11/20/09: Look at me now!
"MY DESTINY!!! This
little girl came into my
and my senior boxer boy
Ty's life like destiny.
We kept the name because
it fits her to a tee!
This little girl has
come so far: from being
afraid of her shadow and
living in a home she was
not used to, to making
it her own. She loves
to redecorate! She
loves to go for rides,
dinner at friends, walks
are her favorite, and
lots of love from her
mom and Ty! The waking
hours are my favorite!
She wakes up in her bed
she loves at the end of
my bed and she rubs
herself along the side
of my bed and then gives
me these kisses....I
swear if she could talk
she would say every
morning....Oh my god!
This is real! I'm still
here! I love it here!
Where is my brother, and
then she finds him ( on
my bed) and brings us
her toys, and talks with
her little "talking
sounds" and kisses us
both! Tiny little tail
going a mile a
minute...Ty gets a kick
out of her. He wags
like I have never seen
him wag... all the
time...he loves her so
much! He is so patient
with her when she wants
to play. Des does these
helicopter flippies
before we walk and when
I get home. She lifts
her whole body off the
floor and spins around
in a 180 degree turn.
What a joy this has been
for all three of us! If
I could choose one word
to describe how she has
become over the past 6
months it would be
"CAREFREE." My Des is
finally living her life,
finally able to trust,
able to love, relax,
run, play, eat without
worry, just be a
carefree dog....A life
well deserved and about
time! Thank you for all
your help at
Boxer Rescue.
Keep up the GREAT work!"
05/19/09: ADOPTED!
04/29/09: An update from
Destiny's foster mom...
"Destiny has this new thing
she has been doing. She
leaps out the back door when
it is time to go out. It is
funny because she flies
through the air like she
just went off a diving
board. She is really
happy. Very
playful!!!!!!!!!!!!!! She
is very interested in
becoming my Pilates
partner. She thinks it
looks like the best thing
and will bark and bat at
me. She is very skittish
when others come over, which
is not that often. Yesterday
when a friend left, she just
started to play again, like
all was fine. She
definitely likes when
everyone is in their place.
She will check on Bob and me
and Ty and then she seems
secure to sleep or that all
is well. She likes the
routine on Mon-Fri more than
the weekend. She is not
quite sure what is next on
the weekend. It is
interesting to watch her,
Destiny is a very funny dog.
She has somehow learned to
turn on the TV. We have no
idea how, but it is always
on when we get home. She
turned the stereo on one day
and was listening to Cold
Play."
04/07/09:
DESTINY’S FATE HAS
BRIGHTENED
We were contacted by
the same shelter
where we rescued
Gertrude regarding a
boxer who was
another victim of a
puppy mill.
Destiny had been
rescued seven weeks
earlier from a high
kill shelter by a
woman named Tracy
who runs a small
rescue
organization.
Destiny was not
adjusting well and
they asked for our
help.Destiny
ended up in the
shelter after being
dumped by the owner
of the puppy mill.
The county had
threatened to press
criminal charges
against them if they
did not bring their
kennel up to code.
Rather than spend
the money to fix
their kennel to meet
the required
statutes for the
State the people
decided to sell as
many dogs as they
could and dropped
off the remaining
dogs at the shelter.
Tracy went to the
shelter after
hearing the story
and asked for the
dog that was in the
worst condition.
Destiny was brought
out and was so
petrified that she
had to be carried.
She had numerous
urine/concrete burns
on her body and had
kennel cough.
Tracy worked with
Destiny for several
weeks to heal her
sores, treat her
cough, and did
everything she could
to make her feel
more secure. Poor
Destiny was so
traumatized that she
had to be carried
everywhere at first,
and then needed to
be patiently coaxed
to go outside.
Sadly, she seemed to
be most comfortable
staying in a crate.
She felt Destiny was
only making baby
steps in her
progress. She never
saw Destiny wag her
tail or do the boxer
wiggle.
We are making a
vet appointment so
we can determine if
Destiny’s skin needs
more than good
nutrition and less
stress. She still
has a few sore spots
on her body and is
gnawing on the pad
of her front foot.
We will also have
the doctor look at
her recent spay
scar, to make sure
the incision is
healing well.
We are thrilled
with Destiny’s
progress since she
has been in her
foster home. She
has responded so
much more quickly
than we had
anticipated. Read
an update from
Destiny’s foster mom
for more of the
details:
“Ty, my senior
boxer and I met
Destiny to take her
home after her
exhausting road
trip. We were the
final leg of her
long journey. She
immediately warmed
up to Ty and they
have been getting
along famously
since.
I was told she
was a great traveler
and was very sweet,
however, you could
see she was very
frightened. Destiny
had to be picked up
and placed in the
car…she was too
scared to go in on
her own. Poor girl
was so tired and
stressed after
meeting many new
people and seeing
new places, not sure
of what was coming
next.
When she arrived
you could tell being
in a home was new to
her. We had set up
a crate because we
were told that she
found comfort
there. The first
night she went into
the crate on her own
and fell asleep for
a bit with the door
open, and then found
the dog bed in the
bedroom where she
spent the remainder
of the night. We
were so proud that
she felt comfortable
enough to be there
with us. She hasn’t
gone to her crate
since we first
brought her home
that night and has
not slept in it
either.
She is eating
really well and
likes pizza crust
and sweetbread. I
know this kind of
bread isn’t that
great for dogs, but
right now she is
just living the good
life and making up
for lost
indulgences, plus a
little weight on her
wouldn’t hurt.
Destiny does not
like when she cannot
see Ty, and when she
finds him, she
wiggles, and wags,
and licks him. The
second night,
Destiny woke up and
could not find Ty.
He sometimes goes
into our loft
upstairs, which we
call my husband’s
man cave. Well, Ty
came down the stairs
and she once again
wiggled and licked
him, she was
thrilled. Ty is so
good with her. She
loves Ty so much.
Yesterday we were
out back in the
fenced yard on the
long leash and the
neighbor’s
dog barked
and she ran in the
opposite direction.
Well today, when
that happened, she
ran to the back
door. I liked
seeing that she
seems to be making
sense of where to
get her shelter
verses just running
away. We absolutely
love her!
She just loves to be
held and craves
human touch. She
already gives kisses
and gets all excited
when she is told how
good she is. I
cannot wait to show
her the beach, but
she is not ready
yet, I know. Just
can’t wait to show
her all she has
missed in the
world.”
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