Her prompt this week was: all wrapped up. At first I was totally stumped. All I could think of was Christmas but as I considered other things more and more ideas began to appear.This is our Miniature Dachshund, Mollie. We rescued her from Countryside Rescue in Santa Rosa, California in October, 2005 and she is a survivor of Hurricane Katrina. Mollie was five when we got her but turned six on December 26 of that year. I found her online and we went to the rescue with the intention of taking her home no matter what the cost.
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| Hurricane Katrina destroyed New Orleans in 2005 |
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| Rescuers from Pasados Safe Haven photographed by Karen Ducey |
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| by Karen Ducey |
We bought her a new fluffy dog bed and as soon as we got her home and put her in the bed, our training began. She got out of the bed and jumped up on the couch then looked around at us like, "Well, what are you going to do about it?"
If you have ever had a Dachshund, you know that they have an unique attitude. They are very much like cats. Things are done on their schedule and to their liking. Fortunately, I had a Dachshund when I was in my teens that looked just like Mollie and I love cats so I fell in love with her immediately.Mollie will be fourteen this year and she has brought us all, including the other dogs, so much joy. We are all wrapped up in her little paws and we love it. I think she has done a grand job of training us.
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| photo by juliacumesphoto.com |
Julie Panusis
What a lucky pup and blessed family. It works both ways, yes? This story encourages others to rescue animals too. :-) We have our rescued dogs and cat. And every day we have love and funny stories of the quirky things they do. Thanks for sharing, Julie!
ReplyDeleteYou are so right, Chris. It does work both ways. All of the animals that we have rescued over the years have given us more than we could ever have imagined. I want everyone to know what a blessing they are.
DeleteHappy to hear this survivor made it to a happy home. I'm sure there were many more looking to be wrapped in this same love.
ReplyDeleteThank you for that kind comment. I really loved your story. I especially love to hear that Kathleen is the same lovely person that I believe her to be. I am so lucky to have been chosen to be her partner in the 7th Bead Soup Blog Party and she has been very good to me as well. Have a wonderful week.
ReplyDeleteAwww, very cool! We are owned by a rescue black lab who is terrified by ANY loud noise...we think she was being trained as a bird dog (gunfire....)and abandoned when she could not "perform". She DOES however, bring home anything and everything except birds! She can't catch THEM. :-) Love your "wrapped up" story!
ReplyDeleteHow lucky you are to have a lab. I hear they are wonderful dogs. I'm getting to the age where I only need bed dogs, LOL. The big ones are too much for me.
DeleteI too used to quilt, in fact I taught quilting for a long time but now my jewelry making has taken over and my sewing machines are very lonesome.
I love your wrapped up photos and your blog, in fact, I joined to follow you on Google Reader.
Have a great week.
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Thanks, Pearl. I am a long time follower of your blog.
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Julie you must be a wonderful person to help out a hurricane victim like that.
ReplyDeleteWhat a kind thing to say, I appreciate it.
DeleteI am so happy you have started your metalwork journey. It is a wonderful way to express your art.
So happy to hear she found a new home. I bet it was very difficult for the original owners to give her up like that but they were doing what was best for her-a sign of good parents.
ReplyDeleteYes, it is sad for them but a stroke of good luck for us. She is a doggy angel(most of the time.)
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