Violet's Story
Welcome to the St. Louis Senior Dog Project Blog. Visit our adoptable pets at www.olderbetter.petfinder.org. Our 2009 calendar will be available soon! We're continuing to hold weekly Saturday adoption events 11 to 3 at the Kirkwood (MO) Petco store. Come on by and visit! Bring your dog. And read on to hear Violet's story....and see her seasonally appropriate picture.
Ellen's Notes:
Violet is a former puppymill dog who was adopted in March. Her name is now Mazy and her new owners describe her as "a blessing. "
Tiffany tells us, "Mazy was definitely a challenge in the beginning. She was very skittish around us for a long time, but she slowly warmed up. At first she urinating in her crate when we were gone. We knew this would take time to fix because that is all she was used to. We really thought about giving up during the first few months as she was not warming up to us and seemed very distant. Then it seemed like all of a sudden she would want to sit by us and was telling us when she needed to go outside, a huge change from what we were used to!
"It's an amazing relationship we have now. Mazy and Destiny [their other shih tzu]get along great. Destiny is not a puppy mill dog. We'd had her for about 4 years before Mazy came along, so it was an adjustment for her too. They are great together though -- like two pees in a pod! Mazy is still having trouble playing. She doesn't quite get the hang of it yet, but she'll come around. She always wants to be on our lap or the sofa. She follows us around everywhere we go. She and Destiny are always together. We are so glad we rescued Mazy and gave her a loving home. We can't picture our lives without her! "
I'll be catching up on a few other adoption stories next time.
Ellen Ellick
President/Founder
St. Louis Senior Dog Project
violet was our foster, she is a special girl. the pic is great. when we had her she was all shaved down,i thought she was beautiful then but wow how cute is she now? im so glad to hear she is doing so well. it is always so worth it when you have the patience and can give them the time to adjust.
Posted by: michel | October 30, 2008 at 11:37 AM
That's exactly what my dog looked like, except all white instead of black spots. She looks pretty special, thanks for the post.
Posted by: Closeout Items | November 03, 2008 at 05:27 PM