Reply #22: Most dogs would rather make friends than not. [View All]

[LWolf]

I've had my share of labs over the years, and they were all just like that. The most recent, about 8 years ago, was a dumped dog that I rescued and re-homed. I lived in an area in the Mojave Desert that was a regular dumping ground for unwanted dogs. I kept as many as I could, and found homes for the rest. Or, as a last resort, the pound, which I decided was better than dying of starvation, dehydration, and coyote attacks.

This dog showed up when I was "full." She was HUGE; the biggest lab I'd ever seen. She had obviously recently been nursing puppies. She sat outside the gate and looked hopefully at me. I put out some food and water, and started making calls. I was having no luck, and agonizing about what to do next, when she figured out how to get the gate open. She charged up to where I sat on the front porch, put her head in my lap, and turned to stone. My heart turned to butter, and she stayed with me until I finally found her a wonderful family. I got her spayed, caught up on her shots, and learned that she was afraid of cats. My tom cat terrorized her.

She's still happy and healthy with the family I left her with.

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