Blackshears Posted June 5, 2010 Report Share Posted June 5, 2010 Hello all, Well we have been looking for a play mate for Missy and have been browsing craiglist every now and again. Today we found an ad that stated "pure bred husky free to a good home." There was no way in our right mind that we could pass this up. Arrangements were made and we met up with the guy and checked her out. She is a white husky with beautiful blue eyes but you can tell she has been outside and not well taken care of. She stinks really bad but her demeanor is great. She listens well and is great with our kids. At the moment she is out back and has escaped our kennel twice so she is an escape artist. Anyways she is really dirty, smells, ear hairs are super long and when we were getting information on the dog the previous owner said that he bred her and had a 6 month old male that he tried to get her to breed with. We were on the fence but this pushed us over so we scooped her up. We asked him for papers of any sort and he couldn't produce them. Tomorrow my wife is taking her to the vet to get vaccinated and checked up and then to the groomers to get hosed down and freshened up. It will be embarrassing to have her out in public because she wreaks but we had to take her. I'm praying that she doesn't hop or dig her way out of our backyard tonight before we can address the security of our kennel and her general health. Is there any other tips you guys can give us? By the way he says she is 6 years of age and is not yet spayed. We will get her spayed soon, but want to address everything else first. Thanks for looking, The Blackshears Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HuskyCouture Posted June 5, 2010 Report Share Posted June 5, 2010 congrats on taking on a rescue! i'm sure she'll look gorgeous after getting all cleaned up. can't wait to see some pics! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
valkyries Posted June 5, 2010 Report Share Posted June 5, 2010 congrats on your new pack member, poor girl just take one step at a time and please once she's nice and clean can we have pics, whats her name ???? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackshears Posted June 5, 2010 Author Report Share Posted June 5, 2010 congrats on your new pack member, poor girl just take one step at a time and please once she's nice and clean can we have pics, whats her name ???? Her name from the previous owner is Fairy, but with our cat named Pixie and in an effort to not make our pets seem like disneyland characters, my 4 year old daughter wants to call her pearl. We will try it out but if it doesn't work I have no issues with Fairy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rosemary Posted June 5, 2010 Report Share Posted June 5, 2010 Kudos to you for re-homing her. Can't really add to what you are already doing, you seem to have it all covered. The vet would also be first on my list. Good luck with everything and look forward to seeing pics of her. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HuskyCouture Posted June 5, 2010 Report Share Posted June 5, 2010 Her name from the previous owner is Fairy, but with our cat named Pixie and in an effort to not make our pets seem like disneyland characters, my 4 year old daughter wants to call her pearl. We will try it out but if it doesn't work I have no issues with Fairy. i like Pearl, it's a cute name for a white husky Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tamz Posted June 5, 2010 Report Share Posted June 5, 2010 good job on taking her on......its such a shame she hasnt been taken care of very well by her previous owner....but good to know it hasnt really done to much mental damage to her.........what a relief you came across the ad when you did.........i hate seein and hearin about dogs like that good luck sorting out the security in your back garden- sorry dont have any tips- still learning myself lol hope everything goes okay for you at the vets- keep us posted!! cant wait to see pics of her...she sounds amazin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Posted June 5, 2010 Report Share Posted June 5, 2010 Yay, welldone on rehoming this poor girly. I'm sure once she's cleaned up and put on some decent food and starts learning some proper manners from Missy all will be well. As for renaming her, as she's an escape artist remember it has to be a name you can BELLOW down the road as she legs it off into the distance. If you don't feel comfortable screaming "FAIRY" down the road. (and please consider the accidental lawsuits as people take you to court thinking you were "outing" them in the street lol) personally I would be changing her name in a flash. Pearl is much better, but IMHO not much of a "Husky" name (lol. . .then again my pooch "Darwin" isnt very "Husky" either. lol. . .but like you we rehomed him and promised his previous owners that we would keep it) Good luck and well done Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rosemary Posted June 5, 2010 Report Share Posted June 5, 2010 As for renaming her, as she's an escape artist remember it has to be a name you can BELLOW down the road as she legs it off into the distance. If you don't feel comfortable screaming "FAIRY" down the road. (and please consider the accidental lawsuits as people take you to court thinking you were "outing" them in the street lol) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dygosamikita Posted June 5, 2010 Report Share Posted June 5, 2010 Well done taking on a rescue. You sound like you are doing everything correctly. Here is a link for a secure kennel in the states. http://www.tractorsupply.com/pet-care/pet-containment/pet-kennels-pens/welded-wire-kennel-10-ft-w-x-10-ft-l-x-6-ft-h-3606740. Mine are escape artists as well. I bought one if these with a top (made of the same material) and put it on a cement hard standing. I also used a chain on the door as Nikita worked out how to open the latch. Once I had all this escapes were a thing of the past. