I ignored my jet lag on Saturday and, along with Tim, ventured out to Chuck and Don’s Pet Food Outlet in Roseville. MN Boxer Rescue had several dogs there for adoption and for general information about the breed, so we knew there would be some adorable dogs. We left our rowdy pair at home.
There are more dogs available for adoption on the MN Boxer Rescue site than I remember ever seeing before. It’s good to see a lot of them in the recently adopted section, though.
We met an adorable dog named Joe Black. He’s in the list of adoptable dogs, but that’s not the case anymore, because his foster mom decided to take him in permanently. It’s easy to see why. He is the biggest cuddle hound I’ve ever met. He rested his head in the crook of my arm while I petted him, and he almost fell asleep in my arms. It was heartbreaking to think that he was almost euthanized. The people who gave him up said that he couldn’t be housetrained, but it turned out that he had a urinary tract infection that was causing all his accidents. Once that was treated with medication, he was fine. His owner said that he was quite happy in his new home, and he was getting her two older dogs to play a little more. It’s great to hear about a happy ending.
Our dogs sniffed us vigorously after we arrived home. They don’t give us that look of “hey, you were out cheating on me with other dogs” that Abby did, though. They were just excited for something new to smell.
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March 10, 2009 at 11:16 am |
yay for joe black! new home! good thing those idiots gave him up (and how wonderful that someone figured out why the dog was peeing in the house). if they were stymied by house-breaking, that shows they would not have been good owners for the long haul.