Author: hannah

Hannah is a 7 mos old purebred Plush Coated German Shepherd Dog. Hannah was turned over to Coastal when she was a 4 mos old puppy. She was born with a defective left rear leg, it was straight, but it was straight underneath her so she couldn't use it, it just interfered with her ability to get around, due to the fact that she was hindered in her ability to get around whoever had her before Coastal did not feed her properly so her bones didn't develop properly and her right leg has some orthopedic issues, but Coastal works with the best vets around and Hannah's orthopedic doctor has NO doubt at all that once she has her surgery(ies) she will live a long and happy life! Hannah has lived in a foster home since Coastal took her under their wing and has thrived. In February she had the left rear leg amputated and is healing up beautifully and making up for lost time, full of puppy life and vigor. She is now getting the proper nutrition that every puppy deserves.

Its been awhile

Well I have received the news that my surgery on my “good” leg will be taking place on 5/24/12, I will be having my hip and knee done and then they tell me that I will be a “normal” tripawd, you know the kind of dog that can run and play, I do the best I can, but I have another Tripawd that lives in my neighborhood and man you should see that dog run, well you guys know, you all get along good. I can’t say that I am looking forward to it, but I do look forward to the day that I can run and play with the big dogs. The bigger I grow the harder it is for me to get myself up and off the floor and carry myself around. I borrowed some wheels but I can’t seem to get comfortable in them. So I will need everyone to keep me in their thoughts and prayers!

Looking for a Forever Home is hard work

I got to attend my first ever adoption event with Coastal German Shepherd Rescue, yesterday! Holy Smokes it was overwhelming, but my foster mom could not have been more proud of me…She says I have made great strides in my socialization. Not to mention I was a big hit, everyone wanted to pet me. I think some of the dogs were jealous of me because I am so beautiful, and they yelled at me and I yelled right back! =) I got to meet so many really neat people, but no leads on my forever home yet. I was so tired when I got back home, I didn’t even have the energy to wrestle with my foster brother and sister! I think they were relieved! =) I was still tired this morning and my foster mom would only take me on a really short walk. Since my foster mom is back at work today, I am going to take this day to rest and get my energy back for when she gets home tonight! This photo is of me and my blind friend Rocky, two special needs dogs who are just special!

Oh My What Was That?

So I am out on my morning walk, we walk in the dark during the work week, I am just hopping along minding my own business when all of a sudden something seems a little weird. So I investigate a little more and holy smokes, it moved and when it moved I did what every self respecting German Shepherd does, I cried like a baby! My foster mom yelped also because she thought I hurt myself (she didn’t see the cat either at first) and then she started laughing uncontrollably at me! She explained to me, once she knew I was ok and saw the cat run away, that was a cat and that maybe someday I would have to live with one, so it is good to remember to respect a cat!

Some Days Are Harder Than Others

Boy this morning was a tough one for me. I had a hard time going on my walk. I always stop and rest on my walk, but this morning I just had to lay down, my foster mom was worried because we were half way through the walk we had to continue on until we made it home. She tells me I am doing a great job though, she has been through major surgery before and realizes that I am still healing and is patient with me. She told me that I might want to think about taking it easy playing with my foster brothers and sisters! =) We will have to see about that one!

Ruff Wear Harness

I just got word that the rescue I belong to, Coastal German Shepherd Rescue, ordered me a Ruff Wear Harness, I can’t wait to get it, when I do get it I will make sure to post photos, because all the other dogs on Tripawds website look sooo cool in their harnesses, I know I am going to rock the harness as well! I will have to make sure my foster mom watches the how to put it on video, she can be pretty retarded about stuff like that!

Wet but not muddy (photo)

Good Morning everyone,

So the rain has gone, and much to my chagrin, the mud puddles have dried up, but the grass is still wet in the morning time, so after my morning rough housing with my foster pack, this is what I look like! Still a beauty right? =)

I was pretty excited this morning, my foster brother who NEVER plays with me, he always just ignores me or growls at me, got in our game of chase, it was really cool. I wonder if this means we will be friends now? I knew my charming personality would bring him around!

My foster mom says don’t mind the floors, she ripped out her carpet long before I arrived and decided with me there, she is not going to replace the flooring yet, since I do need area rugs all over, no sense putting new flooring down when she will just have to cover it up to make it safer for me to get around…so all the not so matching area rugs were bought just for me! 

Mud

I taught my foster mom something new this weekend! Imagine that, me a young puppy teaching a human adult something…but I do believe that is why we dogs are here to teach humans lots if the humans actually pay attention. Well my foster mom is a huge rain fanatic, she loves rain, all of her dogs like the rain, but ME oh man not only do I like the rain but I LOVE THE MUD that the rain makes…you see my foster mom had never thought of mud before because my foster pack they don’t like to play in the mud like I do, can you even imagine going through life not knowing about MUD, she let me play in the mud but then got tired of cleaning me off, so she cleaned me off and closed my portal to the mud – the doggie door! Her lesson is rain is good until you have a dog that likes to play in the mud, then rain is not so much fun at all for her but the rain is really exciting for me! =) She tells me that I most likely will grow out of my mud fetish, just like I have already grown out of my barking fetish!