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BingBlaze n Skyla Posted June 5, 2010 Report Share Posted June 5, 2010 cant wait 2 see some pictures ov fairy/pearl - b careful with her if ur eventually going 2 b bringing her in2 ur house - make sure u introduce her 2 ur cat and have sumwhere ur cat can get away from ur sibe if shes hassling ur cat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarah Posted June 5, 2010 Report Share Posted June 5, 2010 oh congrats !! Taking on a rescue is so rewarding to see how they come to life in the right environment!! Good luck at the vets Never heard of the name Pearl for a sibe before - very original and imo better than fairy lol as andy says you don't want to be shouting that when you call her lol can't wait to see some pics Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackshears Posted June 6, 2010 Author Report Share Posted June 6, 2010 Bad news everyone. The vet found out that she was 70lbs and we weren't quite sure why. We stepped into the examination room and we were hit with several bombshells. The first didn't alarm us too much, she had an abscess on her tooth. Next we found out that she had a really really bad ear infection, but nothing compared to what we found out next. The vet told us that she had a mass that was around 1 lb in her mammories. We immediately thought that is why the previous owner got rid of her. He told us he tried to breed her but she couldn't get pregnant. As we sat their thinking the vet told us because of her condition that it would be more humane to put her down than it would be to prolong the inevitable. So we ended up putting her down and my 4 year old daughter cried and screamed like her best friend just passed away. We only had the dog for 14 hours and it has changed us a whole lot. Pearl will be missed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mazz Posted June 6, 2010 Report Share Posted June 6, 2010 Oh how sad. Bless her and bless your daughter. What a horrendous issue to deal with. You did the right thing, still I'm sure it was very difficult. Run free Pearl. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HuskyCouture Posted June 6, 2010 Report Share Posted June 6, 2010 oh god that's terrible, your poor family. i'm sure pearl will be missed, rip girl xxxx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rosemary Posted June 6, 2010 Report Share Posted June 6, 2010 Oh no!!! How awful for you all. RIP little one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tamz Posted June 6, 2010 Report Share Posted June 6, 2010 OMG!!! How awful........your poor little girl R.I.P Pearl...you will be missed x x x x x x x x x x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cassandra & Honey Posted June 6, 2010 Report Share Posted June 6, 2010 Woah, thats horrible. Poor pearl, i'm so sorry for your loss. At least you could do what was right by her, not like her previous owners.Such a shame they didn't look after her properly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
valkyries Posted June 6, 2010 Report Share Posted June 6, 2010 oh no poor girl how awful for you all, i know you may not think this but there is a good side to this sad story and that is you did save her, with out you taking her home and and wanting to do your best by her, this lil girl could have suffered for years to come in the hands of her previous owner. So i say thank you to you for saving pearl xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx RIP lil girl run free and be happy xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lisa (Fragglebabe) Posted June 6, 2010 Report Share Posted June 6, 2010 Oh I'm so sorry for your loss, you have saved Pearl from years of suffering. I hope your little girl can be happy again very soon RIP Pearl now you can run free over rainbow bridge pain free xxx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BingBlaze n Skyla Posted June 6, 2010 Report Share Posted June 6, 2010 omg im so sorry 2 hear this but like linda said u saved this girls life! if she had stayed in that home she would have suffered for a long time R.I.P Pearl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidjk Posted June 6, 2010 Report Share Posted June 6, 2010 oh that is such a shame, but at least her suffering was ended, poor thing. lets hope karma comes back round and bites the previous owner Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarah Posted June 6, 2010 Report Share Posted June 6, 2010 oh hun i'm so so sorry that's awful that you had to make that difficult decision RIP Pearl / Fairy your in no more pain now xxxxxxx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lil Miss Bump Posted June 6, 2010 Report Share Posted June 6, 2010 i am so glad you saved that poor husky for years of suffering, she is at peace now and in no pain xxxxx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ISDW Posted June 6, 2010 Report Share Posted June 6, 2010 OMG, you poor thing, and the poor, poor dog. However, as others have said, there is a positive to this very sad story. She won't suffer now, as she would have done if you hadn't taken her. Poor girl, if only he'd checked out why he wouldn't get pregnant, she could have been treated. But, she died with dignity and not in pain, so thank you very much for what you did for her. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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