It's coming up on Christmas and every year we have the hardest time trying to find good gifts for Jimmy's mom. We decided this year that we are going to give her a dog. So Thanksgiving weekend we went on a search for the perfect little companion. After 2 trips to PetsMart, 1 trip to Petco and two shelters we finally found our little guy! 
He is a terrier mix, about 4 years old. We've decided to call him Rusty which even on the first night he started responding to. He is the sweetest dog and I swear he is half cat because I've never seen a dog that likes to cuddle or be pet as much as Rusty. 
The Apple Valley Animal Shelter was a really nice place to go. They let us take out a couple of dogs for a walk to see if there was a bond. Rusty was our first walk and he won our heart. We found him on Saturday and the vet was not in so we weren't able to take him home until Tuesday. Right after Jimmy picked him up we went to PetsMart to get him groomed. I wanted the shelter smell off him before bringing him home. It was like taking him to a carwash . The made him smell like a sugar cookie.!!
The shelter also sent a certificate for a free vet exam which we used the next Saturday because we were having a hard time getting him to eat anything. The vet noticed that his incision from the neutering was infected (The vet said this is why he wasn't eating) and gave us some medication and an e-collar.
But it wasn't but three days later he was cuddling on the couch with us when he started acting weird. His stitches had broken and he started bleeding on the couch and the carpet. We quickly scooped him up and put him the doggy kennel. It was Tuesday at 10 at night and knew he wouldn't make it till morning bleeding the way he was, so we took him the emergency vet clinic. Well 2 hours later, 8 new stitches, 2 medications and a $260.00 vet bill we have a beautiful happy little dog.
Little Rusty is doing great now, eating well (the vet says he's 3 lbs under weight so I feed him junk food like pizza), happy, barking and playing.
He is a terrier mix, about 4 years old. We've decided to call him Rusty which even on the first night he started responding to. He is the sweetest dog and I swear he is half cat because I've never seen a dog that likes to cuddle or be pet as much as Rusty. The Apple Valley Animal Shelter was a really nice place to go. They let us take out a couple of dogs for a walk to see if there was a bond. Rusty was our first walk and he won our heart. We found him on Saturday and the vet was not in so we weren't able to take him home until Tuesday. Right after Jimmy picked him up we went to PetsMart to get him groomed. I wanted the shelter smell off him before bringing him home. It was like taking him to a carwash . The made him smell like a sugar cookie.!!The shelter also sent a certificate for a free vet exam which we used the next Saturday because we were having a hard time getting him to eat anything. The vet noticed that his incision from the neutering was infected (The vet said this is why he wasn't eating) and gave us some medication and an e-collar.
But it wasn't but three days later he was cuddling on the couch with us when he started acting weird. His stitches had broken and he started bleeding on the couch and the carpet. We quickly scooped him up and put him the doggy kennel. It was Tuesday at 10 at night and knew he wouldn't make it till morning bleeding the way he was, so we took him the emergency vet clinic. Well 2 hours later, 8 new stitches, 2 medications and a $260.00 vet bill we have a beautiful happy little dog.Little Rusty is doing great now, eating well (the vet says he's 3 lbs under weight so I feed him junk food like pizza), happy, barking and playing.
Rusty's Bill.........
- Adoption Fee? $75.00
- Leash, Collar and Toys that he doesn't like playing with? $30.00
- Visit to the Groomer? $45.00
- 1st Vet Visit? $60.00
- Kennel to Help with Potty Training? $28.00
- 2nd Vet Visit? $260.00
- Saving the Cutest Dog in the World from an Animal Shelter?
Well, just look at that face!
Priceless!!
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