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Monday, October 31, 2016

Lassie for President!


 Delilah went to her new home yesterday. She'll have a collie companion and a couple of cats.
Too weak, when she first arrived, to eat standing up and with a massive infection in her teeth and jaw, she was also in heat when found on the streets. As an older dog with health issues, the pound was going to euthanize her if we didn't collect her immediately. Several people detoured many miles to run a relay of rescue as she was several hundred miles away.
Despite the stinkiest bad breath you could imagine, Delilah turned out to be a gentle and gracious collie-star.
If you look closely at the photo of her eating, you can see the protrusion of her hip bones through her fur. The vet wanted to wait for her health and weight to improve before spaying her and treating her teeth. He gave her antibiotics and pain meds, which worked well. We were also afraid she might be pregnant. Relief! No more puppies for this one.
She's gained 20lbs in just a few weeks; begun growing in a respectable collie fur coat; discovered the pleasures of being a couch potato and made many cat, dog and human friends.
Delilah's been the easiest dog I've had around for a long while. There's a serenity to her. She loves being with people, although sometimes chooses to sleep near the cat instead, and has none of the separation anxiety that we so often see in rescues.
Bless the adopters who will take on a mature creature.

17 comments:

  1. She sounds lovely and her adoptive family even more so.

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    1. e, the adopter's prior dog's ashes just came home and Delilah helped her heal her heart.

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  2. This is a great story about how it should work for strays. A lot of people stepping in to do their bit, working towards a great ending. :-)

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    1. Birdie, there are many more good than bad folks in the World. Thank goodness.

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  3. Lovely lady....you must be proud of her.

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  4. So nice to,read something positive

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    1. Sillyak, I struggled to find a moment to write but wanted a ray of sunshine on my page for a change.

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  5. She seems like the perfect companion for the lucky family who adopted her. What a sweetheart.

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    1. Grey Horse, photos this morning of happy dog snoozing with cats on some very nice cushions.

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  6. How lovely that she will most likely end her days in a happy, comfortable and secure and loving home.

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    1. Weaver, she's assured a caring home and she's under Collie Rescue's umbrella of care for ever, just in case. We don't lose sight of them.

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  7. ER, you are a good soul. I hope you never wonder what your purpose in life is—not that rescuing dogs is the only one. Thank you for a lovely story and one that tamps down, temporarily, my anxiety over next Tuesday. (Deborah)

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    1. Deborah, "Magnet for the Lost", it's in my profile.
      I too hope we will not all be lost on Tuesday. My vote went in by mail already.

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  8. Thank you so much for rehabbing and fostering Delilah. May she enjoy her new home and find the love she deserves for the rest of her life. You were her angel. She really does look like a lovely lady.

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    1. Jean, poor Delilah had emergency surgery for pyometra, infection of uterus. She also had her bad tooth removed. We weren't sure she'd make it as she was very sick, but she did well and is slowly bouncing back. Collie Rescue paid the vet, of course and she's with our area coordinator until she's fully recovered.

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  9. Some good news at least today , thank goodness .
    Well done !

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