Charlie ~ARPH 11036~

Charlie started his ARPH journey on May 20^th 2010 he was a very scared and not a trusting aussie he laid down up against the wall growling and watching every move I made I couldn’t within 10ft of him without his hackles coming up and I had to toss treats to him. It took about an hour of this before he would even allow me to stand beside him and walk around outside, you could see he just wanted to bolt and there was no trust, but there was something in his eyes. My first report on him was not the greatest and from what everyone said he wasn’t a good candate for ARPH, but I kept thinking about what I seen in his eyes and I just had to go back and see him. The second visit went much better, it was like wait a minute this human came back to see me and his personality came flying out.

When he came home to foster he attached himself to Razor and the two became close friends they went out together they played together herding each other Charlie herded more than Razor but they did everything together.

Charlie showed his loyalty, intelligence, trainability and enthusiasm for everything he did. He laid beside me in my lap each night watching TV and playing with the kids. Charlie showed his resilience the first day and each day after the first visit all it took was showing him love and compation and each day he came more and more out of his untrusting shell. Charlie showed respect to my Aussie’s and didn’t try to dominate them he knew who was who in the pack.

It didn’t take long before his forever home came calling, he showed off playing with everyone. Charlie now loves herding the horses each morning and keeps them together. Charlie now is a complete gentleman and showing off for people at home, petting, cuddling and laying in his forever homes lap watching TV.

Charlie has done a complete 180 and has come from an Aussie who didn’t want anything to do with you to showing what a true loving Aussie he has become. 

By Ed Eldridge (Foster Home) and Louise Michener (Forever Home)

Tonka and Lilah

Tonka is currently 8,  he was adopted when he was 3 (2006).  Tonka came into ARPH after having been tied out for an extended period….. He emigrated to Canada from the United States (with ARPH)  and found his forever home here with us.  He likes to play the training game and has dabbled in obedience and rally, agility, skijoring and most recently is trying his hand at treiball.  He likes just hanging with his humans either on the couch or on a great hike in the scent filled forest.

 

Lilah is 5 years old, our first foster dog for ARPH and our  first failure as fosters.  She arrived  in our  home in July of 2007 at one and a half  after having been in rescue for an extended period of time.  She was found as a stray at around the age of 6 months.  Lilah is athletic, interested in the world and excitable.  As a double merle  both her sight and hearing are affected to some extent,  but both are functional for every day life. She doesn’t know she has different capabilities.  Her limited vision (greater difficulty with tracking movement, limited field of vision) mean that her best activities are RallyO, Skijoring, playing scent games and tracking.  Tracking is her favorite for sure,  it allows her to use her fantastic doggy nose which inevitably leads her to food, a person with food or the possibility of food … her favorite. 

Foster

Hello,

The attached picture is of Foster (formerly known as Chad) whom we adopted in May 2009. At that time, he was living in foster care with Ginette in Ottawa. He's a real great dog, full of beans, and curious about everything he sees, the world is truly his oyster. He plays really well with his older (but smaller) sister, Bindi, who is a Mini Aussie.

All in all, Foster has been a wonderful addition to our family. Feel free to share his story on your Website!

Best Regards,

Tim Phelan& Karen Taylor

Gibson

We are a foster family for ARPH, and have seen a number of dogs come and 
go. However, in October of 2009, we had a real little cutie come our 
way, and we could not stand to see him go.

A lovely young lady, who had herself already adopted a dog through us, 
came across an add announcing that there was a dog an owner wanted to 
get rid of. Something about the add made her a little uneasy, so, even 
though she was not looking to adopt another dog, she decided to go see 
for herself. There she found sweet little Gibson, crammed into a cat 
crate that wasn't even big enough for him to stand up in, muzzled 
tightly and the crate had been left in a dark room with a blanket on it 
- probably to muffle out his cries. His left eye was completely 
bloodshot - which my vet said was due to someone repeatedly banging him 
on the head - and he was starving. We brought him in my home, and 
watched as he furiously ate his dinner - earning him the nickname 
"Gobbling Gibson." Luckily, we saved him on time. Gibson was still very 
loving and trusting of people and had a naturally gentle disposition. 
Due to malnutrition, he had close to 0% bone density, so we put him on a 
high calcium diet with raw dog food to give him the extra nutrition he 
so desperately needed. Now it is 6 months later, and he has grown to be 
such a loyal dog, following me every where I go. He loves going out for 
walks and socializing with everyone at the dog parks.
 
Thanks!
Michele

Clooney

Hi,

It's hard to believe that Clooney has only been with us one week. He has adjusted so nicely has already made our family so happy. He is sweet and affectionate, well-mannered, and handsome too! He gets compliments on his behavior and good looks from everyone who meets him.

We all have our routines with him and he seems to be happy and "at home". He is a great companion to me around the house and I so enjoy our daily long walks through the woods. The girls love playing with him and we laugh our heads off at his entertaining ways. He is very smart and picks things up so quickly, be it training or  game playing. Dave is a frisbee player and came in the house yesterday all excited:"He caught his first frisbee!!". It was like your child rode their first bicycle; so cute.

I get great pleasure at seeing my family so happy and he is a most welcome addition to our family. We will always be grateful to you at ARPH for bringing us all together.

 Love,

Carolyn Kilgus and family

Tess

As promised, here is the picture of our wonder dog Tess. If you wish, you can use the following text for the Aussie Rescue site.

Our adoption of Gossip, now known as Tess has been pure joy right from the very start. She slept through the 6 hour journey from Ottawa to St. Catharines and has ajusted very quickly to her new home. She is best friends to her older brother Gabe (our pound puppy) and the two cats, Swizzle and Smudge. Recently, she was the star of obedience level one, even making us look good. The plan for summer is to begin Agility which should keep her entertained and out of trouble.

Tess is a sweet girl, as smart as they come and shows the best Aussie bum wiggle upon any return home. She has been a loving additon to our family and we look forward to many years of that special Aussie charm. Our sincere appreciation to all those who took part in helping us find our special girl.

David and Karen.