Visiting old friends

Last week I was able to visit with Leche (formerly Bogart) and his sister Winfrey and mommy Mickey. The best part of doing rescue is seeing a dog succeed in a new home, and to be loved and cherished by their new family. Clearly this is the case here.Leche has not been an easy case, so I have to give props to Mickey for all the time and energy she has put into training him. Because he is deaf, training is much more challenging. I was very impressed when I went to visit to see how well he has learned so many commands. Sit, turn, lay, and even hand me your left paw and right. He knows the difference! Those are just a few of the hand commands he has learned. Right now she is working on his training outside of the house. It seems Leche is over stimulated with all the stuff going on around him-especially when he can see it and not hear it. But in time, this will be resolved. I took some great pics during my visit. I had a great time visiting with all of them. Thank you Mickey for giving Leche such an amazing home!

Leche is smiling~

Running in the tennis courts

I think this is when Mickey gestured up and he laid on top of her. Look how cute he is!!

Winfrey and Leche on mom

This is Winfrey-Leche's sister

Look at that face? Hard to believe that the shelter in GA was hours away from euthanizing him b/c he is deaf. Mickey called me later that day to tell me that when I left, Leche stood up at the window and cried. I guess he must remember me. I believe that rescued dogs never forget the person who saved their life. But they save us right back in so many other ways......

Leche (Formerly Bogart)

This is Leche. Leche means milk in spanish. I had him pulled at the final hour out of a high kill Georgia shelter. I couldn't resist pulling him. Especially after I saw this photo of him. I call this silent sorrow....He is deaf. The shelter felt this made him unadoptable. (which of course is not true). These shelters find it easier to euthanize them than to find rescues.

In any case, I was able to pull him thanks to the help of a woman named Debb who runs a group called S.T.I.C.K.S. They assist in getting dogs pulled out of these high kill shelters in NC, SC, and GA and work in getting them into rescue. http://www.sticksorg.com/. They are a wonderful organization.

When Leche arrived in VA, among other things, he had a terrible respiratory infection, flees, and he wasn't neutered. He was pretty much a mess! I got him to the vet and we got him all better and put into foster care. They took amazing care of him and he thrived.

Thankfully, a wonderful woman named Mickey Clipper read his story and immediately applied to adopt him. He now lives with his brother Winfrey and has a wonderful life in Washington, DC. Here are some photos of him now. He is a very happy boy!!

Thank you Mickey for adopting Leche and giving him such a wonderful home!!

This is him at Christmas.

This is Lechey and Winfrey

His face in this photo says, "Oh mom-why did you make me wear this?..Hurry up and take the photo".

They love playing in the snow! This photo was from his first snow.

Look at this face!!! I love this guy. He will always have a special place in my heart.

I love you Leche.

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We must fight against the spirit of unconscious cruelty with which we treat the animals. Animals suffer as much as we do. True humanity does not allow us to impose such sufferings on them. It is our duty to make the whole world recognize it. Until we extend our circle of compassion to all living things, humanity will not find peace.

~Albert Schweitzer