Hi,
I am Opal, I'm about 6
years old and this is my story...
My previous owner took me to an animal
shelter. He told them I was always fighting with his other
dog, but that's not true. I had to defend myself. You see,
we didn't have enough to eat and I was extra hungry
because I was pregnant again!
A kind lady that visited me at the shelter
knew just what to do and called GOBR, but I lost my
puppies before I even left the shelter. This made me very
sick. I was so happy when I got to my foster home. I got
to rest and recover. I slept for most of a week and I got
plenty to eat!
The other dogs here told me that I was
lucky to have GOBR in my corner. They were right, there's
no need to fight to survive here. I love my foster mom and
the other dogs are my friends. Now that I get enough to
eat, I don't even care if they take some of my food. My
foster mom says to tell you that I've never fought with
any other dogs since she's known me. Just the opposite, I
give them plenty of kisses and wash their faces and ears.
You know, all those places they can't reach to do it
themselves.
After I healed, my mom noticed that while I
acted happy, I never wagged my tail. She wanted to show me
how easy it was and tried to wiggle it for me. To her
surprise, she found my tail was stuck. She took me to the
vet and had them take some pictures of my insides. They
found that I have arthritis in my spine and it's nearly
all fused together. It really doesn't bother me much. I
can still do the important stuff like jumping onto the
bed.
I am so darn happy to be a GOBR boxer. I
get to go places and meet people. My foster mom doesn't
have any little kids, but I get to be with them when I go
to GOBR events. I love them!
I enjoy it when my mom takes me for little walks, I get to
check out the neighborhood news. She doesn't mind taking
me cause I walk very nicely with her and don't try to pull
her.
