Tangina
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| Our guest blogger is Rachel Beard, a dedicated animal rescuer. |
He was just another foster. Just
another dog that my sister called me about needing a foster spot to land
in. We'd wanted to bring him into the program for awhile and were
desperately trying to find a spot for him. This was the second dog my
sister had requested me to take that had been shot and hit by a car. The
first was Buck who stayed at my house for 4 months before his heart failure got
the best of him. Wrigley was a chance to redeem myself and rehome a dog
that had been dealt such a crappy hand.
I agreed as my weakness for the difficult ones
made me an easy target. I had met Wrigley once at an adoption event on
the mountain. He seemed cute but didn’t make that big of an impression on
me. When I brought him back to the house I was amazed at how low key he
was. Much different from Buck who demanded almost every moment of my
time. He played with my dog Belle so much and could run like the wind!
You NEVER would have thought he'd been hit by a car and shot, causing him to
walk different on his back legs. He kept one leg straight when he sat
down. Definitely not something I'd seen in my 4 years of rescue.
Slowly he seemed to chip away at my heart and pry
his way in. I was forced to shuffle some dogs around when I absorbed an
unexpected foster dog from one of my foster homes I managed. My sister
agreed to keep Wrigley while I adopted out the other dog. I took him to
her house and I could feel him right behind me everywhere I walked. It
was a new environment for him and he clung to me, his security blanket. I
finally walked to the door to leave and sure enough, Wrigley was right behind
me. "No Wrigley, you stay here". He's sad eyes broke my
heart but never the less I shook it off and went home.
Thirty minutes later
my sister sent me a picture text of Wrigley still sitting at the door waiting
for me to come back. That was it. The final chip that allowed
Wrigley to break the barrier of typical foster dog to potential pet for
me!
I've fostered close to 60 dogs over the past few
years and only a hand full can really get to me and leave me in tears when I
adopt them out. Wrigley is definitely one of those few and I know
adopting him out isn’t an option anymore. I can't leave those sad eyes
again to wait at the door for me to return.
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| Tangina |
Tangina is a very loving
kitty, at around 8 months old. She was picked up from the side of the road by a
kind lady and taken to a vet's office. It turns out that Tangina is blind, but
it definitely doesn't slow her down. Tangina has juvenile cataracts and we
think she can see large objects, shadows, and light changes. Depth perception- none but she bounces back
after a missed jump or fall of the furniture.
She LOVES toys and loves to play with other kitties. She is also a lap
girl and loves to cuddle and be petted while you relax.
She has recently discovered just
how wonderful laundry baskets are to nap in. She uses her senses to find her
way around. She learned the layout of her foster home in about two days by
walking along walls and learning the smells of each area . Tangina currently
lives with two dogs and kind of likes both of them – although the big quiet one
is more her style rather than the little yappy one. Tangina is a favorite in our rescue and we
can't wait to find a home for her where she will be loved unconditionally.
To
meet Tangina, email info@FORrescue.net: She is located in Huntsville, AL. She
is spayed, up to date on all vaccinations, dewormed, microchipped, and FIV
negative.
To
meet Tangina, email info@FORrescue.net: She is located in Huntsville, AL. She
is spayed, up to date on all vaccinations, dewormed, microchipped, and FIV
negative.
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