You may be asking yourself: what kind of person names her blog: Dogs-Are-Better-Than-People?Well, to answer simply: me! As you'll learn by reading my rants to come - dogs ARE better than people.
Dogs Are Better Than People is the title of a forthcoming book by M. Samantha Kinsley.
Right now, you're looking at the greatest dog who ever lived. Her name was Gloria and her story is about as long as her life: she lived a wonderful 17 years, 346 days. Gloria, a Maltese, lived with her sister (and litter mate) Chloe for the first 13.5 years of their life. They lived with the same owner until she became ill and could no longer care for them.
Gloria and Chloe's story is long and at times sad.
When the "Old Ladies" -- as we lovingly came to call them -- began their journey into our hearts right after 9/11/01. They were surrendered to the Maltese rescue group we belong to by their owner's daughter who found it too difficult to care for two small dogs. She claimed that caring for them was similar to caring for two babies. Apparently, she was not very much of a dog person.
The Old Ladies first went to stay with a neurotic couple in the group. They had two Maltese already. Their Maltese had an entire dresser filled with clothing and accessories. Their Maltese had long, beautifully groomed hair. They were treated better than most children. Gloria and Chloe, however, would dressed in their raggedy old, worn-out sweaters. They were only allowed to stay in the kitchen where they had limited access to food and water. Their only saving grace was there 13 year old travel carrier.
When dogs get surrended to a rescue group, they're usually placed into foster homes -- just like children who need care are placed with loving families. But just like children, sometimes the foster home is not the right match. This was the case with Gloria and Chloe. Their first fosters admitted they couldn't care for them citing reasons such as having a bad back and picking them up (they weighed six and eight pounds - and apparently less than their own two dogs).
We (my partner and I) happily picked up these two old ladies. We wanted to help. We needed to get our minds off of the tragedies of 9/11 and what better way than to create a distraction?
When I find their first picture, I'll post it on here. But trust me on this one: they looked like two train wrecks.
Dogs Are Better Than People is the title of a forthcoming book
by M. Samantha Kinsley.
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