Marie-Rose
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Registered: 10-2-2003
Location: Victoria, B.C. and Todos Santos
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Dog rescue can be a sad business in Baja
Today is a sad day at our house! A friend reluctantly let us know that our Baja rescue, Noble, has been missing from the Pescadero Refugio.
Noble stole our heart in the spring of 2004. He was a flea bitten, skinny frightened dog that lived on the streets near the home we were renting. It
took weeks of throwing food onto the street until he would finally come close enough for me to pet him. He could not take more than 2 steps without
scratching himself. Managed to get some flea meds on him and a collar and looked forward to seeing him waiting by our gate for his morning meal. By
the time it was time for us to leave he was looking so much better. After much soul searching, when the time came for us to leave, we decided that we
could not leave him behind. We managed to get him into the van and took him to El Refugio where Mariposa and her family socialized him and kept him
fed. We would pick him up whenever we were there. We thought he would have a heart attack his first trip to Casa Loma!! He was so frightened! It
did not take him long to adopt the best lawn chair, and last spring our favorite time was first thing in the morning when he bound into the trailor
and join us in bed for a "morning cuddle". He drove around with me in the front seat as proud as any dog could be!!! We always thought he was saying
"look at me"!! Hard to believe he won't be there for us at Christmas. It was a friendship that was too short, but so rewarding. This is probably
the first of many more of these heartbreaks that we will experience. Does it ever get easier??
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Keri
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Location: La Mision, Baja Norte
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It is sad. Sorry for your loss. I know how your feeling,k
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bajaden
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We have three rescues living with us. Believe me, I feel your pain.
At a feast of egos, everyone leave\'s hungry...
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bajajudy
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Registered: 10-4-2004
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I am right there with you!
He sure was one lucky dog to have had such wonderful time with you and your family....much more than he could have ever imagined.
No it doesnt get any easier. But eventually you will say....Boy were we lucky to have let him find us and be thankful for the wonderful memories.
And you know that you will do it again and possibly again.............
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Spyderman
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They sure get under your skin, don't they. Right next to your heart.
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rpleger
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Lost a dog "Ni?o" this year myself......
understand your feelings.
Richard on the Hill
*ABROAD*, adj. At war with savages and idiots. To be a Frenchman abroad is to
be miserable; to be an American abroad is to make others miserable.
-- Ambrose Bierce, _The Enlarged Devil\'s Dictionary_
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lizard lips
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Sorry about your loss...I know how it feels!
[Edited on 25-10-2005 by lizard lips]
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