Happy Tail for Junior!

Hi Humans!  

 

My name is Junior and boy oh boy do I love my forever home!  Not only do I have a huge yard to run around in, but I have an awesome new mommy and extended family as well, including 3 cousins that look similar to me (although they can be boring at times)!  I also have a brother, but I’m not sure what he is.  He is smaller than me, smells funny, and meows a lot, but although I think he is rather annoying, I get along with him for mom’s sake!  Besides my cousins, I have also met two other friends that I like to hang out with named Wishbone and Deuce.  We have tons of fun, and I do have to say, Wishbone is pretty cute and I was sad when we dropped her and her mom off at their home!  Everyone always tells me I’m handsome though, so that must mean I’m pretty cute myself!

 

In my spare time, I love to chase my ball around in the yard when mom throws it, do tricks, chew on my nylabones, cuddle with mom, and give lots and lots of kisses (I just can’t control my licker!)  !  There are also plenty of mud puddles and ponds that I can jump and roll in.  My mom likes to say that I just love my baths so much that I go get dirty every day, but the truth is, mud is just super fun, and smells way better than my doggie shampoo, despite what she thinks.  We must have different types of sniffers.  

 

I suppose I will go so my mom can talk now…but I just want to say THANK YOU 4 Luv of Dog Rescue for helping me find my forever home!

 

-Junior-

 

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Junior is a 1 1/2 year old pitbull terrier mix that is super fun and full of energy!  He has also been quite a traveler during his life so far, going from home to home due to his issues with children, but I’m so glad that was the path he was lead towards, rather than being put down, as a lot of dogs are in those situations, regardless of whether or not an incident with a child is their fault.  If he had not been brought back to the rescue after being adopted the first time, I would have never had the opportunity to give this wonderful creature a home, so I know the big man upstairs was watching over the both of us, just waiting for our paths to cross!

 

Within the last year, I lost my 2 fur babies, Molly, a catahoula cross, and about 6 months later, Tane, a big goof of a great dane.  I was completely devastated after Tane’s passing, and although my family kept telling me to get another dog since I’m all alone in the middle of nowhere, I just wasn’t ready for it.  However, one night, when I was really down and grieving for Tane, the following quote from my dad popped in my head and got me to thinking:

 

“The passing of Tane just means that when the time is right, you will give another dog another chance to live.”

 

My mindset on life is that every negative has an equal positive outcome, and I realized that the more I focused on the loss, the more time it would take for that positive to occur.  I went to 4luvofdog.org to simply see what dogs were available for adoption, without the intent of filling out an application, but then I saw Junior and knew I had to have him at the second I saw him!  Although I had to wait until after I returned back from vacation to meet him, I instantly knew we were a perfect match.  

What secured that thought even further was when his foster mom showed me the skull sweater that he came with, since I have been a huge fan of anything with skulls on it for years (we could match, woohoo!!)!  When it was time to go, he ran right up to the car without any hesitation, seemingly knowing which one was mine, and was such a good boy the whole way home!  He was a little hesitant around new people for the first few days, but once he started to realize that he wasn’t going anywhere, he has had no problems and now makes sure to give everyone lots of kisses!! He has also made friends with my cat, and lets him cuddle with us on the couch, even though he thinks he’s pretty annoying.

 

Although he is a complete bed and blanket hog, finds every mud puddle, pond, or pile of fresh horse poo to jump or roll in (he is on a VIP list with the tub), and likes to shred my books and DVD cases when I’m gone despite his plethora of toys (we’re working on that), I can’t imagine not having him around!  While I may have given him a second chance at life in his forever home, he gave me a second chance at happiness! Thank you so much 4 Luv of Dog for rescuing him, putting him in such a wonderful foster home, and giving me the chance to adopt him!  🙂

 

-Sasha-