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TLDR: adopt, dont shop.

The dog on the left is named Brent. Dog on right is our dog, Casey (Jones). Brent stopped by for a temporary stay at back at Halloween. He had been in a shelter(caged) in Mississippi for a long time and was quite a mess. Previous family who was trying to foster him had him in diapers because he was severely traumatized and would pee if you just looked at him wrong. We joked about renaming him “Sprinkles.” We didnt use diapers and tried to work with him to regain his confidence. Many spills were cleaned, carpets shampooed. We learned to basically not look at him when he was ‘excited’ as that excitement was usually “terror” not excitement. What seemed like “pet my belly” was really “please don’t hit me.”
Slowly, a day at a time, he got better. Daily pee events became every other day, then a few a week, then over a week apart, then even longer. It took over a month for his ears to raise up all, as he was always cowering/scared.
Over time he we went from a timid, flinching pup to a completely confident scrappy high energy dog 99 percent of the time. Ears up, tail wagging constantly, tearing about the house and the yard like a Tasmanian devil. “Pet my belly” actually meant pet my belly.” Jokes about new names went from “Sprinkles” to “Speedy.”

Last night Brent got adopted and today he has a new home. It’s pretty quiet now with just one dog, and we miss Brent a lot, but it feels good to have helped rehabilitate him and send him on his way to a better home.

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#gratefulpets #gratefuldead #thatsalotofhashtags

My dog is attractive #dogphoto #pets

Gorgeous weather today for a little stroll with Lyra before work. Here she is taking a momentary break from chasing her ball.

#Dog #DogPhoto #Collie #walks #GoodGirl #MastoDogs

Tonight the #dog took the chair... :( I was going to sit there but how can you be upset at this face? (he loves cardboard toilet paper rolls and carries them around. It looks like he's smoking a cigar all the time. You should never smoke and sleep though!)

#potd #dogPhoto

I was going to sit on the couch and read… but apparently it’s occupied.

Anyone else have a #dog who thinks it’s people?

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“Dad - you need to stop@working and play with me.”

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This is Max. He’s currently a bit fed up because he has a poorly paw and is confined to the house and our small garden, so can’t go out for his usual long walks.

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Mandatory #DogPhoto Bennie a 13-14 year old Fox Terrier or Long-legged Jack Russell, we aren't sure got from the shelter back in 2010.