Dexter

WE ARE A TX BASED RESCUE. THIS DOG IS CURRENTLY LOCATED IN TX AND WILL BE TRANSPORTED UPON ADOPTION. Please fill out an adoption application found at haydudeequine.org Dexter - You are the bridge between what was and what will be, my pathway to a new life! Hello, my name is Dexter, and I am an orphan :( Let me share my story with you. My Papa adopted me when I was just a wee lad of 6 weeks old. He always said I was the "pick of the litter!" Papa and I lived happily together for 10 years. Papa always said my Mama was a Pure bred Beagle, and Daddy dog was a Corgi. Papa became very ill last December and went to the doctor. He was diagnosed with stage 4 cancer and passed away in early January. The people at Hay Dude Rescue knew my Papa from his work. He was always talking about me at work :) They started trying to find out what had happened to me after my Papa's demise. Even though I had known them my entire life, my Papa's family did not want to take care of me. Hay Dude to the Rescue!! Those nice ladies came to my Papa's house and brought me to Hay Dude Rescue Ranch. My first couple of nights were pretty rough; I lay and "keened" all night for two nights. The people at Hay Dude were patient and understanding. They started taking me for 2 mile walks daily, and I was on the road to recovery! We had found my "Happy Place" :) I will always miss Papa, but I am happy now with my new friends and my daily walks to the river. I LOVE going for walks and playing in the water!! I also go for a shorter walk in the evenings. I prefer to keep my yard and kennel area clean and "do my business" out side those boundaries. I sleep in a crate inside Foster Mum's bedroom, and am very well crate trained. I never have accidents and am very quiet now all through the night. At 10 years young, I have the energy and "get up and go" of a much younger dog!! I would be going on 6 mile walks a day if my Foster Mum would take me! I am currently 45 pounds, but could stand to lose about 10 pounds (Papa spoiled me with too many treats!) I had a dental and health check up, and the vet cleaned my teeth and said they looked really good for a "dog of a certain age" (what the heck did he mean by that?) My overall health is good. I also Love being in the living room and watching TV with my Foster Family....I love being anywhere with my hoomans. I am good with almost all dogs; I just don't like aggressive pushy, dominating dogs coming up to smell my personal assets at the dog park!! What the heck makes them think those areas are public property? Who came up with the idea that it would be great fun to throw 20 dogs that don't know each other together at a dog park and then expect that they should all get along like brothers? Sheeesh...... As long as everyone has some respect for one another, I am good. I hope that I did not make you too sad with my story; I had a happy spring and summer of my life with Papa. Now, I need someone with whom to to share the autumn and winter of my life. Could that be you?