Scruffy The Legend

Demon is missing. He is a one-year-old red male Doberman with cropped ears, one stands. He lived in Austin with a family that adores him. Please share these photos with all your dog contacts and help us find him. He’s a good boy who needs our help to get home. If you get any information about Demon, please forward it to Doberman Rescue of North Texas

http://www.dobermanrescue.org

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I am going to walk the dogs. Ruby is upstairs in her chambers, asleep. Charlie is downstairs near me. I put his walking collar on him and call Ruby. After 10 or so calls, the queen descends the stairs. She sees the collars and comes to my feet. She slowly wiggles her nose through the collar, basically putting it on herself. I heap a lot of praise on her for this, telling her how smart she is over and over. Charlie, now on the other side of the room, suddenly runs towards me, takes a flying leap, lands on the floor in front of me, ending up with his front paws inside my sneakers that were lying there. He is looking up wagging his tail. Tell me he is not saying: “You think Ruby is smart, can she do this? Huh? Huh?”

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This guy really caught my eye. He looks to be a larger Keeshond, maybe larger than Scruffy was. He also seems to have some of Scruffy’s behavior problems. But if you really love dogs and live anywhere near PA, maybe?

Yoda is a 3 year old, up to date on vaccines, neutered male Keeshond living in Pittsburgh, PA, who is losing his home due to a divorce. One of our Keeshond rescuers evaluated Yoda and here is what she found: ‘Yoda is a very friendly guy who needs someone to work with him to give him limits and rules. (No, it is not acceptable to pull. No, it is not acceptable to rush other dogs. No, it is not acceptable to be in an excited state unchecked.) Due to his size and excitability, I would not recommend a household with small children under age 8. He would benefit tremendously from training and socialization. (He has only had minimal PetSmart sessions.) A family with patience and ability to recognize when his excitement starts, nipping it in the bud, would be a lucky family to have Yoda as a member. ‘ Reference checks and a home visit is required for Yoda’s adoption. An application to adopt Yoda is available by emailing keeshondrescuepa@aol.com.

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Scruffy died 3 years ago on July 4th. We will always miss him. He was so very special. He loved the snow and cold weather. We are in the midst of a heat wave now; this picture makes me feel much more comfortable.

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I am lying on a bed. Charlie is on the floor. I call for him to get up on the bed with me. He politely declines by sitting next to me, but still on the floor. I say “c’mon get on the bed.” He finally does, reluctantly. He does not like to be on beds too much in summer; he likes to stay on the cooler floor. He is on the bed, but still a couple of feet away from my face. I say “Charlie come closer.” He wriggles a little closer, his face still half a foot form my face. “Charlie, even closer – come on.” He just moves his paws patting the bed, certainly saying that it is too hot to get this close. Finally, in a much louder voice, I say “Chaaaarlie – come here!” Now he suddenly climbs on my head, looks down at me and presses his wet nose hard on mine. His expression is definitely saying ” Is this close enough??? Huh? huh?

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Pueblo Animal Services
Pueblo, CO
719-544-3005
info@hsppr.org

POOH in Co at same pound listed as pb Kees – no picture

This is one of those pictures that just says somethng to me. Wish I could help. Its like Ruby – I saw her on TV and just had to help her. If you are near Colorado, maybe you will help these dogs.

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Charlie has started to refuse to eat his special diet food that we instituted because of his previous pancreatitis scare. I find I can get him to eat if I treat him just like a little baby who wont clean his plate in the high chair. When Charlie gets up to leave with the bowl half full, I block him and point to the bowl. I say in a somewaht stern voice -”Charlie, eat your food.” He returns to the bowl, lies down in front of it, eats a few kibbles, very begrudgingly, and then gets up again. I do the same routine all over again. Eventually, I don’t let him get up til he’s done. It takes a long time, just like with a 2-yr old human, but eventually the bowl is clean. Now he can go outside and join his sister. One thing for sure. If Ruby ever loses her appetite, I will know that she is seriously ill. Ruby will voracously eat anything that has any resemblance at all to food, and a lot of things that don’t.

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I was walking Ruby and Charlie in our yard. Ruby stopped suddenly, and appeared almost frozen like a pointer might do. She was stretched out as long as she could make herself. One hind paw was way back. It was obvious that she was investigating some animal under the bush, as she commonly does. The only difference from usual behavior was that she seemed to want to go after it, but at the same time was afraid. A snake maybe? I bent down and looked carefully under the bush, but saw no animal. Then I saw it! We have a plastic life-size owl with very realistic eyes. It used to be on top of the arbor to scare birds away form the grapes. Now we have a new arbor and never put it back so it is under this bush. Charlie paid it no attention. Picking it up now, and moving it toward Ruby, I see that she is definitely afraid of this thing. Moving it toward Charlie, he could care less. I am dumbfounded. Charlie was always the sight dog and Ruby the scent dog. This owl has no scent other than that of plastic. I am actually proud of Ruby, because I already know how good her nose is, but now I see that she has very good visual interpretative skills, well. This reminds me of something: how come the retrievers never go after the decoys, or do they?

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Lost! Daisy Mae is a tricolor Beagle who broke her collar June 6th & was last seen on Steele Rd., Bushkill, PA. Call HomeAgain @ 1-888-466-3242 if you’ve seen her.

Hearing about dogs getting lost is about the most heart-breaking thing I can think of. It is always said that a Beagle will never come back because they just follow their noses looking for prey. Lets pray that Daisy Mae is different. If You are anywhere near Bushkill, please keep your eyes open for a Beagle; if you see one running loose it could be her.

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Charlie shows a Springer Spaniel puppy how to use the pool.
Ruby makes a special guest cameo appearance in the background (she refuses to get in the pool)

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