Meet Fritz

Meet Fritz. He joined our family on Tuesday August 25th. Many of you may remember we had to put our old friend Bubba to sleep last spring when he developed cancer. In the last two months or so we had started the search for a new friend to join us. We made some quick decisions: no puppy, have short hair that didn't need grooming, not a yapper, loves people and kids, and yet offers protection, and last, be smart. As you can see we weren't going to accept just any dog. Our first inclination was to rescue a dog from an agency. We narrowed our breeds down to a couple and then searched for local rescues for the breeds. Boy, did we have a lot to learn! One, we found out it was very expensive, and two, we found we wouldn't qualify because we wouldn't promise to keep the dog indoor all the time and not crated for more than 4 hours. Applications and home visits were a part of the process and there were even more requirements. We decided that was not the route for us after several weeks of trying to adopt.
Our next plan was visiting shelters in our area. Once again, we found out we had a lot to learn. There are good shelters and bad shelters. There is nothing you can really learn about the dogs in the shelters unless they were relinguished there by an owner, and most shelter dogs are just strays. I did a lot of looking and saw numerous dogs that made me cry, but none seemed to be the one. The next place to look was the paper and Craig's List. Let me just say, there are some crazy folks out there when it comes to pets! Again we looked and couldn't find what seemed the perfect match for us.
Well, I think God thought I was spending too much time and energy looking for a dog, and He stepped in and took care of the situation. On the fateful Tuesday morning of the 26th, I was driving to work and praying about the family when I looked ahead and saw what looked like a beautiful brown dog standing by the road which runs by the railroad track close to our house. I blinked and he was gone. When I pulled up to the stop sign I peered out the passenger side window and saw the most beautiful head with the saddest brown eyes starring at me. I opened the side door and motioned the dog to get in. I figured he was hurt and I wanted to see how badly. Well, after a moment or two the is sad dog unfolded some very long legs and painfully crawled into the car.

He curled up in a tight ball and just sighed. He had road burns from being hit and his hips seemed very tender. I took him home and looked him over and he just stared at me with those sad eyes. I don't know why, but I decided there and then that this mangy, hurt dog was home. We have since taken Fritz to the vet and gotten him started on cures for all that ails him. No broken bones were found and now he's fully mobile. He's being dipped for the mange and the worms were treated. He is growing more beautiful every day!

You may wonder why the name Fritz. It seems my found companion is full breed German short hair pointer, with docked tail and webbed feet. He's considered liver colored, not chocolate like a lab. He fits almost all of our requirements that we had wanted in a dog, but we're still waiting to see if some will still show up. He had a microchip that showed he originally came from California, but the owner never registered it and there's no way to trace it. He's ours, and we are his already. I'll post more pictures later when his coat has returned to it's healthy state.

If you know anything about this breed or just love dogs, drop us an email. We'd love to hear from you.