- Jul 28, 2011
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On 8/8 my three sisters and I went to the stone Harbor NJ for a day on the beach... well, instead of all driving separate or meeting up I drove with my one sister, Shannon to pick up the other two (Joanne and Kass). At 8:15 AM on our way down the street to Kass' house (last pick up before getting on the highway) - Shannon yells at me "OH MY GOD... he is not on a leash Christine STOP, STOP, STOP the car!" I slam the brakes, as I did see the little guy out of the corner of my eye, but I thought he was leashed to the fence. Mind you, Kass lives in Northeast Philadelphia about 500 yards from Interstate 95 and about two blocks from another local major four lane road, which is why Shannon was so instantly panicked for the little fella.
Shannon is out of the car in seconds and has come to her; Katie (Shannon's daughter) gets out and starts knocking on doors... no one knows the dog nor have they ever seen him before. we bring him in the van and go to get Kass.... she then gets us to the nearest vet office -- they are closed, do not open till 10:00 AM. To the Google... find a vet open about 1/2 mile away, 'sorry, do not know the dog and we can't help you'. UGH! Find another office that is open ... we walk in and I turn to Shannon and say, I do not care what she says, the pup is NOT staying here!!! The place was disgusting , smelled and dirty. She tells us she can not take him (good) but go to a place about a mile up the road they will take him no questions asked.
It is now about 9:30 AM.. we determine if this place is not open, we are taking him back to Kass' place him in a crate for the day (her two sons are home during the day) and I will call my friend that LOVES Boston's to see if she wants him. OK --- so we get to the place the girl at 'dirty office' suggested. And, let me tell you, she was not kidding -- arms wide open as soon as we told them the story and "no worries, we have a tech here that has been wanting a Boston she will take him if we do not find the owner."
Well, this past Friday, I tell my friend Deb (Boston lover) about the story... she wants to follow up with the place we dropped him off. Turns out, the girl who wanted him, her Boarder Collie is terrified of him and she at this time, does not have the time to spend training them to get along (kids, work, back to school, and other family stuff). So, deb now has him... I drove down to Philly to get him for her and they had a good weekend with him... he does need some training as it seems he was not socialized and thinks the world is his. Deb has a female Boston named Pappy and the new little guy (we think is about 4) is now named Bud!!
lastly, I went to Kass' again today due to a funeral service we were attending... I drove the area looking for signs 'missing dog' , 'anyone see me' type poster = nothing. So, I guess Bud has a new life... we he will TOTALLY be spoiled.
Shannon is out of the car in seconds and has come to her; Katie (Shannon's daughter) gets out and starts knocking on doors... no one knows the dog nor have they ever seen him before. we bring him in the van and go to get Kass.... she then gets us to the nearest vet office -- they are closed, do not open till 10:00 AM. To the Google... find a vet open about 1/2 mile away, 'sorry, do not know the dog and we can't help you'. UGH! Find another office that is open ... we walk in and I turn to Shannon and say, I do not care what she says, the pup is NOT staying here!!! The place was disgusting , smelled and dirty. She tells us she can not take him (good) but go to a place about a mile up the road they will take him no questions asked.
It is now about 9:30 AM.. we determine if this place is not open, we are taking him back to Kass' place him in a crate for the day (her two sons are home during the day) and I will call my friend that LOVES Boston's to see if she wants him. OK --- so we get to the place the girl at 'dirty office' suggested. And, let me tell you, she was not kidding -- arms wide open as soon as we told them the story and "no worries, we have a tech here that has been wanting a Boston she will take him if we do not find the owner."
Well, this past Friday, I tell my friend Deb (Boston lover) about the story... she wants to follow up with the place we dropped him off. Turns out, the girl who wanted him, her Boarder Collie is terrified of him and she at this time, does not have the time to spend training them to get along (kids, work, back to school, and other family stuff). So, deb now has him... I drove down to Philly to get him for her and they had a good weekend with him... he does need some training as it seems he was not socialized and thinks the world is his. Deb has a female Boston named Pappy and the new little guy (we think is about 4) is now named Bud!!
lastly, I went to Kass' again today due to a funeral service we were attending... I drove the area looking for signs 'missing dog' , 'anyone see me' type poster = nothing. So, I guess Bud has a new life... we he will TOTALLY be spoiled.
