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Krash
11-28-01, 03:23 PM 11-28-01
I have two 3 year old dogs, a miniature fox terrier x jack russel named Daisy and a maltese x shih tzu named Harry. For my birthday present this year (tommorow!!) my parents have let me do the one thing i have been dying to do...adopt a dog.
Two days ago, my father took my sister and i to the Lort Smith Animal Hospital. None of the dogs seemed to be the right dog for us, until the nurse introduced us to a 15 month old fox terrier cross. After much petting through the wire cage, she said it would be ok to let him out, as he is so shy and gentle. When he came out and came rushing to me, his big brown eyes and wet nose inches from my face, i knew instantly he i wanted him to come home with me. My and my father's only hesitation was that he is much bigger than my two dogs and that my mother was expecting me to come home with something that would fit in the palm of your hand.
According to the nurses at the shelter, he gets along well with other dogs (i saw this myself when i took my mother to see him yesterday).
When one of the nurses picked him up and put him in my arms, my mother thought i was joking and that this was not the dog we were adopting...because he is so big!
But after a few minutes, his big brown eyes melted my mother's heart, and she agreed to his adoption.
I followed the nurse down the hall and watched as he put him in the hospital cage and prepared him to be neutered the following morning.
This afternoon i will be picking him up, he of course, is going to be named Jack!

Byron
11-28-01, 05:52 PM 11-28-01
First of all I want to wish you a Happy Birthday! :bday:

I want to tell you that I am so proud of you.

I am proud of you that the one thing you have been dying to do is to adopt a dog and not buy a dog.

I am proud of you that you adopted a cross bred and you also have two other cross bred.

You just saved a life.

You just gave Jack a new home, a new lease of life.

I believe you will make a good pet owner and you will give Jack a family filled with love. Jack will also give you his love and undying loyalty.


Best Wishes,
Byron

Krash
11-28-01, 06:27 PM 11-28-01
Thankyou so much Byron, for your positive comments!!
I feel so much better about myself and life in general, now that i know that i have done something so special and that i have the support of others...
I am currently constructing a web page of my three loves and when it is done, i will post the link!

Thanks again :)

Sarah

Brown
11-28-01, 08:24 PM 11-28-01
I am so proud of you Sarah. I bet Jack will lead a good and meaningful life with you, your family and your dogs. ;)

Jack will be very grateful to you for giving him a family, his new friends, Daisy & Harry, and a better life.

Jack, Daisy and Harry. :agree:

Cheers!

Pluto
11-30-01, 03:29 PM 11-30-01
Yipee! Another dog saved.

You are a kind soul.

Happy Belated Birthday to you! :hbday:

kailee
12-01-01, 06:44 PM 12-01-01
Sarah, you are such a great and kind soul. I hope more people will adopt pets too. :apresent:

CatieM
12-28-01, 07:57 PM 12-28-01
good for you and happy birthday and congratulations!!

Maureen
01-21-02, 05:34 PM 01-21-02
Hi Sarah

Congradulations on your new and wonderfull Friend Jack,

And a very happy Birthday to you, Jack is a very lucky boy

to have you.

Toodles from

:angel6: Maureen :angel6:

Gold
01-22-02, 05:55 PM 01-22-02
Way to go, Sarah!

PunkRockMel
02-10-02, 02:25 PM 02-10-02
RIGHT ON!!!!!!!!!! I'm glad you got from a shelter, they're the BEST place!

I got my dog Mikki from there and she is the SWEETEST! She's an 8 month old corgi cross, and I love her to its.

Like I always tell people when they are getting a pet, think of it this way = Getting an animal from a shelter isn't just getting a friend for life, it's saving one!

I want to see the page when it's done :) I bet they're all cutie pies!