Always had cats.
1999 we brought home a collie pup from a backyard breeder. He lived 3 years. Got a second, then 3 weeks later another. Indiana Collie Rescue provided the 3rd , and a couple years later, Humane for Boone County got us our first true mutt, Stevie Ray...
So we had 4 dogs, two of which were rescued.
Time moves on, and all our collie boys have passed, so we are down to our old mutt and a lovely blue merle collie female we got out of a bad situation 6 years ago...
@co-hoosier this is really great. I'm glad you shared this. My 8 year old dog is all I can handle now, but years from now in retirement, the idea of being inspired by you to do something similar to what you've done with Barkley sound good.
Might as well post this here. We will be visiting these dogs Monday with the intention of adopting one. Most of them are 6 or more years old and have had almost no human contact. Many problems. We got the time and at least my stoker has the patience.
We named him Barkley.
Barkley came to the rescue shelter in June with 160 other dogs in the video. He’s believed to be 4 years old. Lived in a crate, in horrible conditions, with close to no human contact. The little human contact he did have was without any affection or attachment. When he was rescued and came to the shelter, he snarled and snapped at any human effort to even touch him. He wasn’t even groomed or bathed for several days.
In August he was neutered and had to have 7 teeth removed. He remained very distrustful of humans, but got along with other dogs. A few weeks ago he became ready for adoption into his forever home. Along came my stoker and I. When we first met Barkley, he showed a curiosity toward us that broke down all the barriers. He still doesn’t like to be handled, but is getting better. He startles very easily at loud noise and sudden movement. He will take treats from our hands.
After being through the grinder of 50 years of law practice, the various ups and downs of two kids becoming productive adults, and the adventures of 60 years of marriage, welcoming a rescue dog is a new and unique experience. Not just any rescue dog, but one that spent the first third of his life in horrible conditions. This new meaning for my life is not world changing, but it is remarkably gratifying watching Barkley starting to enjoy his life. Barkley, and us, have a way to go, but we made fast start out of the starting gate.
Kudos to you sir, that’s a noble & honorable endeavor…
good boy has been trapped in a car for 8 hours let him run the halls
Almost all Love's Truck Stops have dog parks now. It has made us Love's loyalists. Even if we don't have our dogs with us, we stop at Love's. It really makes travelling with dogs so much better.
Also, Love's have the cleanest bathrooms. I don't stop anywhere else if I can help it.
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