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8/10/11 - MEMORIAL It is with very
heavy hearts that our girl, Fancy, has gone to the Rainbow Bridge on July
27, 2011. She was also sometimes known as Fancy Pants, Baby Girl, and
Buttercup.
Fancy had had limited time being in a house when she came to us. I
remember her foster mom, Linda Rosen, saying that she did not know how to
walk on a shiny floor and that she was afraid of a broom. So many
things inside were foreign to her and scared her. She also had not
been close to people and it took her time to like the attention and
affection. But she grew very close to all of us.
Fancy was the sweetest girl. She was always happy and very
concerned that all of her family was where she could account for them.
She made rounds to check that everyone was where she thought they should be.
That got her the nickname of CIA Puppy! Even when we had our cat,
Muffin, she followed her too. Fancy was constantly one step behind
someone. We believe someone left her and never came back - probably
her puppies. When walking Fancy, she was constantly looking for other
dogs. She would be anxious when they were walking toward her and she
would go crazy when they walked away from her, especially small white dogs.
We have assumed that having her puppies taken from her made her very
determined to find them. She searched for them the whole time she was
with us.
Fancy played for hours with her boxer brother, Bacchus. At times,
she would look at him like "leave me alone," but he was persistent and would
annoy her enough that she would keep playing. She would get frustrated
that he could run faster and would bark at him until he picked a new game.
Fancy did not have a mean bone in her body and even when attacked a
number of times by her boxer sister, Abby, she never fought back. In
time, Fancy and Abby became close and as Fancy got sicker, Abby would lie
down next to Fancy and kiss her head.
Fancy had many medical issues, but never let them get her down. She
was amazingly resilient. Fancy had a mast cell tumor removed by AABR.
While with us, she had a tumor removed from her ear and had one round of
Chemo. She had ACL surgery, had a malignant breast tumor removed, and
then had a second surgery on the ACL knee to remove filament used for the
original internal stitches that were restricting her movement. Last
winter, Fancy had Sonomial Cell tumors on the same rear leg - that led to
the amputation of her leg. She did well on three legs until the same
cancer showed up recently in her front right paw. That left her in a
good deal of pain and unable to walk without the use of a sling. She
was also having muscle cramps in her good rear leg. Never did she
whine or cry - Fancy was a trooper!
We will miss Fancy's smile, her bouncing around, watching her spinning in
the yard, and squeaking a toy sometimes for hours...... In the 3 short years
we had Fancy, she had a very special place in each of our hearts. She
is really missed.....
We love you, Fancy
Nadine, Carol, Brian, and Lisa
6/2008 - Adopted!
05/30/08
FABULOUS!! That is the word I
use to describe Fancy. She came to stay with us last Thursday and has fit
into our family beautifully. I can't say enough good things about this
lovely girl. She gets along with the other 3 dogs, and is becoming good
friends with Eve (also
looking for her forever home here at AABR), our Senior boxer, and our feisty
little Chihuahua mix as well.
Fancy is quite fascinated by our birds, and the cat, but it appears to be
more curiosity about them than anything. I expect this is the first time she
has lived with birds and a cat. She appears to be housetrained at this point
as she hasn't had any accidents, but she is crated for now when I am not
home until we know for sure. She has also been perfect in her crate & seems
to prefer to have her meals there. She has claimed an old squeaky rubber toy
as her own & takes it with her everywhere, though gives it up willingly when
I ask her for it.
She doesn't seem to know any verbal commands, such as sit, stay, etc.,
but we are working on sit and she seems to be getting the hang of it. Last
Saturday she went to Petsmart for her first Adoption day, and she was just
as happy as she could be to meet everyone, dogs & people alike. She did very
well with the children who came by, and they all got a gentle boxer hug and
their faces covered in kisses. I was really quite thrilled with how
wonderfully she did, since she has had so much change in her life lately I
wasn't too sure how she would react. This girl is an absolute dream come
true. She is so sweet, and lovable. She has the biggest brown eyes I have
ever seen, and I swear you can see right into her soul through them. She
follows me everywhere and it is obvious that she is grateful for some love
and attention, and can't wait to return it. I find myself constantly
stopping to hug her & kiss her on the head. She loves a good game of tug of
war, and now that she's recovering from her spay surgery she's happy to have
a good wrestling match with Eve. She just brings out the best in people
despite the obvious mistreatment she has suffered.
She is very thin, and has obviously born too many litters for such a
young dog, but a few good meals and some TLC is all she needs to blossom.
Won't you be the loving family that Fancy needs and deserves. Please apply
to be Fancy's forever home.
5/08/08
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Meet Fancy, a sweet and energetic boxer girl estimated to be around 3
years old. Fancy was a found as a stray and brought to a shelter. We
think Fancy has had multiple litters before coming into rescue.
She will be going into a foster home soon and they will be working on her
housebreaking and basic commands. Fancy was reported to be OK with cats -
but she does like to chase when they run. She has wanted to play with all
other dogs that she has met. Fancy traveled well in the car and gave out a
lot of kisses to everybody.
We will update Fancy's page once her new foster home knows more about
her. Fancy is going to make a great addition to a very lucky family! |
