Barb's Lucky Pups and Other Pets

Over the years, many lucky dogs and other animals have been swept up into Barb's loving arms where they live lives of love, fun, compassion, and always wisdom.  AAS has been honoured to know the animals and to help to pay their bills, of which there have been many because once at Barb's their lives are never put at risk again by being given away, and they live until they die, always at advanced ages. A happy old age means lots of bills. Here are a few of their stories.

Daisy had been chained outside and she barked incessantly at first. The total lack of exercise had left her so fat that she had trouble walking. She bonded immediately with my daughter, and would waddle around behind her while she did her chores. She is still a little on the "rotund" side, but she sure enjoys her life now, being the only dog allowed on my daughter's bed.

Elsie is the boss around here, the peacekeeper. We call her big momma. If ever the dogs get too rambunctious Elsie straightens them out. She is also the mommy to anything little, be it ducklings, kittens, or raccoon babies. She has licked and mothered them all, sometimes to the consternation of their real mothers. She came from the Okanagan where she had been chained outside with her litter of puppies. Her owner said the puppies were cougar bait.

Pinky got his name because when he was turned in to an animal rescuer he was red and raw and almost hairless. He had been found wandering in a wooded area. His state was so awful that the lady who found him was afraid to let him get around her own dogs in case what he had was contagious.

He had terrible untreated flea allergies, his ears were infected and his nails had begun to turn under. He is incredibly sweet, and patiently stood for all his treatments for months. He's a real talker and will follow you around telling you his troubles all day long.

Winifred was found lying in the ditch in front of our house early one morning. Her leg and foot had been badly damaged and she couldn't get up. I called my neighbour over and together we managed to lift her out. She was very thin and spent a few days at the vet's. No one ever came looking for this sweet, loving girl, so she stayed with us and became part of the family. Her foot has needed several surgeries.

Beautiful Sam is from a  horse rescue. He has a foot problem and can't be ridden. He likes when you pull his tongue...we don't know why, but if you walk up to him anywhere, anytime, he will stick it out as far as he can in hopes that you will massage it for him. He's very gentle, and people often stop at the fence to talk to him and admire him.

Biene is a beautiful little mini. She had actually been purchased by someone because she was pregnant. Once her foal was old enough, she was looking for a new home. So she came to be Samson's beloved companion.

Even though she only reaches to his knees, she herds him around and steals his hay. But he is her willing slave. I actually have to lock her in when I feed them otherwise she chases him out of his stall and eats his food.

Odie was a puppy that an elderly couple had purchased, and then found that he was much too much for them. He was supposed to just come to stay for a while, but has some barking and fear issues, so he may become a resident.  He is kind of a mutant Basset; he doesn't like anyone and barks and barks endlessly at them. Then if people try to talk to him he is so afraid that he poops himself. He also has quite a bit of separation anxiety, and chews on everything when we leave.  I LOVE him desperately though. He reminds me of Bunky the first year or so, with the "fear barking". It stopped with him, so I hope that it will let up with Odie too.
 

This good looking lady just crash landed here one winter and decided to stay. At first we thought she was a Henry, but as you can see...  she turned out to be a Henrietta.

 

 

Barb's Horse Rescue Tales — Fern, Woody, and Zotti

Barb's Raccoon Rescue Stories

In Memory of Dear Georgie

In Memory of Dear Sandy

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