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Penny from Turtle Moon RescueKeona Part 3
Our work begins
January
13th 2003 |
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The
first night with Keona in the rescue went well. She barked allot
at the other dogs from her crate, but other than that we had
no problems. She did take an interest in the resident cats,
but she was controllable and we had no serious problems. We
found out she works very well on a leash, and any aggressive
tendencies she has toward the other dogs or the cats is very
controllable while she is on leash. We have not put her with
other dogs yet so we are not sure how she is going to act yet
when she is around the other dogs off leash. Only time will
tell. We did have her into the clinic today and she weighed
in at only 33.4 lbs, and at her age and size she should weigh
between 50 and 60 lbs, so she has some gaining to do over time.
She was given all her vaccines today. She also had the remaining
stitches taken out of her head, and we are to continue cleaning
her wounds with a mild antibacterial soap and applying the topical
RX. She is scheduled to be spayed in two weeks and also have
the wound on her leg pulled together and closed. The vet is
very optimistic that the procedure will work and she should
heal well from that and have minimal scarring from the surgery.
All the clinic workers fell in love with Keona, and she was
very pleasant with each of them, she even carried on a conversation
with one of the techs. She truly sports a typical Bully attitude,
loving everyone she meets and greeting every one with love and
affection. I think she’s going to make it just fine and
be able to be put up for adoption soon. |
January
18th 2003 |
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| It’s been just short of a week since Keona came into our program. She has come a long way in just this short amount of time. It truly amazes me that Pit Bulls can endure such hardships in life, and still come out of it with a loving personality. Keona has that, and she very much loves the company of her people. She greets us with the biggest wiggle butt of just about any dog I’ve ever seen. She is happy to be with us and she repays us with gratitude and an abundance of kisses. We have had her out with some of the other dogs, mainly the puppies. Keona was taking a great interest in them through her crate, and would get in play mode when they came near her. After a period of a few days we decided that a controlled meeting between her and the pups might work out, and it did. She got along great with each of them, bowing to play with each of them, and even finding the energy to run a bit with them. It was a short lived meeting, but a good one, and we are now optimistic that Keona might fair well with some other dogs. She has since stopped barking at the other dogs, and has pretty much lost interest in all of them. She can be taken from her crate to the living room or outdoors with no initiation between her and the other dogs other than some sniffing at kennel doors. We have seen no aggression out of her in the past few days, so we’re hoping that is a good sign of things to come. We are hopeful that Keona is going to make a great candidate for adoption and plan to have her listed soon. |
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