Hello there! Today, I thought I would tell you about my dog. He's one of the greatest joys in my life. We got Nathan in 2008 from a rescue organization. He is a purebred Shih Tzu that was surrendered to the rescue organization from a puppy mill. This "breeder" didn't want boy puppies and was going to put him down. I don't know what made him decide to turn him over to the rescue organization but I am so glad he did.
The day I got Nathan, I had no intentions of coming home with a dog. I actually had gone to Best Buy with my mother-in-law because I wanted to buy an Adele CD. But, the Petco right next door was doing a dog adoption event and we decided to stop in just to pet the dogs. Fate stepped in! I saw Nathan in his little cage and noticed with every person that walked by he was eagerly watching for someone to come say hi to him. I also noticed he was nearly bald because they had to shave him almost to the skin due to all the mats he had in his fur. He had spent the first five months of his life in a cage. I decided to pet this sweet little fella and he stole my heart in an instant. I called my husband and we decided to adopt him.
That was the best $200.00 I ever spent. We got a purebred dog who was already neutered and had his shots for only $200.00. Let me say, I don't care that he was a burebred dog, I just want to point out that you can get a purebred dog from a rescue organization if you care about that sort of thing. What drew me to him was his total love for everyone that walked by even though he had been completely mistreated his whole life.
Nathan is the most loving dog. He loves the whole family and has never been afraid of people. He is very outgoing and also very laid back. When we take him for walks he doesn't try to run off or bark at other dogs or anything. He just enjoys the walk. He loves riding in the car too. The only thing he seems to get nervous about is going to the groomer. Even then, he is all waggy tailed to the groomer, but he doesn't like the part where he has to be in a kennel.
Nathan has his own Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/pages/Nate-the-Dog/136975859649383. He has also been in every year of a calendar that the rescue group we got him from puts out. They started the calendar 4 years ago. All of the proceeds go to the rescue and care of animals. We were so lucky they rescued Nathan. He didn't really have to be fostered long because we adopted him the week after they rescued him. I still can't believe how sweet and gentle and loving he is even after starting out under terrible circumstances with the puppy mill. I thank my lucky stars I went looking for a CD that day! Can you tell I love my little dog?
