We've had quite a few dogs in and out of the Frederick house! We decided to stop trying to save dogs and puppies for a little while and let our house get under control first! Of course, we still have Rosie! So here is an ode to the pups!
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First came Jagger, a Puggle, our very first pup, 10 weeks old. July 2012
We had him for a little over a week. He was the cutest puppy I'd ever seen. He was the first dog I'd ever had and I wasn't ready. He also failed the dominance aggressive test we were looking for in a dog for Lexi. This dog was fiesty, bossy, and aggressive. Cute as heck, but not for us. We named him Jagger because he loved to shake his bum and wiggle his tail. We sold him to a loving family who spoiled him rotten from the time they saw him!
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Jagger |
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Then along came Cooper, a Texas Queensland Heeler, 10 weeks old. August/September 2012
Cooper was my buddy. I loved that little guy. He followed us everywhere, was sweeter than candy. I miss this guy. Unfortunately, due to circumstances out of our control, Cooper was taken to a shelter while we were out of town. I still look for him. We named him Cooper because he just loped around without a care in the world and I thought of Loper/Looper and ended up with Cooper!
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Cooper |
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Then we found Rosie, a Heeler/Mini Aussie. October 2012
I found Rosie in Genola, Utah on a farm. She was the littlest of a litter of 11 puppies! There was also another litter there, with 9 puppies! :) Rosie was the breeders pick of the litter! When Lexi went to pick her out, it was a blast watching all the puppies running around! Lexi wanted the "wittle owange one" and followed her around. They kind of chose each other. Rosie was only 6.5 weeks old when we picked her out, then we went back about a week later and picked her up. We're grateful for Rosie. We chose the name Rosie because that is what her breeder family named her (Rosey) and Lexi wanted to keep it! (Rosie, pictured at around 8 weeks old, the day we brought her home with us.)
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Rosie |
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Bailey, 8 weeks, heeler/border/pom/chi. April 2013
Bailey was one of those spur of the moment buys because she was cuter than a button and really cheap. We didn't really think her through and only had her with us for about a day. We were hoping to find a match for Rosie as a play mate but it wasn't the right time for us. Luckily, we took her back to her family, and she was able to find a home that was better for her. Rosie loved showing her the ropes, but it was too much for us to handle at that time in our life.
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Bailey |
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We rescued Daisy, a 2 year old German Shepherd. May 2013
Daisy was our first foster dog through an organization called Rescue Rovers Adoptions who specialize in saving dogs from kill shelters. Daisy was scheduled to die the day we rescued her. She was the only non-puppy saved that day. She was skin and bones and covered in ticks. She was a big, strong dog though. She loved people but hated all other animals, so unfortunately we only had her as our foster for 48 hours. Daisy has since found a permanent home. We named her Daisy because we got to chose a name and thought it'd be fun to have another flower name!
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Daisy |
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Jack, 5 months, Black Lab. November 2013
Jack was another Rescue Rovers save. I saw his picture and could not get his picture out of my mind. He needed to be saved NOW! He was scheduled to die over Thanksgiving break, and we rescued him the day before. Shy and timid at first, he loved being in our home. He was a lazy dog and very fun. He and Rosie got along well, and he loved Lexi. We named him Jack after Jack Sparrow. We had him as our foster for 2 weeks until he found his awesome new home at an adoption event! His name is now Percy.
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Lastly, was Tigg, 4 months, Heeler mix. March 2014
I found Tigg on KSL classifieds because he was going to be taken to the shelter immediately if someone didn't want him, so we took him. He was very spunky and playful, incredibly smart, cute cute cute, and looked a lot like Rosie. We think he may have been mixed with lab or boxer, but heeler was definitely prominent! He loved to play, and was whiney when he couldn't, little stinker. He was hard to get a picture of he was so wiggly, but we did our best. This little guy was notorious for testing our patience! We had him for 5 days before a new family found him! We named him Tigg after Sons of Anarchy's character, Tigg.
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For my own sanity right now, until we can get a bigger place, we are going to be done with rescuing and finding other dogs. It's been fun, but it's definitely time for a break for us! Who knew? Me, saving pups?! It's been fun reminiscing! Great dogs! If you need help finding a good dog, let me know and we can help you! :)