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| Lady - My Beautiful, Sweet Ladybug - and she is every bit a "Lady" |
| A final note on Lady: Lady is a joy to have in my home and a joy to foster for as long as necessary, even forever. I love having her ride with me on errands, playing tug-of-war with her, playing "water" (aiming the water hose into the air and letting her jump and chase the water), brushing her (she loves being brushed) and I love that she loves me. I have grown to love her very much and it will be with a heavy heart that I see her go. Lady will love you like you have never been loved before. She deserves to have companions, whether adult or children, who will play with her, let her sit with them while they watch TV, go for rides to get an ice cream cone, go for walks in the evening. Lady needs a family or a special person who will spend time with her, make her member of the family. She deserves her very own family to love and take care of and who will love her deeply in return. Lady needs her own family, one with children would be nice, since she had a little boy of her own at one time or a family or person with another dog that she can play with, or you must enjoy spending time with her. Lady will make a loyal and devoted companion. Lady has already lost one family that she loved (far more than they loved her and far far more than they deserved) and I will not allow this beautiful, obedient, very, very special dog to go through the grieving that she went through when her first owner gave her up. THIS IS THE ONLY DOG I HAVE EVER SEEN CRY. I was actually stupid enough to allow her former owner to visit Lady when I rescued her. Each time Sylvia left my house, Lady laid by the front door and made crying, deep throated sobbing sounds for hours. After three visits, I ended it. The visits and the friendship. Because Lady is such a great dog and because she suffered such terrible loss in her short life, losing her family and her little boy, I will be obnoxiously careful with applicants for Lady. I will personally inspect any home considered for Lady and will personally CHECK ALL REFERENCES including, if necessary, neighbors, vets and area shelters to verify whether or not you have ever surrendered an animal. Even though I will always welcome Lady and any of my adoptees back, I want to be very confident that Lady's next home will truly be the forever home she deserves. |
My "relationship" with Lady is special. I was walking off my depression one
afternoon the summer my husband ran off with our $25,000 home improvement
mortgage and an Alabama 'ho. A neighbor had one puppy left in a box from a litter
she was giving away. He was the fattest little ball of fur and just loosing his
litter-mates, looked as lonely and lost as I felt. He was my first dog, my beautiful,
precious Ranger, and his mother was Lady. Her former owners never bothered to
have her spayed, never got her shots, let her run free in the neighborhood and as
a result she had puppies every time she came into heat. This was her first litter
and she was just a baby herself - about a year old. She had three more litters that
I know of (one litter of 4 born in the middle of the night in the dead of winter in a
freezing garage where they all died) before Lady was surrendered to most likely
be euthanized at the animal shelter. When I rescued her, I had her spayed, got
her first shots ever and amazingly, she tested negative for heartworms. She has
since been UTD on her shots, on heartworm and flea preventive. Her daughter,
Gypsy (from a later litter) who was also turned over to AC (and who I also rescued
(see medium dogs) was not so fortunate. She tested positive, had to be treated
and continues to be heartworm free.
afternoon the summer my husband ran off with our $25,000 home improvement
mortgage and an Alabama 'ho. A neighbor had one puppy left in a box from a litter
she was giving away. He was the fattest little ball of fur and just loosing his
litter-mates, looked as lonely and lost as I felt. He was my first dog, my beautiful,
precious Ranger, and his mother was Lady. Her former owners never bothered to
have her spayed, never got her shots, let her run free in the neighborhood and as
a result she had puppies every time she came into heat. This was her first litter
and she was just a baby herself - about a year old. She had three more litters that
I know of (one litter of 4 born in the middle of the night in the dead of winter in a
freezing garage where they all died) before Lady was surrendered to most likely
be euthanized at the animal shelter. When I rescued her, I had her spayed, got
her first shots ever and amazingly, she tested negative for heartworms. She has
since been UTD on her shots, on heartworm and flea preventive. Her daughter,
Gypsy (from a later litter) who was also turned over to AC (and who I also rescued
(see medium dogs) was not so fortunate. She tested positive, had to be treated
and continues to be heartworm free.
children or someone older or frail. When inside, she does not and
carouse and play but sits quietly near you or on her bed or blanket
carouse and play but sits quietly near you or on her bed or blanket
until summoned. You do not even know she is there but rest safer
with Lady around. until summoned. You do not even know she is
there but rest assured, she is always watching you, always knows
where you are and whether there is anything happening that you need
to know about. In a crowd, she is calm, not easily excited and always
aware and alert. Although not a "guard" dog you will somehow always
feel safer with Lady around.
