Happy Endings!
A STORY OF SURVIVAL AND A LOVING HOME
Here’s a story of a young, lab/basset mix:
DUKE was seen by a young woman driving along a highway near Prairie du Chien. He was tied up by the road. When she pulled over to check on him, someone else stopped behind her and told her he'd been tied up there for three days. Three days in late November with no food or water and traffic whizzing by wouldn't be easy for anybody but he welcomed the kindness of this stranger. The woman took him home with her, bathed him, bought him a new collar (his current one was way too tight!) and toys, then called CASA. We took him in, and after vet care and being fostered, he found the forever family who would make everything right in the world for him. Here are pictures and some words from his family:
Thought I'd let you know how Duke is coming along.
He is housebroken now and knows how to sit. We are working on shake and stay--stay is coming altho when he knows we are going somewhere--he is all excited to go with!
He has had no more seizures since the one in July--thank god.
He loves Jim--he is Jim’s dog.
When we are camping, and he gets cold, he will stand at Jims legs and push them apart, and then he curls up and lays down with his head laying against his leg. A VERY SPOILED ROTTEN LITTLE DOG!!!!!
If you'd like to see him again we could certainly meet you and you can see for yourself how spoiled he is!!!!
Happy Endings!
SEE JAZZ IN HIS NEW HOME
Just wanted to update you on Jazz. We love him! Here are some pictures and a characature my husband drew that I believe captures our little Jazz completly.
He is truly a joyous little soul and we are blessed to have him. He is full of growl and munches on us regularly. He bugs us on a regular basis around 7:00 in the evening so we go up stairs and play with him. We laugh ourselves hoarse to see him racing in circles around the living room. He is a real clown. His little short legs are a blur when he runs. Did we mention that we love him? He sleeps with my daughter every night and wakes us up with great enthusiasm in the morning.
He loves sitting in his special throne in the car and pouts when we leave him at home. My husband says he mopes when Shannon and I leave in the morning. His favorite play thing is a plastic egg that is just the right size to not quite fit in his mouth.
He is very cat like in the way he plays and uses his paws. Oops - he is telling me it is time to go and play... Thanks again for allowing us to share our lives with this special little creature!
A Happy Ending
ZIGGY'S NEW DIGS
Ziggy came to CASA in 2007 and was fostered in one of our volunteer homes. The family who adopted Ziggy wants to share these pictures and his story:
Ziggy was adopted from CASA July of 2007 to his new home in
La Crosse. He
lives there as an only animal, but does have a human sibling, Michael (5),
along with his human parents, Ryan and Mary Jo Lium. His brother quickly
nicknamed him 'The Zig-Man.' Ziggy has worked hard to become a well
mannered, well trained little dog....but in the process has not lost any of
his spunk. He has passed several of obedience courses, with his trainer,
Sahra Jola. In addition to obedience and agility classes, Ziggy has passed
the Canine Good Citizen test and the Therapy Dog International test.
He is a licensed therapy dog, going into nursing homes, schools, hospitals and high risk adolescent groups. He lives an active lifestyle! Classes, both obedience and agility, two times a week and therapy work at least once a week. He is also a party dog. Recently we celebrated his third birthday with 5 of his four-legged friends and their families. He is a sweet, people loving dog. He loves people of all ages! The Lium's couldn't have asked for a better addition to their family than Ziggy, The Zig-Man!
