love_my_poodle

On January 12 I was told of a little poodle that needed a new home. I jumped at the chance. I had a really long conversation on the phone with the man and everything seemed fine. On January 13 I talked with him more and around 9 pm I went to pick her up. From the get go I could tell he had lied about her. About the only truth he told was that she had lived in a barn for 2 1/2 years. No matter what her condition, though, I knew I was going to take her. I didn't even look at her when I picked her up. I had her tucked in my coat, because she was so cold. I get her home and she is so thin. Her hair was out of control. I could only see the tip of her nose. Her breath... OMG, way out of control. She wouldn't let me touch her face and before I even got a peek in her mouth I knew her teeth were way messed up. I took her to the vet and she has to have all her teeth removed. Well, her canines are in mostly good health, so she gets to keep them so her tongue doesn't hang out, but it's so sad that this little dog is so young and already has to lose her teeth. She goes in for her surgery on Feb. 2, because she has to do a long round of antibiotics. Her weight is low, but that's due to her not being able to eat the big chunk food that man fed her. and she did have hook worms, but she got dewormer and she go updated on her other shots. I cannot stress how mad I am that someone did this to a tiny, little, loving being! She is so sweet. I can tell that she wants to be smart, but just never had a chance to live up to her potential in the crap hole she in. Ohhhh, yeah, I forgot to tell you that the man got her to breed, but since she never got pregnant I assume he wanted to toss her aside, because she wasn't make him any money. I LOVE THIS little dog. I'm crying about her right now and I feel like I have ranted a bit and I know I have missed some stuff I wanted to stay, but my main point is that even if I would have had to put her to sleep it would have been better than the crappy life she lived for 2 1/2 years. The vet assures me that once her mouth is fixed than she should live a long, healthy life! Who is this little angel? Her name is Juniper Ann aka Juni! She's a thin, black toy poodle! She's great! I love her so much!

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PoodlePowerBC

Thank goodness for Angels like you!

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liljaker

Poor little thing; glad you have her and hope she has some very good years left with you.

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petitpie

So glad you rescued little Juni.

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plumcrazy

I used to manage a humane society and we OFTEN said... "There are MUCH worse things than euthanasia" when people would criticize the shelter for putting an animal down - no animal should EVER be allowed to suffer!

You are Juni's angel!! God bless and please share her journey from neglected waif to happy, healthy family member!!!

Barb

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Fluffyspoos

Good job for rescuing her! Hope you can get her health and everything else under control!

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fjm

I hope that with your vet's help, you are able to help her become the healthiest, happiest little dog she can possibly be. Nothing can bring back the lost years, but in your care I an sure she will slowly blossom, and reward you a hundredfold.

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To sit with a dog on a hillside on a glorious afternoon is to be back in Eden,
where doing nothing was not boring- it was peace.

~ Milan Kundera

Rowan

I used to be shocked by how some people treat animals. Sadly, I'm no longer surprised.

Thank you for rescuing this little girl and taking her in despite her obvious challenges. She's so lucky you found her and I'm sure she'll bring you many years of joy. I've had three rescues with advanced periodontal disease (mouths smelled like decomp), and the difference post-surgery was amazing in all three cases. They became new dogs overnight so I'm sure your little girl will shine once those teeth are removed. Dogs seem to know when they've been "saved" and they repay you tenfold.

Please post some pics once she's settled in. I'm a black poodle fanatic!

3dogs

Thank you so much for taking in this dog. I am sure she will feel better once her teeth are gone & she is healthy again. I groom many toothless dogs & they are just fine. I am sure her mouth hurts & once the pain is gone she will let you get at her muzzle. You might want the vet to shave her muzzle while she is asleep while getting her teeth done. Also, check nails & if very long have the vet take them short, short under sedation as well. Little Juni will bounce back really fast, she is so yound she has plenty of years ahead of her.
Where in NC do you live. I am on the East coast between Jacksonville & Wilmington.

love_my_poodle

Thank you all for your blessing and reassuring me that she can and WILL live a good life. I can already tell she is much happier than the first few days I had her.

There are much worse things than having a dog put to sleep and I know if she had stayed where she was she would have slowly wasted away to nothing and died a slow, lonely death. Yes, that is absolutely much worse.

This little dog follows me around everywhere. If I move to just step over to the chair to grab a sweater or something, she's right there. It's amazing how she knows that I'm her human now. And she has become comfortable with Lucy and my cats. She has started playing a bit... I even got her to fetch a stuffed toy! That really excited me!

My husband and I have shaved her, but we didn't want to stress her to much, so he shaved her back and I did everything else with blunt scissors. She laid right there and slept through it. My other poodle hates the sounds of the scissors, so she'd never lay there like that. i was also surprised that she slept through getting her nails clipped. She still has her dew claws, so I'm not sure she even went to the vet as a new pup, but she let me trim them, too.

I do wish I had taken a pic of her as soon as she came home to show you all what a mess she was. She still looks a mess with her face, but we managed to clip it down a little bit and I have pics of her after that and after we shaved her down. I'll wait a bit to post them so I can put them all up at once. So yeah, look for pics the first week in Feb. after her tooth surgery.

Again, thank you all! I feel so much better after hearing from y'all!

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