01-14-2013, 02:24 PM
Some of you may remember in 2009 when I asked for advice about how to medicate my dog Tank ( Need some doggie medicine help. )and then finally lost him.
I was devastated for a long time and missed him greatly. Many people suggested I look for another dog, but 2 things kept me from doing that. One was that it felt like doing that would lessen the importance of Tank, kinda like trading him in -- as one would replace a broken car. I was not about to do that. Two -- I had never gone looking for a dog -- the ones I had always found me.
So a couple of years went by and one night I stopped at a supermarket near my work , way across town from where I lived, as I came out there was this beautiful German Shepard standing by my car,he had a broken chain fastened to his collar. It soon was evident he wanted in my car, I found the security guy and asked if he knew anything about the dog--- he said he had been there for 2 days and the store manager was going to call the animal control in the morning. No one knew the dog or had seen him before , but the security man I was talking with had called the phone number on the tag , which was not a local number and it was disconnected. He also said that as far as he knew he had shied away from everyone and had not tried to get in anyones car till now.
SO ---- next thing I knew I had a very happy ( it seemed) doggie going home with me. Got him home and he seemed to settle in happily, was extremely well mannered , housebroken, just a delight to have , looked like I had a new companion find and pick me to hang out with!
After about 3 -4 days with me I went to the grocery store in my neighborhood late one night , took him with me , I put a window down about 6 inches for him to stick his nose out while I was in the store, it was September, not one of those Las Vegas nights where you would not dare lave an animal in the car because of heat . When I returned he was GONE!! How he vwiggled out that tiny opening I cannot fathom ( about a 60 pound dog) but he did! The Store security pointed out the direction he went and I spent till daylight scouring the streets to find him. No luck. The next afternoon I called the shelter , he was there!! Like Tank , he ( I was still working on what to call him) was unlucky about the animal control , when Tank would play "escape artist" which he was very good at, it only took about 5 minutes till the dog catcher had him, so too was my new doggie. The shelter folks knew me well as I had bailed Tank out of jail many times, when I went in they remarked it had been a while since they had nabbed Tank, I informed them that Tank was gone and they had another dog , then the catch was that I could not prove ownership of the one they had. I told them how I had gotten him and was told I could adopt him after being there 3 days , --Great! --I' ll pay the fee now and get him in 3 days ---- opppps--- it doesn't work that way , 3 days --first come-- first serve . Oh boy--- now I am at risk of losing him , when will the time be up? " 1:30 Wed. afternoon." OK , I can do that , Took the day off work , got there at 1 pm to be told" Roko" was gone !!! Seems that his real card carrying owner had come in at noon and claimed him!! More heartbreak --nuts!!
Time passes , as they say, it,-- "wounds all heels"
and I retire , move to Colorado. Everything is peachy . Then 2 days ago ( drum roll ! -- Lightning Bolt!~!) the phone rings , " This is Amie at the amimal shelter , the dog you inquired about is ready for adoption now"
" Dog ?? what dog ?" ------" what shelter"? "The Lied Shelter--- Rocko a german shepard you were interested in ".
" In Las Vegas? That was a long time ago" -- Long Pause ------- "Oh , yes it was ---in in 2011 " .
After some more conversation, I find out that the first owners had given Rocko (I hate that name got to find a new one) away and the new owners had brought him in because they no longer wanted him or he was in jail and they would not pay to get him out, in any case he was up for adoption was I still interested, Hell yes !!-- But I am almost a thousand miles away , can I send the fee and get him later -- nope--- gotta be here and still first come blah --blah-blah.
Now ,I know how beautiful and what a wonderful dog he is and it will be love at first sight for whoever sees him first!! PANIC -- Cold sweat -- What to do ??
In about a minute I called a friend in Las Vegas , would he do me a SMALL? favor , HE WOULD!!
My Friend , Bill, went down , adopted Rocko and is keeping him for me till I can get him somehow. I really can't get there till spring , which is in a way OK because Bill is getting along fine with him ( he calls him Rocky --which is a bet better) says he is a great , well mannered , friendly dog -- he is glad to have him.
Some times I cannot believe the twists fate takes to intercede in our lives but I am sure happy it does , never expcted this saga of loss-- discovery and loss to have a happy ending .
