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So if you remember this story :
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about the Boxer and the neglect case... Update. After 6 months, I have gotten the owner to relinquish him... I spent an hour on the phone
to Boxer Rescue here in San Diego and although full, they are going to take him. He will be an inside dog and the owner Alice of Boxer Rescue - is really good to them... he'll get to learn how to play with other dogs and have a chance at a permanent home. I learned yesterday that b/c he tried to bite them when the A/C was trying to catch pole him, he is considered a ''dangerous dog'' and would be immediately euthanized...The owner has a Warrant out for her arrest b/c she never vaccinated or licensed him....hence why she sort of has to give him up. I have learned a lot through this...forgiveness....people do try...we don't all come from the same culture and background and see pets as the same. I do think she tried. I do think she loved him. It wasn't good enough, but she did try. When I went over to tell his this AM that I found a home for him, she cried and it was genuine and she admitted she hadn't done enough for him. I actually hugged her. No matter who is to blame, she felt bad and her heart was in the right place at that moment. After all, the dog was dumped on her when one of her friends lost their house and then disappeared - regardless, she should have understood it was too much for her.
I took " Oso " for a walk, doctored his ears and took some video and pics of him - I will post so you can see the hell he was living in...
I feel like I can breathe now.
I am praying that nothing changes between now and Tuesday, but I don't think it will. I will never see him again, as Boxer Rescue asks that I don't visit him there, as it is too emotionally tough on the dog, a clean break is best...she has been doing this for 16 years so she knows best. It's been a long emotional journey and I can't tell you how overjoyed I am that the hard work I've put in has paid off...
tribes.tribe.net/d421ccb7-...d27cee4c22
about the Boxer and the neglect case... Update. After 6 months, I have gotten the owner to relinquish him... I spent an hour on the phone
to Boxer Rescue here in San Diego and although full, they are going to take him. He will be an inside dog and the owner Alice of Boxer Rescue - is really good to them... he'll get to learn how to play with other dogs and have a chance at a permanent home. I learned yesterday that b/c he tried to bite them when the A/C was trying to catch pole him, he is considered a ''dangerous dog'' and would be immediately euthanized...The owner has a Warrant out for her arrest b/c she never vaccinated or licensed him....hence why she sort of has to give him up. I have learned a lot through this...forgiveness....people do try...we don't all come from the same culture and background and see pets as the same. I do think she tried. I do think she loved him. It wasn't good enough, but she did try. When I went over to tell his this AM that I found a home for him, she cried and it was genuine and she admitted she hadn't done enough for him. I actually hugged her. No matter who is to blame, she felt bad and her heart was in the right place at that moment. After all, the dog was dumped on her when one of her friends lost their house and then disappeared - regardless, she should have understood it was too much for her.
I took " Oso " for a walk, doctored his ears and took some video and pics of him - I will post so you can see the hell he was living in...
I feel like I can breathe now.
I am praying that nothing changes between now and Tuesday, but I don't think it will. I will never see him again, as Boxer Rescue asks that I don't visit him there, as it is too emotionally tough on the dog, a clean break is best...she has been doing this for 16 years so she knows best. It's been a long emotional journey and I can't tell you how overjoyed I am that the hard work I've put in has paid off...
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Sun, June 14, 2009 - 4:23 PMThis is good news Jen ... I'll be rooting for Oso getting the forever home he deserves!
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Sun, June 14, 2009 - 4:24 PMThis really is an amazing outcome. It sounded like a pretty hopeless situation to me. But you went ahead and did everything that you could do for Oso and...it worked!!! You wrote to me recently that "we can't save them all, but we can save them one dog at a time." That's what you said and that's what you did. You deserve all the joy in your heart. -
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Sun, June 14, 2009 - 5:23 PMoh, god bless you, jen. this is great news. -
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Sun, June 14, 2009 - 11:03 PMOk so these videos are not very good, but they give you an idea... It was a bit awkward filming him, as the owners were home inside... It's hard to see, but their yard is full of just shit and garbage, literally. Old rebar, trash, bits of plastic, old wood, wire, old oil cans, car parts...etc... It doesn't look as bad as it is in the mpeg. It is awful. His water is normally green with algae, but we had cleaned it yesterday. I have found 3 dead chickens that he has killed, young ones that get through the fence into his caged area and then they just rot and collect flies...the people don't pick them up...it doesn't cease to amaze me. You can see the fly strips and his ears and body covered in flies...
He has gained a little weight, he was a lot thinner...and before, he had a very heavy tow truck chain to drag around his pen - how they couldn't see how that in itself was cruel, I don't get and never will...his teeth are ground down flat from gnawing on the chain. This is straight out of the Animal Cops show. It's a fine line, b/c I have to bite my tongue often so that she'll trust me and will give the dog up on Tuesday...so he can go to Boxer Rescue.
