keeperscottage
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A couple of months ago, a neighbour asked me whether I knew anyone who wanted two dogs - his friend wanted to get rid of them - a lab bitch and a springer x lab bitch. Friends of ours "up North" had just lost their lab and wanted a rescue lab plus one other dog so I told neighbour I could rehome the dogs. Next day, neighbour said friend now wanted to keep lab, but our friends particularly wanted a lab, so I had to tell neighbour I couldn't help. Weeks later, I enquired whether the springer x lab had been rehomed and he said no, but his friend had said that the dog had to go that weekend. I asked what he meant and he just replied that the dog had to go......rang daughter who just said "Take the dog, we'll rehome it!" and dog was delivered to my yard a few days later. It was just skin and bone. One of my liveries said she'd rehome it, but I had my doubts because her home is immaculate, her dog is quiet and this was a totally different dog to what she was used to. Next day, she admitted she couldn't cope..... Daughter took her in - absolute sweetie, but daughter's fiancé wasn't happy with a fourth dog in the house! Fast forward three weeks. Daughter is currently house sitting and asked whether I'd look after little dog whilst she was away from home, leaving just her other three dogs for her OH to care for. So I took little dog in to live with my "pack".......my OH has fallen in love with her and wants us to keep her, which I have no problem with! So now we're a seven dog household!! Daughter wants joint custody so she can have on occasion, which suits me! Little dog is SO happy! She still has lots of weight to gain but is looking so much better! We feed her small amounts about four or five times a day and now has one meal of raw, which she loves! Oohhh....I just adore her! She's safe now and much-loved. All we're trying to do now is get the lab away from the owner. We have a lovely home awaiting in the next village and neighbours have said it's getting thin. He also has a Bichon Frise and OH has offered him £200 for both and he's apparently "thinking about it" (I'm fast becoming an animal rescue centre!!).
This is why I prefer animals to people.....
This is why I prefer animals to people.....
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