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Friday, November 26, 2010

Three of our greatest joys for which we are especially grateful, are our "rescued" pets...

Our dear friend, Altadena Hiker, aka Karin Bugge, is writing a regular piece each week in the Altadena Patch, an e-news site for Altadena.  In today's piece she is sharing stories of many bloggers and their pets to highlight the joys of "rescuing" pets...please check out the Altadena Patch here and don't forget to check out her awesome blog here!!!


We adopted Miss Daisy eight years ago from the Golden Retriever Club of Greater LA.  We met her at an adoption party, hosted by Anderson's, our local pet store.  In retrospect, Daisy adopted us.  We took her home, and after checking out the back yard, she fell asleep at our feet.  That night, Daisy slept on the floor at the end of the bed as though she had been doing this every night of her life.  


The next day, while we were both gone, she got out of the yard and disappeared.  We both searched for several hours but couldn't find her. Several neighbors had seen a big Golden running through the neighborhood, but she was gone.  We were really down in the dumps and getting ready to go out for dinner.  Suddenly, about 8 pm, we heard a bark at the front door.  We opened the door and their was Daisy sitting on the doormat.  She walked right into the house as if to say, "I checked out the hood, and this is the best there is, so I'm here for good." She's hasn't run away since.  We can leave the gate open and she'll wander out front if we're working there, but she knows where home is. 

She's the best dog either of us have ever had.  She's a huge part of our life. 



This is Sadie, we got her from the Glendale Humane Society which is now a "No Kill" shelter.  I saw her on the internet site and knew I wanted to meet her.  We went to the shelter, asked about her, and was told that she was not adoptable yet as she had a respiratory infection.  We said that that was ok, we wanted to see her anyway.  We met her and fell in love instantly.  Fortunately, the infection was on the tail end of recovery and she was ready to go to her new home within a week or two.  


Cleo was the Hubman's kitty before we got married...just a few months though, and I was with him when he picked her out at the Glendale Humane Society.  She's about ten now and puts up with the much younger Sadie, but sometimes...Sadie is just plain annoying...
(Sadie's nick name is Osama Bin Cat)



But they love each other anyway...whenever they're home alone and we come home, we'll find them curled up together somewhere or other in the house....


Miss Daisy is in her twilight years, we think she's about 14.  She's been feeling a bit poorly lately which we hope is just a passing thing...She's our darling golden girl...please wish her well...

20 comments:

  1. This posting is soooooo lovely! I have enjoyed both the photos and the text!:) Thanks for sharing.

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  2. The last picure is really great! As if her soul is visibly on it too.
    I love this, though we never had dogs nor other pets. I´m more in touch with plants and wild animals ( just watching them from a distance).
    Have a great Weekend! We expect snow this weekend too, but not lots of it.

    Elisabeth

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  3. Thank you Gunn!!! The followers of Karin Bugge's Altadena Patch were following the process to adoption of a darling dog at a shelter in Pasadena CA...we were all rooting for him and after several weeks, he was adopted...this inspired Karin's article in the Patch today, which led to my posting...

    Thank you Elisabeth! I know not everyone has animals living with them, but I can't imagine my life without them!!! I've had dogs and cats my entire life!!!

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  4. My pack is the same make-up as yours: a dog and two cats. Wonderful words about each of your animals and beautiful photos. I lived quite a few years without animals and now that I have them, I can't imagine life without them.

    I hope Miss Daisy feels better soon.

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  5. all these lovely animals, I hope Miss Daisy gets better soon. I loved reading about how you came by your pets, what a wonderful post and I love those photographs.

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  6. I love the stories of how each of them came into your life. Wishing lots of health to Daisy. Thanks for joining in with the Mortal Muse blog hop - Happy Thanksgiving!

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  7. Wow! Is that at your old house that auntie mel now lives in? I always love your postes there the best.
    Love,kasey

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  8. I wish her well with all my heart. What a wonderful photo essay. I keep staring at beautiful golden Daisy amid the golden stalks and leaves.

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  9. We got Scout at the Glendale Humane Society, too! It's a great place, and I really respect how hard they work to make good matches. Love your story about your Miss Daisy. I think she went to look for you.

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  10. I'm sending hugs and well wishes to your beautiful Miss Daisy. And I laughed at your description of Sadie and Cleo's antics together. Funny how they do adopt us, just as we adopt them.

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  11. Thank you all for your well wishes for Miss Daisy. She's a very special part of our lives.

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  12. Best wishes to Miss Daisy. Your entire brood is lovely.

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  13. Beautiful story! And all the best for Miss Daisy. She's done well to reach that age. The longer they live, the harder it is for us when they go ... my Tessa lived until 14 and a half and it was painful - I only got over it when I adopted Abby 4 months later. Never should have waited that long. Abby needed a new home, and I needed a new dog. Same with the cat and the rabbit. So many animals out there looking for homes.

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  14. Beautiful photos of your darlings. And I sure do know how you feel about your Daisy. I'm sending her the good vibes.

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  15. Miss Daisy is just beautiful. We have a 15 yr. old toy poodle who is really showing his age also. He is everyone's best buddy, and he still tries so hard to keep up, but it's getting very difficult for him.

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  16. Thank you all for your kind words and comments...

    Unfortunately, we had bad news today about our Daisy Girl. She went to the Doctor yesterday and ended up having exploratory surgery. The Dr did not find what he thought it was going to be, instead, she has cancer of the liver. Hopefully, she'll rally enough to come home on Monday, but at best, it will only be for a few months until she relapses again.

    She is our darling Golden Girl and is very much loved. Thank you for sharing your own stories about your furry families too! We are all blessed by their love...

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  17. I hope you'll have those months with her, Kathy. I know she's your darling girl. Dan's, too.

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  18. Thank you Petrea...we hope so too...

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  19. Oh, I do wish Miss Daisy gets well soon.
    Our twin cats are rescues from ---the Mammoth Animal shelter. LOL

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  20. Thanks Tash...Daisy's at home as of this morning...

    your twin cats must be wonderfully hardy cats coming from up here!!!

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