Dumped dog - fate or what?

[abstibus]

Just thought you dog lovers might like to hear this. Some time ago, I was ready to go to work when I noticed what looked like a football in the hall. When I went out, I found a black and white cocker spaniel curled up on the mat. I brought her in and rang the dog warden, who told me that I could keep her if no-one claimed her after 6 days. She was spotting blood, so I assumed she was coming into heat. That was on Wednesday. On Sunday she began vomiting and I took her to the vet, who diagnosed acute pyometria and did a hysterectomy. She recovered well. We later worked out that she must have been a gun dog - very placid, never barked, not house-trained, loved to retrieve and sit across my feet with her catch, and carry bottles, stones etc. She was also quite old and missing a few teeth, and her coat was ragged and unkempt. The groomer did a lovely job with her.
I had to go away a month later so I took her and my other dog to my brother's house for their 'holiday', as I always do. She came into her own there, learned to bark (though never house-trained). We call her 'The bone collector' as she loves to surround herself with her treasures - bones, apples, stones, bottles, and learned to bark, tentatively at first, but now quite full-voiced. She is still there, ecstatic to be in the country. Thank you, brother!
The mystery is how she came to be in my hall - I live in a townhouse, nowhere near farms, moors or places where she could retrieve. I don't think any of the neighbours would have kept her either. Fate or what?

[shaneystar2]

That's a lovely story annemollie and if it was indeed fate than your dog has found a good and loving home .Shane was dropped on me from "above" too. I too think it was fate that I got him when some swine had dumped him .
Although he has now gone to the big kennel in the sky ..but we had many happy years with him .

[Cheekystar]

def fate - 15 years ago my benji was abandond at my mums camp site as a small scruffy puppy who the vet said would need lots of treatment - he needed one lot and since then has been fine - he lives with my mum and his daughter and has the life of riley, I miss him dearly but could never give him the life of luxury he deserves here, where as with my mum she dotes on them and he looks after her for me- some things are meant to be!

[ruthann58]

what a lovely story so glad she found you and now has a lovely life with your brother

[{Dakota}]

What a lovely story, annemollie.

You deserve a medal for keeping her and taking on the financial responsibility of her medical problems too.

[Kleiber]

That's a lovely (waggy) tale!! I hope she has a wonderful rest of her life with your brother. Sounds like she will.... K xx

[jules77]

what a lovely story.........well done you.

[toby99]

You are really very special; not many would have done what you did and yes I believe it is fate - I took in a stray cat on Thursday. I had no intention of having another cat when someone mentioned his 'plight' in passing and half an hour later he had a new home! I can't believe how he has come on since. I don't know why these things happen, but they do and there are now some lucky and well loved pets out there!