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Originally Posted by mimimomo   Jeanie, bless your kind heart!
Guess which dog was the only one pulled out to be seen? The smallest Chihuahua mix, he was a cutie. Nobody looked @ the beautiful pit mix whose tail was wagging so much that he wiggled his butt & a stunning red husky w/piercing light blue eyes. I think I was the only one looking @ the roosters & ducky (only if I lived in a house w/a huge yard). There was a really sad looking dog whose hair on his head totally covered his eyes, he was soaking wet, just sitting there by the front of his kennel. Cry sob tears! |
Oh, Lord, I know how tough it is to see them scared and in those awful conditions. The bullies are the saddest of all as they are all virtually doomed. It is one of the most heart-wrenching things a doglover can do is visit those babies waiting death.
I will never forget a little B&W Spaniel I once saw, a dog for some reason I instantly called "Larry" in my head for some reason, so jaded to people he wouldn't even get up when I approached his cage and looked at me as if to say, "Don't expect me to get up and act all happy - I know no one will want me. I'm thin, my muzzle is snipey, I'm not much to look at and I will shed so don't even bother me".
I did call him over and eventually he got up and came and interacted in such a friendly manner and got happy - very happy. He was a different dog! I sat there and played with him for 15 minutes out of sheer guilt and then, because he was a shedder and I'm allergic to his type of coat, I had to leave him, I knew, so I stood up. By now I was really hurting over leaving him. He turned and slowly walked back to his bed and gave me one last, knowing look over his shoulder that told me "I knew you didn't want me", curled himself up in a ball and put his back to the front of his stall. I left there so heart-broken and guilt-ridden. He wasn't "cute"enough for someone to pick for his looks, he wasn't frisky and just begging for attention and his coat was one that many don't care to have in the house or are allergic to. I'm pretty sure he didn't make it and I'll always feel guilty over "Larry" and have never forgotten him.