carouse and play but sits quietly near you or on her bed or blanket
carouse and play but sits quietly near you or on her bed or blanket
until summoned. You do not even know she is there but rest safer
with Lady around. until summoned. You do not even know she is
there but rest assured, she is always watching you, always knows
where you are and whether there is anything happening that you need
to know about. In a crowd, she is calm, not easily excited and always
aware and alert. Although not a "guard" dog you will somehow always
feel safer with Lady around.
| Tipper is a beautiful black lab puppy. She was left by her former owners at a high kill shelter in North Georgia and rescued at 12 weeks old. On June 1, 2006, she was 16 weeks (4 months) old and all puppy. From the moment I first held her I knew how very gentle and sweet she was going to be. She is immensely curious, exceedingly smart, full of playfulness, a genuinely happy dog that will make you smile, make you laugh, and fill your heart with joy. |
| Tipper Black Lab w/white tippy toes click to enlarge photos |
| Tipper is what we call in this business "a keeper" - the dog you almost hope nobody adopts so you can keep her. She is young and therefore very trainable. So far she has no bad habits to "unlearn" - if she stays here much longer, she may have some because I will spoil her rotten. If you want a sweet dog, I mean a SWEET dog, one that will endear herself to you the moment you look into her eyes, Tipper is your dog. I am continually blown away at how genuinely SWEET she is. I can look at other rescues and say, he has an attitude, she is sassy, he can be aloof, but Tipper, is gentle, loving, sensitive to your moods and how you feel - it was Tipper who first made me notice that Little had developed what I believe is a cataract (the vet will check it on July 15) - she kept licking Little's eye and grooming the hair away from her eye almost as if to say, "Mommy, come look at this, Little has a problem." She is just plain sweet. The lady who transported her to me from the kill shelter put her into my arms and said, "This is the sweetest dog" and I thought, yeah, they all say that about all the dogs. But darned if she wasn't telling the truth! If you are looking for a dog to train, whether to fetch, roll over, find things (I think she'd make a good drug dog because she is immensely curious) - I KNOW she'd make a great dog to train to take to children's hospitals, cancer wards, retirement homes. If you want her, get her now because if I have time soon to start training her to be a therapy dog, I will take her off the adoption list - she is "all that" special. |
| Tipper is a wonderful dog and will make a loyal, loving family member. I am not psychic and certainly no expert, but I suspect Tipper will be a smaller lab, 50-60 pounds. She is very healthy, with a fine lean body. Her coat is so black it is blue and so shiny it reflects light. She is very, very smart and learns commands quickly. When I first posted this website in mid-June, she was not quite housebroken, in fact the paragraph read "She is not quite housebroken because she came to me with an upset tummy, followed by her shots as soon as her tummy settled down which upset her tummy all over. Because I am crate training and housebreaking several dogs, I keep paper and puppy pads down. Tipper has, from day one, used the paper if she did not make it outside and has never messed the floor." Tipper is now housebroken. She will hold it but has not learned to ask to be let out because she does not have to ask. I have doggie doors. I suspect it would take a week tops for her to learn to bark to be let out. However, I will not let Tipper go to a home that does not have a fenced yard and that will not provide her with a doggie door to come and go. It's what she is used to and she deserves that freedom. I figure it this way. Tipper will give you far more than you can ever give her in terms of love, devotion, comfort, loyalty, joy, peace of mind - All of that for a good nutritious diet, a yearly vet visit? The very least you can do is provide her with the safe sanctuary of a fenced yard and a little hole with a weather flap to let her come and go to do her business. If you disagree, don't even fill out the application. |
Tipper knows "down" "drop it" "sit" and is working hard "stay." Tipper is a lab
AND a puppy and is therefore a "chewer." She gets better, literally daily, and is
working hard on not chewing what is not hers. If she is supplied with plenty of
"good" chew toys, she will not chew what is not hers. If she starts to chew
newspaper or plastic cups (her favorite bad chew) I just tell her "no, bad girl" and
replace it with one of her toys. She is excellent on a leash and does not pull or
strain. She needs to always have a "no slip" collar because she comes out of
her collar easily. Tipper is a very gentle, sweet girl but because she loves to be
loved, you will need to be firm in your "down" commands - it is her only problem
area. I have not seen her jump on children, she seems to only jump on adults to
get their attention, perhaps it's because she can see the eyes of children but not
adults. I will take her out this weekend to play with the neighborhood kids and
repost to let you know how she does. She rides well in a car and no longer barks
or whines at being crated (which she initially did). Now, when the crate door is
opened, she goes in and lies on her bed. Very good dog. Someone will really
get a prize in this very fine dog. To adopt Tipper, it will be MANDATORY for you to
agree to enroll her in AT LEAST A 12 WEEK TRAINING PROGRAM (this will most
like be 2-4 hours a week to cover beginner and intermediate training) WHICH
COVERS BEGINNER AND INTERMEDIATE TRAINING. BEGINNER WILL NOT, I
REPEAT, WILL NOT BE SUFFICIENT FOR THIS DOG, SHE HAS TOO MUCH
POTENTIAL. I am sorry, but if you cannot afford this, DO NOT APPLY. I WILL
REQUIRE PROOF OF TRAINING WITHIN 6 MONTHS OF ADOPTION OR I WILL
ASK THAT YOU RETURN HER TO ME. PERIOD. I am not flexible on this. Tipper
simply has too much potential and is too willing to please to pass up the
opportunity to make her an astonishingly good dog.
