PLEASE READ AND SHARE. TRYING TO FIND A LONG TERM FOSTER. READ THIS AND YOU WILL UNDERSTAND **A TRAGIC REHOMING SCENARIO, PLEASE READ** I am trying to find a home for my beautiful mountain cur, Aurora. Here is our story... Read every word before you call about her. You will need to know it all before taking her on... Almost 2 years ago I was searching for a dog for my son, Jacob. I answered a craigslist ad. What I didnt know at the time was this dog would become my child, my baby. And also the source of great pain for her, and for us. The man & woman that we got her from told us they were getting rid of her because they were having a baby & didnt have the time or space to care for her anymore. They said they worked constantly and she was alone everyday anywhere from 10-20 hours a day. What I didnt know yet was that they were lying through their teeth. After receiving Aurora I immediately took her to the vet to assure that she was up to date on shots, worm free etc. Thats where we found out the extent to which she had been beaten her entire life before us & why she has separation anxiety & was so skittish. I thought it may just be that shed been taken from the home shed known her whole life. It wasnt. She had dozens of improperly healed breaks, fractures. She had calcium deposits, lumps on her ribs from being kicked, beaten. Several thousand dollars later, she was good as new. She started to lighten up, and became happy once again. She and my son became inseparable. My son, is very active. One of those kinda kids who will run out the door or even jump from a window if you turn your back long enough to go to the bathroom. If/when that happens I call for Aurora, who comes instantly & tell her simply go find Jake, lead me to him and she takes off like a rocket. Within seconds she starts barking, she grabs ahold of his shirt and barks until I find them and lead them back home. No joke, she is that amazing & listens that well. Thus, my second child. We moved around a lot in the first year & a half that we had her. A lot. But we were always together, happy. Until I got the bright idea to buy a home & move to Belle Vernon, PA. Again, what I didnt know would cause great pain for Aurora, and my family. We quickly realized that every dog in the neighborhood was tiny, purse sized as the neighbors say. Aurora, and my other dog Ebony (a 13 year old black lab pit-bull mix) didnt fit in. We didnt see any problem with it. Theyre the most lovable, sweet, innocent dogs youve ever met. Theyd never hurt or bother anyone. Unless Aurora breaks a chain to chase a rabbit outside & even then the second I call her, she comes running back. Well, the one time she got away to rabbit chase my neighbors decided that my girls had to go. First someone cut her rope outside, lured her in with dog treats & ran her down with a car. Back to the vet. Quick recovery, they didnt get up enough distance or speed to do any real damage. Nothing broken, road rash mostly. I filed a complaint, which of coarse never went anywhere because though I know who did it, I couldnt prove it. I kept her inside during her recovery. I wanted those bastards to think theyd won until she made a triumphant recovery and showed back up outside, strong as ever. I taught her to poddy in the basement in a room off the side with a drain so I could rinse it everyday. Two weeks it took her, but she healed and was right as rain. Then, literally less than a week after Id allowed her to go outside to poddy again I started noticing that she wasnt eating. Wasnt drinking. Two days passed, she looked like skin and bones. Two days! Dead spots of grass started popping up in my yard, huge one, everywhere. So I had the grass tested. Antifreeze poisoning!! The vet did what he could, which wasnt much. It was all up to her to fight. And it depended on how much shed ingested. There was no way to know. Three days into the fight of her life something outside my window caught my eye. A huge, muscled up, young pit-bull being brought into my neighbors lawn. And then I overhear the conversation taking place I need a dog that is strong enough to fight and keep away any other dog I may not want anywhere near my property the neighbor says. Hes a registered pit & a fighting dog the woman says. Great! Now their after feeble Ebony who can barely get down the stairs to the yard to pee. Fantastic. One is already gone, the big one. The main problem, but theres another. Shes old. She wont put up much fight. One to go he said. Wrong they were. Ebony may be old. I may have to rub her legs every time she runs or plays ball but if she senses danger around her home & her people, she snaps. No one can stop her but me. He had put his new trophy pit on my fence post, where the dog would sit in my driveway, all day. Taunting Ebony. She refused to poddy in the basement. So I waited, and she waited until they took the dog inside that night before I let her outside to go to the bathroom. Before she made it down the steps the dog busted through their door & charged for Ebony. A fight broke out. The pit next door quickly disappeared, back to its previous owner a little worse for ware. During this time, Aurora made a miraculous recovery. Yes, she made it. Like nothing had ever happened. She again made a triumphant return outside. With me standing right next to her every second, of coarse. Never again. My son notices the neighbor going inside and we hear him tell his kid oh I guess she is still alive. My blood boils and I scream whyd you pick that particular word? Still alive? What made you think she wasnt alive, unless you already knew? We hadnt told anyone she was sick. No one but our vet. That to me, proof hed done it. All of it. He didnt say anything, just went inside. Aurora and my family has been through hell & back to stay together. Shes family