[Magdalen] Black dogs

[H Angus]

These are good stories to hear.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Marion Thompson" <marionwhitevale at gmail.com>
To: magdalen at herberthouse.org
Sent: Monday, April 27, 2015 10:36:15 AM
Subject: Re: [Magdalen] Black dogs

Two heartwarming stories.  Thanks for the lift.

Marion, a pilgrim

On 4/27/2015 10:10 AM, Jay Weigel wrote:
> This past weekend seems to have been a good one for black dogs....no, not
> THAT one! You've probably read or heard that it's difficult for black dogs
> to get adopted from shelters or anywhere else (the same is true of black
> cats). However, the past weekend put the lie to that story for a couple of
> families I know.
>
> My brother and his wife adopted a 2 1/2 year old Lab/Chessie mix, Sadie Jo,
> from the Missoula Humane Society. She'd been brought in by her family who
> lost their house, had to move away, and couldn't keep her. Lawrence says
> she is (predictably) "an awesome and tireless ball dog" who was never much
> trained by her owners, and while she does not seem to have a lot of bad
> habits, she needs to learn some good ones. Lawrence and Jennifer are active
> people (though he will be slowed this summer following surgery) so will be
> able to keep up with her. I've rarely known them to be without a dog; their
> previous one, Mariko, an Australian cattle dog mix, died last fall at a
> fairly advanced age.
>
> The other story could have been sad or even tragic. My friend Tracy, who
> lives in Terre Haute, was driving with her youngest daughter Kathryn
> (Katty) when they actually saw someone throw a small black dog out of a
> pickup truck. Katty insisted on stopping right then and there and picking
> up the dog. It apparently took some doing to rescue the frightened little
> thing, but she was able to coax it to her, and they took it home. Tracy
> called the police with a description of the truck, but they said there was
> nothing they could do since she hadn't gotten a license number. Anyway,
> they took the dog to the vet to be checked out.....she's just a puppy,
> maybe 3-4 months old, and they're keeping her. Katty has named her Samira
> and she's been chipped. She's just a little black dog with a white streak
> down her chest and per Tracy, a continually wagging tail. Happy ending!
>