Thursday, June 30, 2016

Thursday, June 30, 2016

Tonight's picture was taken in August of 2002. Mattie was sitting on our couch positioned next to his basket of small stuffed animals. It is funny, when you have a baby, I am quite certain the number one gift to give is a stuffed animal. Yet Mattie for the most part did not gravitate to any of them. But we certainly tried. After I had Mattie, I always thought twice about giving a stuffed animal as a baby gift. Otherwise, prior to raising Mattie, I must admit I was guilty for giving many as gifts.  


Quote of the day: I think dogs are the most amazing creatures; they give unconditional love. For me they are the role model for being alive. ~  Gilda Radner


Since February, I have wanted to rescue a dog. I really wanted a specific breed.... a sheltie or collie. These are hard breeds to come by because they are SO popular... these dogs get snapped up quickly. I filled out numerous adoption applications over the past months, yet nothing panned out. Then a friend of mine of Facebook sent me a link to City Dogs Rescue. I know City Dogs, because it is right next to City Wildlife in DC. The place I brought the injured dove in February, who was cared for and then released back into my neighborhood.  

Today I filled out City Dog Rescues extensive application for a dog and a cat. Within a few hours, I was contacted for the adoption of both! So much for all the collie and sheltie rescue leagues I was dealing with. Of course, those other rescues are dealing with more pure breed rescues. Nonetheless, City Dogs rescues dogs and cats from kill shelters, which I clearly want to support. 

This is specific info about City Dogs.................................. (http://www.citydogsrescuedc.org/about.html#.V3WflvkrJD8)

City Dogs Rescue rescues adoptable dogs and cats in overcrowded and high-kill shelters, where resources are severely limited. We offer a lifeline to as many of these wonderful animals as possible. Sadly, many of the dogs and cats that City Dogs Rescue takes are just days — and sometimes hours — away from being euthanized for no reason other than lack of space. By finding these animals permanent and loving homes in the DC metropolitan area, we can enrich lives of humans and their pets.

We are interested in three different cats. But will need to meet them to make that determination. However, here is the fellow we plan on fostering first for a week to determine if we want to adopt him. How do you like this? The date we have to decide as to whether we want to adopt him is July 23! Very symbolic, since Mattie was diagnosed with cancer on July 23, 2008. Seems like a Mattie sign. 

This is Lenny. Of course if we adopt Lenny, the first thing I will do is change his name. He doesn't look like a Lenny to me. He looks like a "Sunshine."


Lenny is five years old and is a border collie mix. He is coming up to DC from South Carolina. 

The full view of Lenny. We will be attending a training class on July 10th and clearly caring for a dog who is coming out of a kill shelter will have its challenges. Since he could be very anxious, untrusting, and easily upset with his new environment. All of which I get, since if you did this to me, I would be a mess! 

This is the part of South Carolina that Lenny is from, Picken's County. In the upper most west quadrant. 


So stay tuned for updates on Lenny, who hopefully will be a positive addition to our lives.