and we can hardly imagine life without her. But I cant be selfish and keep her here if theyre just going to keep trying to kill her off. She deserves better than that. I have to love her enough to say goodbye. She still has some separation anxiety, she does not like to be left alone. I take her with me whenever possible. And if its not possible to take her I have a room in my basement that I turned into her sanctuary. But she still tries to get out. She never has, but she has scratched the heck out of the door. Even though shes in there with her blankie, favorite stuffed animals, food & water she wants her people. Whether shes alone 15 minutes or 2 hours. And though she knows we would never ever hurt her in any way she still is a little skittish if I holler at my son or if we run through the house, she runs away. But I can tell her sit, lay down, stay, go upstairs, go to your room or even grab my slippers and she will. Shes an incredible listener, she does what shes asked and she is the most lovable thing Ive ever known. 80lbs and she thinks shes a lap dog. On the couch, in bed she sneaks her way up & into my lap. Shes gentle with my son, my tiny dog and even my cat. She and my son wrestle, have picnic, go for walks etc. She never pulls him, never growls or gets aggravated when hes a little too rough. She is amazing!! She likes to sleep on the floor right next to the bed but you have to lay down a blanket or comforter for her. She like baths. She loves her stuffed animals, she loves kids. When youre sad or hurt shes the first one to come up and nuzzle, kiss you, try to make you smile. She dances with me. She like to watch me cook. She is our angel. I dont want to lose her. I wanted to just put my new home back on the market and leave so we could keep her. But the house needs work before it can be sold, time consuming work. Months, maybe a year worth. And I dont know if she has that much time. I cant take the chance that my neighbors may try to hurt or even kill her again because they dont make purses big enough to fit her in. I would rather lose her to another family & know shes alive and well then be selfish, keep her here and have her end up dead because its impossible to have eyes on her, my other 2 dogs, the cat & my son every second of every day. She is a lover, not a fighter. When other dogs try to bully or bother her she rolls onto her back & surrenders. If they continue she nips, just barely, one time to say leave me alone before hiding behind my legs. and thats only happened twice and in both cases it was at the apartment we lived in before here & the dog was nipping at her, near my son & thats why she nipped back. She has never shown any kind of aggression, not even when other dogs have flat out attacked her. She truly is the most wonderful dog that I have ever owned or known. She needs a good & loving family. Maybe one with some room for her to run. She is meant to be a hunting dog, she is almost 5 years old and can most certainly be taught. She is very clever. I will ask a rehoming fee to insure the new owner is serious. Do not contact me if you have plans to fight her. Ive been rescuing & adopting dogs for 12 years, I know it when I see it & I will not only not allow you to take my dog, but I will also turn you into the police. I do not and will not tolerate anyone into dog fighting! Losing her, part of our family, is going to be one of the hardest things my son will ever go through, I have to be sure she goes somewhere that she deserves to be. Hopefully to someone we can keep in contact with, who might send us pictures & updates or maybe even let us visit on occasion. Whomever she goes to I will say this, if for whatever reason you decide not to keep her, I insist you call me & I will come get her & return the rehoming fee. This is not just a dog, she is my child & I love her with all my heart like one. Since her poisoning our vet told us to discontinue topical flea and worming treatments for 2 months. So she has been scratching hair off. But those 2 months are up next week and she will be able to be treated & be beautiful again. I can provide a bottle of flea treatment if necessary. I will however be keeping her collar for sentimental reasons. You will need to bring a leash & collar to pock her up. The original owners got her from the pound when she was 2 months old. So she has a WV tag that shows her rabies vaccine. She is up to date on her shots. I dont know exactly where her rabies tag it, since we havent unpacked everything yet. But I will find it. If I dont find it until after shes already been rehomed I will mail it to the new owner. Serious inquires only please. I am very good at reading people. When I meet potential adopters I will know if your intentions are pure or not & do maintain the right to turn people away if I think their not here to give her a good & loving home. This dog has been our life for nearly 3 1/2 years. I only want whats best for her & will do my best to be sure thats what she gets. Thank you in advance to anyone who considers giving her a good home. And also to anyone who took the time to read all of this. I thought any interested parties deserved her full, entire story beforehand. I hope someone will help me, help our family member & get her out of harms way. Thank you. Pictures are as follows; the two dogs, shes the upside down one. and the door is her room door. she scratches but doesnt bust out though she easily could. her sharing dinner with my puppy. her playing in a tiny box with my son. etc. (with my son taken out obviously so our neighbors dont realize this is us... sorry to even have to say that.) contact name: Chelsea contact by phone: 724-518-4050 reply by email: [email protected]
Posted on: Fri, 19 Sep 2014 02:46:58 +0000
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