Gabe

Luna has obviously been keeping me occupied over the past month since I have not posted a blog. I swear that one day I will get better about posting! I really do lead an intriguing/humorous/entertaining life and I want to share all of the nitty gritty details with you. muhahahahaha ;)

So the past month has been insane and I'll have 2-3 more posts about it later (like, this week - I promise!) but for now I must just tell y'all about Gabe.

Gabe is my first foster through GDFRL. He is a sweet boy with a few listening problems... as in he doesn't want to listen to me disciplining him! He knows his basic commands but continues to follow me all over the house. I've only had him for a week so I'm hoping that once he realizes that I'm not going anywhere (nor is he, at least for a while), that he will settle down and just relax. He also has this horrible habit of placing his chin on the counter, which completely grosses me out. (Hi, I'm a germophobe.)

So what is Gabe's story? He was picked up by animal control in TN. They spotted him tied up outside in someone's yard, emaciated and hot. They seized him for a vet visit and the vet determined that he was extremely underweight (105 lbs) and malnourished. After some paperwork and legal mumbo jumbo, he was released to GDFRL at a healthy 135 lbs.! A gang of volunteers graciously drove him from TN to Charlotte to Rockingham to Chapel Hill, where I picked him up and drove him back to Wilmington.

Gabe travels to Wilmington!

Gabe has obviously lived in a house before, because he went straight to the couch. He knows how to counter surf, dig through the trash, sit, lay down, and bark at intruders. (How lucky am I?! :/) While Gabe and Luna do get along ok, he does have some food and water aggression issues. He also barks a lot so that gets her all hot and bothered. Sometimes Luna looks at me and is just like, "Mom, really?! We had such a quiet life before this character came along." 

Let's just say that he is a work in progress. I thank my lucky stars every day that I have him, instead of a shelter. 

Gabe, living the posh life on my cloud of a bed, teddy in paw.

"Rescuing one dog may not change the world, but for that one dog the world will be changed forever."

Luna

Well y'all, I have a new child. She's not really new new, but she's new to me!

Introducing... Luna!

"Mom, will you share your dinner with me? Please?!"

Luna is an adorably sweet 6 year-old female Great Dane who I rescued from Great Dane Friend of Ruff Love outside of Charlotte, NC. This organization is run by volunteers who pull Danes from shelters, owner surrenders, animal control, etc. and foster them in their own homes until the dogs are ready for adoption.

Miss Luna was an owner surrender from about a year ago. Apparently the guy had over 20 large dogs in his house and he called animal control to take a few because he had "too many" dogs. Luna's sister, Sophie, was pulled with her and was also adopted to a lovely family who lives in Charlotte. It's funny how similar Sophie and Luna's dispositions are! Both are super chill and completely content laying on the couch, "helping" you cook, or going for a long walk. Luna is a fan of leaning on you to allow for long petting sessions, and will always make herself the center of attention so she can get some love!

She reminds me a lot of my "old" rescue, Malibu, who I sadly had to put down about 3 years ago due to degenerative hip issues. I like to think that Mali and Luna are somehow related and were put on this earth just for me :)

Anyways, Luna is extremely loving and amazing, and I only hope that I can repay her with a life full of unconditional love and, of course, luxury. (I mean, she does sleep in my bed every night and get yummy snacks!)

Clearly, I need a larger bed. Isn't that obvious?!

Who knows - I may even let her borrow my tiara!