(July 4th, 2013) Our dog, Soju, has always been a bit on the special side. Case in point:
Well, we worried that Soju would suffer from the lonely child complex. Studies show, after all, that pets live longer and have fuller lives if they have companions. So, we looked up Shiba Scout Rescue, a rescue organization for Shiba Inus based in Colorado, found a dog on their website that we thought might be a good fit, drove up to Fort Collins for the weekend, and then adopted our new little girl, Echigo!
Echigo had a rough life in a puppy mill before she was rescued. So, we've aimed to make her feel love and to teach her how to be a pet (she still doesn't get the whole chew toy thing, but she's learned all about walks, treats, and even some playing with Soju...)
When she was first rescued, Echigo was horribly overweight from having been just kept in a cage for years and literally used to breed puppies. How the puppy mills are legal operations, I don't know, but what they do to the animals there is just inhumane. Echigo's come a long way with us already, but more on that in a forthcoming post...
I just want to conclude with what a wonderful organization Shiba Scout Rescue is. They genuinely care about these dogs and do everything that they can to give them a better quality of life. If you ever are looking for a new charity to donate to, or some place to get a new dog from, consider them.
Well, we worried that Soju would suffer from the lonely child complex. Studies show, after all, that pets live longer and have fuller lives if they have companions. So, we looked up Shiba Scout Rescue, a rescue organization for Shiba Inus based in Colorado, found a dog on their website that we thought might be a good fit, drove up to Fort Collins for the weekend, and then adopted our new little girl, Echigo!
Echigo had a rough life in a puppy mill before she was rescued. So, we've aimed to make her feel love and to teach her how to be a pet (she still doesn't get the whole chew toy thing, but she's learned all about walks, treats, and even some playing with Soju...)
When she was first rescued, Echigo was horribly overweight from having been just kept in a cage for years and literally used to breed puppies. How the puppy mills are legal operations, I don't know, but what they do to the animals there is just inhumane. Echigo's come a long way with us already, but more on that in a forthcoming post...
I just want to conclude with what a wonderful organization Shiba Scout Rescue is. They genuinely care about these dogs and do everything that they can to give them a better quality of life. If you ever are looking for a new charity to donate to, or some place to get a new dog from, consider them.
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