Re: [pyrnet] new owner

[comer4 <comer4@citcom.net>]

Dear Aria,

How wonderful that you were able to adopt one of the dogs that we'd read about
on the list that were rescued recently and placed in shelters. I remember seeing
the face of Violet and I couldn't get her off my mind. Since you mentioned her,
do you know if she's been adopted? I hope she has gone to a good home, or that
she will soon! I wish it could be mine, but I'm in North Carolina. Best wishes
for you and Gus. I have a dog that, at a reach, is perhaps a Pyr mix, so I'm not
a good source of breed information--just love reading about these wonderful dogs
and imagining my 35-pound Katie is a big, majestic sheep herder!

Best regards,
Suzanne Bell

Aria Lindgren wrote:

> Hello everyone.  I wanted to intoduce myself.  My name is Aria and my
> husband, Pete,& I adopted a 3 year old Pyr last saturday.  I've had the week
> off work, it's been a week of patience and learning.  No one knows the
> history of Gus, formarly Nick, as he was found along with about 50 dogs, 18
> Pyrs, in 3 buildings.  Gus was one of 5 Pyrs heading to Chicago Rescue.  3
> were adopted immediately, and Gus along with Violet were the last at the
> Rescue.  Gus has had at least 6 homes that Kathleen from the Rescue is aware
> of, starting with the building then shelters, now our home.  To make a long
> story short, I'm hoping anyone can share their stories of bringing a Rescued
> Pyr into their family.  He's doing well, but very jumpy at any noise.  He
> needs to be brought downstairs, his crate is in our bedroom upstairs, to eat
> & go outside.  He needs to gain at least 20 pounds, and the yogurt with the
> food trick didn't last long.  Now we're trying Mighty Dog mixed with the dry
> to get him to eat and gain some weight.  He ate about 5 cups tonight,
> finally, after moving the food to the dining room.  He's defintely a lover
> and protector, but needs time to adjust to his new home.  Any words of
> wisdom and stories would be nice.
> Hope to chat with you all soon,
> Aria
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