Summer 5.15.2002

What a chewer! She actually cracked a tooth and had to have it extracted on M 5.15.2006 - all better now.

We are so happy to have found Summer, a yellow lab and husky mix with blue eyes*.  What a sweet, happy girl!  She came home with us on Saturday, May 15th, 2004 from the Friends of Homeless Animals (FOHA).  She was about 2 years old, 43.3 pounds 5.17.2004 and just spayed 4.16.2004. * People see me, and they say, "What kind of dog are you with those pretty blue eyes?" I say, "I'm a yellow dog." Huh? You know, a Democrat (yellow dog Democrat)!

Summer's adoption story:

"I’m a beautiful yellow lab and husky mix with the loveliest blue eyes, just like a bright blue summer’s day.  I used to have a life of sunshine and green grass in West Virginia, a backyard to play in, my brother Cinder to frolic with, and a home and person to care for me, but when my owner passed away (lady in her late 80's), the heirs tied Cinder and I to a chain outside and waited for the county shelter to come and cart us away.  I mean, to be tied up and left on the side of the street like so much trash; what a sin, indeed.  Fortunately, I was rescued, along with my brother by Lisa Marie Bradley* 2.4.2004, and made my way to the Friends of Homeless Animals (FOHA) 4.24.2004 for a second chance at a sunny future.  I’m such a well-behaved girl, wonderful in the house and completely housebroken.  I’m a good girl on the leash, but I’ve had a fenced-in yard before and I do relish the opportunity to play and run freely once again. I’ve lived with dogs before, obviously, and even stayed with cats in my former foster home.  Feeling rejected by my extended family made me a little shy at first, but I quickly warm up to people."

* Lisa Marie Bradley Rescue, Inc. PO Box 15200 Alexandria, VA 22309 703.360.3340 bighairdo1@aol.com

She also has implanted ^5.17.2004 the Companion Animal Recovery microchip^4533510F67.  Most vets and shelters now routinely scan animals for an identifying microchip (the size of a grain of rice, it is placed under their skin between their shoulders).

favorite treats

• milk bones
• freeze-dried liver treats

Summer's veterinarians are at Belle Haven Animal Medical Centre.

You're almost as good ...

• If you can start the day without caffeine;
• If you can get along without pep pills;
• If you can always be cheerful, ignoring aches and pains;
• If you can resist complaining and boring people with your troubles;
• If you can eat the same food everyday and be grateful for it;
• If you can understand when your loved ones are too busy to give you any time;
• If you can overlook it when something goes wrong through no fault of yours and those you love take it out on you;
• If you can take criticism and blame without resentment;
• If you can ignore a friend's limited education and never correct him;
• If you can resist treating a rich friend better than a poor friend;
• If you can face the world without lies and deceit;
• If you can conquer tension without medical help;
• If you can relax without liquor;
• If you can sleep without the aid of drugs;
• If you can say honestly that deep in your heart you have no prejudice against creed, color, religion, politics, education, disability, or financial status;

Then, my friend, you are almost as good as your dog!