AND a puppy and is therefore a "chewer." She gets better, literally daily, and is
working hard on not chewing what is not hers. If she is supplied with plenty of
"good" chew toys, she will not chew what is not hers. If she starts to chew
newspaper or plastic cups (her favorite bad chew) I just tell her "no, bad girl" and
replace it with one of her toys. She is excellent on a leash and does not pull or
strain. She needs to always have a "no slip" collar because she comes out of
her collar easily. Tipper is a very gentle, sweet girl but because she loves to be
loved, you will need to be firm in your "down" commands - it is her only problem
area. I have not seen her jump on children, she seems to only jump on adults to
get their attention, perhaps it's because she can see the eyes of children but not
adults. I will take her out this weekend to play with the neighborhood kids and
repost to let you know how she does. She rides well in a car and no longer barks
or whines at being crated (which she initially did). Now, when the crate door is
opened, she goes in and lies on her bed. Very good dog. Someone will really
get a prize in this very fine dog. To adopt Tipper, it will be MANDATORY for you to
agree to enroll her in AT LEAST A 12 WEEK TRAINING PROGRAM (this will most
like be 2-4 hours a week to cover beginner and intermediate training) WHICH
COVERS BEGINNER AND INTERMEDIATE TRAINING. BEGINNER WILL NOT, I
REPEAT, WILL NOT BE SUFFICIENT FOR THIS DOG, SHE HAS TOO MUCH
POTENTIAL. I am sorry, but if you cannot afford this, DO NOT APPLY. I WILL
REQUIRE PROOF OF TRAINING WITHIN 6 MONTHS OF ADOPTION OR I WILL
ASK THAT YOU RETURN HER TO ME. PERIOD. I am not flexible on this. Tipper
simply has too much potential and is too willing to please to pass up the
opportunity to make her an astonishingly good dog.
Tipper and Tubbie
(click to enlarge)
(click to enlarge)
| Tipper and Taylor the Terrier (click to enlarge) |
| Tipper playing in her pool (click to enlarge) |
| Tipper loves water. She likes to chase it, lie down in it, splash in it and will even get her toys from the bottom of her "doggie" pool. At bath time, she would rather play than bathe She also enjoys rawhide bones, any kind of heavy rubber chew toy, running and playing. If it involves playing Tipper is there, front and center. She plays very well with other |
Tipper has the most
endearing look in her eyes -
you can even see it in the
photo to the right, that true
"puppy dog" look that will
melt your heart. If your heart
does not melt, have your
ticker checked - because it's
not working!! This is a
GREAT dog.
endearing look in her eyes -
you can even see it in the
photo to the right, that true
"puppy dog" look that will
melt your heart. If your heart
does not melt, have your
ticker checked - because it's
not working!! This is a
GREAT dog.
| The exposure on these two photos was off and make Tipper look brown, but she is so black she looks blue. In the photo to the left, you can see her little white tippy toes and the tiny white spot on her chest. Below, she is tuckered out from running and playing with the other dogs. Tipper also occasionally chases the cats, but she will not harm them and, in fact, gets hilariously confused if they stop running and turn to face her. If the chasing bothers you, with a sharp, firm command, she will "Leave The Cat Alone!" |
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Lady is a GREAT dog, I can't say enough good
about this dog. She is a dream rescue - there
was absolutely NOTHING to "fix" about this dog
except getting her spayed and UTD on her
shots. No social problems, no shyness, no
house training, no aggression, no fears or
phobias, no chewing, no digging, no
unnecessary barking - she came to me perfect
- a dream rescue, but hard to adopt because
she is an adult dog - barely, but adult
nonetheless .
about this dog. She is a dream rescue - there
was absolutely NOTHING to "fix" about this dog
except getting her spayed and UTD on her
shots. No social problems, no shyness, no
house training, no aggression, no fears or
phobias, no chewing, no digging, no
unnecessary barking - she came to me perfect
- a dream rescue, but hard to adopt because
she is an adult dog - barely, but adult
nonetheless .