Rescues? Who all has 'em?

[Doberman's]

Our female Doberman is a rescue. Jenna came to us at 1.5 years old. She had been terribly abused and neglected as a pup.

When we went to pick her up she was loving a sweet and we knew we had to have her. Rudy liked to play with her and she smiled and wagged her whole body at us.

Jenna was bought by a person for the sole purpose of breeding, she was to be bred again and again to sell the pups. The man who bought her had no idea what he was doing with a pup and she was yelled at, hit, dragged, left outside by herself , thrown down stairs from what we can gather. She would not go down the stairs, through doors, on to the lino floor or tiled floor. If you raised your voice in anyway she cowered and shook, if you clapped your hands she cowered and shook, if you yelled in happiness she shook. BUT she was never mean just scared. It took a long time to get her to where she is today but she has always had the personality of a saint, sweet, kind, gentle and loving.

It angers me a great deal that she went through that but we are so happy to have her and love her like a child. I have no idea how people can be so mean.

Who else has rescues?

[Sabledog]

Sable is a rescue she was found by a vet wandering the streets at 4 months old, she was starving and very skinny, the vet took her in and paid for all her vet bills and put an add in the paper, i went to see her and fell in love immedietly. she made me answer all sorts of question about how she was going to be housed and how she would be treated and decided i was the right home for her, she has been with me ever since and she is now
6 years old.

[sheplovr]

:D :D When I had horses many moons ago people actually dropped off dogs on me, we were in a great spot on a back road for this. I then actually rescued some from the shelter that were going down and they made the best horse pets to follow me on my horse for hours on end on big trails across creeks and all kinds of things, so I feel I have done my share of rescueing dogs from disasters.

[Kaos]

One of my dogs, 'Kaos' actually, was an SPCA dog. He was handed in, and in reasonably good condition, but no muscle tone. At 9 months old it was clear that he had never been for a walk, or had any training whatsoever. I don't think he had been physically abused but he is very a nervous sensitive type who is mortified if you so much as raise your voice. He is the most loving, gorgeous, highly intelligent dog you could ever hope to meet. From day one he seemed unbelievably greatful to be adopted, and instantly I was hooked. He is an Australian Cattle Dog / Border Collie ish mix and he has definitely found his forever home with us. I can't even imagine life without him now, and neither can our other dog who is his best playmate and constant companion.

Interestingly he got a pretty bad write up from his initial assessment at the SPCA, but now I know him better I realise that being the sensitive sole he is he would have been extremely stressed in the kennels situation and acted fairly out of character.

[zjzoggy]

Until around 4 months ago, all I had ever owned were rescues. I just couldn't see paying loads of money for a pure breed dog when there are so many that need good homes.

At one point, I had 13 dogs in my 1100 sf house. I just can't keep going if I see a dog on the side of the road. Then it got to where my friends and clients were bringing me strays they had found, or giving me addresses of dogs that were neglected or abused. I rescued, fostered, trained, and rehomed 76 dogs in four years. Luckily I have two really good vets that took very good care of us. When I got married, all of that had to stop as my husband couldn't fit in the house with all of the dogs.

I kept the one monster I couldn't rehome (yes...all very good homes) and he is the happy looking lab mix in my avatar. After surviving Parvo, his hip troubles, and his macho man attitude, I knew I could never let him go. To this day, that dog is my life. He goes everywhere I do. Even my husband understands that if I had to choose between he and Alex, the dog would win.

The only pure breed dog I have ever purchased is my new pup that was a gift for our anniversary.

I will always have a soft spot in my heart for any type of rescue...and I've decided my next will probably be a greyhound.

[vagreys]

I distinguish between retired racers and rescues, though a lot of people don't. I have retired racers. They weren't mistreated. They weren't rescued from an abusive, neglectful or dangerous situation. They didn't come to me with any kinds of behavioral problems as a result of abuse or neglect. They finished their racing careers, were not kept for breeding, and retired. On the other hand, I have fostered rescued Greyhounds, rescued from negligent kennel operators, and rescued from bad adoptive situations. Some have stayed in my home for months. Others for only a few weeks. All have received rehabilitative care in my home. The worst case I ever had, I get to see every few weeks, and it is wonderful to watch him emerge from his shell with his adoptive family. He's so much better than he was when he arrived.

[Jake2006]

I got Jake from Dog's Trust. He is my first rescue dog. I always bought puppies before but we decided that due to puppy farming and the number of dogs in rescues, through no fault of their own, we would go for a rescue dog. I fell in love with him the first time I saw him.

Jake wasn't doing well in Dogs Trust so we were allowed to bring him home before a home visit - but we did have a Vet's reference - which they were happy with.

He has turned out to be a loving, obedient, dog. He has the character of a clown and is always trying to please.

Although he was a gun dog and didn't make the grade - scared of guns - he was chasing around the garden with me last night in a really bad thunder storm!

[Georgia]

We got Georgia from our city humane society which is run by "foster mom" volunteers. I'm still amazed no one else picked her up. I think we saw her one weekend on display at Petsmart (the adoption groups get to setup once a week typically at Petsmart) and saw her again the next weekend and then finally to look into. Why no one picked her up before us is stunning to me now.

