I am in love...

[fleabert]

with this dog, and this foster mom...

please read, and if you can give him a home- do it. One of the best rescue stories I have read.

http://www.craigslist.org/eby/pet/146195324.html

Bo was found as a stray, protecting and helping to feed another stray, a small white puppy we named Tessie who we assume had been recently orphaned. He was a surrogate mother to Tess, though he was not much more than a puppy himself at the time. Bo would go around and beg for food, which he would then bring back for Tessie. But most of the people he would beg for food from kicked and otherwise abused him. The volunteers that found them tried to leave food and water out for them but those would always get knocked over by passersby. By the time the volunteers had managed to find a place they could take the 2 strays to, Bo had been so starved and beaten that he could no longer move. There was gum in his hair and an open stab wound. Even as frightened and in as much pain as he had to have been, Bo's highest priority was that Tessie was taken care of too. When he was taken in for medical treatment, he cried until Tess was found and reunited with him.

[REP]

1. Some People Should Be Taken Out and Shot

No, that would be a waste of a good bullet; rather, taken out and set on fire.

I hope the dogs find good homes with real humans beings.

[fleabert]

3. read the whole post if you have time, it is very uplifting!

I am sure this dog will find a wonderful home, I wish I could take him. Bo sounds like a wonderful dog, maybe someone from DU here in SF will take him and I can go visit.

I want to send this woman a gift, something, to say thank you for the job she did fostering and the post she did to find this guy a home.

there is a very special place in Hell for people who abuse animals and children.

[REP]

8. They're Closer to Me Than They Are To San Francisco

408 and 650 area codes - that's my part of the Valley; San Francisco is 415. I have six cats, though.

[ET Awful]

2. Awwwwww, what a wonderful dog!

:loveya:

I wanna win the lottery so I can buy a big ranch and have all kinds of animals and such :).

[fleabert]

4. me too.

I knew a woman who did just about that, she got land as an inheritance from an uncle. She quit her job and opened the first No-Kill Shelter in the San Antonio area. I took a dog to her that I found at a gas station on I35 in Austin, along with a food donation. I wish I could keep them all.

[NMMNG]

5. People really p*ss me off sometimes

Cruelty for no reason at all! :grr:

Even as frightened and in as much pain as he had to have been, Bo's highest priority was that Tessie was taken care of too. When he was taken in for medical treatment, he cried until Tess was found and reunited with him.

And there are some that claim animals have no feelings, no intelligence and no empathy.

I'm glad the two are now safe and being cared for.

[Oeditpus Rex]

7. The reason I adore animals so

is they're better people than most humans.

[NMMNG]

9. Quite true

And much easier to tolerate. ;-)

[fleabert]

12. I had the same response, anyone who has bonded with an animal

knows they have deep, complex feelings and empathy.

I am reading a behavior book on dogs right now, it's amazing. I wish I could take this dog so badly.

[hfojvt]

16. It sounds like projection to me

Dogs are pack animals and it is common for the leader of the pack to hunt for the group, especially the young. The crying for his/her buddy is not so much concern for the other, but of an injured animal which does not want to be "alone". I am not sure how much empathy they have. I own a mother and son, and each would be quite content to get all of the dog treats or table scraps and leave none for the other. They stop sharing food when they get older.

[fleabert]

17. we'll have to agree to disagree.

I do not doubt for one moment that they are capable of empathy and have emotions. They are different from humans, but have their own set of behaviors that bear this out...

[ScreamingMeemie]

6. Sounds like Foster Mommy should keep him, she's obviously in love.

What a wonderful little dog. I love the picture of him looking up at his foster brother. Thanks for sharing this. I kind of wish I lived in San Francisco.

[fleabert]

13. I wondered why she isn't able to keep him as well,

sounds like they have a full house. She probably has requests from the rescue group to take on others and needs room to do so. What a saint!

[ScreamingMeemie]

19. He has such an adorably scrappy...."I can make it through anything"

look about him. I'm in love, but I am too far away. :(

[MissMillie]

10. I want that dog!!!!

I would feed him, and brush him, and pet him, and take him jogging w/ me and play sock with him.

:loveya:

[fleabert]

14. Maybe you can!

who knows, maybe they can transport Bo to you?

I hope I know who adopts him, I want to be his aunt.

[Flaxbee]

11. I've sent the link to a friend of mine whose family lives in

the SF Bay area -- I'd grab Bo in a heartbeat if I didn't live in NC with seven cats. What a precious dog.

I wish a miserable existence upon all who harm animals. Bad for my karma, I know, but humans are just too f*cked up.

[fleabert]

15. Wonderful!

Thanks, I'd be glad to help in any way I can if there are barriers, let me know.

I think of the Karma this way, they will get theirs! I just hope it comes around, and they KNOW why it does.

[GoddessOfGuinness]

18. I wish I'd known before Tess was adopted...

I'd have kept them together... :cry:

[enigmatic]

20. this is a fantastic story

I think I'm in love too, with both Bo and the wonderful human being who nursed Bo back to health and has given him the love he deserves.

And as others have said, the people who abused Bo are scum.

[ScreamingMeemie]

21. Isn't his face just the sweetest little face? I agree that he is part Aust

Shepherd but the nose looks German Shepherd-y to me. :hi: What an adorable baby. I hope he has a long and happy, spoiled life. :)

[enigmatic]

22. Bo's got a beautiful face

And those eyes...I wish I could take him myself, but getting him across the border to Canada is a no-go....