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04-15-2011, 10:16 AM
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I am thankful for Rylee and her being a GSD for so many reasons...
single mom with 2 kids, school full time (2 more semesters and I am done woohoo), work full time, having PTSD (post traumatic stress disorder) and ADHD... Rylee has been my therapist and most awesome helper.... Especially during the last couple months while my Dr. is playing drug of choice for this month...LOL (trying to correct a chemical imbalance and the ADHD) Rylee keeps me up and going... to see her progress makes me so proud. She helps me to help myself when I feel down, out and sooo overwhelmed. To watch her with my kids... she is my true hero and inspiration...this little angel was sent to me, to help me as much as I to help her... "dog and owner hand in hand..growing and maturing by leaps and bounds  " I was burned severely at 7 months old and spent years in Shriner's hospital (a burn unit, if you know of Hejaz, these are the men who helped me), I died 3 times and was told I would never walk...I am now almost 35 and have so much to be grateful for... Rylee really makes me keep an eye on the light at the end of the tunnel.... My ultimate goal with Rylee will be eventually going back to the hospital to put a smile on the children's face where I once was... it warms my heart.    *giggle*
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04-19-2011, 12:03 PM
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I can think of a number of reasons. Being a professional trainer for the military and police, they have kept a roof over my head, fed me, sent two kids to college and have given me a career. A career that has been enjoyable. Working and observing trained dogs, I've seen them capture bad guys, find drugs, find explosives, find lost children and save lives. On the downside, I've seen them give their life, doing what they were trained to do. On top of all of that, they have still managed to be a best friend.
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04-22-2011, 08:24 PM
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Location: Australia.
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This grateful thread reminded me of my GSD named Hooky, and we are going back many many years now
I got her from a very large and well known Shelter in Melbourne when my fiancee was away for work for a few months. She was about 3 yrs old, and had really been through a lot, found tied to a closeline and abandoned ( grrrrrrrr) By the time my fiancee got home 2 weeks later, we were a really tight team and that night when we went to bed, Hooky came thundering in, jumped up on the Bed ...and....... really and...... truly, actually put her back to me, and attempted to push him away from me and out of the bed.' I had never seen anything like it before, except for Lassie, or Rin Tin Tin maybe lolololol, but slowly we got her sorted, and my fiancee started to feed her, and do lots with her, and before long she was waiting at the gate around 4 pm for him to come home, she adored him. The grateful part is huge, but 1 incident is really very important. We had moved house, and this was when you waited for phones to be connected and our's had not yet been put on, it was only 2 days or so. My fiancee was at work around 11 pm, and Hooky who had become restless went totally mental +++++ and started going to every window and patrolling in a **** of a state, there was someone trying to get in and going from window to window. No mobile phones them, i just had a very stirred up and very angry GSD, and this intruder persisted for quite awhile incredibly, so he was very intent on getting in, eventually he left, i did not go near her for about 1 hour, she in a state of hyper vigilence, and was just patrolling the whole inside of the house until my fiancee got home about 1 hour later I think she would have ripped him apart if he got in. And oh boy, i was .............REALLY grateful to Hooky for a lot of things, but extra especially on that night. Bless you Hooky. R.I.P |
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04-23-2011, 07:54 PM
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05-22-2011, 09:41 PM
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Join Date: May 2011
Location: West Coast U.S.A.
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When we sleep at night, his noises give us peace.
When I go to work during the day, his constant pacing in our home gives me the peace of mind to tend to the efforts of the day. When I come home, his jumping for joy calms me from the chaos of business. Since he has been in our home, our silly in house fights have happened less and less. His laying at the foot of my chair, refreshens my spirit for the day ahead. Am I greatfull? Beyond all words. |
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05-23-2011, 05:50 AM
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Join Date: Apr 2011
Location: Dallas, Texas
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Eva has taught me to find joy in the simple things in life and is capable of making me laugh with the simplest goofy behavior. She has taught me the meaning of unconditional love and true forgiveness. She has this amazing way of letting me know when I get angry at her for something, or mess up as a puppy dad (earlier this week I cut two of her claws too short to the quick and she bled) she always makes it abundantly clear I'm forgiven.
On the day my girlfriend and I went looking at puppies we narrowed it down to two, and of those two Eva chose us, not the other way around. It's been hectic at times, but it has been a great match ever since. I'm thankful she picked me, she could have held out and done a lot better...like a house with more cats to chase 
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