We used to think Georgia was abused and deaf when we first got her on a 1 week trial. She wouldn't walk through a door way without a leash and she didn't respond to us no matter how excited we made our voices. She was taken from a shelter that was deemed to be unsuitable by the volunteer group so we don't know what happened there or before. The foster mom was a saint so she didn't get abused there. Only thing we can figure is that she was very social and missed the other dogs at her foster mom's house. Eventually she warmed up to us.

We really couldn't ask for much more with Georgia. She had Parvo as a pup so we always worry when she has poo problems but now we think it's from eating bugs or sticks. She has a weak esophogus so collars are an issue too. Plus she is easily distracted on walks and will still act deaf when she sees something like a bunny or even when you just ask her to sit. But she's insanely sweet, hardly ever barks, very smart, and wags her body so much I worry she will throw her hips out of joint.

The funny thing is that the only reason I would go for a non-rescue dog in teh future would be to try and find another dog like Georgia. Not only does she have good physical attributes like weight, coat, and short hair, but her personality is outstanding. If someone could promise me that a certain breed would be just like her I'd take another in a heartbeat.

[Rascal]

Our older border collie came from the border collie rescue, he has an overshot jaw so no one wanted him, he wasnt really a rescue though.

[Pitguy67]

Duke Was Sort Of A Rescue. We Took Him From A Family Member That Could Not Have Him Anymore. Because He Is A Pitbull, My Wife And I Wanted To Give Him A Good Home, So No One Would Take Him To Fight With Him. The Person That Had Him Loved Him, So He Was Fine, We Just Saved Him From Being Put Down, Or Fought. We All Love Him.

[Chloe and A]

Chloe was a rescue, I found her on petfinder.com, she was at the animal shelter near my mom's house. When I went to see her she basically ignored me until i touched her. Once she realized I was willing to pet her she was glued to me and rolling all around to get scratched. She spent the first 4 days I had her in the hospital because she got an infection from the ticks that covered her whole body. She was also underweight and very weary of new people. She still needs some more obedience training but she's made huge progress in the 4 months I've had her.

[Duke'sMommy]

I got Duke from one of the animal shelters near me. He was approx. 4 months old when I got him and he was just dumped at the shelter. The shelter has an over night drop off cages where noone has to know your dumping your dog. I had no idea his background. He is such a loving dog. He knew sit and walked amazing on leash when I got him. I dont know how anyone could have gotten rid of him.

[AnimalHouse]

ALL 6 of my animals are rescues! ;)

[luvnatur]

Yes, I have a rescue dog also.. A male bichon/poodle mix. He was intimidated by the former male owners voice..ie; being loud/authorative. He does cower when we bend to pick him up, which makes us think there might have been some hitting/kicking involved..Maybe not tho'.

He is a love. Patient, loving, playful, snuggly, etc. A very well trained pooch. I wouldn't give him up for the world. A lot of love going on w/us...He's always looking to see where I am & is usually by my side or on my lap...lol...He still has the problem w/riding in our van. Did try a crate, but he quakes, pants in that also. He is getting a "tad" better at riding..Maybe it's going to just take take time. The vet said, probably 6mos. or so. So we have about 3 to go..Hopefully, that is.

I'm trying to attach a pic. but don't know if it will work or not. If it does, isn't he a cutie? If not, I'll try again sometime.

Have a wonderful day, everyone...
Luv.

[Doberman's]

I have 4 cats that are also rescues.

Lucky was thrown out of a moving car's window in front of my friends palce. Her foster son found Lucky the next day in the wet cold ditch when he was waiting for the school bus. The poor guy was only about 8 weeks old and busted up. :( He was scraped and bruised. She kept him for two weeks and then I cam by and saw him and had t have him. He was sweet adn loving. I ahve no idea why anyoen would do that to him, he is one of the kindest cats I have ever seen.

Next I have Sammy who just moved in last year. I am sure he was dumped on the side of the road. :(

Then we have out two humane society cats. Not sure of their stories other then being strays but they are not feral so they had to have been owned at one point.

[JDogg]

this is bud he is a rescue
http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l216/jdogg72/8-15-06007.jpg

[Cheetah]

Eevee is a rescue. I got her from the local humane society at 8 months old. She's 6 1/2 now. >^_^<

[KCat]

my boy is a rescue.

here he is, resting in the grass next to mum as a storm threatens in the distance. Added some pics to the gallery from our lazy moments in the grass plus a picture of the approaching storm.

[dlambertz]

We just took in a rescue (sort of) yesterday :) Molly Lou (so named by Madison as she did not like the name Bunny)

Molly moved here from the other side of the state with a young couple who ended up losing the house they were suppose to move into so ended up in a hotel. Molly was being left alone about 14 hours a day as the couple worked overnights on a 12 hour shift and than slept all day. If we had not taken her in she was going to the local shelter (kill though I doubt she would have been euthanized due to her size)

Molly is an 8 month old very friendly Shih Tzu who is not house trained ...YET :) but is very happy to have someone that is willing to teach her and give her lots of love. She has a bad haircut right now but... HERE IS MOLLY LOU!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v208/dlambertz/MollyLou.jpg