LOVE IS BLIND

Well we had an interesting weekend when on Friday the woman who walks the dogs during the day let us know that Morgan went after Miles when she came home from a walk.  Apparently they ran into a man with his boxer on their walk and the boxer took an aggressive stance with Morgan which really upset her. Since she was so wound up the when she got back to the apartment she charged into the bedroom and went after Miles.

For those who don’t know the history between these two about three years ago Morgan attacked Miles and took a chunk of his ear off when he got in her space and didn’t back down.  We subsequently sent her to training boot camp for a month with a dog whisperer and found out she suffered from PTSD from all the abuse she suffered at the hands of her original owners.

Unfortunately that degree of abuse never fully goes away.  Morgan can be the sweetest most cuddly dog you’ve ever seen (and is like 99% of the time).  Then when threatened and not surrounded by strong leadership it’s like a switch gets flipped and she becomes a different dog for a brief moment.

Luckily this time Miles came out pretty much unscathed.  But it was a strong reminder to us that we have to maintain a strong pecking order within our pack and not let her feel like she’s in a position to lead.

This is what Miles looked like after the last incident a couple years ago.

This is what Morgan looked like shortly after arriving at Safe Harbor

This is the other dog that Morgan was living with that was also abused. You'll notice his jaw which was broken when they were rescued. He also was very dominant over Morgan which we suspect is why she doesn't like yellow dogs. They were known as Carly and Casey back then.

Here is their story from the lab rescue:

Carly, Casey and all of us at Safe Harbor would like to thank everyone for their generous support and kind wishes for Carly and Casey.  What a difference you’ve made!  Your recent contributions to the Lab Life Line Fund helped bring back their happy, lively Lab smiles and tails that never stop wagging.

Their new pictures say it all!  Healthy and happy, Carly and Casey are now ready for the next part of their journey – each finding their own forever home.

As you recall, these two helpless Labs were abandoned at a shelter, Carly with a blinded eye and Casey with a broken jaw.  Both were so sick and debilitated that, upon their rescue, they were immediately rushed to the hospital for life saving treatment.They remained there for several days until well enough to go to their foster home for full recovery. Later our eye specialist found that Carly’s eye is permanently blind, but gives her no discomfort.  Board Certified Surgeons x-rayed and evaluated Casey’s broken jaw. They advised that since the traumatic injury has healed and causes no pain, that it is best to spare him a complex, painful surgery.  However, Casey did require extensive oral surgery to remove a number of fractured, abscessed teeth as a result of the blow to his head.

Once again we, and especially Carly and Casey, send our heartfelt thanks for your generous support of the Lab Life Line Fund that helped make their future so bright!

Rescue dogs haven’t all this tough a life but they certainly deserve a chance at happiness. I encourage any dog lover to help out whatever type of dog you like.  Here is a link to Rocky Mountain All Bred rescue network if you want to help out, or if you are thinking about getting a dog.

http://www.allbreedrescuenetwork.com/Rescue-List.php