April 9, 2019

Here we are again, Hannah and I, for a second try at this new adventure.
First I want to thank Jon Katz and Patty Musgrove for their unceasing patience and encouragement in
getting this blog going.  The Army of Good took a different and unprecedented turn to accomplish this effort.  Thanks also to all who responded to Jon's request to help me.  So many good people.  There is
hope for this suffering world after all.

Hannah, the dog in my photo, is an aging Brittany who is my Service dog.  She came to be my companion a year ago when I lost my beloved Border collie who had been with me for 10 years.
Hannah had been hit by a truck and had multiple injuries.  She was taken to a veterinary hospital and
treated.  Although they advertised, the hospital was never contacted by her owner. She was thought to be around 10 years old, so perhaps her owner was not able to pay the very large medical bill and just let her go unclaimed. This was not an abused or abandoned dog.  Her very demeanor says she was loved.  She was also well trained.  A rescue group  picked up the veterinary bill and sent Hannah to a foster home where a young man, himself a Vet tech, trained service animals.  He had Hannah for 7 weeks.  Then she came to be with me.
Hannah is a very different dog than my Border collie, Daisy.  This is a bonus for me, for though I
have always acquired another dog when I have lost one, I never have chosen the same breed.
My thought was that if the same breed, I might expect the second dog to be the same as the lost one.
While there would be similar traits in a well bred animal, there is still individualistic behavior and learning patterns within each individual dog.  So I have chosen different breeds.
To date I have owned a Sheltie, a Whippet, an Afghan Hound, a Schipperke, a Standard Poodle,an
Australian Shepherd, a Border Collie, and two mixed breed dogs.  One at a time! ( Except for the
Whippet and Afghan whose presence did overlap for a short time)
Every one a great dog--the perfect dog for me at the time.

So Hannah shares my life with me now.  She is very patient with cats, although I am quite certain she is not fond of Ginger, the semi-feral cat I feed.  Ginger loves the dog but she has a short fuse-typical
of orange kitties, and has slapped Hannah for no obvious reason so Hannah does not trust her.
Hannah and Susie, the house cat, are comfortable together.  We are a happy household, singing our song in unison.



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Comments

  1. Hi Cynthia! I'm glad you got your blog going. I have added it to my online news reader and am looking forward to reading your posts. I too had a Sheltie when I was younger, she was a great friend to me. Now I have a golden and 4 Newfoundlands. Take care!!

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  2. I'm picking up my puppy on Sat (a long hair mini doxey. What
    are the most important behaviors for me to teach her right away.
    I hop it's OK to ask here and thank you in advance!

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    1. Hi Patty,
      How exciting! I usually have a suitable crate ready when a new dog comes home. Is she just leaving her mother?
      Be prepared for at least one unhappy puppy night.AND don't take her to bed with you!
      I have your e/m--can send more thoughts there if you wish.
      let me know (via e/m)

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    2. Thank you, Cynthia! Yes first night away from mom and
      siblings. Yes, soft crate ready. When she arrives I feel sure my puppy experience will kick in, too. Look forward
      to hearing of your life with animals.

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  3. Congratulations! You have succeeded in such a short while I am still making excuses. I look forward to reading about all the animals.

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  4. Wonderful adventure for you! I appreciate your comments about expecting one version of a breed to be repeatable in another version. I had two very different Afghan hounds. Absolutely loved the first one, could barely tolerate the second (partly because he marked the inside of the house every chance he could get. He was so hyper.) Also, since then, I have learned a lot about choosing a puppy from Ted Kerasote's books. Afghans can be very sweet, smart, and funny--and a big responsibility. I'm glad to see them very rarely advertised so that no matter how beautiful they are, the market is not flooded with them.

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  5. Looking forward to enjoying your thoughts and insights! We have three 110+ lb dogs, two 10 lb dogs, six cats, five alpacas and nine llamas. I remember telling people we did not want to be bored in retirement. Well, that is a wish fulfilled, LOL!

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  6. Sorry I don't have a way to subscribe at the moment. You can access my daily blogs thru the url as you did for now.
    Thank you for reading. Also the posted e/m is not working.
    You can e/m at story_teller_34@yahoo.com

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