This is our pooch Chase who we adopted in 2010 from the Southern Oregon Humane Society's "Saving Train." Our local Humane Society has been taking pets that were due to be euthanized from other shelters all over the west, especially those in Southern California (Fresno, Tulare, Bakersfield). As of this year, our shelter has adopted out over 5000 dogs and cats from this effort into our community. That's a lot of saved pets, happy families and a lot of money spent on gas and aviation fuel (yes, some pilots have donated their time to fly in dogs from many western states to keep their trip short).
Here is Chase "behind bars" at the shelter when we first saw him. I took one look at those pleading eyes and said, "That's the dog!" (Jack reminds me of this frequently). So $250 and the boy dog fix later, we brought him home.
Chase and Izzy getting acquainted.
Chase doing his imitation of "The Little Match Girl" after his bath.
Life with our "terror terrier" hasn't been easy at times...he has lots of phobias going back to his puppyhood and abandonment, but I've finally managed to get him to go for walks. He still cringes at loud noises and sometimes hunches down when cars go by but he is getting better about it and lobbies for a daily walk now. We're trying to take him in the car for rides...(not just when we're taking him to the groomer or vet). He still shakes for a while but then lays down in my lap. Maybe someday I'll get him to stick his nose out the car window...As Jack reminds me, it's "one step at a time!"
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