Hi Peggy That is such a sweet story! I love stories... good ones! I know most on this group have a story to tell how they got there rescue chi, or any rescued dog they have. I love great endings. I really would like to adopt another chi, but my hubby is saying no... and I am not sure how Ricky will feel if I gave attention to another chi in need.
shanna Kavi's Christening N Communion Store Children's Christening, Communion, Formal Wear + More http://stores.ebay.com/Kavis-Christening-n-Communion-Store --- On Wed, 11/24/10, Peggy & The Girls <[email protected]> wrote: From: Peggy & The Girls <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [Chihuahuas] I still wonder why Ricky picked me To: [email protected] Date: Wednesday, November 24, 2010, 10:32 PM Shanna, I have to agree with you... dog's just seem to have a sense as to where they know that they will be happy. No one wanted Princess when she was in the shelter, and I was fortunate to get her just in the nick of time too. They said I was the only one that she warmed up too. Funny thing...I was getting ready to leave and not take her yet because I wanted to think about it. The only reason I wanted to think about it is because she was completely ignoring me. All she kept doing was looking at the door in the room, and wanted to go home. I finally sat down after 15 minutes of trying to get her attention, and was ready to leave, when all of a sudden she does a 360 and jumps on my lap, puts both her paws on each side of my shoulders and nozzles her head into my neck, and she stayed absolutely still, as if waiting for me to either tell her to get off or except her invitation. With that, how could I say no? I was actually looking for a chi or a small toy at the time, and none to be found. I really didn't want an 18 pound dog, but then Princess thinks she is a lap dog, Lol! Eskies are extremely loyal, like the Chi's, and it took her months to completely trust me. She was forever looking at the door, or literally crying at the window. She couldn't understand where her master was, and only wanted to search for him and find her way home. I would guess, and I hope it never,ever, happens, but if she ever got lost, she would now react the same way to find me. She kinda has a Lassie personality in many ways, now. She did have some fierce aggression issues in the beginning to. It took almost 8 months to housebreak her, and to stop the aggression. She is so different now. I have had her for 4yrs and she was about 1.8 months old at the time. She protects me, the birds and Gigi. A real mother-hubbard type. It was all well worth it too. She has incredible insight into people, if she senses something bad in a person, she will let you know, but at the same time will listen to my command to 'ease-off' and will go into a sit, but is still on guard, ready to protect me, if need be. On the other hand, if she senses something really nice in a person, she is all over them. She is a very special little lady, indeed.. ♥ Peggy & The Girls ♥ -----Original Message----- From: Kavi <[email protected]> To: Chihuahuas <[email protected]> Sent: Wed, Nov 24, 2010 3:34 pm Subject: [Chihuahuas] I still wonder why Ricky picked me Hi I have never stopped thinking about the day we went to find a dog at the shelter. We were not even thinking about a chi. The dog I went for I had seen on their website was gone. it found a home. Which was a very good thing. So here we are looking around... came up to this one cage with 2 small dogs that in it. (there turned out to be 3 dogs in the cage) One of them, was barking at something on the blanket, but it was a bit dark and I could not see what it was. Then I saw this little tiny very skinny black dog get up and tuck his tail as this other dog continued to bark and bite at his butt. I saw how scared he was and skinny and had hardly any hair! The attendant told us that he would growl and try to bite the workers when they went in to clean or feed. I bent down and put my fingers thru the cage and he tried to get over to me... but that other dog was still barking and nipping at him. He did get over to me at one point, but only for a couple seconds before the other dog pushed him off. I told the attendant I wanted to see him. she asked us to go down the way and sit in the chairs and she would bring him to us. She was carrying him, the she gave him to me. He was all over me, under my chin, rolling around licking my face and happy to have someone to hold him. I gave him to my daughter and he did the same thing to her. He never showed one bit of aggression towards us at all. We signed the papers, and took him home. The rest is history. but I still think about that day he picked me to be his mom. He was in the shelter about 2-3 weeks before we got him. Was it fate? Was it meant to be? Was it God's Choice for me? for Ricky? I know this sounds dumb, but I just cant stop thinking about it. sorry for this long winded story that most of you already know.. I have something new to be thankful for... MY RICKY!! Shanna Kavi's Christening N Communion Store Children's Christening, Communion, Formal Wear + More http://stores.ebay.com/Kavis-Christening-n-Communion-Store
