Last week my dog rescue buddy called me with the news that she was doing another "dog pound pick-up" and would I possibly be interested in a little 11 year old Maltese dog who had been dropped off by his owner.
(This breed can easily live 16-17 years)
I replied that, Sure, I could be interested, but most likely the dog would have some kind of temperament issues or health problem for his owner to dump him off like that. Chances are good he is a retired breeding dog...he has a tatoo.
So, 2 weeks ago the little guy was neutered, had dental cleaning and was ready to be adopted out. My friend assured me that he was not biting, not chasing cats, not barking, and seemed to be a genuinely super nice dog.
I've had so many large dogs over the years, and this was no Chocolate Labrador......but ten years ago I also had fostered a 14 yr old Bichon Frise and she was a darling. Anyway, I have been so lonely since my Cleo passed away, so this little Maltese came to us last week.
Hubby called him "Dug" and the dog is surprisingly smart and fitting in nicely.
Mitten,our princess cat still likes to puff up and act like the brat that she is, but Dug just ignores her and walks away.
An added bonus: we discovered that Dug is 100% trained to do his business on those puppy training pads.
HA, no multiple trips outdoors in rain, wind, blizzards, and freezing temps.
It looks like this little "pound pup" has a second chance in life.
(This breed can easily live 16-17 years)
I replied that, Sure, I could be interested, but most likely the dog would have some kind of temperament issues or health problem for his owner to dump him off like that. Chances are good he is a retired breeding dog...he has a tatoo.
So, 2 weeks ago the little guy was neutered, had dental cleaning and was ready to be adopted out. My friend assured me that he was not biting, not chasing cats, not barking, and seemed to be a genuinely super nice dog.
I've had so many large dogs over the years, and this was no Chocolate Labrador......but ten years ago I also had fostered a 14 yr old Bichon Frise and she was a darling. Anyway, I have been so lonely since my Cleo passed away, so this little Maltese came to us last week.
Hubby called him "Dug" and the dog is surprisingly smart and fitting in nicely.
Mitten,our princess cat still likes to puff up and act like the brat that she is, but Dug just ignores her and walks away.
An added bonus: we discovered that Dug is 100% trained to do his business on those puppy training pads.
HA, no multiple trips outdoors in rain, wind, blizzards, and freezing temps.
It looks like this little "pound pup" has a second chance in life.
