In the News: The Love of Our Dogs

Picture from Life with Dogs: A World Leader in Dog News and Entertainment

Looking at this picture reminds me just how devoted our pups become to us.  This special, homeless pup was reported to have waited for his chosen human, a flight attendant who regularly visited a particular hotel.  After giving him some loving attention, each time she arrived, there he was waiting - waiting for the love and attention she offered.  As reported:

"She came across the dog while walking around near her hotel in Buenos Aires.  [She] gave him some food and played with him, but she had no idea that he had more in mind.

“I tried to change my way because I didn’t want [him to] follow me back to the hotel.  “But it was not possible. He always came back and followed me. I tried one hour, but he always watched me and followed me. He was really happy that somebody gave him attention.”

It seemed he had fallen in love, and made himself at home outside the entrance of the hotel.  So she called him Rubio, and put an airline blanket outside to him a little warmer at night.

When Olivia returned home, she didn’t believe she’d see Rubio again.  However, she was shocked to find him waiting right where she’d left him the next time she was in Buenos Aires.

The hotel manager informally took him in, but he needed a real home.  A rescue group had arranged for him to be adopted, but Rubio quickly escaped and made his way back to the hotel.

[The flight attendant] could no longer avoid her fate, and she made plans to take him home, filling out all the necessary paperwork and taking him to the vet.  Last week he was transported to Germany" for his forever home.

We must never minimize the capability of our precious pets to love and remain attached to us in their hearts.  All of us need to remember, "All God's creatures, great and small."

Hogan's Hope - Rescuing the Abandoned

Daisy and my mother

The Labor Day weekend has passed with most of us enjoying a holiday from work and with loved ones.  Friends and family often come together for that last summer picnic or cookout, even a trip to the beach, before the full-swing of school gets underway and the air begins to hint of fall.  But, for the abandoned pup, there was no holiday.  Too often loneliness and empty hours fill the day; and for our deaf pups silence penetrates the yearning for love and companionship.

Our Hogan came to us when he was 18 months old, and I believe that he rescued me more than the reverse.  He brought an enormous amount of unconditional love, endless joy, total acceptance and unbelievable understanding to my life.  Because of his impact on me and my family, he served as great encouragement to help other deaf pups.  

Daisy (pictured above) was a deaf puppy who was quite literally rescued moments before being killed by an angry, abusive boyfriend who had a history of destroying pets.  He was mad because she "wouldn't listen."  She was whisked out of the home late at night in the pouring rain and delivered to the arms of my parents who waited on the side of the road.  My mother often described the scene of meeting this courageous, unknown young woman, huddled close together in the drenching rain for what seemed like hours, and reassuring her that her beloved Daisy would always be safe.   After a few weeks of being fostered by my wonderful folks, Daisy did get adopted into a forever, loving home with a family who showered her with amazing love and attention.  Everyday became a holiday of her as she grew strong, learned American Sign Language, and felt pampered like every pup should.

I believe that our special pups do feel as if each day is a holiday when they are truly loved, cared for, and played with.  And, I know for sure that I am blessed with many more "holidays" because of the limitless love they give me.