AdoptMe11

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Trixie and Maxwell
Upon discovering the captive lives of "puppy mill" dogs Jean Jones founded Puppymill Rescue Inc. With the help of volunteers, Puppymill Rescue restores the health and freedom to dogs that have been kept in small cages and forced to constantly reproduce.

Adopt Me Page 11 features Sable

Updated 3/16/06

Sable Anne March Update

Hi everyone, I am a beautiful long haired Chihuahua and I weigh about 11 - 12 pounds. I am doing better in some areas. I love my doggie friends and play a lot now..I also am hanging closer to foster mom during some noisy times like the feeding frenzy. I am joining in with the begging pups. Did you notice my new picture? I am behind my 2 friends, Shamus O'Reilly and Christopher Robin on the couch..I feel safe with my buddies.

However I am still very easily frightened and still prefers the other dogs to foster mom. I can be picked up and will sit on her lap for a bit but I am not totally comfortable. I am not a biter, just stiff with fear. As long as I can go at my own pace with a few gentle lessons from you I will be fine. I need a securely, and I mean securely fenced yard. Foster mom still will not walk me except in a fenced area. She is so worried I might slip my harness and she knows I would be so scared I would run and never be found. She leashes and harnesses and carries me when we have to go out and about. I do fine this way. But she never puts me down till we are in a safely confined area.

I have been healthy so far and eat very well. I am just beautiful and my eyes are huge...Foster mom can't wait till all the fear is gone from them...

If you KNOW you can provide me with these things, patience, secure area, love, kindness and good care along with another playing dog or 2 or 3..and no children, won't you please adopt me???

Hoping to see you soon !!

Love,

Sable Anne

Sable "Anne's" January Update

First I want to thank all my fan's out in Dogworld for their nice comments on how pretty I am. Yes, I am beautiful. Plus I am smart. That is because I am a 3 year old 11 pound Long Haired , Brown and Tan Chihuahua. Whew that was a mouth full...at least it didn't have any calories in it!! Hehehehehe, I have gained a bit..but I will trim down when the good weather comes.

I am adjusting here in my new fosterhome. There are many dogs to play with. I love the Poodles and several of the others as well. I am learning how to run and play and jump on other dogs..it is great!! I love it when they kiss me and invite me to play. The boys here, all think I am the cats meow!!

I am still a jumpy little girl. Many things still frighten me...including people. I do like FM but I am not comfortable totally yet. I will sit on her lap to watch TV. The bad thing is she doesn't sit for long..and I don't like to be carried about. She does do this sometimes, said it is my homework. Ugh!!! I do wag my tail at her and jump around so happy when she comes home from work or errands..I do come up to her occasionally now. But I have to learn to be braver still. We are working on this. Just being beautiful isn't enough you know!!!

I am very good about pottying outside. I will also use a pottypad if I have to. I don't know if I will ever be the cuddly little lap dog. I may be..I just am not sure. I came from a very mean place..I was treated meanly and was dirty and scared all the time. I am clean and happy now as long as I can go at my own pace. If you think you want a very scared, grateful, sweet and smart little girl who is also beautiful..I am the pupper for you!!! I need a securely fenced in yard due to my fear issues and no small children please. I am a delicate little flower you see.

Thanks for listening..Happy New Year. My New Year Resolution is to learn to trust and be brave...what's yours???

If you would like more info on little me, please e-mail my fostermom at cascade@lynnet.com

I am being fostered in snowy, cold Upstate NY!!

Hugs and Kisses,

Beautiful Sable "Anne"

My name is Sable and I am an approximately 3 year old long haired Chihuahua. I weigh approximately 12 lbs and got my name cause my FM says my coat reminds her of sable fur.

Hello Everyone,

Sable here! My FM says I am doing so well, I could write to you and tell you all about my new life.

I am a 3 year old long haired chihuahua who weighs 10 lbs. My Foster Mom says I look so regal--whatever that is--when I walk. She says I prance instead of walk. I had to have a harness on all the time when I first got here, but now I go out in our fenced yard without one. I also do whatever my foster mom does, so if she sits in the yard, I jump right up and sit in the chair next to her. So if she wants me to walk, she has to start walking around the yard first and then I get the idea! (Really, I am just helping her get her exercise to, but don't tell her!)

It did not start out very well for me in the beginning, you see I was someplace called a "puppymill"..I don't know what that meant, but I knew I kept having babies and they kept taking them away from me, over and over and over. I was with my Mom, who kept having more and more puppies also, and she is still in that bad place.

When I came to the Yorkie Manor, I really was very scared and I missed my Mom. So I hid for a long time. But my FM kept getting me out of my hiding place, and telling me it was going to be OK. I have been here almost three months now, and guess what, this place is a lot better than OK, its every puppymill born dogs dream come true. Its FREEDOM. I now know what that word means.

I have lots of yorkie brothers and sisters, but I am the only chihuahua here. My Mom now calls this place "The Yorkie & I Chi Manor".

I have learned many new things here, especially how to trust. I have food, good food and plenty of it, twice a day and water whenever I want it. And treats, FM is pretty strict about treats, but Foster Dad is a real push over and he sneaks us treats all the time. I still won't take treats out of anyone's hands, but they know I am not ready for that yet, so they just leave me a dish of them. ALL for me. This is doggie heaven!

I am pretty laid back, but do get protective when strangers come into the house, as it is my job to be protective. I just give them a good resounding barking and then go hide til they go home.

I love snuggling on the couch watching tv at night and as long as I have the prime spot in FM's lap, the other little yorkies climb over me, on me, etc. trying to get to FM, but that spot is mine so I just ignore them. The other furkids cuddle with me sometimes, and I kind of like that too.
They have introduced me to bully stix, squeaky toys and chew bones...I have things that are mine, all mine! And I have been known to sneak over and confiscate a few toys that are lying around and even some of the bowls if I can. Then FM has to go on a hunt for all the dog bowls, its fun to see if she can find out where Bella & I hid them!

I still have my safety zone in FM office, but I now will venture out of it on my own when I go looking for FM. I know how to use the doggie door and use pee pads most of the time. At night I now sleep under FM's bed. I used to sleep in the office, but I want to be closer to my person, so I have a second safety zone, under the bed. There are pupkin beds all over, FM hopes I will climb into one of them to sleep in at night, but I still like the safety of being under the bed. But I am thinking about coming out and don't be surprised if I am sleeping out in the open pretty soon.

I need a forever home so that I can have my own Mom & Dad to help me get braver and braver and venture all the way out into my new world. A few other four legged siblings would be good too as I do like to be with the other furkids here. No little kids please, but a couple two legged older kids would be OK as long as you understand that like most chi's, I tend to bond with the Mommy. I do have "issues" with men, but I am getting more comfortable with Foster Dad. He would just have to understand that I am really really afraid of men and give me time to adjust. My foster dad does hold me, but I don't totally relax with him like I do with Foster Mom.

Are you my new family.....if you are...please push that adopt button cause I really want MY OWN Family for Christmas this year!

I am being fostered in upstate NY and you can contact my FM at
cascade@lynnet.com
if you want to know more about me.