No dear sweet Lady was not what I had envisioned when I
answered that add but I could not leave her there so home she came with
me ! Bob my husband was thrilled thought this was the most loving face
he had ever seen and working nights felt much better about having a dog
to protect me and the kids. How ever it didn't take long to find out
this poor dog was scared to death of anything and everything ! The broom
would make wet where she stood . After about a month of minor obedience
work Lady showed us just how intelligent and loving she was , this dog
would do anything I had the time to teach her and we were in love !! I
don't think Lady ever forgot her start in life though she did learn very
quickly there was never a reason to fear us ! Night after night this
girl would sit with her head on the arm of my rocking chair while I
rocked our sick son . Sometimes this was a all night job ! She NEVER
left my side and if I should nod off she would gently nudge my arm as if
to say MOM you have our baby in your arms ! She would wake me up at
night if any problems with our son arose and run back and forth from his
room to ours to make sure I knew to hurry up .
As our sons grew so did
her love for them , our youngest of three would hear the kids getting
off the bus but was not yet big enough to see out the window , Lady
would run over there and lay in front of the window so Kenneth could
stand on her and see the older two boys coming home as they got to our
driveway both Lady and Kenneth would run to the back door to greet the
boys . She was so sweet that I often wondered if she would protect us if
it was ever needed, that test came one night at 2 in the morning ! Bob
was again working nights and he often got home about 2 AM , there was a
knock on the back door and I assumed it was Bob and he had forgotten his
house key again . So I opened the door without ever looking to see who
it was ! It was not Bob , it was a very drunk man who grabbed the door
handle and tried to come in ! Lady went nuts it was all I could do to
hold her back, I told the man I count to 3 and let go !!!!! He ran REAL
FAST !!! Lady only lived to be 8 , I really to this day feel her start
in life had allot to do with her short life she always had kidney
problems and they finally just gave out on her. This was such a gray day
for us that it took 7 years for me to be able to get another German
Shepherd just knowing there could never be a dog that could fill those
mighty paw prints left behind by our love . After 7 years I finally did
buy a very nice female and she was named Sadie after our Shady Lady, she
has filled those mighty paw prints as have the other 6 German Shepherds
that share their life with us but to this day now 15 years later I think
of our Lady often ! And know in my heart someday we will meet again !!!!
Since then we have rescued other German Shepherds from the same type of
life and I train and place them in loving homes. It is so rewarding to
know that you my have helped to give a dog a new lease on life we track
our rescue placements just as we do our puppies that we sell and they
all have remained in the homes in which we have placed them to live
happy lives with the new people they own. If you have time in your life
rescue a dog you will not regret it and they are forever grateful to you
for the new chance on life !!!
Kim Marcotte
Marcotte's German Shepherds
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