Well, I got 'r done.

[Horsefeathers!]

After recently saying that Mr. Winkle kind of weirds me out, this little dog reminds me of Mr. Winkle. :-?


That's Ninya, the little foster Chi that I sent to a Tallahassee rescue today. She's about eight years old and weighs all of four pounds. She was only with us for a couple of days, but we were about to fall so in love with her. She reminds my husband and me soooooooo much of Goober (some of you "old timers" will remember him). Goober was a little old dilapidated abandoned Yorkie that was about a gazillion years old, naked (for a while), moley, toothless, jawless and his tongue hung out kind of like Ninya's, deaf, mostly blind, and the absolute love of our lives. Ninya doesn't have THAT many problems (some back problems and luxating patella and, of course, the tongue thing, but other than that, she is fine), but she just reminds of so much of the old man. She's slept curled up on our bed and had a lot of the same "presence" Goober had. Even though it's only been a couple of days, it really hurt to let her go. I put on a brave face when I turned her over, but I cried all the way home from Tallahassee. I just had to remind myself that this group will place Ninya in an environment where she can be treated like a little princess rather than being "just one of the gang" here. It hurt my heart that she kept reaching for me when the rescue lady took her. I know it makes me sound vain and self absorbed, but Ninya didn't want me to leave her. I know that it's only because I'm who she's become comfortable with in the last couple of days, and she will quickly come to love the rescue people (the lady was so nice), but you know how we sometimes "humanize" dogs, and it made me feel like I was abandoning her. I know she is going to be great, though.

I don't think I could do this on a day to day basis. Then again, I think I'm mostly affected by Ninya because of the Goober factor.

Have a great rest of your life, baby.
:angel:

[abker17]

She is ADORABLE! :D

You're a wonderful person HF. :angel:

[ObedienceGrrl]

She will make someone a VERY special companion. She will be cherrished always.

What an angel!

[imported_Kat]

She is certainly a sweet little character just looking at her. Good luck to her in her new home :wink:

[Lucky Chaos]

She sure is a cute lil thing. She's lucky to have you in her life even for a short time.