I rescued a Human today...

[streaminwild]

This pollen is year round. Some of the nicest people I've met had 4 legs. Pets can make a cold empty house a warm home. So humbling to see so many people open their doors, and give a animal a second chance. Definitely who saved who on rescues. Love the dog tease video.

[ROBERT CROSS]

>>>>>>>

"Rainbow"....rescue "Aussie"


Bob

[SteveSueMac]

How did I miss this thread?

Daisy rescued me 5 years ago.

Here she is doing what she loves in the trailer with her buddy Lammy:


And at home...


And 5 years ago when I first met her. Like I would ever say no at that point!


Sorry to read of everyone's loss - such a testament to the love these sweet creatures bring to our lives.

And post #40 just had me in tears....the unconditional faithful love....the honor....so moving....

[Lily&Me]

When people love on Lily, and ask me if she is a “rescue”, I respond that, no, she is a “foundling”...found at Chico State Park in Louisiana, in October 2010.

8-9 months old, and had been on her own there for several days before we arrived and took her in for care for the 3 nights we were there.

When no one was looking for her and Parish police had no knowledge of a lost dog, she went with us as we left, and has been the dearest, most loving companion imaginable.

I simply do not know what I would have done without her after my husband died. If I hadn’t already had her, I would have had to find her.

This is my sweet baby, sharing an early morning with me in the Interstate this past February...I, drinking my coffee with the bed still out, she waking up slowly.

[Lily&Me]

And this is Lenny, my childless daughter and son-in-law’s adoptee earlier this year, in upper New York State.

A dear, sweet, dog, with a ton of personality, he has filled a void there that they didn’t realize they had.

There is a nurturing give-and-take with dogs that you simply don’t get with a cat.

He’s about 75lbs, now, at 8 months, and I think will be over 100lbs by the time he is grown.

[rmkrum]

Just love the undignified sprawl of a dog that is feeling safe, secure, and happily asleep...

Our 4 "brothers from different mothers" do that all the time, or cuddle close when it's a bit cold outside. Such contentment makes the world a nicer place.

Never have figured out the answer to, "Who rescued who?"

[Lily&Me]

And, if you’ve never shared a real bond with a dog, you simply don’t understand...

[CampingDogs]

Rescue is the way to go!!!! We've always had rescues. We just lost our 17 yr old doggie, and are looking for another fur baby, we are so sad for her loss. Saving another is the only way ...... and they will definitely save us

[Lily&Me]

So sorry for your loss.

As Lily starts to grey a bit, and I am aware that she is aging, I can’t bear the thought of losing her but already feel I will take in another.

Maggie

[CampingDogs]

Originally Posted by cwf

I like 'muts'.. like me... We have had some good "AKA" recognized breeds, rarely.

Our current 2 are 'rescues'... a 'red' dog belongs to our son... dog almost like a Ridgeback.. but smaller and about 28 pounds. My wife's dog, we think is a Bichon Frise...

I have held several and each I held as they left this world... as we had to 'put them down'. My wife was the 'brave' one and stayed home as several pups and two cats and I took the last rides together.

At first, there is no hope....then we begin to realize those gone before ARE in a better place and I must have courage to let go of their spirits...after our own time of mourning... then continue on my own path and maybe find another soul who wants to share some of my life... and I realized I am BLESSED again... and in fact, always am... blessed. Be blessed..

Beautiful, we are just looking for that other soul who wants to share our life [emoji17][emoji22]

[Utah Man]

Folks... touching thread, quite a bit different than most on the forum. We’re on the front-end of our life journey with a ‘rescue’ dog although I was taken aback by the term when first used on Luna, a lab/retriever mix we adopted from the Utah Humane Society last month for my daughter. She is too great of a being to need to be rescued by us, and as someone close to us said: “it was just meant to be.”

We’ve never owned a dog before, just cats (we still have 13-year old Callie.) This summer after my daughter had both of her very best friends move away, leaving her bored and a bit sad, I offered to finally get the dog she had asked for many times before. The counter argument had always been the cat and letting her live out her remaining years first.

I’m glad we got Luna, and the cat is resilient and adjusting (mostly avoiding) just fine. The dog was a good remedy for the daughter’s simultaneous loss of both her best friend at school and her best friend in the neighborhood.

Who ‘rescued’ who? Well, we needed Luna and she needed a good home - win/win. She’ll be a good camping companion and gives Mom/Dad a reason to get out and walk/jog, more exercise being a fringe benefit of having a dog. She won our hearts from the moment we met her in September (photo below from the shelter.)

Regards - Ron

[Lily&Me]

The thing about dogs...they are so..very..unconditional..always.

They never have a bad day, when it comes to their love for you...they read you better than any human, and are always, always a soft place to emotionally land.

After Doug was stricken, in front of Lily, and then died, she insisted on sleeping next to me in our antique double bed at home...that she had never been allowed to share, because there simply wasn’t room.

I would put her down, then wake up in the night to find her there. She would have no part of not being at my side, all the time.

I fully believe she was not only trying to comfort me, but was traumatized by the loss of her beloved co-owner and trying to protect me from whatever had taken him.

And having her there, by my side, was and still is an irreplaceable emotional comfort. It helped me thru, and still helps me 3 1/2 years later.

Something of a four-legged security blanket.

They do their very best to care for you, protect you, and show their love...there is simply nothing comparable.


Maggie

[Lily&Me]

And aren’t we so very glad they have become our beloved, loyal companions.

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Maggie

[Dingo Girl]

I love my rescue dog more than anything or anyone on planet earth.
She is my greatest joy.

[ALUMINUMINUM]

"If dogs don't go to heaven,

when I die, I want to go wherever they went."


-- Will Rogers

[Utah Man]

Luna Amarillo just got a new cozy 2Pet portable dog crate for sleeping under the table in the AS. This is foldable and more practical than the bulky plastic kennel that sort of overwhelms the trailer (though I do think the addition of Luna to the family is a good reason to upsize to a 30’ Classic someday soon.) She won’t spend time in there other than a safe spot to sleep (fleece cushioned) under the table at night.

What a great dog and welcome addition to this camping family! Looking forward to the end of winter, hopefully soon.

Regards - Ron

[Lily&Me]

She has a very sweet face.


Maggie

[Utah Man]

Thanks, Maggie - she is simply a great dog... people lover, playful, energetic, athletic, trainable (hoping she can someday learn to fetch the morning paper), good with other dogs, and mostly well behaved - although a bit of a chewer (toys get destroyed.) She’s not much of a barker and I have no complaints other than the one time she stole a rotisserie chicken off the counter and devoured it entirely. She was fine but we did get a lesson out of it, along with a $350 vet bill...

Hope all is well for you now, as I do occasionally read you posts. My Airforums enthusiasm wanes during the winter months, so I’m pretty erratic at checking in.

Regards - Ron