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Momma was a few-spot Harlequin, and daddy was a Boxer, though I can't remember his color for the life of me. Merle is my favorite Dane color, next to Brindle.
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Unfortunately, I know. I've taken in cats, a horse, several reptiles, and several rabbits to date. I have no intention of stopping.
My girl isn't from a breeder, but from a family who was in a car wreck and could no longer keep her and feared she would be taken to the pound. My Weimaraner is from yet another family, able to keep him but seeking a better, more country-like life for him.
My cats all came from the 'Nobody Wants Me' side of life.
My horse Sammy was ignored and starved to a body condition of 1, getting no medical attention or care, but ridden miles. He's now the fattest horse in my pasture and is being retrained as a trail and endurance horse.
My buckskin mare was starved and abused before being rescued. She was then retrained on the ground before I bought her. She's looking at a future of lessons and easy trail rides.
I've taken in rabbits with no fat on them, digestive problems, and open sores on their feet. Nursed them back to health, tamed them down, and gave them a new lease on life.
The reptiles are often times the worst, heavy mite infestations, dehydration, old sheds still stuck to them, thin as rails...
I'm no magic fix-me-up worker, but I do what I can to help. If I DO breed Hazel (it's still an 'If'), she would be spayed after one litter, no exceptions. I know a lot of people feel that it's one litter too many, but she IS my 'ideal dog' and I would very much like to have offspring from her that I could raise and train.
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I thought it was after the bleeding, but I wasn't really sure. I'm looking for an inside crate at the moment (so she can spend ALL her nights indoors). Until then she gets an old comforter to snooze on, a diaper, and supervised play in the fenced backyard. She's definitely OK being crated, she often sleeps in Duke's (weim.) in the evening, since my room door is usually closed.
She's getting better about wearing her diaper. She still hates it, but at least she doesn't try to sit down when I go to put it back on her
Momma was a few-spot Harlequin, and daddy was a Boxer, though I can't remember his color for the life of me. Merle is my favorite Dane color, next to Brindle.
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Unfortunately, I know. I've taken in cats, a horse, several reptiles, and several rabbits to date. I have no intention of stopping.
My girl isn't from a breeder, but from a family who was in a car wreck and could no longer keep her and feared she would be taken to the pound. My Weimaraner is from yet another family, able to keep him but seeking a better, more country-like life for him.
My cats all came from the 'Nobody Wants Me' side of life.
My horse Sammy was ignored and starved to a body condition of 1, getting no medical attention or care, but ridden miles. He's now the fattest horse in my pasture and is being retrained as a trail and endurance horse.
My buckskin mare was starved and abused before being rescued. She was then retrained on the ground before I bought her. She's looking at a future of lessons and easy trail rides.
I've taken in rabbits with no fat on them, digestive problems, and open sores on their feet. Nursed them back to health, tamed them down, and gave them a new lease on life.
The reptiles are often times the worst, heavy mite infestations, dehydration, old sheds still stuck to them, thin as rails...
I'm no magic fix-me-up worker, but I do what I can to help. If I DO breed Hazel (it's still an 'If'), she would be spayed after one litter, no exceptions. I know a lot of people feel that it's one litter too many, but she IS my 'ideal dog' and I would very much like to have offspring from her that I could raise and train.
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I thought it was after the bleeding, but I wasn't really sure. I'm looking for an inside crate at the moment (so she can spend ALL her nights indoors). Until then she gets an old comforter to snooze on, a diaper, and supervised play in the fenced backyard. She's definitely OK being crated, she often sleeps in Duke's (weim.) in the evening, since my room door is usually closed.
She's getting better about wearing her diaper. She still hates it, but at least she doesn't try to sit down when I go to put it back on her
