Thanks for that story JD . I'm glad the universe changed your heart and gave you what you needed . I think my chiweenie is pretty special too . I didn't know I was getting a mix either , but when I first met her I took one look and knew she was a chiweenie . But she needed us and I figured I needed her and that was sure right !!
Sheryl Sent from my iPhone On Aug 8, 2013, at 10:20 AM, JD <jelikoc...@aol.com> wrote: > OK I just have to say this .I hope it doesn't make me sound callous. > When I thought about getting a dog, I really wanted to rescue a Pittbull. > They are awsome with kids and normally the first to be put down in shelters. > My sister raised her son with a pitty and this kid sits on her head, pulls > her ears and the poor dog just looks at us like "help me" but NEVER bites or > reacts. > > I started fostering dogs to test the situation out with my son and it turned > out he's still afraid of big dogs. To him a big dog is anything over 15 > pounds. So I tried fostering smaller dogs and puppies. It turned out to be an > easier transition. Maybe because he thought the dog was a weird barking cat. > However he was, for the most part, gentle with them. So I knew I had to go > the very small dog route. So I looked into Yorkies, Chi's, Maltese's, toy > poodles and other small dogs. Chi's were always put on the back burner > because, as the world knows, they are nasty mean nippy yippy dogs who bond > with 1 person and make terrible family pets. > > However the universe was giving me a different message. I kept seeing > hoarding situations going on with Chi's and the rescues I worked with were > getting involved with rescuing and rehoming Chi's. Eventually I took the > plunge and decided to adopt an apple head Chi from one of the rescue > situations going on. I wanted a Chi but not a mix. I def DID NOT want any > doxie (weenier dog) or mix with my Chi. I dis like the look and worry about > their knees and back. > > So when my rescue friend told me she was pulling several apple head Chi's > from a hoarding situation, I asked her if they were Chi's or mixes. She said > they were apple head Chi's. I then jumped at the chance believing this was > yet a message for me to rescue a Chi. When I got her, I was so over joyed of > rescuing that I didn't really notice that her snout was longer then a Chi, > that at 3 months of age she was about 4 pounds and that her body was a bit > longer then a Chi. I wanted to make sure she had her crate, food, toys and > accessories. As time passed her body grew longer as did her snout. I became > upset because her look is exactly the opposite of what I wanted. Her > Chi-weenie mix is exactly what I didn't want. For a brief moment in time I > even considered rehoming her with my friends rescue because of it. > > However, as more time passes, I realize I got wanted I needed and not what I > wanted. Her temperament is amazing. She plays with my son like a champ, > sleeps with him, does well with my cats and strangers. Doesn't see a lap that > should be empty, is dog friendly and now is willing to play fetch. > > She's going to make a wonderful AAT dog. I see that the Universe intervened > and gave me what I needed to have in my life but not what I wanted. > > I just had to share this story. > > JD > > >
