 Pet Pals For Life PO Box 173 Sioux Falls, SD 57101 |
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PET PALS FOR LIFE |
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Pets Adopted From Pet Pals For Life Will Be Spayed Or Neutered
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Hello My Name Is Ivory and I Would Like To Tell You My Story
I am originally from Minnesota I think. I’m not exactly sure. You see in January 2002 I was found on the Minnesota-Canada border and taken to a shelter. I was really hungry and skinny and scared; I was only about 6 months old. I don’t know if I ran away or someone dumped me – my memory is kind of fuzzy, but I didn’t care much for people. I got lucky though. Someone that knew about Eskimo dogs came through the shelter and saw me. They contacted the American Eskimo Rescue in Iowa. Perry at the rescue center said he would take me but now they had to figure out how to get me to Des Moines. Eight different people let me stay with them as they moved me south to Perry’s. By the time I got to Perry’s I was really scared and not really sure what was going on. There were a lot of Eskimo dogs at Perry’s and they all told me that Perry and his wife Stacie were nice humans. They took real good care of me. Fattened me up, got all my shots and had me spay. Perry was working on teaching me manners when he got a call from some people in Sioux Falls that thought they wanted to adopt an Eskimo dog. Their dog had died in January (about the same time I was found - coincidence?) and they had meet another Eskimo dog named Della and they really liked her, so they called to see if Perry had any dogs that needed a good home. Perry told them about me and they ask if they could come and meet me. So over Easter Sandy & Jeff came to meet me. Perry explained to them that I was not sure of humans yet, and my manners needed some work, but they fell in love with me anyway. When they got back to Sioux Falls they called Perry and told him they wanted to adopt me. Perry said he had to teach me some basic manners so it would be a few weeks before I could leave. Sandy & Jeff were so excited that I was coming to live with them. They started buying me some neat things before they even picked me up. On Friday April 19, 2002 Jeff and Sandy drove to Des Moines all night long all they could do was talk about me. At 10am on Saturday they arrived at Perry’s. I was really excited to see them again and Stacie had given me a bath so I would look real pretty for them. They visited with Stacie and Perry while I sat on Jeff’s lap and got my tummy rubbed. After all the paperwork was done I said goodbye to Perry & Stacie and all my friends and headed to Sioux Falls with Sandy & Jeff. They bought me a seat belt harness so I could ride safely in the car and they had lots of treats for the ride home, we even stopped at a place called DQ and had something called ice cream – I loved it! They couldn’t believe how well I did in the car. (I guess they forgot I went all the way from Canada to DesMoines when I was rescued so I had lots of miles under my belt.) Sandy and Jeff had a great home for me. On Monday April 22 it was Sandy’s Birthday and no one knew my bithdate for sure and when we went to see Dr. Brost he thought I was close to one year old so we made my birthday and Sandy’s the same. Dr. Brost and his pretty girl helpers looked me all over and thought I looked in great shape. It was a little scary and I growled a little but everyone was nice to me and they told me I was one lucky dog. I wasn’t really sure what they were talking about, but I think it has something to do with my mom and dad! I was already housetrained and Sandy thought that was a big plus, but I soon showed them I had other problems!!! On Sunday my new human brother John came over to meet me and I guess you could say my behavior was pretty awful. I growled and showed my teeth and barked real mean and really upset mom, she couldn’t believe I was so TERRIBLE. That night mom was crying because she thought maybe I was too mean and would not be able to stay here and they were already in love with me. The next morning mom called Joe Rodriguez, a dog trainer in Sioux Falls that everyone thought was wonderful. Joe told mom to bring me in right away. So off we went to see Joe. I didn’t like Joe either and I growled a lot at him and even tried to snap at him but he told me I didn’t scare him. He put a collar on me that kind of tickled when I growled and mom said, “leave it”. Mom took me home with the collar and some instructions from Joe. The next day John came back to visit and every time I growled or barked at him my collar would tickle and mom was telling me to ‘leave it”. I finally figured out what was going on and soon I didn’t need the collar anymore – and on top of that I decided I really liked John and all the other humans I tried to scare away. Mom and I went to obedience classes that Joe had and I really learned a lot over the weeks. Every week in class we learned new things then all week mom and I would practice. Well on the night of graduation and you won’t believe it – I got 2nd place and a red ribbon. Joe couldn’t believe I was the same dog. I heard him tell my mom and dad that if they hadn’t worked so hard with me I would have been put to sleep (I’m not sure what that means but I’m sure glad it didn’t happen). Mom and Dad are Sooooo PROUD of me. I love my human brothers and all our human friends and especially human children. I never growl anymore but I still have to learn not to bark at the UPS man or the mailman (I forget sometimes) but mom will help me remember. I also hear everyone say I am just a year old and will get better. I WILL get better, in fact I plan to be the Perfect because my mom and dad love me so much – I want to do it for them. Mom and I went to visit Joe today and mom told Joe she would like to train me to be a therapy dog. I’m not sure what that is but Joe thinks I would be great so it much be something fun. Mom and Joe will keep working with me and in no time mom says we will be visiting kids in the hospital! I think I will like that cause I have never been afraid of kids and I am learning that most humans are good too. I’m not sure way I hated humans so much before, mom says someone was mean to me. But I never have to worry about that again because my mom and dad will never let anyone hurt me and I will always be loved and well taken care of. I’m
pretty sure I know what the people at Dr. Brost's office were
talking about. I am one
lucky Dog! Love
& Kisses, Ivory
Webmaster: Sharon Rae www.heartofthevine.com
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WOULD YOU LIKE TO ADOPT US?
MIA IS ADOPTED
JACK IS ADOPTED
VALENTINE - "I have beautiful green eyes and a lovely coat"
PEPPER -"I have come such a long way"
COWBOY AND RODEO - "We are nice orange tabbies looking for a new home" TO ADOPT ANY OF OUR PETS, CLICK ON THE ADOPT A PET, THEN ADOPT A DOG OR ADOPT A CAT PAGE ~~~~~~~~
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PET PALS FOR LIFE EXISTS To speak for pets unable to speak for themselves To reduce the unwanted pet population by spaying & neutering To provide a link for homneless, unwanted and rescued pets so they are rehomed into loving homes |
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Sioux Falls
Community Foundation |