Rudy!!

[Laurie, Fudge, and Vern]

Lately, every day I wake up, I rush to see if Rudy, who has been scrolling down the front page for some time now, has been adopted.  Every now and then, one of these stories really tugs at my heartstrings and Rudy’s story makes me very sad.  He is being rehomed at age six through no fault of his own.  It seems his people got him as a puppy for their teenage children and now that the kids are grown up and out of the house, the parents want to move and travel.  I guess the question could be asked why they didn’t know all this six years ago and I am allowed to think what I want about this selfishness, but all that is not going to help Rudy get the home he now deserves.  On paper, Rudy has a couple of things working against him.  He is older by dog standards and has a seizure disorder.  It says his epilepsy can be easily managed with inexpensive, twice daily medication.  I just divvied up my weekly medication into my pill reminder box and I have to tell you twice daily medication doesn’t sound all that much to me.  If we are really honest with ourselves, how many of us look good on paper when we start listing our pros and cons?  The few times I have asked my husband to name three things he likes about me, he usually says something dumb like, “you don’t eat too much,” and then seems at a loss for words for the other two.

 

I want to help Rudy find the greatest home ever, so I thought a little PR campaign listing all of his good qualities might not hurt.  First of all, unless you are a puppy or want a puppy, six doesn’t sound that old for a dog.  In fact, the puppy stage is over, potty training is way behind you, and sleepless nights should be a thing of the past.  Of course, I hear all the time that age is just a number and I do believe that is true unless it happens to be my twenty-seven year old trainer telling 55 year old me to do 100 burpees.  When that happens, I can’t tell you how many number of times I tell him he is crazy and that 55 and 100 sound like pretty high numbers to me.  Rudy doesn’t have to do burpees and probably loves a long walk at the park and a game of ball or two.  I think a good dog is somewhere between a couch potato and a 5K runner and I bet Rudy likes curling up beside you, as much as he likes his walks.  His ad also says he is a well-mannered, gentle soul with an exceptional temperament and personality. He is a big, sweet, laid back, teddy bear of a dog who loves everyone that he meets.  If I had to write out Fudge and Vern’s bios, neither would say well-mannered and I could say Vern is a big, sweet, teddy bear of a dog, but I would have to add he barks at everyone and is scared of men in lawn chairs. Fudge has no idea her name is Fudge, which is the only explanation I can come up with that explains me repeatedly calling, “come, Fudge,” only to have her come at her leisure and give me a look like, “who is Fudge?”  In comparison, Rudy seems like a gem and I wonder if the DRC does trades? Please know I say that in jest because I can't imagine any place in the world I need to travel to, if it meant I wouldn't have Fudge and Vern waiting for me when I got home.

 

At times like this, I wish I had more energy, more time, more arms and legs, more money, and more patience, but then again, if I did, I would have a hundred dogs and with my driving style, it wouldn’t be long until someone started calling me Cruella DeVille when I took them all up to the park for a walk.  Rudy needs a great home.  He needs to be able to count on someone to be there for him until the day he dies. It is what every dog deserves. I want so badly to know he is going to be all right through this whole process.  I just know there is someone out there who could provide this loving home for Rudy and I really would like to see that happen soon, because one of these days I want to wake up and see the word Adopted under his name and know Rudy got his happy ending.

http://www.petfinder.com/petdetail/25580714

[Lori, Quincy & Frankie]

And, Laurie, you got your wish!! how sweet it is!!

[Stella]

Even with the stupid haircut, he looks like such a handsome boy.

[Karen, Jasper and Jackdoodle]

Ricki, I did think of that. BUT...matting is usually pretty bad in the axilla, and that's where they left the fur the longest, around the chest. And, shaving his entire face down, including even his eyebrows? So not appealing doodle look that most people are attracted to. Trimming the beard, etc. I can see, but to shave off every bit of hair from the face so that it looks like a purebred Lab's face? No. 

[Ricki and Tara (doodle)]

I wonder if he was matted to the skin and they did this cut in lieu of a complete shave down. From the length of the "mane" it seems that his hair had gotten pretty long. I guess we'll never know the "why" of it.

[DJ & Chance]

Hopefully Rudi will find a permanent home with someone who can love him deeply. His owners seems frivolous and callous. I am glad that now, at least, he is in foster care.

[Joanna, Zoe & Bender]

This makes me so sad and angry! Why would they do this to him!!! Especially right before they give him away. For their fun and amusement? I'm disgusted!

[F, Calla & Luca]

No.

[Adrianne Matzkin]

There was a story on the news a few months back where a doodle 'groomed' like a lion was almost shot by a police officer when the doodle, being a typical doodle, ran up to the officer who didn't realize at first that it was a dog. This isn't the same doodle, is it???

[Cheryl and Finnegan]

Just seeing this too.  Who would do this to a special needs dog that was being given over for adoption? Stupid people.  The good thing is clip him down all over and the hair will grow back. He'll be back to his fuzzy adorable natural self in no time. What a couple of total a$$e$.

[Doris, Knox & Flash]

Poor Rudy : ) I could never do this to my dogs. Never.