are very cooperative and love being told they are pretty
girls.
They are absolutely no trouble at all but are quite lost here among the big dogs.
Efforts by several groups to locate their previous guardians has failed. Because
they must be adopted together, the adoption fee is "discounted". Additionally, as I
have a "return policy," if you return one, you must return the other. These little
girls have been to hell and back and deserve to spoiled totally rotten for the rest
of their lives.
They walk GREAT on a leash, they both sit and come on command and are really
smart little dogs. They are brave, not realizing they are 1/10 the size of some of
the dogs here (at 10 lbs each) and taking on the larger dogs regularly. Little is
not handicapped. She is simply not sighted. She gets around the house and yard
right by herself. If she is walking across a room and a large dog gets in her way,
she lets out with a fierce bark, "get out of my way you big doofus, can't you see
that I CAN'T see??" The large dog moves and Little continues her journey.
there is some speculation that the acidic chemicals she was exposed to
exacerbated the degeneration and loss of several teeth. She has had a full dental
workup, including extraction of two or three teeth. She can still eat treats and dry
food, but they both prefer wet food. Little is healthy otherwise and should live the
nice long life that toy poodles typically live.
Wee is approximately 5 years old and is full of energy. She loves to chase the big
dogs and roll in the grass and dirt. Her coat is wirey and hence needs
conditioners to easily comb or brush her. I find that combing her right after her
bath is effective while the conditioner is still on her, then I rinse the conditioner off
after combing. They need to be professionally groomed AT LEAST every six
months, but to stay BEAUTIFUL as in this picture, every four months is best.
Groomers love them, they are very cooperative and love being told they are pretty
girls.
They are absolutely no trouble at all but are quite lost here among the big dogs.
Efforts by several groups to locate their previous guardians has failed. Because
they must be adopted together, the adoption fee is "discounted". Additionally, as I
have a "return policy," if you return one, you must return the other. These little
girls have been to hell and back and deserve to spoiled totally rotten for the rest
of their lives.
They walk GREAT on a leash, they both sit and come on command and are really
smart little dogs. They are brave, not realizing they are 1/10 the size of some of
the dogs here (at 10 lbs each) and taking on the larger dogs regularly. Little is
not handicapped. She is simply not sighted. She gets around the house and yard
right by herself. If she is walking across a room and a large dog gets in her way,
she lets out with a fierce bark, "get out of my way you big doofus, can't you see
that I CAN'T see??" The large dog moves and Little continues her journey.
The photo below was before Little's Katrina-induced cataracts invaded and stole
her pretty little button eyes -- this is also how they look "ungroomed" like little
ragmuffin dolls - very cute this way, but they need to be groomed because their
eyes "weep" and on Little, it can cause sores under her eyes (as I learned the hard
way
her pretty little button eyes -- this is also how they look "ungroomed" like little
ragmuffin dolls - very cute this way, but they need to be groomed because their
eyes "weep" and on Little, it can cause sores under her eyes (as I learned the hard
way