| Happy Adoption Stories - Violet
August 04, 2007 I wanted to share my success story and express my gratitude for the Orange Dot Program. In April 2006, I pulled “Violet” A193210 (now “Zorra”) for the rescue I worked for and ended up adopting her myself. I was definitely NOT looking to adopt a dog, and never thought I was in a position to, living in an apartment with 3 cats! Something about her made me re-think that and I quickly brought her home to foster, adoption pending her getting along with the cats. She has a crazy prey drive, but after having her, there was no way I could not have her be mine. I knew things were just fine when one day, my boy cat slowly went to swat her and she responded by offering her paw! I looked up her notes in Chameleon and am so amazed and so very thankful for the care put into her. If it wasn’t for Behavior believing in her, and your efforts of seeking rescue, I cringe to think what her outcome would have been. Because of PHS’s policies, Behavior, the Orange Dot program, and you, she lives a happy life. She loves showing off what she can do in our weekly agility class, loves her walks, the Dog Parks, beach outings, and hanging out at dog friendly restaurants. When home, she loves playing with her toys and is perfectly content to just chill out (when she’s not providing exercise for the kitties by chasing them...) I love her so much, I am so blessed to have her in my life. When reading the notes, I found out about her paw issues when there. Funny thing, the first time I clipped her nails, she very cooperatively sat while I was clipping. She never tried pulling her paw away, I’m kneeling in front of her, clipping away, telling her what a good girl she is, lift my head to look at her, and she’s baring all her teeth at me! No growling, paw politely kept in my hand, but all of her pearly whites being shown to me! She still does it, but quickly puts them away when I tell her to, then happily accepts a treat. Another interesting thing, I had her dna tested for breed, and she’s a Dobie mix with no lab at all! Don’t know what she’s mixed with, the test only confirms 38 breeds, so if she’s something other than the 38, it’ll trace back to something else in the breed’s ancestry giving a false answer. It said she was Samoyed, Dobie, Golden! Yes, Dobie, I do see, but not Samoyed or Golden! Your efforts in this case went beyond just helping her. At the rescue I worked for, I shared an office with a 6 year old (4 year resident) dog aggressive Border Collie with a history of biting people under displaced aggression when out on walks and another dog in sight. Zorra came to work with me everyday, and it wasn’t very long before I was able to remove the secured x-pen that kept them separated in the office. He ended up getting adopted along with a 2 year old Aussie Shepherd and is living happily ever after! And, his adoption opened the office for another dog in need of staying in a more home like environment. The other dog I pulled at the same time, “Bambi”, is living a happy life as well. I actually just saw him out on a walk a few days ago! The adopter just loves him, and he’s a healthy (if not a bit overweight), happy dog. Attached are pictures of Zorra’s intake, the beautiful picture that you networked, and a picture of her a few days ago at the Huntington Dog Beach. My happy girl. Thank you everyone! Thank you!!!
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