Nearly two years have passed since I was found on the street by the County Animal Care and Control ( a nicer name than dog pound!). I was tired, hot, matted, hungry, very dirty and nearly two pounds lighter than I am now (7 1/2 lbs. soaking wet). I was really skinny! I had to be kept there for 72 hours to see if my family would come and get me. I waited and waited, but no one came. I didn't know if I had been bad, if they didn't love me any more or what.....I can't remember...in fact, I think I may have purposely blocked that part out. It probably really isn't important to my life right now anyway, but at the end of today's blog, I do have some advice for all of you.
It was very scary on the streets - and dangerous, too. Cars, cats, coyotes, snakes, poison, and BAD people, really bad people who hurt animals....It was scary in the shelter as well. They try to do a good job; but everyday hundreds - no thousands - of animals are taken in by them - and they are the lucky ones. At least they are off of the streets and getting food and water....until.....until....well, until the lucky ones, like me, get adopted!
I was adopted by a rescue group called Finding Fido* and lived there with my foster mom, Pam and my foster brothers and sisters. They were all nice to me, especially my foster mom! I didn't really play with the other dogs; I just stuck really close to "mom" ---she named me Kia, but I didn't really get used to that name because within 7 days, I was cleaned up, groomed, micro-chipped and spayed. That's a great deal to go through, and on November 13th, 2010 I was taken to PetSmart and watched people get ready for the "event"! Little did I know that the "event" would lead me to where I am today, with my "furever" home - adopted--- legally FOREVER! More about that later.....
So, here is my advice for today:
1. Make sure that you get your pets micro chipped, spayed or neutered.
2. Help support your local humane societies, county animal control, and rescue groups
3. Adopt from a rescue or animal welfare group instead of buying a pet from a breeder or pet shop - or worse yet - a puppy mill.
4. Vote for political figures who fight animal abuse.
*Finding Fido was reorganized about a year after I was adopted, but my foster mom, Pam, started her own rescue called Ruby Ranch Rescue and Sanctuary. Look at Ruby, she looked something like me! Maybe that's why she thought I was so special.
You ate chocolate twice, huh? I've eaten it more than twice and I still haven't learned my lesson. :-) I look forward to reading your tails...um I mean...tales.
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Thanks for reading my very first blog! The first time was Valentine's Day of 2011 (14 oz. of hand made Swiss truffles - and some were filled with liquor - Grand Marnier and Chambord) They were yummy - expensive too ( in more ways than one)! The second time was late Halloween night of 2011. I raided my mom's goody bag that contained both sugar free and normal See's chocolates that we took to the Life Care Center earlier that day. I'll tell you more in a future blog.
DeletePS Mom said you were a really good student and learned your lessons well. I guess she didn't know about the chocolate.
Zoe
Aww, tell your Mom thank you. I enjoyed her class! :-)
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