New Scooter
We have another new scooter, but this is a different “Scooter”
Back in July of ’06 Barb adopted a new puppy from Atlanta Pet Rescue, a five year old Dachshund. His original name was Sterling, probably named because of his unusual silver coloring. After watching him run around in the back yard we renamed him Scooter. He is so funny to watch when he runs! And, for a little guy with short legs, he can really move!
This excellent photo of Scooter and Barb was taken by our friend Janice Ellis. I just love this photograph!
As you can see Scooter is cute as he can be, but he is having a hard time adjusting to domestic life. Scooter has spent his most of his five years as a breeder in a kennel. He is not very sociable and especially doesn’t like men. We had a trainer come in to evaluate him and see if we could speed along his socialization. The trainers theory was that Scooter had been abused by a man somewhere along the line.
Scooter has attached himself to Barb, as most of those male dogs do, they love their “Mamas.” Barb spends a lot of time with him and of course pampers him, so he loves her and sticks very close to her.
We’ll continue to work with him. It can take years for these breeder dogs to socialize. Barb adopted Snuggles the second, a Sheltie, from a breeder and it was years before she became sociable. However, when she did finally catch on she was a sweet dog.
Atlanta Pet Rescue is a all volunteer organization that helps connect people with rescued pets. They are a no kill facility. My daughter Jennifer is a volunteer there one night a week. They do a great job and always have a wide variety of pets for adoption or sponsorship. You can contact them at Atlanta Pet Rescue
You can see more of Janice Ellis photography at Lifesource Photography