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Pet Forum / Mammals / Rats / December 2005My Rescue Babies
I have my two new little girls tonight! Rescued by a very brave young woman from a nasty life and worse death and then delivered by a very compassionate person. These little ones have been through more in their few short weeks than any rat should have to endure. Anyhow, Portia and Cressida now have a forever home and are very happily exploring their new place. Having babies in the house is so much fun (they're about 5 weeks old) - their antics are hilarious. So far their favourite things seem to be the hammock and the food dish. I will try to post some pics soon. Not that they will sit still for me. Perhaps they'll say "cheese" if I give them some! Jacqui > I have my two new little girls tonight! Rescued by a very brave young woman > from a nasty life and worse death and then delivered by a very compassionate [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > > Jacqui Oh how wonderful!!! Those sweet girls are saved!! I'm just sickened by the whole situation. Joanne Owned by 17 rats Everyone has been delivered into their new homes. :) > Everyone has been delivered into their new homes. > :) I hear you also picked up a little dog on your travels! You seem to be a "rescue magnet"!! Jacqui > I hear you also picked up a little dog on your travels! You seem to be a > "rescue magnet"!! > > Jacqui A tiny, maybe old, chihuahua. He is smaller than a regular breed. He was running along the side of the road, a four lane, 80kms road. He was terrified and freezing, his coat is very short and not appropriate to be out yesterday without a sweater or something. Sarah has him, and I am trying to find out if anyone has reported him lost in that area. We will also be checking him for a microchip. He is not neutered, so maybe he has been used for breeding purposes. He is freakin' adorable. He never wants to leave your side, a total lap dog. Plus, Sarah tells me he went toilet in her cats litter box last night. How perfect is that! >>I hear you also picked up a little dog on your travels! You seem to be a >>"rescue magnet"!! [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > lap dog. Plus, Sarah tells me he went toilet in her cats litter box > last night. How perfect is that! Oh my... he must be trained. Someone must be missing him. It was really good of you Vanessa to stop and pick him up. My god, he could have been killed. Joanne Owned by 17 rats > Oh my... he must be trained. Someone must be missing him. It was really > good of you Vanessa to stop and pick him up. My god, he could have been > killed. Hmmm, you would think so, but there are aspects of this little guys condition and behaviour that are not boding well with me. Like the cowering and tail between the legs reaction when I put my hand near his head. I am contacting animal control and shelter facilites in the area today, so far nobody has reported him lost. >>Oh my... he must be trained. Someone must be missing him. It was really >>good of you Vanessa to stop and pick him up. My god, he could have been [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > I am contacting animal control and shelter facilites in the area today, > so far nobody has reported him lost. That's also a reaction a dog will make to show his submission, that you are the head of the pack and he obeys you. I used to automatically suspect a dog doing this meant he was abused until I noticed my own dog doing this a couple of times with big strangers coming into my home. So I did some research and talked to a dog trainer and this is what he told me. I sure hope it's not the abuse. Joanne Owned by 17 rats > That's also a reaction a dog will make to show his submission, that you > are the head of the pack and he obeys you. [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > dog trainer and this is what he told me. > I sure hope it's not the abuse. I'm not familiar with dog behaviour, I have never had any. I will definitely keep that in mind. Can everyone take a guess at who is jaded around here? :) >>That's also a reaction a dog will make to show his submission, that you >>are the head of the pack and he obeys you. [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > definitely keep that in mind. > Can everyone take a guess at who is jaded around here? :) lol Joanne Owned by 17 rats >>> I hear you also picked up a little dog on your travels! You seem to >>> be a [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] > Joanne > Owned by 17 rats We picked up a Ridgeback the other night running hell for leather along the side of the highway. We opened the Van door and he jumped in. There was a chorus from the cheap seats of "can we keep him, can we keep him?" ...lol. The fact that he had a name tag didn't mean anything. Poor guy was sooo thirsty that Hannah took her shoe off and filled it with water from her water bottle so he could have a drink....we took him to the Police Station until the Ranger arrived. She said she could find his owner as he was registered.... (Kids were not impressed with that piece of news)..LOL >>>> I hear you also picked up a little dog on your travels! You seem to >>>> be a [quoted text clipped - 29 lines] > owner as he was registered.... (Kids were not impressed with that piece > of news)..LOL lol! Good for you for giving him a better chance at finding his home again. Joanne Owned by 17 rats Congrats on the new additions Jacqui! Well done for rescuing them!! Looking forward to piccies!! x  SignatureTarn ............... Barney, Yoda, Yogi, Beau & Sebastian <:3_)~~~ At Rainbow Bridge: Buttons, Patch, Cookie, Fudge, Apollo, Zeus,Ben, Neptune, Morpheus,Ulysses, Pluto, Jerry & Smokie <:3__) ~~~ http://community.webshots.com/user/tarn75 >I have my two new little girls tonight! Rescued by a very brave young >woman from a nasty life and worse death and then delivered by a very [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > > Jacqui >I have my two new little girls tonight! Rescued by a very brave young >woman from a nasty life and worse death and then delivered by a very [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > > Jacqui Congratulations on your new additions :o) They may have had a bad start to life but I know you will make sure they spend the rest of their lives wanting for nothing and being spoilt to pieces! Very elegant names, by the way! Tracey |
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