I sure couldn’t:
A lot of my crying is because I can see the loving and supportive potential in TempDog #5, who is still, ever so slowly, coming out of her shell (she spent yesterday cuddling at my feet and actually wrestled with Rio for about two minutes before she remembered she was supposed to be frightened and cowering behind the couch. And then, instead of cowering, she just lay down and thumped her tail at me while I petted her. Baby steps.) Of course, Ricki here had all the benefits of always being in a loving and supportive environment, whereas TempDog#5 was neglected and possibly abused for the first year of her life.
I would love to get her to the point where she comes out of her cage all by herself. She doesn’t need to be the friendliest dog in the world (cough, cough, Rio, I’m looking at you), but I think if I could get her to voluntarily join the society of my home, I’d consider her cured.
Because she’s REALLY happy outside. Look:
December 10th, 2009 at 9:42 am
Augh, it did totally make me cry!
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December 10th, 2009 at 10:15 am
Awh. I had to re-post on my blog. Totally made me cry. So awesome. Love dogs. Can’t believe anyone could go and abuse them. It’s crazy! I’m glad you’re fighting the good fight. If I ever am in the position we’re I’m home during the day, I totally want to work with temp dogs, too!
Temp #5 looks so much like Molly. It makes me want to come down to DC to meet her. But I’m afraid I’d end up taking her home!
Marianne
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December 10th, 2009 at 11:06 am
I so cried. For me it hit closer to home having my own working dog for the deaf. I was warned when they first brought Pickles to me that she was shy. At times her shyness does complicate things. But she comes through when I need her. Not to mention her quirky attitude.
I think sometimes these dogs already know what role they are meant to play in life. Pickles turned out to be a perfect fit for me.
Here is a link to a post I wrote about our story:
http://shatteredprose.blogspot.com/2009/12/dog-is-only-thing-on-earth-that-will.html
I admire the time and love you put into each of your temp. dogs. (Hugs)Indigo
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December 10th, 2009 at 11:07 am
Sorry, Diana, but I watched this completely dry-eyed. I was even chuckling at a couple of points in the video.
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December 10th, 2009 at 11:10 am
I tweeted this story too. It was that heartrendering. Indigo
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December 10th, 2009 at 11:21 am
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December 11th, 2009 at 6:32 am
I came here to thank you for coming to our Books of Wonder event and now I am typing through my sniffles. That’s one lovely and inspiring video. I had to go hug my own dog after watching it (he’s a rescue also, and came to us as a very skittish and scared gangly pup who had been stray for who knows how long). Bless you for working with dogs like your TempDog #5!
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December 14th, 2009 at 12:28 pm
That was so sweet!
We all missed you at the TARA Christmas Party.
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