2012
 

ROSIE (was Jessie)

Aged 4 years



Adopted by
Jo Fokkes
27 July 2012


Fostered by : Richard & Christine Byrne (Medowie)

Her story:

AWL asked us to take Boy (now Robbie) & Jessie as they were not coping in the shelter & needed to preferably be in foster care. They, along with another girl (who was pregnant & went into foster care with an AWL foster carer) had been rescued from a puppy farm out west. Jessie was pregnant & had to have a c-section as her puppies were deformed. She had a hard time but recovered slowly. We were told that all 3 are litter mates but birthdates are different.

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Updates from Rosie's new family:

25 June 2014

We have three beagles, two of them through Beagle Rescue, one of which, Rosie, was a puppy factory mum and this is her story.

We got Rosie (her new name for her fresh start) at 5 years old. The vets had just operated and removed two dead foetuses from her. For over a year she preferred to sit in the corner of our lounge. If she needed to go outside, she would make multiple attempts to come back in to her safe place before she was brave enough to allow herself to run past any 'scary' people who might be about If we approached her, she'd often run to another part of the room but she also loved to have her ears tickled. She was really afraid of washing baskets and towels and seemed to be extra wary of older men.

Rosie ran away twice when frightened by sudden events, the first time after we'd had her for only a few weeks. She was away for 5 days but on the 6th morning she was on our doorstep, having broken the fence to get in. I'm sure she'd followed our scent as I and the other dogs had gone looking for her around the neighbourhood each night. Rosie's return meant she had chosen to be part of our family. The second time, she slipped her harness when a car backfired next to us. She again ran away terrified but this time she ran under a moving car. We were so worried when we couldn't find her but we left the gate open and she was there the next morning. Her only damage was muffler dirt on her nose. Rosie now feels pretty secure and doesn't try to run away when startled anymore, however we now have an extra tie to secure her lead, just in case.

After two years, Rosie is really a 'real' dog, running in the pack, barking at passers by, sleeping with the others, begging for food and coming for cuddles. She has developed a true bond with us. Her tail, which was always between her legs, now generally stands high and proud and more often than not, it's wagging.

Warm regards

Jo



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