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Meet Macy - a 2 1/2 year old Lab/Pit Mix from Woodstock, NY!

6/29/2016

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​I’m Bella!  And this is my "Gem of the Week" Feature!  This week’s "Gem" is Macy’s story.
Macy had a tough start. She was a stray and used as target practice by a bunch of boys that thought it was a funny thing to do to her. “She was broken and alone when she was put in the shelter. And she had no hope of ever finding her own forever family. She stood in the shelter pen, face to the corner with nobody to love and no reason to live. For a dog this is the worst thing in the world. We need to love humans. It’s why we exist. Macy, it turns out, had to go through some tough times to find her forever family. She had been very abused.  X-rays showed that she was full of BB's.  Also, half her face had been punched in and her cheek bone crushed leaving her blind in one eye.
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She was almost left at the shelter because there was no one to foster her. Luckily, Crate Escape really wanted to help her and reached out to one of their best fosters - Tracy. Macy was heart-worm positive and possibly pregnant so they needed a pro for the case. It turns out she was not pregnant, but full of BBs from all that target practice she endured. Initially Tracy was not sure she could foster Macy. She has a history of being a Foster Failure. That means the foster never leaves their original home and get adopted by the foster family. I think that makes them Foster Fabulous! =D But she saw how Macy was standing in her pen, nose to the wall, sad and alone and that was all she needed. She said YES to foster Macy.

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Meet Joker! A Labrador, Ridgeback, Shepherd, Rottweiler and Dane mix from Pleasant Valley, NY

6/10/2016

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​I’m Bella!  And this is my "Gem of the Week" Feature!  This week’s "Gem" is Joker’s story.
Joker is part 2 of the Jennifer Anderson series! She does such a great job telling the stories of her furry family members that I want you to hear from the human’s mouth! So here’s Joker’s story!
How did you know Joker was supposed to be your family?
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Although I cannot imagine life without him, it was actually not me who originally wanted to get Joker. I had a boyfriend who wanted us to get a dog 'together'. Although I did think Kasey would like a pal, I had been thinking more along the lines of another greyhound, not a puppy. He had found a litter of Lab/Shepherd pups available through PawSafe Animal Rescue, and we filled out an application for one of them. Upon our approval, we were able to attend one of their adoption events and choose a pup. Now, here's where I should have immediately known it was going to be my dog: he didn't go to the event! He told me which dog to get, based on pictures, and went to work.
​I went to the event, where you were able to choose the pup in the order you had arrived and placed your name on the sign-up sheet. I'm a big believer in fate, and as I watched the dogs get picked, I decided that if any were left from that litter, we were meant to have a dog that day. He had told me he wanted one specific dog, the one who looked like a Shepherd, and that one was first to go. After that, "just get any". I ended up chatting with the woman who was one in line before me. There were two puppies left from that litter remaining, and we were watching a man and his wife argue over one of the Lab mixes or a yorkie. The woman and I agreed that if there were still two Lab mixes left, we would each take turns holding them, and then I would let her choose who she wanted- after all, she was in line before me, and besides, HE wanted the dog; I had Kasey at home!
So we watched as the man before us put the Lab mix down and he and his wife took off with the yorkie. We proceeded forward and were handed the pups. Joker was named Merlin then (they were the 'Top Gun' litter) and he was handed to me. He immediately cuddled up, licked my face, and snuggled in. Now, even though I was irritated at the BF for not being there, I'd been standing in line, I was tired and annoyed- PUPPY! I've always had former racing greyhounds, so I've never had a puppy before! But, still, this wouldn't really be mine. I snuggled him for a few minutes, and it was time to switch. The other woman was holding the other pup out to me, so I went to hand over the one in my arms to her. No go. He whimpered and started to crawl around my neck. I got a firmer hold, and tried again. Nope, audible crying. One more time, and screams. I stopped trying to make him moved and stroked his back. Silence, then a wagging tail. The other woman smiled and said, "I guess he's going with you." ​
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I apologized to her, feeling awful. "No no no," she said, "he chose you, I can't change his mind!" I remember looking into his little weeks-old puppy face a minute later and saying, "Wow, aren't you a little Puppy Jerk." I swear he smiled. His tail was wagging, and he licked my face. I constantly say now that he is a Velcro Dog- he doesn't even get up and go to the bathroom with the pack in the morning, but waits for me to get up. I suppose that's where it started!

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