Wednesday, October 12, 2005
*[[Beside busy welcoming Summer, I was real busy with doing fostering for other unexpected dogs that came along my way ... abused and dogs whose future are undetermined.
I fostered for 3 dogs in total during that short period and I couldn't have do it if not for the support that Garrie provided. For some reason, I think he has been more open-minded since he left the force. He used to say a strict NO before to fostering and a companion for Pepper.
The Story of Kyle, the Minature Schnauzer.
Firstly, let me bring you guys with the story of Kyle, a Minature schnauzer (MS) that was being abused. The most heartache dog out of the 3.
After I adopted Summer, I managed to get a fosterer through Sha to get Kyle out of the house. I has asked Sha to explain to her the whole situation that we don't know how is the temperamental of the MS like or whether it might be aggressive due to the abuse. With assurance from the fosterer that she can handle the MS as she claimed that she has handled an abused MS before and nursed it back to health then up for adoption, I told EL that we could get Kyle out then.
However on the day of the collection itself, she brought up a concern asking whether the dog got any problems? WTF? At this last minute when we finally convinced the owner to let go of the dog? The owner now has threatened saying that if nobody picks up the MS at that day, she would send it to the SPCA. Damn it!
The stupid fosterer backed out. I felt sorry for Kyle and called Garrie to explain to him the situation. Luckily he was very understanding and drove back to home (he was having dinner with his colleagues at that time) and picked up Sha as well with a huge carrier. That's in case should Kyle is aggressive.
Sha and I entered the house and saw the skinny shaved down Kyle barking in a corner with a choke-chain on it. The owners were so eager to let us get him out and kept shrugging off saying they had no time for the dog.
Unknown of the age nor name, we left the house. Was he given a name at the first place or does the owner even know how old it was? We took Kyle downstairs for a walk first. Garrie was shocked at what he saw and said "how could someone do such thing to a dog?" I broke down into tears after that. Kyle was so skinny to the ribs, had very bad decayed teeth and his nails were even longer than a witch! (Thanks to Sha who gave him a nail cut!) Taking off his choke chain, we left Bishan.
After a grooming session the next day.
Despite all that, Kyle does not show any sign of aggressiveness. In fact he is a very sweet boy. Everything surrounding him seems new to him. The poor boy was really badly starved. He gobbled up his kibbles in seconds.
Kyle, a named given by El was fostered by her sister. In the end, the brother got attached to Kyle and they decided to keep him in the end. Garrie and I visited him about few weeks back. We felt so happy for him seeing him showered with so much care and love. He was so fat and was busying disturbing other dogs.
~ Look how fat he has grown!
Just when we thought that, the story ends with a closing of "he lives happily after ..." He was down with kidney failure about two weeks back. He vomited and urine was colorless. With the type of food and treatment he got during the three years, his health was not in good condition.
He is still not free as I thought...
The story of Professor, the mongrel.
Professor was found whining loudly pleading for help inside one of the construction sites where EL found him. He had a raffia string with bells tied to him. He could be either abandoned or someone might has just been feeding him around the area. El could not bring him to the shelter as it was closed at night. Her husband is not a big fan of dogs and forbids her from bringing in. Thus, with the approval of Garrie, I fostered Professor for a few days.
Professor is indeed very smart as his name implies. He was at one of my rooms with newspapers spread out at a corner. After about 2 or 3 days, I let him out to mix with my gals. After remembering that I forgot to spread out the pile of newspaper in the living room, I went towards the newspapers and was amazed at what I saw. Professor has climbed on top of the pile of newspapers to pee and poo on it!
El brought Professor to her friend's house for fostering. Eventually, she loves Professor so much and adopted him later. He is so lucky as he has a big garden to run and other dogs to play with too.
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