Adopt a Romanian Dog

Saturday, 24 September 2011

In Memory of Rob, little puppy we were hoping someone would adopt, to enable him to get off the streets...Today he was poisoned, today he died.

Today Rob, one of the three musketeers that we were looking for a forever home for was poisoned. He died today, yesterday he was fine, today he is gone. All because of the sick mentality of too many in Romania. He leaves behind two sisters who need forever homes and Alex his loving carer who was there to hold him in her arms when this sweet angel died.

The situation in Romania is real, the torture and abuse in Romania is real, the need for adopters as soon as possible is real. Please....please don't let this happen to others that you can save just by opening your heart and home to a rescued or street Rommie...

We cannot ask you urgently enough to look through the dogs that need adoption. Unlike the dogs in the shelters in the UK or elsewhere that need homes, these guys face, abuse,torture and death every single day they remain in Romania...

Please, please think about adopting .....

Thursday, 22 September 2011

Bobo - 3 years of age, cute little guy, so desperate for a family to love him

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BAMBI

BAMBI

Bambi- Male, Large, About 22-24 kilos

Very pretty boy

LUIZA (AKA OZZY)

LUIZA (AKA OZZY)

Luiza- Young Adult, Female, Large- about 35 kilos; Spayed, Australian Border Collie cross, playful and friendly

Last winter she had a litter of puppies, on freezing temperatures. A really nice lady in the neighborhood took care of the puppies and found them owners, and then had Luiza spayed as well. Unfortunately, Luiza still needs an owner of her own.

Eating her food and wagging her tail a lot

She is very friendly and likes to play a lot with other dogs

Very friendly and affectionate

FINCH (AKA IQ)

FINCH (AKA IQ)

Finch: Male puppy, 4.5 months old; 10 kilos on September 19th 2011; black, grey, brown and white

Meet the world's smartest puppy!!! Really.

He is a stray-born male pup of about 5 months of age. He is beyond smart- he can get himself out of enclosures, literally climbing them as you see brilliant canine escape artists. Furthermore, he even climbs ladders and gets high up! He also tickles a lot, he's really funny when you pet his belly.

Finch with his mom Ellie. His mom is small, so you can tell he won't grow too big either

Finch with his brother Atticus (together, named after Atticus Finch, one of my favourite movie characters ever)

Finch loves the musketeers and comes to eat and play with them. He also has a funny, curly tail as you can see.

Update on September 22nd 2011:

Finch with the musketeers and brother Atticus

ALBUSH (AKA WHITEY)

ALBUSH (AKA WHITEY)

Albush- Male, 3 years old, neutered, 20 kilos on September 19th 2011; all white

Albush (meaning 'egg white' in Romanian) is a very friendly, calm dog from my neighborhood. Very, very affectionate. I have had him neutered last summer by Vier Pftoen.

Last summer, Albush was hit by a car and sustained a broken front leg. This is him last year. PS: He is cat friendly, living, eating and sleeping next to cats in his neighborhood.

Albush is super affectionate and wants to be loved and petted. He has the habit of pawing at me, when I am surrounded by strays and I am trying to pet everyone. PS: This is him last year- you can see his right front leg being broken in this pic. It healed in the meantime, phew.

Albush now, summer/autumn 2011:

Super affectionate as always

Update on September 22nd, 2011:

Playing with me and other dogs

Playing with other dogs- he loves that

Very low key and affectionate

Giving me his paw- he always does that

THE THREE MUSKETEERS

THE THREE MUSKETEERS

Rob- Boy, 3 months old puppy, 3.5 Kilos on September 19th 2011; white, grey and brown, with brown "eyeglasses"

Nikita- Girl, 3 months old puppy, 3.5 Kilos on September 19th 2011; grey with white belly and paws

Tigger- Girl, 3 months old puppy, 3.5 Kilos on September 19th 2011; brown with black lines, white paws

The 3 musketeers were born from stray parents in an abandoned yard. My family and friends would feed them daily. But we wanted to do more for the little ones.

Their mom is fairly afraid of humans, she will eat from your hand, but would be too afraid to allow closer contact like petting. So these pups would behave like they saw their mom behaving: staying at a safe distance from people. They would spend all day long with the pack, or hidden under a car next to the abandoned yard.

Tigger

WE REALLY WANTED TO DO MORE FOR THEM. We built an enclosure for them in the abandoned yard, with a small improvised shelter, toys, food and water. We go spend time with them a few times a day in order to socialize them with humans at this important stage in their lives. We're hoping to help them become fully comfortable with humans, and to love human company. So we take it slowly, and advance in small, but firm steps.

Rob with toys

Rob still not so sure of me during the fist couple of days in the enclosure

But puppy play is always fun!

Nikita on left, Tigger on right drinking water

Rob, Nikita and Tigger

So far, so good. They've been in the enclosure for only 2 days, and they've already made substantial progress. They wag their tails when seeing us, allow us to pet them, will lick out hands, sometimes even eat from our hands. We're hoping to help them become highly sociable puppies fully comfortable around humans, and we try to expose them to many brief positive experiences with people. By working hard to socialize them, we hope to make them highly adoptable. We don't want them to end up in the streets like their parents, and be exposed to bad experiences with people that would make them fearful again.

They are about 8 weeks old or a bit older. They have a good appetite. We just gave them medication against internal parasites today.

Rob is a boy, while Nikita and Tigger are female puppies.

Rob, during the socialization class!

UPDATE: Luckily, this socialization program we started with these little darlings was at the right time for them to socialize fast and well. A week after being placed in the enclosure, they love humans! They love to eat from your hand and be petted, Rob likes to be ticked on his belly, while Tigger loves to chew on your clothes and fingers!

Also, their mom is nearby right next to the enclosure, being fed as well, and sometimes even jumping in the enclosure (which is low enough to allow adult dogs to jump in, but high enough to prevent the little musketeers from wandering about). So they also enjoy good quality time with their mamma.

Update September 12th, 2011: This is their 11th day in the enclosure and they are socializing very well with people now. We continue to hand feed them, and they have learned to take the food gently from our hands. Also, good news about their mom, she is less fearful of people now that she sees we only do good to her babies, feeding and playing with them. She has become more comfortable around us, and will even lie down next to us in the enclosure as we feed her and the pups.