Lola
Hi there
I can't recall if we adopted Lola (Lolly) in 2013 or 2014. She is a 3 legged German Short Haired pointer and she was a puppy when she came to us.
As I write there is a catch in my throat, Lola has been a huge joy in our lives, and whilst her other dog brother (Isaac) may not agree, she is one of the best decisions we ever made.
After she came home Isaac (our other rescue dog) sulked for a week, and they don't love each other. But they don't fight, they hang out, they miss each other when the other isn't about and they are a pack. Our little family.
We are so grateful to the team at Save-A-Dog, without you and the generous support of your patrons, we wouldn't have Lolly. Lola needed to have her leg amputated when she came to SADS and I doubt this would have been possible at another rescue organisation.
She is a funny, sweet, independent, snuggly, loyal dog. She digs holes and climbs trees. She leaps into the car and onto the bed! She has no idea that she should have 4 legs, when she meets new dogs they can occasionally take her 3 leggedness to mean she is submissive. Big whoops, a quick growl when another dog gets too in her face (or other bits) and they know how independent our girl is.
We rent out our spare room on AirBnB and she always always always sneaks into a guests bed when they go to the loo in the middle of the night and forget to close their door! Often we here a yelp of surprise from the guest when they nearly squish her when they get back into bed.
She is a fabulous companion - we go on long walks, to the park and she sits at my feet when I am working from home. She gives wonderful kisses and licks. She is great with kids, she adores my 3 year old nephew (mainly because he feeds her anything he is eating, she is so gentle when she eats, and she sneaks in delicate licks of ice-cream, BBQ shapes and bites of sausages via PJ when no-one is looking)
Sure, there have been challenges, the time she ate rat bait, the several time's she's dashed between my legs, out the front door, to freedom. But, I can't imagine my life without her. In fact I get teary when I think of a time that we might not have her any more.
We are hoping to train her as a companion dog later in her life because we think that people in care and in hospital (kids and adults) would respond well to a lovely three legged dog.
Thank-you is not a big enough word to express to whomever decided that our Lolly needed looking after.
I can't recall if we adopted Lola (Lolly) in 2013 or 2014. She is a 3 legged German Short Haired pointer and she was a puppy when she came to us.
As I write there is a catch in my throat, Lola has been a huge joy in our lives, and whilst her other dog brother (Isaac) may not agree, she is one of the best decisions we ever made.
After she came home Isaac (our other rescue dog) sulked for a week, and they don't love each other. But they don't fight, they hang out, they miss each other when the other isn't about and they are a pack. Our little family.
We are so grateful to the team at Save-A-Dog, without you and the generous support of your patrons, we wouldn't have Lolly. Lola needed to have her leg amputated when she came to SADS and I doubt this would have been possible at another rescue organisation.
She is a funny, sweet, independent, snuggly, loyal dog. She digs holes and climbs trees. She leaps into the car and onto the bed! She has no idea that she should have 4 legs, when she meets new dogs they can occasionally take her 3 leggedness to mean she is submissive. Big whoops, a quick growl when another dog gets too in her face (or other bits) and they know how independent our girl is.
We rent out our spare room on AirBnB and she always always always sneaks into a guests bed when they go to the loo in the middle of the night and forget to close their door! Often we here a yelp of surprise from the guest when they nearly squish her when they get back into bed.
She is a fabulous companion - we go on long walks, to the park and she sits at my feet when I am working from home. She gives wonderful kisses and licks. She is great with kids, she adores my 3 year old nephew (mainly because he feeds her anything he is eating, she is so gentle when she eats, and she sneaks in delicate licks of ice-cream, BBQ shapes and bites of sausages via PJ when no-one is looking)
Sure, there have been challenges, the time she ate rat bait, the several time's she's dashed between my legs, out the front door, to freedom. But, I can't imagine my life without her. In fact I get teary when I think of a time that we might not have her any more.
We are hoping to train her as a companion dog later in her life because we think that people in care and in hospital (kids and adults) would respond well to a lovely three legged dog.
Thank-you is not a big enough word to express to whomever decided that our Lolly needed looking after.