This is Sandi our new Foster Dog

This is Sandi a Malamute that we rescued from a Kill Shelter with the intent to Foster until we found her a home....

as time went on, and no suitable adopters for her came along, eleven months later we decided we should & would keep Sandi....

This is Sandi, we found Sandi on Petfinder.com - she had been in a nearby "kill shelter" and we brought her home to save her life just hours before she would have been "put to sleep". Sandi is a happy, wonderful, sweet & gentle creature. Her desire to be the Alpha dog here has somewhat lessened and things are a bit less tense now ~

She is approximately 10 years old and approx. Now approx. 95 pounds, with lots of love to give. She is a constant companion. Sandi loves attention and affection. Sandi is the type of dog that likes to stay right by your side & follow you every where, and will want to go in the house when you do and not stay outside alone. Sandi seems to have had obedience classes, because she is VERY obedient! She loves all people and is good with children. She walks nicely on a leash...just a wonderful & sweet and especially LOYAL malamute.

The only thing we know about Sandi is that her owner became ill and had to surrender her and her brother to the shelter. Her brother was adopted the day before we took Sandi. We were very happy about that...because his time was also up at the shelter.

If you have the opportunity to save a dog from a shelter do it! Shelter dogs know when you have saved their life, and will give you years of love and loyalty. Sandi has been a constant companion since we rescued her almost three years ago.

From A Dog's Perspective
Please Rescue Me

Rescue me not only with your hands but with your heart as well. I will respond to you.

Rescue me not out of pity but out of love. I will love
you back.

Rescue me not with self-righteousness but with compassion. I will learn what you teach.

Rescue me not because of my past but because of my future. I will relax and enjoy.

Rescue me not simply to save me but to give me a new life. I will appreciate your gift.

Rescue me not only with a firm hand but with tolerance and patience. I will please you.

Rescue me not only because of who I am but who I'm to become. I will grow and mature.

Rescue me not to revere yourself to others but because you want me. I will never let you down.

Rescue me not with a hidden agenda but with a desire to teach me to trust. I will be loyal and true.

Rescue me not to be chained or to fight but to be your companion. I will stand by your side.

Rescue me not to replace one you've lost but to soothe your spirit. I will cherish you.

Rescue me not to be your pet but to be your friend. I will give you unconditional love. Please Rescue Me!

Author Unknown

A Dum

A Dumped Dog's Prayer

Don't close the door! Don't push me away. Why are you leaving? Don't make me stay.

Slow down the car, I can't keep up. This pavement is hot and my pads are cut.

I've got to quit running or my heart will pop. Every muscle is aching. Why don't you stop?

I'm so hungry and thirsty. Darkness is near. But I shouldn't leave, he will come for me here.

Several weeks have passed, I am dead on my feet. They call me a nuisance because I eat off the streets.

Every car that passes, I chase it to see if it's my master coming for me.

Though I approach those that come near with trust in my eyes and no sign of fear.

With hate in their voices and a cold, heartless stare, they threaten to kill me - they don't even care.

Batter my body with rocks that they throw, I will not leave, he will come, don't you know?

Overtaken with weakness, my body is numb. I'm sick and so lonely. Oh please, let him come!

I will go back where he first threw me out. I'll wait for him there, he will come, no doubt.

My thoughts are fading. My chest feels like lead. I'm sleepy, so sleepy - I can't lift my head.

It's so quiet, so peaceful -- all remains still. There is my master at my home on the hill.

Yes, I can see him, he's calling my name. His voice is so gentle, his hands are the same.

He decided he wants me. Things will be fine. I really do love him, that master of mine.

My tail wags with pleasure. I can't catch my breath. He came in my dreams, but so did my DEATH!!

Author Unknown

Baggage

Now that I'm home, bathed, settled and fed,
All nicely tucked in my warm new bed.
I'd like to open my baggage lest I forget
There is so much to carry - So much to regret.

Hmm . . . Yes there it is, right on the top.
Let's unpack Loneliness, Heartache and Loss;
And there by my leash hides Fear and Shame.
As I look on these things I tried so hard to leave –

I still have to unpack my baggage called Pain.

I loved them, the others, the ones who left me,
But I wasn't good enough - for they didn't want me.
Will you add to my baggage?
Will you help me unpack?

Or will you just look at my things -
And take me right back?

Do you have the time to help me unpack?
To put away my baggage, to never repack?
I pray that you do - I'm so tired you see,
But I do come with baggage –

Will YOU still want ME?

Evelyn Colbath
"Baggage" © 1995 Evelyn Colbath. All rights reserved.

From A Dog's Perspective
Disposable?

Some folks owned my mother; decided to breed
No reason I know of except for their greed.

I know I was hungry, I know I was cold
And they sold me quite early, at just five weeks old.

Owner number one seemed friendly at first,
And life was quite good, until my bubble burst.

They started to argue; their marriage split up,
And in went the ad, for sale 4 month pup.

Some more folks arrived, the next ones in line.
They treated me kindly, and life was just fine.

But the master dropped dead, and she couldn't cope,
So they sold me again as I began to lose hope.

I now had a new home up in the sky.
We went up the lift, fourteen floors high.

The new folks were kind, but they left me all day.
I was busting to pee, and had no where to play.

It was boredom, I think, when I chewed up that chair.
They agreed I should go, but it just wasn't fair.

The next home was good, and I thought this was it.
They started to show, and I won, well, a bit.

Then somebody told them that I had "no bone,"
And in went the ad, for sale to good home.

The next lot were dreadful. They wanted a guard,
But I didn't know that, although I tried hard.

One night they got burglarized and I didn't bark,
Tied up in that shed, alone in the dark.

For four months I lay in that cold dark shed
With only an old paper sack for a bed.

A small dish of water all slimy and green,
The state I was in, well, it had to be seen.

I longed for some help, for an end to the pain,
Then some new people came, and I went off again.

So now I'm with rescue, and this home is good!
There are walks in the country and lots of good food.

There are kisses and cuddles to greet me each day,
And I dread the time that they send me away.

But for now here I stand, skin and bone, on all fours.
PLEASE!!! Don't let this happen to any of yours.

Author Unknown

Prayer of A Stray

Dear God, please send me somebody who'll care!
I'm tired of running, I'm sick with despair.
My body is aching, it's so racked with pain
And dear God, I pray, as I run in the rain.

That someone will love me, and give me a home
A warm cozy bed and a big juicy bone.
My last owner tied me all day in the yard,
Sometimes with no water, and God, that was hard!

So I chewed my leash God and I ran away,
To rummage in garbage and live as a stray.
But now, God, I'm tired, and hungry, and cold
And I'm so afraid that I'll never grow old.

They've chased me with sticks, hit me with stones,
While I run the streets, just looking for bones!
I'm not really bad, God, please help if you can,
For I have become just a "victim of man!"

I'm wormy, dear God, and I'm ridden with fleas,
and all that I want is an owner to please!
If you find one for me, God, I'll try to be good,
I won't chew their shoes, and I'll do as I should.

I will love them, protect them, and try to obey,
When they tell me to sit, to lie down, or to stay!
I don't think I'll make it too long on my own
Cause I'm getting so weak, and I'm Oh, so alone.

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