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Mon, June 15, 2009 - 10:33 AMwow that is good news.
I just finished my eye make up as I am on my way to work and now I have tears, so I guess Ill need to re-touch...good tears though!
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Mon, June 15, 2009 - 10:24 PMJenn, I'm glad the poor guy will finally get a chance at a good life. I'm sorry you can't see him after he goes to the rescue, but maybe the "clean break" will work out okay for you as well since you won't have to miss him once he's adopted by a new family. It is sad how people can treat their animals so badly. I'm glad the boy had you in his corner - you are truly an angel. -
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Tue, June 16, 2009 - 11:01 AMJenn
I'm very glad you did all you could do for that beautiful Boxer,so many Dogs are adopted or purchased and then just neglected abused or worse! and this kind of thing just makes my blood BOIL!
When I was 11,I "rescued" an 8 week old Siamese Kitten.
I was picking up a few things at our local convienience store for my mom and I was on my bicycle,when I rounded the corner and saw three other boys my age trapping and throwing rocks at this tiny Kitten behind the stores dumpster! I got so ENRAGED I biked right into the middle of them and said "throw one more rock at this kitten and I'm gonna start BUSTING some Boy's HEADS"!
The bad-assed kids took off running and I parked the bike,and gently crawled over to this terrified kitten! I picked it up,examined it for any rock injuries,and slipped it inside my jacket,it cuddled down in there purring to beat the band! I took it home and told my mom what I did,and she let me keep him! "Boots" the chocolate point Siamese Cat was my very first Cat and we were together until he died of natural cuases at age 10.
Stories like yours warm my heart,becuase since I was a kid,I have always been an animal rescuer and an animal rights activist. -
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Tue, June 16, 2009 - 5:40 PMThank you everyone for your support and comments. I really, really appreciate it.
It was an emotional day for me and for Oso's owner. I had to jet out of work and pick him up. Her car was there and she wouldn't come to the door... I didn't know what to do...but it was my "window of time" ... so I took him. Even without her signing anything, but she had agreed verbally to relinquish him a few days ago, so I decided to take him anyway. I cried after leaving him with the lady of Boxer Rescue, only b/c I felt bad for what he'd gone through and his new home will be heaven for him. He'll be an indoor dog and will romp with several other Boxers and get to be the dog he was meant to be. I got a beautiful email from the lady at Boxer Rescue and it made my eyes well up again. Now I can focus on my 3 and Olive at the shelter and whatever next dog comes along. Thanks again everyone. It has been really nice being able to share this with like minded people.
Boxer Rescue wrote :
" Jennifer, Thank YOU so much for all you do. Oso growled at a couple of dogs who went by his crate but I got after him and he has stopped that...yay !!! I wish you had been here when I brought him to my yard and turned him loose....he smelled and peed everywhere, and ran and then came up to me and I knew he wanted to give me a hug, so of course I let him!!! My friend came by to get his dog and he commented a few times about how happy he looked and his tail had never stopped wagging...AND how he is already attached to me, I should keep him ! ... Well, we shall see. He does have the most beautiful eyes and I'm a sucker for those.... Just thought you'd like to know he's doing well and you are a wonderful person to help the helpless as you do..
Oh I have changed his name to Barney... :-)
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Tue, June 16, 2009 - 5:45 PMDamn it, I got something in my eye again...
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Tue, June 16, 2009 - 6:06 PMooh I like Barney!!
Such a happy ending.
Im on some serious decongestants and antihistamines, Im trying tear up, but there is no moisture left in my body!
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Tue, June 16, 2009 - 6:41 PMI needed a good cry.
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Sat, June 20, 2009 - 10:13 AMIt is a really good thing that the rescue lady gave Barney his new name. I did my first trial 'dog trainer' class today with my Boerboel, Kaya. She came to me with that name when she was a year old and was a very easily startled/frightened dog as I think she spend most of her first year kennelled. The trainer told me that it is a good thing when you get a new dog who is not a puppy to give it a new name so that the 'old life' and problems associated with it get left behind that much quicker with a change in name. Makes sense to me.
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Sat, June 20, 2009 - 2:06 PMJenn -
Remember that story about the starfish and the boy throwing them back in the water...
One person can make a difference by doing one kind selfless thing....
You are kind, selfless and amazing for helping Barney get a new leash on life. He thanks you and deep down inside his previous owner thanks you! -
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Tue, June 30, 2009 - 3:37 PMHow is Barney's health? Are there any obvious problems? Is the veterinary angle covered for him? -
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Wed, July 1, 2009 - 8:44 AMSorry, I'm not sure what you are asking exactly...
His health is good. He was thin and his ears eaten from the flies. He is in good care now and is at Boxer Rescue with Alice Via.
Any veterinary needs are not covered... Boxer Rescue gladly accepts any donations :O) The lady is 64 y/o that runs it.
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