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Life With Schnauzers


 Me? Spoiled?
 

Most Definitely!!!

Posted by -Pup- at 11:23 PM - 13 Comments   Add a Comment  
 
 The Power of Prayer!
 

Hey, Everybody!  I went to see Peanut this morning and Doc was grinning even wider than yesterday, if that's possible.  He led me back to where he was yesterday and......no Peanut.  Doc said, "Now, look to your right", so I went around the corner and got the shock of my life!  There STOOD Peanut in an exercise pen on ALL FOUR LEGS!!!! And he WALKED up to the front of the pen ON ALL FOUR LEGS!!!!

As I was petting him thru the fence and he was licking away at my hand, I just kept repeating, "I can't believe this!  This is amazing!" over and over with my mouth literally hanging open!  Doc, in his quiet way said, "This is more than amazing", and grinning like a possom.   And I watched Peanut as he strolled shakily back to the back and sat down.  This dog has an IV, two tubes in his chest, endured four and a half hours of surgery after being literally mangled by vicious dogs and is walking around three days later.  You can't tell me that isn't a miracle!  He ate well this morning also.  I'm so excited that I can hardly contain myself!

And, of course, a dozen long stemmed red roses haven't served to dampen my spirit either!!! Thank you, Baby!  I love you!

Doc said Peanut is coming home tomorrow, can you believe it?  I told him he had no idea how many prayers were being said for this little dog and he said, "Well, that explains it, then."  Thank you all so very much!!!  I also found out from a co-worker this morning that her entire church congregation is praying for him too.  Wow, what an awesome outpouring of love and how thankful I am right now!  The tears are flowing again because I'm so touched that I'm almost dumbstruck. 

I took the camera with me and took some pictures for you guys and Doc insisted I send him copies of the "Miracle Dog", so I'll get that done now.  Thank you all so much!!!

Here he is standing on all fours:

And sitting:

 

Posted by -Pup- at 1:37 PM - 19 Comments   Add a Comment  
 
 Be My Valentine
 

HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY, EVERYBODY!
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 Peanut's Story
 

Since it appears that Peanut has been "adopted" by all our wonderful friends here on the Stream, I thought I'd tell a little about him since there are so many prayers coming his way.  Those prayers are so much appreciated and I believe are making the difference in his recovery, as I posted about earlier.

We bought Peanut last August when he was four months old from a breeder in a neighboring town.  We were looking for another male, preferably small for breeding with Prissy, as well as give Buster a much needed (he would disagree) break.  Junior is just too big for breeding.  So I talked to this lady that said she had stopped breeding Schnauzers but still had some of them.  She had kept this one puppy because of his color and stature for when she decided to start the business again.  But she agreed to sell him to me if I wanted him since she is very active in rodeo and horses also.  She wasn't sure if she had time to begin breeding again.

She also owns and operates a retail store, so I agreed to meet her there and take a look at him.  When I got there, I found nobody out front but in the back of a truck, I heard the most awful wailing going on and went straight over to see if he was back there.  There he was, scared out of his mind, so I managed get hold of him and picked him up.  He was stiff as a board with fear and I had a hard time holding on to him because he wanted to bolt and run.  He was shaggy and smelly, but had the softest coat I'd ever seen on a Schnauzer.  He was a dark smokey gray and silver and I knew I wanted him already.

I talked to her a while and Peanut was still just terrified.  I felt so sorry for him and wondered why he was so afraid until she told me nonchalantly that he had NEVER been out of the kennel.  That told me that he had never been handled or socialized for four months and I was amazed that she had so little compassion for her animals.  We handle our puppies as soon as we can, talk to them and cuddle them.  We spend as much time with them as we possibly can to help them be used to people and not afraid.   Besides, we simply want to!  Who can resist such sweet little puppies for pete's sake?

Needless to say, I bought him, not only because he was a beautiful boy, but because he needed a good home.  I brought him home, bathed him and groomed him and he was just beautiful, but still terrified.  He was fine with the other dogs, which is apparently all he had known, but definitely didn't like us touching him. 

So we have made special efforts to talk to him and give him treats and he has responded fairly well, but is still not comfortable with being held or handled.  He bonded with Junior immediately and only felt secure for a long time if Junior was with him.  He was slowly coming around and had come to the point that I could pet him a little without him running away.  We've had little success at holding him because to hold him means catching him first and literally grabbing him, which scares him even more.  So I've just been gradually touching more of him, hoping that he would slowly become more and more comfortable.  He's a happy little boy as long as nobody is trying to grab him or touch him too much. 

So now I wonder if this awful thing that's happened to him will serve to make him more afraid of people or more comfortable with them.   Since I first picked him up after he was injured, he has not fought to get away.  He let me stroke him and pet him and hold him all night Saturday night and he has since been handled by us and the Veterinarian and his staff.  He didn't shy away from me this morning and licked my hand as I pet him. 

I guess my prayer is that he will not only recover very well and his mangled leg will heal, but also that he will allow us to spoil him and hold him like we do with our other dogs.  It's always bothered me that I can't hold him.  Is that a selfish thing?  Anyway, here is a picture of little Peanut doing what he loves to do........stay close to Junior.

Posted by -Pup- at 10:11 PM - 10 Comments   Add a Comment  
 
 Peanut Update
 

I was at the vet's office this morning as soon as they opened up, stuffed frog in hand, waiting to see Peanut.  Doc saw me out front and waved me on back, grinning from ear to ear.  He knew how pleased I would be to see that precious little boy sitting up and alert.  And I was!  There he was on top of a soft warm blanket and a heating pad and another soft warm blanket by his side.  He wiggled a little when he saw me and licked my hand as I petted him.  And I cried of course, as I am now.  I told Doc he was my hero and he just grinned some more.  He's really pleased how well Peanut is doing and said that he had stood on three legs this morning.  He's doing so well that as soon as he begins to eat and drink normally, he can come home.  I stayed with him for a few minutes, talking to him and petting him, left him with his stuffed frog and went on to the office for a while. 

Thank you for all your prayers and well wishes for Peanut.  I believe in the power of prayer and I know God is hearing all of yours.  I believe Peanut is receiving all the positive energy you send his way and he will heal at an alarming rate.  I also believe his leg will heal and he won't have to lose it.  I just believe!

I'm staying close to home today and brought work back with me from the office.  I have another grant to write, so I'll work on it here.  The neighbors have the other pit bull tied up, but I don't trust them to have done a good job of it, since they never have before. 

I hope we recover as fast as Peanut seems to be.  I think we're in shock or maybe just coming out of the shock of the horrible scene we witnessed here Saturday night.  I know it's certainly taken a toll on me.  I feel exhausted, shaky, and I cry very easily and often, which is unusual for me.  I'm sure it will pass, but I was just a little surprised at how I physically have reacted to all this and how jumpy we all are at the sound of the dogs barking.  We run to the windows and go outside at the least commotion with the dogs.  I'm sure that will pass too, but just don't know how soon.

We've been talking for a while about putting up an outer fence on the perimiter of the yard since all we have presently is about forty feet of privacy fence between us and the neighbors and we have over an acre here.  I hope my budgeting genious can figure a way to do that since it will be costly.  I worried off and on about big dogs jumping our four foot dog fence, but never dreamed they would attack THROUGH the fence.  Now I know.

Please continue to pray for Peanut and we thank you all from the bottom of our hearts!  What a wonderful group of friends you all are!

Pup

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