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6/13/12 - MEMORIAL Stella's picture
was taken on Thanksgiving Day in 2011.
This is a very sad time in my life. Dear Stella is no longer here.
She will always have a place in my heart because I loved her dearly.
Stella loved to be loved and she shared that love with everyone she met.
Over the few short months that she was in my care, I saw improvement in her
medical and physical condition. The chest tumors were there, but
Stella seemed to thrive on love and attention. It was a joy watching
her become stronger and happier as each day passed. She loved our park
outings and was delighted in retrieving the tossed tree branches. She
was so happy when rolling over and wiggling in the grass. The car
rides and our walks through the neighborhood were added treats. People
would often stop and admire her beauty. Stella was a good and sweet
friend.
On May 24th, Stella became ill and got progressively worse over a period
of 16 hours. She couldn't keep anything down, had difficulty standing
and walking, and wouldn't eat. Her head remained tilted to the side.
I remained by her side as she crossed quietly over the Rainbow Bridge.
Stella was such a sweet dog whose life was too short.
Audrey (Foster Mom)
8/20/11
It is a sad day for Stella and
her AABR family - especially her foster Mom, Audrey. Stella has lung cancer
and we are going to do everything we can to make her time with us the best
ever.
7/8/11
Stella was adopted from AABR in
March 2007. Her family recently contacted us because they are moving to
South Carolina in another week and they have been unable to find a place to
live where they could bring Stella with them. They indicate that Stella is a
great dog and she loves people.
Stella is currently living with two children, ages 8 months and 3 years.
Stella loves to lay next to them. With slow introductions, Stella does well
with other dogs. It only took about a week for her and the other boxer in
the home to become comfortable together. Her most favorite thing in the
world is to have her belly rubbed! She will lay next to you for hours if you
do this. Stella will be going into a foster home soon. Apply today to adopt
this beautiful girl!
03/2007 - Adopted!
03/10/07
Update - Well Miss Stella
spent the weekend with my 6 year old niece and they both loved every minute.
When Stella first got to my sisters she went wiggling up to my niece covered
her with kisses and laid next her while she played doll dress up. She even
played horsey to a few of her dolls... and I must say she looked ravishing
in a pink feather boa (I will download photos asap). When night came she
laid on her bed until she fell asleep then moved to her own bed on the
floor.
She really proved herself a wonderful family dog this weekend.
2/26/07
Well, it's been a month and
Lil' Miss Stella is like a different doggie. She's still AWESOME inside the
house. She LOVES to cuddle and is happiest when she is vegging on the couch.
But, when she got to our home she seemed to want to take on everything on
four legs, from cats to dogs, to horses. It turns out she was scared. She
didn't feel the people in her old life could protect her so she had to seem
tough and scary to anything that made her nervous. Now that she knows that
people will take care of her she is much more happy and relaxed. Where
before she barked and strained at the leash to get to cats, growled and
snapped at other dogs, and tried to bite the horses. Now she shares the
couch with the cats, can share a house with other dogs, and is actually
starting to play, and she is allowed free run of the barn because she
ignores the horses (because they no longer worry her). She is obedient off
the leash and has become a very well rounded farm dog.
2/10/07
Yes, that is a cat laying with Stella on the
couch... And yes, her profile does say that she is not good with cats...
But sometimes a boxer savvy home, using careful training techniques
can make proper introductions where none was thought possible. And
this can change the life of a foster dog by expanding the number of homes a
dog can be adopted into.
"I just wanted to fwd this pic to you. For her this was HUGE! The cats
are now out of the cat room full time. They can get back in, but Stella
can't just in case."
1/27/07
Well
Stella has been with us since 1/20 and has shown herself to be a WONDERFUL
house guest! She is housetrained, knows her basic commands (sit stay come &
heel), is good when home alone and is an all round awesome inside dog. She
loves anyone who comes in the house and greets them with lots of kisses. Her
all time favorite thing is to snooze on the couch with my husband, she seems
to be very fond of men. For her, napping is a sport and she is most happy
when she is touching you when she does it.
She has been good with the kids she has met. My sister-in law was
visiting with my 10 mo old nephew. He had gotten upset and was crying.
Stella went into the room and curled up next to he and my sister-in law
until he stopped crying, then she shared her favorite ball with him. She
really is a super dog!
Stella would be best placed in a home where she is an only dog, and no
cats.
1/07/07 -
Meet Stella! She is one happy Boxer girl now that she is safe in the
hands of AABR. Our volunteer heard that she was going to be put to sleep at
a shelter because she was coughing and she took her right off euthanasia
row. Yes, she has kennel cough, but that is just like us getting a cold. It
is nothing that a course of antibiotics won't cure in a week or so!
It is almost as if she knows she got a second chance on life. She is all
wiggles and kisses! She twists her little body so that her nose touches her
tail when she greets you. We call that the kidney bean dance! She wiggles
her little tail so fast you can't even see it! We call that the tail dance!
OK, so you get the picture! Stella is one sweet happy little girl.
She is in need of a foster home so that we can learn more about her in
the home environment! PLEASE offer to foster Stella. She will make you
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