Heaven got another Angel on Wednesday, October 20^th at 5:23 a.m.   I know this because at that particular moment, we lost one.  

Angel came to us as a foster in June of 2009 and from the very first day she acted as if she’d lived here all her life.  She made friends with the other dogs right away and soon became BEST friends with one of the females.  They ate together, played together, cuddled together, slept together – they were inseparable.   Angel was a petite boxer and her new BFF was a Great Dane so they were certainly an odd-looking, but adorable, couple. 

Apparently someone forgot to tell Angel that she was 11 years old and suffering from cancer -  because she certainly didn’t act that way.  Of all the dogs in the house, she was by far the perkiest and most playful…. I think she was so glad to no longer be a “breeder” dog that she was grasping all the gusto she could to make up for lost time. 

Several months after her arrival, a family expressed a possible interest in her.  We discovered quickly that we could not let her go – she was doing so well with us it would have been a shame to break up a perfect fit.   We adopted Angel in December of 2009.  Merry  Christmas!

In June of 2010, I rescued 3 orphaned pups (5 days old) and, unlike my other dogs, Angel showed no interest or curiosity in them.  (I’m guessing she had had her fill of puppies and wanted nothing more to do with them?)  However, once the pups opened their eyes and started getting frisky, they got her attention.   We found homes for two, kept one, and FINALLY Angel had someone energetic enough to keep up with her!    She now had two best friends…. one to cuddle with and one to frolic with. 

 Angel was one of the easiest dogs we’ve ever shared our home with, never causing us a moment of trouble, and she continued that right to the end ….. she passed very quickly and spared us and herself a long, agonizing ending.  She was playful and frisky in the afternoon, eating like a horse in the evening, and gone the next morning.  I heard her gasp about 5:15 a.m. and a few minutes later she passed away with her head in my lap.  

She’s now in her forever home in our back yard with a makeshift headstone until her engraved plaque arrives, and even though she’s physically gone, I know we still have an Angel in the house.    RIP Sweet Lady …… we’ll play again one day. 

The Alexandre family

12/2009 - Adopted!

05/25/09 -

It's obvious why Angel's ex-people named her Angel, because it suits her personality perfectly. This tiny girl has been very gentle with every human and dog she's met (as well as a chicken on a leash). It's not so obvious - beyond the usual excuse of "moving someplace that doesn't take dogs" - why they dumped this precious 11-year old dog after she clearly has given many litters of puppies. Angel was shivering at the Manhattan shelter and took over an hour to look at the volunteer who picked her up, but a massage with a doggy mitt in Central Park calmed her, got rid of a lot of loose hair, and convinced her that it was ok to sip some water. Soon a sad story turned into a heart-warming profile of Boxer resilience. At the pet store, Angel realized that life was looking up and took some chicken treats with gusto. Her appetite has been good since then. It was only a matter of hours before her little nubbin started wiggling and she asked for a belly rub which produced a leg kick and happy sneezes. By the next day we were getting play bows and little excited dances which you can see on the video below. She's quite spry despite her reported age.

So she's clearly figured out that she's in good hands. AABR's veterinarians are evaluating a heart murmur and some lumps and bumps, but her energy and spirits are excellent.

Angel is petite, at just under 39 pounds. Even after she gains the extra weight that she needs she'll still be a delicate little Boxer. She knows "Sit" and we're working on "Stay." She clearly has been trained not to get up on furniture. Angel is a dream to walk. She doesn't pull on the leash, but she trots along with the cutest little prance, and she absolutely loves going out for a stroll --which is especially exciting for her since her former family reported that they never took her outside. (We're not sure how she took care of "business" that way, but we can say that Angel IS house trained.) They reported that she was good with kids, which has been true of the small children she's met in the park so far.

Apart from her weight, it's hard to believe that she's just come out of the shelter; on her first full day of freedom, she enjoyed basking in the sun and was very well behaved despite all of the tempting food at a picnic with little dogs, big dogs and lots of people. She takes a few minutes to warm up to large men but is fine very quickly once she knows them. Angel is in a temporary foster home but needs a longer-term foster or forever home. Please consider making this sweet and dainty girl part of your family.
 

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