rescue dogs, so far too much trouble to deal with

[Stoner4Life]

Oh Yah he says......life is about to be good!

Thanks for sharing S4L

oh yeah! he got in that house and sniffed it high n low, could smell the kids, probably found out where the biscuits be stashed, you know, all the stuff that matters.


He sure looks like he knows he's headed home, you know he slept well in somebodies bed.......

 

[1TWISTEDTRUCKER]

He's Geeked Fo sho.lol

Twisted

 

[Stoner4Life]

dang the title of this thread sure was a premonition of sorts.......

but I'm damn glad I have little Scooby

 

[bucketswithsoil]

Little scoobs....roger that...

 

[Stoner4Life]

and not fer nuthin' but in the last 6 months or so I'm being stalked/mugged anytime I bring food to my table, Scooby goes full alert, those ears and her eyes focused on me, licking her chops in high anticipation; Alice positions herself somewhere @ my feet or blocking my exit from the table, snout n' jowls resting on the floor between her paws, pleading eyes staring up @ me, my passive little beggar.


part of the problem is that I give them their meds buried in a small portion of this or that from my plate, this happens twice daily. there's times I make a burger for myself and no fries or starchy sides so I'm eating 100% of it, god are they crestfallen when I get up and walk my empty plate into the kitchen.

and they're not getting any of this chicken & wild rice soup either.......

 

[Stoner4Life]

here's a great rescue story.......

here's a great rescue story.......



I know you all hate linking out from here so I'll post the whole article:

Amazing jungle race of Arthur the canine adventurer

ADVENTURE racing is not a sport that lends itself to animal mascots: athletes have to trek, bike and kayak over hundreds of miles of mountains, rivers and jungle to test their speed and endurance, with little room for four-legged fellow travellers.

However, when a stray dog in Ecuador latched on to Sweden’s four-person team this month, they found themselves with a companion who refused to leave no matter how dangerous or tough the going got.

The Swedes were deep into the 430-mile adventure racing world championship, hungry, exhausted and covered in mud after descending the Andes on mountain bikes and facing a 20-mile hike through knee-high mud in the Amazon jungle.

Sitting down for a meal break of canned meat, Mikael Lindnord, the team captain, saw a hungry but friendly stray mutt — common in streets across the South American country — staring at him.

“I had just opened a food pack when I saw a scruffy, miserable dog in the corner of my eye. I thought he was hungry and gave him a meatball. Then I thought no more of it,” he said. It was the start of a remarkable journey.

The team, which also included Simon Niemi, Staffan Bjorklund and Karen Lundgren, tried to shake off their new-found friend but he was a truly dogged companion, even plunging into the sea after them when they set off on a 36-mile coastal kayaking leg of their challenge, part of which took place at night.

The organisers warned the team not to take the exhausted dog any further, for his and their own safety, so the Swedes leapt into the kayaks and tried to ditch him. But as they paddled off, the dog — whom they had nicknamed Arthur by this point — dived in and struggled to keep up.

Lindnord, unable to bear the sight of Arthur struggling in the cold water, pulled him aboard and to the cheers of spectators on the shore, the mascot became the fifth member of the team.

“He was kind of in the way during the whole paddle and we had to find different paddling techniques to not kick him off,” Lindnord said. “A few times he jumped into the water and took a swim, and then he crawled back up again and was freezing so he got to wear our jackets.

“One time we got quite close to land and he jumped off and swam to the shore, and we thought that was the last we were going to see from him. But he ran on the road for a bit and then he swam back to us.”

From that point on, the team had to stop and rest whenever Arthur was too tired to go on, pulling him out of the mud whenever he got stuck on the jungle trails.

“At one stage we had to take a break and the dog was totally wrecked. We opened two cans of food and let him eat because he could find no food at all in the jungle,” Lindnord said. The dog stuck with them for the final six days of their epic journey, eventually crossing the finishing line with them.

The journey did not end there. By the time they had completed the race, the team had grown as attached to Arthur as he was to them. Lindnord took the exhausted dog to a vet in Quito, the Ecuadorean capital, but decided he could not simply abandon Arthur to his fate and would have to take him home to Sweden.

He had to wade through paperwork for several days and as the deadline for the flight loomed, the team was worried that Arthur would not make it. The final document only came through while the team was waiting for the plane.

“Finally! Arthur is on the plane — going home to Sweden! 20 minutes before boarding the final document was delivered!” the team said on Facebook.

The Swedes had come 12th out of 50 teams in the race, but that mattered little to Lindnord. “I came to Ecuador to win the world championship. Instead, I got a new friend,” he said after his return to Sweden — with his loyal companion still in tow.



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[MJBadger]

The Swedes had come 12th out of 50 teams in the race, but that mattered little to Lindnord. “I came to Ecuador to win the world championship. Instead, I got a new friend,” he said after his return to Sweden — with his loyal companion still in tow.

The Swedes came first in my book , well done fellas . Have a great life Arthur .

 

[MJBadger]

Merry Christmas to all the Dog rescuers out there .

 

[Stoner4Life]

right on Badger, looks like Dozer's trying to maintain some dignity in that hat


Here's a good pic of a rescued dog, look @ the posture, the relief this pointer is obviously feeling after waiting & wanting for being in a home again.

 

[Stoner4Life]

 

[GreeeeN GRassss]

great picture,

when i build my own place im going to house rescue dogs as an over flow for the local dog homes.

this shit breaks my heart

 

[1TWISTEDTRUCKER]

Im crying My eyes out now. The instant knowing, and the love that is so obvious.
Why the hell do I instantly go to the pain of the eventual loss of these furry family members. Tears of joy, turn to sadness. I guess im just screwed up.

Twisted

 

[1TWISTEDTRUCKER]

I feel so bad that these crying fits upset My Brittney. He climbs in My lap and trys to comfort Me, and I dont feel worthy of His love, and adoration.

Twisted

 

[GreeeeN GRassss]

ye man i feel the same way, my heart fills up with so much love when my dog comes over to me. always the same unconditional love from him. i love him more then the wife

im still a tough guy right

 

[MJBadger]

im still a tough guy right

You still got a big heart as well .