Newwww dog!!

[hdolbow]

I agree. i've been told that when dan's ex and her mother fight, her mom always uses the dog as a bargaining chip.

"ill leave her on the side of the road" "ill take her to the pound"
you get the idea.

she got hit by a car because instead of holding onto the leash, her sister had it on her wrist while lighting a cigarette and maggie pulled and the leash fell off her wrist..

also im not sure of her age. she was bought from a pet store because a man didnt want her anymore and gave it to them. she didnt have papers so they gave her away for free. i know she had her in 2005, before she moved into my boyfriend's house. and she wasnt a puppy. so im guessing almost 4. probably born summer or fall of 04. shes the oldest none the less.

[Janneke]

Poor girl.. Good thing you guys are willing to take care of her!
She's a lovely girl!

[Jylly18]

She looks really sweet! If his ex cares anything about the dog, hopefully she will letyou guys keep her, cause obvisouly she isn't too interested in caring for her correctly herself.

[tanza]

Certainly I would put up a fight before returning her, since it sounds like she was a "bit" abused. Not so sure that the "ex" really wanted her to begin with….

[agilebasenji]

I too would encourage you to document her condition when you got her. Too bad you didn't get pix of her with all the ticks. Hopefully the exGF won't give you any hassel for keeping her. Vet her, microchip and keep all the reconds of the vet stuff you've done for her. (That can be helpful to prove ownership.)

[Ninabeana26]

Definitely fight for her! She is a beautiful girl & it is so sad that she was neglected in that manner She is a lucky girl to have you & your boyfriend!

[hdolbow]

well i also just found this out..

dan went to the vet, and they told him that if his ex was to come in with maggie they would deny her service because she owes them 700 dollars. Dan picked up some vitamins from the vet and stuff for the ticks.. and some medicine for diareaha (however you spell it) shes gotta go see the vet in the next two weeks and get checked over. his ex also said she had her shots in january.. but the vet said she hasnt had any shots in TWO YEARS. we're going away for a week May 13-18 so im gonna try to get her in before then.

[MaxBooBooBear]

It is so great that you guys were able to get her and take care of her.

[Rivermoon]

I'm so glad you and your boyfriend have her now, she's a lucky girl, and so cute! There's no way I'd give her back at this point.

[agilebasenji]

You may want to add some probiotics to her food.
http://www.dogfoodproject.com/index.php?page=probiotics
And slippery elm for the digestive upsets.
And feed small amounts, more frequently.

good luck!

[tanza]

@hdolbow:

well i also just found this out..

dan went to the vet, and they told him that if his ex was to come in with maggie they would deny her service because she owes them 700 dollars. Dan picked up some vitamins from the vet and stuff for the ticks.. and some medicine for diareaha (however you spell it) shes gotta go see the vet in the next two weeks and get checked over. his ex also said she had her shots in january.. but the vet said she hasnt had any shots in TWO YEARS. we're going away for a week May 13-18 so im gonna try to get her in before then.

Remember that the general accepted schedule for shots now is 3yrs after the 1st year. This is for all shots…

So if she was vaccinated at 1yr of age, then she should be on a 3yr schedule.
You might want to read the thread on Titers.

[DiegosMom]

@tanza:

Remember that the general accepted schedule for shots now is 3yrs after the 1st year. This is for all shots…

So if she was vaccinated at 1yr of age, then she should be on a 3yr schedule.
You might want to read the thread on Titers.

Pat- My vet does shots every year (I've had both my dogs less than a year so both have gotten shots once from me/BRAT so far) so if I want to do them on a 3yr year schedule, do I just tell my vet thats what I want?

I feel like the vet tech/vet will argue with me if I say thats what I want.. anyone else have this problem with their vet?

[tanza]

@DiegosMom:

Pat- My vet does shots every year (I've had both my dogs less than a year so both have gotten shots once from me/BRAT so far) so if I want to do them on a 3yr year schedule, do I just tell my vet thats what I want?

I feel like the vet tech/vet will argue with me if I say thats what I want.. anyone else have this problem with their vet?

That is exactly what you do tell them what you want.. you are the client… and you are paying.... just seach the internet for all the information on revised vaccinations schedules and 90% of the Vets are using that now...

If they argue with you, find a new Vet... just my opinion....

[sharronhurlbut]

I love my vet, he doesn't think he "knows" it all.
When I brought my first basenji into him, this was about 100 yr ago we both learned what we needed to do to keep them well.
When my beloved Spike, came down with fanconis, it was so new to both of us, my vet called UC Davis to find out what we needed to do.
THAT is the kind of vet you need..one who works with you and listens when you say, "this dogs not acting right", without patting you on the head and sending you away with an expensive pill.

[tanza]

@sharronhurlbut:

I love my vet, he doesn't think he "knows" it all.
When I brought my first basenji into him, this was about 100 yr ago we both learned what we needed to do to keep them well.
When my beloved Spike, came down with fanconis, it was so new to both of us, my vet called UC Davis to find out what we needed to do.
THAT is the kind of vet you need..one who works with you and listens when you say, "this dogs not acting right", without patting you on the head and sending you away with an expensive pill.

Well put Sharron… we are the ones that live with them day to day.. and while they can't talk... they do to those of us that live with them day to day...

[Ambered]

i was wondering what kind of gate you had up that kept the other two out? i would love something really tall so fen couldnt leap over it.

[hdolbow]

its a summer infant x-TALL lol we got ours at target.com. they have white and black and it comes with extenders for larger doors. we have two actually, a white one blocks off our upstairs because we dont use the two bedrooms up there!

dan put some A&D on maggies ears, btw, and they are starting to look better. shes playing better with the dogs, and shes not having accidents really in the house anymore, surprisingly! we've been taking her on walks, trying to get that leg, and her, some exercise. but in the day we've had her its like a completely new dog.

[BDawg]

I'm so excited you were able to rescue the little girl from that poor situation. She will definitely live the good life with you all and have the companionship of your other two. Congrats! And keep us posted.

No worries on the ears– Miles had it MUCH worse than that when we first rescued him. We put Neosporin on them every night. Sometimes little chunks of his fur would crumble off in little black chunks. But they eventually healed up and are flawless now.

Way to go!! You are awesome!

[hdolbow]

@tanza:

Remember that the general accepted schedule for shots now is 3yrs after the 1st year. This is for all shots…

So if she was vaccinated at 1yr of age, then she should be on a 3yr schedule.
You might want to read the thread on Titers.

on the printout receipt from the vet it tells you when each shot is due.. she needed her distemper shot in July of 2007 and rabies in February of this year.. so she hasnt had shots for quite some time. she did go to the vet in january.. idk why they didnt give her the one shot then, but we know she went bc the poo test isnt needed till jan. 2009 and they do that annually.

[wizard]

I agree with all that's been said. And a big thanks to you to be so willing to take her in (what a sweety she is).