feywon
Well-known Member
- Location
- Rural North Central NM
When my daughter was about 5 and not in school yet (Cause her 6th birthday more than half way thru the year) we adopted an Irish Setter who was somewhere between 11 and 13 and had been passed around several owners. Her muzzle was white tho the rest of her coat a gorgeous auburn. She gave us 2 1/2 wonderful years of good behavior, love and joy. Have no idea why she kept getting given away she was well trained and so sweet with us and the cats we had then.I love dogs, and have always had them, usually at least two. Ever since I became officially an antique, I've adopted older dogs. They are really wonderful, affectionate and seem so grateful to have a safe loving home for their retirement years.
My current companion, a great big ol' mush of a dog of indeterminate ancestry, must be pushing 11 now. I adopted him when he was about 8-9 according to the shelter. He's been a true joy and is still going strong; he doesn't like it when I'm out of his sight. Before him, I had my lovely Bonnie, a pitbull girl who was as sweet as they come. I only had her for about 4 years before she passed away, but they were great years for both her and me.
One of the big canine loves of my life was a male pittie who had been 'dumped' near a farm that already had several dogs. They passed him to a store clerk who was fostering till home could be found--i overheard them talking on the checkout line, inquired and adopted him. i've had a lot of dogs in my life but he really took a piece of my heart when he passed.