Post by auntieemu on Feb 26, 2006 9:41:30 GMT -5
Both these dogs were dumped as puppies by some jerk that thinks living creatures are disposable. They made it past the coyotes to us.
Smoky was all feet and those were scraped so bad it looked like someone had shaved the pads. Someone tossed him out of a moving vehicle to cause such damage. He was intelligent, friendly and answered to 'kitty, kitty, kitty'.
DH built him a well insulated dog house situated on the lean-to porch of the shed. He has a fence around the area and the only time the dogs are allowed out is if we are there. We don't want them roaming with the neighbors pack and getting shot by the beef farmers.
Sugar showed up one cold fall day (now that I think about it, what is it with these people - they throw them away in late fall (for cats it is usually right before Christmas). After approval by the cats, I introduced her to Smoky. He was ecstatic! So I put them both in the pen and waited for DH to come home.
DH came in the house asking "What is THAT?" and I tried to play innocent. Walked out to the dog pen, let them out and petted on her, tried to convince him that she must have been hiding in the pen the night before when he put Smoky up. I almost had him, but I grinned at the wrong time. Anyway, we kept her and they have all gotten along fine.
Smoky was all feet and those were scraped so bad it looked like someone had shaved the pads. Someone tossed him out of a moving vehicle to cause such damage. He was intelligent, friendly and answered to 'kitty, kitty, kitty'.
DH built him a well insulated dog house situated on the lean-to porch of the shed. He has a fence around the area and the only time the dogs are allowed out is if we are there. We don't want them roaming with the neighbors pack and getting shot by the beef farmers.
Sugar showed up one cold fall day (now that I think about it, what is it with these people - they throw them away in late fall (for cats it is usually right before Christmas). After approval by the cats, I introduced her to Smoky. He was ecstatic! So I put them both in the pen and waited for DH to come home.
DH came in the house asking "What is THAT?" and I tried to play innocent. Walked out to the dog pen, let them out and petted on her, tried to convince him that she must have been hiding in the pen the night before when he put Smoky up. I almost had him, but I grinned at the wrong time. Anyway, we kept her and they have all gotten along fine.
