Candy, what a horrible thing you went through. God bless you and your new babies. They are lucky to have you.
Laura Sent from my iPad On Dec 5, 2010, at 7:21 PM, Candi Gerlich <[email protected]> wrote: > Nancy! I am so happy your baby is ok... I totally understand where you are > coming form. I too used to judge people on how they treated or handled > situations with their pets, until I had and experience where I was put in > possition to do something I never thought I would. I used to be highly > involved with rescue for min pins. a couple years ago I went through a > horrible divorce and was forced to give up my babies to a rescue. I did try > and ask the rescue for long term boarding/fostering with some sort of > financial support but no one was interested. I was in a jam, I had no where > to go with my pups and I was in no shape to care for them approprietly. I > ended up relinquishing 5 of my dogs and 5 of my cats. I was heartbroken, > ashamed and devastated. Concidering I have spent my adult life condeming > those where I felt there were "other options" I was in a possition where I > exhausted "my other options". a year later one of my dogs was still up for > adoption and I asked to be reconcidered that I would pay the fee that I was > in a stable environment and could handle my pet again. I was sent a nasty > email of how no good I was and I was deleted from the group list that I was a > member from. It hurt me as I had no other options... So I feel your pain. My > life is my animals and I would do anything I could for them. Sometimes things > juts happen out of our control. I am a much more humbled person for it. I > love my babies with all my heart, my soul, and I think about my babies I had > to give up everyday of my life.. > > Thanks, > Candi, John, Dozer, Digger, Ozzy, Ollie, Toby & Dusty > > --- On Sun, 12/5/10, Nancy Lucky <[email protected]> wrote: > > From: Nancy Lucky <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [Chihuahuas] I am ashamed but I have to share this story with > you all > To: [email protected] > Date: Sunday, December 5, 2010, 5:24 PM > > > Thank you so much, that is why I wanted to tell everyone so that nothing > happens to any of our babies during this time. > thank you everyone for being so kind and understanding - you are all such > wonderful friends and have enriched my life so much. > Nancy and the girls > > > > --- On Sun, 12/5/10, mj turner <[email protected]> wrote: > > From: mj turner <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [Chihuahuas] I am ashamed but I have to share this story with > you all > To: [email protected] > Date: Sunday, December 5, 2010, 3:21 PM > > > > Oh my, Nancy, what a scare for all of you! Thanks for posting this. It > will really > make me pay closer attention to Benji as we will be having a lot of folks over > Christmas... with doors opening and shutting all the time. I'm so glad, > though, > that everything turned out and that little Maggie was crying and waiting. > > Don't feel bad, something like that can happen in a heartbeat and it isn't > anyone's > fault. I'm so happy that all is well in your family...... mj and benji > > > From: Nancy Lucky <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Sent: Sun, December 5, 2010 2:35:27 PM > Subject: [Chihuahuas] I am ashamed but I have to share this story with you all > > > I always thought that people that lost their dogs were awful and not careful > and irresponsible. Well I have to share what happened to me last night so > that it will make everyone aware of how easy something like this can happen. > > I was at my dear friends house Gail and we were exchanging some Christmas > dresses for our girls. Gail has a big front yard with a hedge all the way > around it and we took the girls out to go potty. We called them in and they > all ran in. Gail and I were talking about the gifts and our babies and all of > a sudden I heard Maggie cry - at first I thought as she has a large home that > she got stuck somewhere. So Gail, her son, husband and I all went on a > frantic search. I said I think it came from outside even though I saw her > come in. We went outside and sitting on the middle of the lawn was my baby > Maggie, shaking and scared. The only thing that we can figure out what > happened is before we shut the door she ran back outside. I was mortified and > so was Gail as we have always considered our selves such good dog parents. > > Thank God that an angel was watching over my little girl or she could of been > gone forever. So during this busy time during the holidays make sure that you > keep an extra close eye on your babies with people coming in and out. > > I did not share this story to get any lectures as I already feel terrible > and cried my self to sleep last night, but if my story can make you more > aware of how easy this can happen then it is worth it. > > So like my mother use to tell me never say never.... > Nancy, Abbey-Rose and Maggie-Mae > > > >
