StrawHat
Well-Known Member
On 20 January, we lost Sonny, our Corgi mix. Had him for 12 years and it was rough on me. This is the first time I have mentioned it here. It was also rough on Herself and Seamus, our 7 year old Golden and Sonny’s pal.
We were not looking for a second dog but also not, “not looking”. A rescue contacted my wife regarding a Golden bitch that was going to be turned over to a kill shelter. Could we do anything. Of course we could! We made arrangements to see the dog and what we saw was not encouraging. The owner had the dog for about a year. She had been previously owned by a breeder and had several or many litters. She was overweight and undernourished. Her nails had not been trimmed in at least a year and she had not seen a vet in at least that long. Her fur was matted, dirty and had an unhealthy look to it. Her eyes were clear and she took to my wife immediately. No way was I leaving that dog in that house. The owner surrendered her to us and she came into our home at 7pm on 24 March. The first hour was occupied by sniffing and tail wagging by both dogs. Then to bed.
The next day, Deb gets down on the floor to groom her and Quinn lay between her legs to be brushed and fussed over. This may have been an unusual occurrence for Quinn as she seemed to relish the attention more than dogs who get the spa treatment regularly. Deb ground a little off her nails and Quinn tolerated that well.
We switched her over to Seamus’ diet and gave her the same portion, even though she is an inch or inch and a half shorter than him. She is quite a bit heavier and we will get her down to proper weight over the course of a year or so, one pound every couple of weeks.
The previous owner described her as lazy. Well, if your nails were so long it hurt to walk, you might be reluctant to walk a lot also. Deb has removed nearly 5/8” in 6 days and there is at least 1/4” more that needs to be trimmed. A little each day. To our mailbox and back is a 1/4 mile round trip and one of us makes that trip with both dogs a half dozen times a day. Quinn usually is in the lead and wagging the whole way.
Some images for you.
And my current favorite image,
I am very happy Quinn has adopted us and decided to grace our home.
Kevin
We were not looking for a second dog but also not, “not looking”. A rescue contacted my wife regarding a Golden bitch that was going to be turned over to a kill shelter. Could we do anything. Of course we could! We made arrangements to see the dog and what we saw was not encouraging. The owner had the dog for about a year. She had been previously owned by a breeder and had several or many litters. She was overweight and undernourished. Her nails had not been trimmed in at least a year and she had not seen a vet in at least that long. Her fur was matted, dirty and had an unhealthy look to it. Her eyes were clear and she took to my wife immediately. No way was I leaving that dog in that house. The owner surrendered her to us and she came into our home at 7pm on 24 March. The first hour was occupied by sniffing and tail wagging by both dogs. Then to bed.
The next day, Deb gets down on the floor to groom her and Quinn lay between her legs to be brushed and fussed over. This may have been an unusual occurrence for Quinn as she seemed to relish the attention more than dogs who get the spa treatment regularly. Deb ground a little off her nails and Quinn tolerated that well.
We switched her over to Seamus’ diet and gave her the same portion, even though she is an inch or inch and a half shorter than him. She is quite a bit heavier and we will get her down to proper weight over the course of a year or so, one pound every couple of weeks.
The previous owner described her as lazy. Well, if your nails were so long it hurt to walk, you might be reluctant to walk a lot also. Deb has removed nearly 5/8” in 6 days and there is at least 1/4” more that needs to be trimmed. A little each day. To our mailbox and back is a 1/4 mile round trip and one of us makes that trip with both dogs a half dozen times a day. Quinn usually is in the lead and wagging the whole way.
Some images for you.
And my current favorite image,
I am very happy Quinn has adopted us and decided to grace our home.
Kevin
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