We have a wide variety of dogs at the Garden ranging from an Akita mix to a pure Plott Hound, there's a pit or two, some Labrador mixes and a heeler, a couple of chow mixes and a shepherd. I love the diversity of our population, it is just so fun to sit and watch a run of completely different dogs playing and having fun together. We have Karina & Reggie Boy; Mercy & Grady; Hera; Valley Girl & Oakley; Ruth & Harley; Idaho; Chico Rodriguez & Hopee; Goober & Dandy; Shaggy, Rocky, Pogo & Kendra; Anahi & Pilot; and Simon and they are quite the collection. Some of you may remember Karina from an earlier season of Dogtown - she is incredibly hyper and likes to stand on the two inch wide lip of the solid half walls that divide the runs and look through the wire mesh into the other runs, she will stand like this for minutes at a time watching the other dogs and the people in the building, it's always a crowd pleaser. 
She was in a home for a while, but was recently returned, she was exhibiting some dog aggression that the owner didn't feel she could manage. Karina is also healing from an injury incurred during her time in the home, she was out hiking with her family and a snowboarded came down the mountain and ran over Karina injuring one of her back legs. She is doing much better now and I have yet to see her limp on the leg. Her run mate is Reggie Boy, a Guardian Angel and Nat Geo dog that was surrendered by his owners because he has some severe medical problems (possibly Lupus) and, while they loved him dearly, they could not afford the medical costs associated with the diagnostics and treatment of his condition. 
He is very sweet and his face is healing up very nicely, but to protect him from the sun on his walks, in addition to sunscreen, he gets to wear a very stylish baseball cap designed for dogs - he's definitely a show stopper. Mercy is a very sweet border collie mix, full of energy but getting up there in years (about 9) and should really be in a home with a family to call her own. 
She is a great dog, a bit quiet and not a flashy as some of our other residents which means she tends to be overlooked by many of the people that come through the Garden on a daily basis. Grady only just arrived a week or two ago, brought to BF from a local shelter not far from here in a town called Enoch. 
When we have some unexpected space available, a trainer will drive out to Enoch and bring a few dogs to BF, helping to take some of the burden off this small, over loaded no-kill shelter (more on the story here). Grady, an incredibly sweet and mellow 9 month old lab mix, barely made it in the door at BF before he had an application, he sailed through his cat encounter with flying colors and is scheduled to leave on June 5. Valley Girl was once pretty shy but with a lot of work with several volunteers and the Garden caregivers, she has really come out of her shell and is starting to get more and more comfortable in new places.
Her run mate, Oakley, was being fostered by one of the Dogtown maintenance guys until he had to move and could not take his fosters with him, so Oak came back to the Garden and won everyone over with his adorable charm. He is leaving on Friday for his new home in Washington. Ruth is the mother of Ester, another dog at the Sanctuary. 
She has a very sweet disposition and chocolaty, soulful eyes and just melt your heart. She is incredibly soft, almost like velvet and when you pet her against the grain of her coat it it like watching a wave roll across her body at the hair shifts back into place all on its own. She lives with Harley, a very cool Heeler mix. He is smart and funny and always trying to herd something - dogs in other runs, dogs out walking, people, he even tries to herd from inside the car, so we put him in a crate for longer car rides. He went on his first sleepover this week and the people loved him so much they put an application in on him as soon as the left from dropping him off. Unfortunately, he tried to taste the cat during his cat encounter, so he will have to wait a little bit longer for his forever home (the people that wanted to adopt him have five indoor cats . . . not exactly the best situation for a dog with Harley's herding drive).
She was in a home for a while, but was recently returned, she was exhibiting some dog aggression that the owner didn't feel she could manage. Karina is also healing from an injury incurred during her time in the home, she was out hiking with her family and a snowboarded came down the mountain and ran over Karina injuring one of her back legs. She is doing much better now and I have yet to see her limp on the leg. Her run mate is Reggie Boy, a Guardian Angel and Nat Geo dog that was surrendered by his owners because he has some severe medical problems (possibly Lupus) and, while they loved him dearly, they could not afford the medical costs associated with the diagnostics and treatment of his condition. He is very sweet and his face is healing up very nicely, but to protect him from the sun on his walks, in addition to sunscreen, he gets to wear a very stylish baseball cap designed for dogs - he's definitely a show stopper. Mercy is a very sweet border collie mix, full of energy but getting up there in years (about 9) and should really be in a home with a family to call her own. She is a great dog, a bit quiet and not a flashy as some of our other residents which means she tends to be overlooked by many of the people that come through the Garden on a daily basis. Grady only just arrived a week or two ago, brought to BF from a local shelter not far from here in a town called Enoch. When we have some unexpected space available, a trainer will drive out to Enoch and bring a few dogs to BF, helping to take some of the burden off this small, over loaded no-kill shelter (more on the story here). Grady, an incredibly sweet and mellow 9 month old lab mix, barely made it in the door at BF before he had an application, he sailed through his cat encounter with flying colors and is scheduled to leave on June 5. Valley Girl was once pretty shy but with a lot of work with several volunteers and the Garden caregivers, she has really come out of her shell and is starting to get more and more comfortable in new places.Her run mate, Oakley, was being fostered by one of the Dogtown maintenance guys until he had to move and could not take his fosters with him, so Oak came back to the Garden and won everyone over with his adorable charm. He is leaving on Friday for his new home in Washington. Ruth is the mother of Ester, another dog at the Sanctuary. She has a very sweet disposition and chocolaty, soulful eyes and just melt your heart. She is incredibly soft, almost like velvet and when you pet her against the grain of her coat it it like watching a wave roll across her body at the hair shifts back into place all on its own. She lives with Harley, a very cool Heeler mix. He is smart and funny and always trying to herd something - dogs in other runs, dogs out walking, people, he even tries to herd from inside the car, so we put him in a crate for longer car rides. He went on his first sleepover this week and the people loved him so much they put an application in on him as soon as the left from dropping him off. Unfortunately, he tried to taste the cat during his cat encounter, so he will have to wait a little bit longer for his forever home (the people that wanted to adopt him have five indoor cats . . . not exactly the best situation for a dog with Harley's herding drive).Well, that is probably enough for today, I will try to find time later this week to write about the rest of our dogs. They are all great!
Have a good week!
(All photos copyright Best Friends Animal Society.)
3 comments:
Allison,
So glad you are back blogging and life at Dogtown is treating you better. Thanks for communicating the changes you are experiencing. I look forward to hearing more about the Garden and it's residents.
I am a fan of the Dogtown show!! XD.
Can u describe a little bit more about that Car encounter they have to pass ???.
i meant CAT encounter XD
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