Goodbye, My Baby Selena :(

So about a month ago, Joe has been having a hard time with Selena because well, it's not his dog, it's his three other roommates but (not) surprisingly, they're NOT feeding her. Three weeks ago, NONE of them fed her for four days (insert me cursing like a mother bear) and a week before that, the apartment manager saw they had a dog and it's not allowed on the apartment grounds but they still wanted to keep her but of course, no one's taking care of her. Joe has work AND school and the three other guys are going to start football season so they are going to be gone ALL day so who's going to take care of her? It'll be really hard and it broke my heart that she hasn't eaten in four days. Yeah, yeah, people keep telling me "she's just a dog" ... STOP RIGHT THERE, that's where I draw the line and punch you in the face. She may be "just a dog" but she's an innocent dog that did NO harm to anyone, doesn't bark and is trained. The only thing that I hate about Selena living in that tiny shitty apartment is that they beat her A LOT because she chews stuff up and whatnot. UM, NEWSFLASH. SHE'S ONLY THREE TO FOUR MONTHS OLD (judging by her teeth since she still has her baby teeth) OF COURSE SHE'S GOING TO CHEW STUFF. SHE'S TEETHING. -_- Also, you'd have to be stupid to let your stuff lie on the floor like your headphones, anything with wires, anything that looks interesting... Everything looks interesting to a puppy. So you have to puppy proof your home just like how you'd baby proof your home for toddlers.

But we ended up going to the store and buying her food (since I almost did it myself since those guys wouldn't do it for her) and even though she's not my responsibility, I cannot stand a starving dog. I JUST CAN'T. That's one thing Joe was "afraid" of is that I'd spoil her. IT'S NOT SPOILING. It's called "giving her attention" and playing with her. She listened to me, she followed me and she understood what I wanted her to do. I played with her, I napped several times with her and I just gave her SO much love which she NEEDED. She needs guidance because she's just a puppy! But Joe was serious about giving her away... Since they can't have her because it's against the apartment rules and they were already given a three-day notice. The three day notice was either the dog leaves or everyone moves out.

Three weeks ago (I think), Joe saw his usual customers that come by his work (a gas station) and they happened to own a animal shelter (more like an animal ranch for rescues) and they were interested and saw pictures and actually got to see her so a few days after they were notified about Selena and met her, they decided to take her in.

A week after that, she got adopted by the Riverside Police Station! Soooooo she's going to be a guard dog and a rescue dog! I'm bittersweet about it because I was excited to go to Joe's house now because of her but with her gone, I'm sad but I'm happy that she's being adopted by the police station and is being trained and loved by so many people and is going to do some serious work for the good. So I'm happy for her but I do miss her a lot. :(

Selena, The New German Sheppard Mix Pup!

Reppin' her four daddy's Samoan flag!

SHE'S SO ADORABLE AND SHY!

She's not good at fetch but she's playful.

I love her! :D

So yesterday (080212) I went to my friend Joe's apartment because he called me at 930am to say that he forgot to walk Selena. (Joe, Fraiser, Salapu, Charlie's new pup they got from a fellow football player friend) and she's super shy, really playful and sweet but she's also skiddish but she loves me soooooo much and it's not because I spoil her but it's because she listens to me. So I took the bus and walked to their apartment to walk her... When she saw me come into the apartment, she knew who I was and was wagging her cute tail! I took her out and she immediately made a big puddle of pee and she pooped twice. One was in front of the apartment entrance and the second one was during the time when we were going to cross the crosswalk, a car was coming by to stop at the stop line so we can cross, Selena got so scared she pooped in front of the car and we had to cross so I kind of pulled her but she was in a squat position and still pooping so she made a trail of poop across the cross walk. LOL.

But when we were gone, she got bored and dug through the trash can and ate some left over food and tore up a lot of newspaper. Joe got really pissed and started smacking her with rolled paper. It was sad because she got scared and I can imagine how it hurts her but she ended up running to me... And I told her to not to that again but then again, she's a three to four month old pup... She still has her baby teeth so she was trying to find something for her teeth... But, she'll learn eventually.

But yeah, I spent my whole day with Selena, we also took a nap on the little mattress together and played at a little park area near Riverside City/Community College.

Teehee,
Otter

Learn From Animals.

Enough said.

<3

McDonald's, PETA and Pitbulls

"According to McDonald's new radio commercial, they say eating their chicken bites is less risky than petting a (stray) "pitbull". We don't care what product they are promoting, but by insulting that petting a "pitbull" is unsafe, is not only false advertising but it's creating an unfair image in the public eye for dogs.  Please contact McDonalds at 1-800-244-6227 and give them your feedback about this commercial. Your silence serves as agreement so let your voice be heard!"

( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SAEg0WsRz64 ) - Here's the actual commercial that aired on the radio.

My best friend and I totally called and gave McDonald's a piece of our mind! Not only do I agree that it's false advertising and it's just reassuring the horrible image that these dogs have to the public but I think it's just plain bullpoop! These dogs are the most loving, loyal and smart dogs that I've come to know! They were bred to protect their family and were also bred to be kind enough to withstand children and that's what makes them one of the best breeds for family... You just need to train them properly. But there are some evil people in the world that use this breed for their own good and use them for gambling and street dog fighting. That's why most of them are aggressive and have to be put down (if they are lucky enough to live through the grueling fights they are forced into) and there are some even more evil people out there who themselves cut the ear-flaps of the pitbulls just so that when they fight, they won't have the ear-flaps chomped on. And it makes me want to cry when I hear and see stories like these because these breeds don't need this kind of horrible attention!

HUMANS buy them.
HUMANS over breed them.
HUMANS cut their ears off.
HUMANS beat them.
HUMANS make them fight.
Yet, HUMANS blames the breed for being bad!

And another reason why I hate PETA because they say that they support animal rights but if you really look into them, PETA supports the EXTERMINATION of pitbull-type breeds AND slaughter of elk on an island off of the coast of California- not for people to USE the meat, but just to kill them because they are not "native" to the island. How does that make any sense? At least hunters use what they kill. Definite hypocrites.

And it's painful to see this because I love Soonja (Blue Fox's female pitbull) and we both love her to death because she is the cutest and most sweet dog.

UGH! PETA and McDonald's UGH!,
Otter

I WANT ANOTHER DOG!

Yes, you read right. I want another dog. (laughs)

I have six dogs already. (Bruno, Charlie, Sheldon, Cornelius, Sage, Chance) and I'm living with my best friend and she has two dogs (Astro and Quazi) and I just can't get enough...

I'm wanting my own dog but I know I can't because I have six. And I don't think I can support another one with food, space, clothing (yes, clothing) and medical check-ups and everything else they need to be healthy...

Soooooo... I'll wait. But for now, this is the kind of dog I want. It's a "Jindo-gae" which is a Korean dog from Jindo Island. I've already figured out three names that I'd want to call it~ (giggle, giggle, giggle, giggle, giggle)