Where Are They Now
NASRN has worked to place numerous ASDs into new homes.
While some are working and some are companions, they are all new
beginnings for the dogs and owners.
November, 2002
Buddy (aka "Couch Potato")
-- "Buddy", aka "Couch Potato", was
adopted at 4 years old from Elkhorn, Wisconsin, after a previous family
gave him up. He was very skinny at the time and has put on a
lot of weight since he was adopted. Currently Buddy resides with his
"grandparents" on a hobby farm in Newton, Wisconsin. His
hobbies include sleeping on the couch and truck/car rides. Buddy
will be moving in with his mom and dad who live in Madison as soon as
they have a place for him.
Khan (now Chewie, short for
Chewbacca on Star Wars) was adopted on
November 11, 2002. Chewie's new family was looking for an ASD
after the loss of their first ASD, Rusty, who had a stroke and passed away
in October. Chewie traveled from Colorado to Buffalo, MN, where he
now lives with his forever family, including 5
children aged 9,7,6,4 and 2. He was rescued by his foster Mom after
seeing an ad in the paper for 'free Anatolians' the original owner
was going to 'gas him and his sister' if she didn't find anyone to
take them.
When Chewie was adopted, he was very scared and had been abused.
He has now learned to trust his new family and is becoming the very
loving normal Anatolian dog that they were hoping for. He no longer
panics at the sight of his leash or a hand on his collar. He is truly
enjoying his new life in Minnesota as a family pet/guardian.
September, 2002
Buck was rescued from the Norwich, CT. Dog Pound on September 4,
2002. Buck had been found wandering in a park in Norwich with no ID
tags.
After being adopted, Buck moved to his new home in Granby, CT. Buck is a male approximately one year old,
29" at the shoulder and 100 pounds (and still growing!).
Buck was in good health when he was rescued and shows no signs of
abuse or mistreatment. Like many adopted dogs, he displayed aggressive behavior issues
but with
a remarkable trainer, time and patient new parents, Buck is now a
reliable, confident and consistently well behaved dog. Buck lives with
four other dogs (three Chinooks and a Newfoundland-Rottweiler cross). Not to be outdone by the other dogs,
Buck is now a regular part of a sled team!
August, 2002
Harry arrived in Tallahassee, FL, on August 10, 2002, after a
long road trip from the Houston, TX, area where he was rescued from a
shelter and fostered for several months. Harry's new parents were
looking for an ASD after having done a lot of research on the breed
and wanting an older dog.
It
was love at first sight when his new family met him at a rest stop on
I-10 in Pensacola, where he was delivered by wonderful volunteers. He bonded with his
mom immediately and now
spends his days guarding Penny and his house from various neighborhood
cats (evil cats) and squirrels (slightly less evil, but still a
threat) and his nights snuggled in his bed. He weighed around 75 lbs. on his first visit to the vet
and now weighs 95 lbs. He has completed basic obedience and is a
joy. He has become much more confident and is truly a handsome
dog. His family can't imagine life without Harry, and is already
talking about adopting a female to keep him company.
Leydi (Leydi Bug) was adopted
August 24, 2002. She was found in a shelter in Kilgore, Texas,
and had been dumped earlier in the week two days before she delivered
12 puppies. Six of her babies died immediately and the other 6
were put down because Leydi did not have a drop of milk and the
shelter could not bottle feed them. Leydi was scheduled to be put down
in the kill-shelter, and she was a very, very sick girl compounded by
the fact she had just given birth. She was weak and weighed 52 lbs and
could barely stand. She had been a street dog and was starved physically and
also starved for love and affection. Within two days of finding Leydi
in the shelter, she was in Arkansas with her new Mom. She now
weighs 85 pounds and romps
and plays with her four 'boys' who have also been rescued over the
past 10 years.
May, 2002
Anna was rescued by her foster Mom from an Ohio shelter where she had
been turned in by her owners because she wasn't "mean"
enough. She was a scarce 56 lbs, very shy and reserved.
Her first two years of life had been on the end of a chain outside in
the elements with very little human interaction. After a couple
of months in foster care she moved to Kansas City to be with her new
family, a male ASD mix rescue and 2 cats. She immediately took
control of everyone and settled in as boss of her new home. Her
foster family still visits every other month and she loves the visits
but hides when they start to leave. She doesn't want to leave
her new home, her new playmate and her forever Mom.
Ruby was rescued by answering a classified ad in a livestock newspaper "ASD cross
puppies, $50 and free" in Port Lavaca TX. Her previous
owners were in poor health and were "getting rid"
of all of their animals. Ruby was about 3 years old at the time
she was adopted, and since moving in with her new family, she has
learned to play and romp with the other three dogs she now lives
with. She has taken on
the responsibility of an entire farm, specializing in protecting the
goats. She slips in and out of the stock fence gates to go
where she is needed. Her main post is either on the hill or on
the front porch which overlooks the entrance to the farm.
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