*Congratulations on your new little girl. She sounds adorable and thanks to you for rescuing her. Much luck to you both.* *Ann * On Thu, Jan 27, 2011 at 11:38 AM, lcm...@aol.com <lcm...@aol.com> wrote:
> > > Hi, all, > > Where do I start? I have Dalton and Dizzle who are mini dachshunds. I > have Dorie and Garrett that are Chihuahuas. I had Delilah (Dizzle's litter > mate) but gave her to my daughter to keep her mini dachshund company. Well, > I saw the cutest little picture online of a 2 1/2 pound adult female > Chihuahua that was found wandering the streets. The shelter here in town > picked her up and tested her for heartworms (negative, thank God) and got > her utd on shots and heartworm preventative and gave her a good flea bath. > They said she was so covered in fleas that they couldn't even make out the > color of her hair. She was spayed but had a horrible reaction and developed > an abscess and almost died. I am friends with the lady who runs the shelter > and to make a long story short, I am now the proud owner of Jill, the 2 1/2 > pound blondish-white Chihuahua. She is sweet and loves to wear her sweaters > and loves to ride in my dog purse. She is so sweet and loving. I can't > imagine why someone would just dump her in the middle of nowhere to fend for > herself. I will send pics shortly of her and the rest of my motley crew, > lol. Everyone gets along great so far. To top it all off, the local PAAC > (People Assisting Animal Control) in my city is having a black tie gala on > April 16 to raise money for the shelter. Guess who is going to be one of > the star attractions. JILL!!! They have a male Chihuahua named Jack who > will escort her down the runway to show off the wonderfully adorable rescues > available through their shelter. I will have to make sure and get photos of > the happy couple (they've never met by the way) as they strut their stuff. > I showed Cheryl (the adoption coordinator) the picture of Deanna's gorgeous > dress and she indicated they were having one very similar to that made for > Jill. Not as elaborate or breath-taking but still nice. :) I am beaming > and happy and beside myself with glee for my new chi baby. Thanks for > letting me go on and on about her. I have to run into court so talk to you > all later. > > Laura > > > -- Ann
