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7/22/10 - MEMORIAL My heart hurts to
tell you that our Petey passed away suddenly this morning. Petey came
to us as a foster named Romeo 2 1/2 years ago when he was 5 months old.
We fostered him for a short time before realizing he completed our family
and adopted him in February of that year. He loved his sister
Sunflower and brother Otis and even our cat, Renny. He was so sweet to
everyone (both people and other animals). He was a hit everywhere he
went as people fell in love as soon as they met him. Petey was deaf,
but it never was a hindrance to him. He picked up sign language the
first night we had him and continued to learn quickly as we would think of
different words to teach him.
Petey liked to swim in the river by our house. He went on his first
camping trip in May and took to sleeping in a tent like a true camper!
Petey was the perfect companion and my personal snuggle buddy. He
was my shadow and would lay his head in my lap as I got ready in the morning
or would take a nap under the desk if we were working on the computer.
He would always find a way to nudge his brother and sister out of the way so
he could curl up next to me on the couch. My husband would joke that
he was my spoiled little baby, and he was right! I wish he had more
years with us, but I know we gave him the best life while he was in our
home. We will forever miss his incredibly cute face and loving manner.
5/26/10 - HAPPY BEGINNINGS!
On May 5, 2007, we adopted
Sunflower.
She settled into our home nicely, and is such a sweetheart.
Sunflower was such an energetic girl and after a
few months, we decided that Sunny needed a brother, and we adopted
Otis in August 2007.
Our family was now complete (or so we thought). In February, 2008,
Jen from the rescue called and asked if we could foster a 5 month old white
deaf boy who we now realize was probably driving the kennel crazy!
So one Saturday morning, we drove down to the Eastern shore to pick up
our new foster who we were sure was going to be adopted quickly since he was
so young. We renamed him Petey. He is deaf, but very smart.
The first night we had him, we taught Petey to sit with sign language and
then moved onto other commands, which he quickly picked up. We like to
call Petey our ooopsie..... because, well yes, we adopted him in March 2008.
NOW our family is complete!! We have fostered two boxers since then -
the first, Domino, was an amazing foster but only lasted the weekend in our
home until he was adopted. The second foster was Rocky, who was also
adopted - but we kept him in the family since my husband's parents adopted
him!!
All of our adoptive kids are great, and we wouldn't trade them for
anything. They are truly a part of the family and we couldn't imagine
life with them.
Melissa Beacom
3/08 - ADOPTED!
2/13/08
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Romeo is a 5 month old purebred Boxer who weighs 45 pounds. Romeo was
brought to a shelter by his family who decided that they had no time for
him. Their loss could be your gain. Romeo is wonderful!
He has been raised around children, cats, and other dogs. He is very
playful, funny, silly, outgoing, and absolutely charming. He walks nicely on
a leash, and has good manners for a puppy....Not that he doesn't have plenty
of energy, because he does.
We are looking for a family that is open to love him despite the fact
that he is deaf. He doesn't care one bit about not being able to hear, and
neither will you when you meet him. Romeo is waiting for a committed home
that has the time to properly raise and train a young boxer puppy.
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