A rescue, some lovin', and adoptions...

I'll start with the adoption update! Sammie and Beethoven (the two fluffy puppies I had first) have been adopted by a loving family down the street. Alvin, the smallest one, has been adopted as well, but I still have him until just before Christmas because he is going to be a Christmas present! I think I scared the parents, their 14 year old girl has been asking for a dog, but they were thinking of a cat. I told them I had to wait 23 years for my first dog and now look at me! The two other girls are at the shelter and will hopefully be adopted soon. I stopped by Petsmart last Saturday and all 3 kitties were still there, but this time Kahlua and I got to go in the back and say "Hi!" I was kind of bummed that they were still there, but when I went back yesterday only Jack was there! 2 down, 1 more cat to go...

Okay, so now the rescue. I got a call this morning that there was an "aggressive" dog hanging out in a sink hole. When she had ran out of the hole to go after someone's dog, the dog owner heard puppies crying from the hole. He showed me where the dog was and you could see her and about 3 puppies, but she would not come out. The part where she was is circled in the picture. I tried luring her out with treats and even one of her own puppies, but she would not budge. I couldn't get a hold of her so unfortunately I had to sedate her to pull her out of the hole. I was able to get her out and then pulled out not 3, but 7 puppies! They didn't even have their eyes open yet. So cute!

And now the lovin'. Apparently dealing with the female dog this morning had me smelling pretty good. I went out for an "injured" dog that was running around just fine. He had no problems running away from me. I squatted down and threw him treats. Eventually I had him up next to me and sniffing me. He would even follow me around when I would walk, but if I tried to pet him or anything he would jump back and bark at me. I had almost given up and thought I was going to have to come back with a dog trap when he came up behind me and sniffed me some more. Next thing I know the dog jumped up and had his front paws on my back. I was able to maneuver enough to grab him and get a leash on him, but when I got him in the truck you could tell he was very excited. Then I was out at another house and this dog's nose was glued to my pants. He was so intrigued by the smells that he was drooling all over me. Then when I was trying to get some pictures he jumped up on me. I tried pushing him back with my leg and he wrapped his front paws around my leg. I couldn't shake him off and had to pry him off with my hands!

And last but not least, just an interesting website: http://www.americanhumane.org/protecting-animals/programs/no-animals-were-harmed/recently-released-movies.html
It explains how animals were treated on the big screen.