Andy is Home! January 2009
Andy is so very happy! He traveled from Arkansas to arrive at Blue
Moon on Saturday evening after a very long day. He had a big dinner
and was very content to climb into his crate and sleep solidly for 8
hours. On Sunday Pat, Becky and the kids came to visit Andy and the
rest is history. On Monday Andy sailed through his veterinary checkup
and went to his new home in Lafayette, CO. We're so eager to watch
this little guy grow up. He's got several acres to run on and our own
Ms Ray has gone home with Andy to ensure that he's got a big sister
Akita to grow up with and show him the ropes. Stay tuned for the rest
of Andy's new story!
Back in Arkansas Andy told us "So much has happened to me. I was born
in Arkansas in late September and my Akita momma told me and my
brothers and sisters that was a good time to be born because we were
going to be Christmas puppies. We didn't know what that meant, but we
sure had fun. Akita momma was good to us, we all ate together and we
played and played. Then one by one my brothers and sisters started
leaving the yard with new people, but that was ok I guess because
everybody seemed nice and I still had my Momma.
"Then the people right next door came over and got me and I heard them
say "Christmas Puppy" and I was so proud because I knew that was
exactly what Momma said I was going to be. So I went to live next
door, but I don't think this is what Momma had planned. I could still
hear Momma thru the fence, and I missed her and I cried and people got
angry with me. And I cried, and my Momma cried.
"And I was so lonely. The kids liked me but they went back to school
and I stayed in the yard with another guy who wasn't nice to me. See,
the new folks already had a big ol' dog and he was real clear to me
that I needed to stay out of his way because HE had not been the one
wanting any puppy. The big guy didn't like me and he didn't have any
use for puppies except maybe for dinner. So I only got to eat after he
was done, and he tried not to leave anything, so I got hungry, and I
cried. I couldn't play with any of the toys because he'd come take
them away from me. He was not nice to me and I could hear my Momma on
the other side of the fence worrying about me. And I cried. I was so
afraid of the big guy, I just tried not to do anything that would make
him any more angry than he already was about me being there.
"Then about a week ago, the kids were giving me and the other guy each
a cookie. Well he ate his right down and then he came and took my
cookie away from me. I cried and he grabbed me by the face and shook
me until I thought my neck was gonna snap. The man said I had to go
because if I didn't the big dog was going to kill me. I believed
that. I was terrified. They took me back next door and I got happy
cuz I thought I would be with Momma again but Momma's people told them
they didn't want me and would not take me back, not even for a little
while.
"So we got in the car and went to a pet store that was having something
called an adoptathon. My people explained to those people that my
Momma's folks didn't want me back and would not take me back. They
said the cut on my face was from the big dog that didn't like me and
that they couldn't keep me because he'd just kill me. So they left me
at the adoptathon. I guess that was better than being left in the
parking lot or alongside the road.
"I'm trying to be a real big boy and make my Momma proud, but I'm so
lonely. They have been so nice to me here. I got my first set of
puppy shots and the vet was real nice. He also checked me for
parasites and said I was in good shape. The vet told me that the cut
on my face from the big dog was going to heal up just fine and I'd grow
up big and handsome.