Abu and Dewey’s Rescue Dog Stories
Abu was rescued dog through PetSmart Charities.
Abu was a planned adoption. We had Ella and Cooper already but wanted to get a third dog since we had the room and a big back yard. Extra protection since we lived on a busy foot traffic street in-between two parts of town that were considered “bad areas”.
Abu was adopted through Last Hope Shelter, an organization that was able to be part of the PetSmart Charities. We brought home this little pup in hopes that the Boxer side in him would be predominant. The only Boxer trait he got was maybe the height. He’s our Prince Abu all the same, plays with the other dogs, and keeps the older dogs young. He does a wonderful job barking at anyone who happens to be on the other side of the fence, which I am grateful for.
Dewey is a rescued stray dog from Merced, CA.
Dewey wandered into my front yard one morning on my way to work. He was so small, and it was early in the morning. I thought he was a puppy. He had a collar on, but no tags. Again, I thought he must belong to someone.
A special note at this point, I learned a big lesson after Dewey. Only take on what you can handle. Look if the lost dog(s) have any tags. At this point, you are taking responsibly for the animal if no owner is found. OWNERS REMEMBER THAT. You’re making someone else responsible for your pet.
I have from time to time, helped a dog (who didn’t have tags on) when the owner is trying to catch them. Luckily, now that I am back in Phoenix AZ, I have not seen as many strays as I did in Merced CA.
I asked my boyfriend at the time to watched him until I got home that evening. Dewey and him bonded during the day. We had to keep him outside on a leash to protect our dogs. Dewey seemed to have some sort of skin condition and was not neutered. I also thought in the evening someone would be looking for him and since we lived on a corner lot by a park, maybe they would see him. At night we’d put him in the garage until I could get him in to see my vet. Turned out he had two horrible ear infections and a foxtail was removed that was black and almost petrified. Clearly, this dog did not get regular check-ups. The vet also said his skin condition was because of his hormones and not being neutered. Dewey was also not a puppy, but approximately a seven-year-old Dachshund. All the strays I’ve found were purebred, strange.
So, Dewey was safe to enter our home and we continued to look for his owners. Posted signs, lost and found in the local paper, and then one day we got a call. A lady said she was the sister of the person who owned the dog. We asked her to identify the dog. She couldn’t. We asked her what the dogs’ name was? She couldn’t. At this point, it had been a few weeks, and we decided to get Dewey neutered and microchipped and re-home him to a responsible family. In just a few short weeks after he was neutered his skin cleared up, just like the vet said.
After searching, we found a family that the dad wanted his very own dog. This was perfect, because ever since that first day, Dewey seemed to attach himself to the man of the house. They had some meetings on neutral territory (local park) and Dewey got to meet with the family and the “kids” family’s dog. Everyone got along great and soon Dewey found his forever home. He was quite a character and I am happy to have been a part of his life, and hopefully made this little dog’s life better.