House guests

I've been pretty busy this past week with fosters. First, was the freakishly adorable Dezi who just needed a quick "bed and breakfast" before heading off to his forever home in Powell River...






Dezi was a teeny weeny "pocket pit", full of piss and vinegar... my kind of dog! A true classic bulldog type, he LOVED people and would throw himself into your arms for hugs and kisses and tolerated other dogs with mostly disinterest.

Right now, I have Gunner. A sad example of what can happen to an otherwise happy, stable dog when their "owner" leaves them to fend for themselves in the shelter system.



Gunner is a major stress case. The slightest change in his environment will send him literally into a spinning, tail chasing, glaze eyed fiend. He also has a penchant for self-mutilation. This is a dog who is truly wonderful when he feels safe. He snuggles like no other and is very tolerant of other dogs including pushy 7 who is starting to smell "spicy" in the nether regions. He will make someone a fabulous, caring pet if only someone will give him the chance. His first foster home out of the shelter saw him spin once on his first day. His second home never saw him stress. With the last foster before me... this was not the case. His fits of maniachal spinning and tail eating came back tenfold and he was even involved in a number of fights which is extremely out of his character. I won't comment on what I feel may have happened in this foster home, but needless to say...it wasn't good. I just am basically "warehousing" him until another stable foster or (PLEASE) adopter can be found. This gentle boy's life could be set right, and his demons chased away with just a little bit of stability. Something that has cruelly been stripped away from him.
I challenge anyone to look at this tortured face and turn around and dump there dog at the shelter because "He will be fine!/A nice family will adopt him/We are moving/having a baby/redecorating" etc.



Oh, and for those of you backyard breeders who are carelessly breeding your dogs just because they've got reproductive organs and you "love" them...take another look, 'cause this is the situation YOU create every time you breed your dogs for unworthy reasons.