Vicki and her Pets
We
here at the Schultz household are long time animal lovers.
Here are some pictures of our current buddies.
Hannah
is our twelve year old Labrador Retriever,
Watson is a Petit Basset Griffon Vendeen
(a French Hunting Hound) fondly known in the dog world as a PBGV.
Watson is seven.
In
January of 2001, Al and I were in Detroit, Michigan where I helped raise
close to $ 600,000 for the Michigan Humane Society at their 5th annual telethon.
On Saturday we toured their Detroit Shelter.
It was, needless to say, difficult. There are lots of unwanted puppies,
(spay and neuter your pets please!),
far too many abuse cases, (what is the matter with people?), and rows and rows
of caged, unwanted dogs and cats all looking for homes. 25% of them are pure
bread. 99% of them jump up on the cage doors, cry and reach a paw out, looking
for love.
The Humane Society is a non-profit, privately funded organization that has been
working tirelessly for 125 years trying to educate people about
responsible ownership, prosecuting the cruelty cases, and placing animals in
loving homes. I was doing OK until the last hour of the telethon when out came a
tiny Yorkshire Terrier. Rosie was five years old, all trained, and was dropped
off at the shelter several weeks earlier because someone couldn't take care of her
anymore. Rosie caught a bad cold in the Kennel. Our friend in Detroit, Nichole graciously offered to nurse her back to health and delivered her to us as soon
as she was well enough to fly. We just couldn't leave her there.
If you are considering a pet, visit your local Humane Society. It is such a gratifying, worthwhile option, and I swear rescued animals know. An animal's capacity to love and trust, even when they have been hurt or abandoned never ceases to amaze me.
Rosie will celebrate her 10th birthday on February 1st.