Which leads to the purpose of this post -- anybody coming toward Denver or thereabouts from around Las Vegas , hat would like a nice back seat companion for the trip? I know its a long shot but I really would like to get him here before spring and before Bill decides he would just as soon have a lifelong doggie! ( can't blame him if he does)
Thanks for reading this. Dave
I was devastated for a long time and missed him greatly. Many people suggested I look for another dog, but 2 things kept me from doing that. One was that it felt like doing that would lessen the importance of Tank, kinda like trading him in -- as one would replace a broken car. I was not about to do that. Two -- I had never gone looking for a dog -- the ones I had always found me.
So a couple of years went by and one night I stopped at a supermarket near my work , way across town from where I lived, as I came out there was this beautiful German Shepard standing by my car,he had a broken chain fastened to his collar. It soon was evident he wanted in my car, I found the security guy and asked if he knew anything about the dog--- he said he had been there for 2 days and the store manager was going to call the animal control in the morning. No one knew the dog or had seen him before , but the security man I was talking with had called the phone number on the tag , which was not a local number and it was disconnected. He also said that as far as he knew he had shied away from everyone and had not tried to get in anyones car till now.
SO ---- next thing I knew I had a very happy ( it seemed) doggie going home with me. Got him home and he seemed to settle in happily, was extremely well mannered , housebroken, just a delight to have , looked like I had a new companion find and pick me to hang out with!
After about 3 -4 days with me I went to the grocery store in my neighborhood late one night , took him with me , I put a window down about 6 inches for him to stick his nose out while I was in the store, it was September, not one of those Las Vegas nights where you would not dare lave an animal in the car because of heat . When I returned he was GONE!! How he vwiggled out that tiny opening I cannot fathom ( about a 60 pound dog) but he did! The Store security pointed out the direction he went and I spent till daylight scouring the streets to find him. No luck. The next afternoon I called the shelter , he was there!! Like Tank , he ( I was still working on what to call him) was unlucky about the animal control , when Tank would play "escape artist" which he was very good at, it only took about 5 minutes till the dog catcher had him, so too was my new doggie. The shelter folks knew me well as I had bailed Tank out of jail many times, when I went in they remarked it had been a while since they had nabbed Tank, I informed them that Tank was gone and they had another dog , then the catch was that I could not prove ownership of the one they had. I told them how I had gotten him and was told I could adopt him after being there 3 days , --Great! --I' ll pay the fee now and get him in 3 days ---- opppps--- it doesn't work that way , 3 days --first come-- first serve . Oh boy--- now I am at risk of losing him , when will the time be up? " 1:30 Wed. afternoon." OK , I can do that , Took the day off work , got there at 1 pm to be told" Roko" was gone !!! Seems that his real card carrying owner had come in at noon and claimed him!! More heartbreak --nuts!!
Time passes , as they say, it,-- "wounds all heels"
and I retire , move to Colorado. Everything is peachy . Then 2 days ago ( drum roll ! -- Lightning Bolt!~!) the phone rings , " This is Amie at the amimal shelter , the dog you inquired about is ready for adoption now" " Dog ?? what dog ?" ------" what shelter"? "The Lied Shelter--- Rocko a german shepard you were interested in ".
" In Las Vegas? That was a long time ago" -- Long Pause ------- "Oh , yes it was ---in in 2011 " .
After some more conversation, I find out that the first owners had given Rocko (I hate that name got to find a new one) away and the new owners had brought him in because they no longer wanted him or he was in jail and they would not pay to get him out, in any case he was up for adoption was I still interested, Hell yes !!-- But I am almost a thousand miles away , can I send the fee and get him later -- nope--- gotta be here and still first come blah --blah-blah.
Now ,I know how beautiful and what a wonderful dog he is and it will be love at first sight for whoever sees him first!! PANIC -- Cold sweat -- What to do ??
In about a minute I called a friend in Las Vegas , would he do me a SMALL? favor , HE WOULD!!
My Friend , Bill, went down , adopted Rocko and is keeping him for me till I can get him somehow. I really can't get there till spring , which is in a way OK because Bill is getting along fine with him ( he calls him Rocky --which is a bet better) says he is a great , well mannered , friendly dog -- he is glad to have him.
Some times I cannot believe the twists fate takes to intercede in our lives but I am sure happy it does , never expcted this saga of loss-- discovery and loss to have a happy ending .
Which leads to the purpose of this post -- anybody coming toward Denver or thereabouts from around Las Vegas , hat would like a nice back seat companion for the trip? I know its a long shot but I really would like to get him here before spring and before Bill decides he would just as soon have a lifelong doggie! ( can't blame him if he does)
Thanks for reading this. Dave
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