LET ME TELL U OF OUR FAMILY FRIEND. A HANDSOME MALE DOBERMAN NAMED THUNDER. EVERYONE TOLD ME IT WOULDN'T WORK, I HAD A 5YR OLD MALE SHELTIE NAMED BLAZE, TWO MALES DON'T GET ALONG THEY SAID. AFTER A 3 YR SEARCH I BROUGHT MY 9 WK OLD THUNDER HOME, A LITTLE SHY, BUT OH SO GEORGEOUS. WITH 3 GROWN SONS AND 2 ACTIVE NEPHEWS, AND ALOT OF FRIENDS OVER HE BECAME AS OUT GOING S EVER WITH A FEW CAUTIONS OF PEOPLE. THE 2 DOGS BECAME THE BEST OF FRIENDS AND THUNDER WOULD GET DOWN ON HIS BELLY TO MAKE THE SHELTIE FEEL LIKE THE KING, THEY WERE UN SEPERABEL. THUNDER WAS LIKE A LAP DOG AND ALWAYS WANTED TO BE IN YOUR LAP OR NEXT TO YOU. A WONDERFUL FEELING. HE ALSO ENDED UP WITH ONE OF HIS EARS NOT STANDING UP, MY SONS SAID IT GAVE HIM CHARACTURE. AT 16 MONHTS OLD HE BEHAVED UNLIKE HIMSELF WHEN A FRIEND CAME INTO OUR HOUSE, BY SNAPPING AT THE PERSON, THEN REPEATING THE BEHAVIOR THE NEXT DAY. I CALLED THE VET WHO ASKED ME ALL KINDS OF QUESTIONS, AND SHE CAME TO THE CONCLUSION HE A A BRAIN LESION AND ALSO SUFFERED FROM MINI SEIZURES. HEART BROKEN AND DISTRAUGHT AS WE SAW HIS HEAD START SHAKING, WE TOOK HIM TO THE VETS AND LAID HIM TO REST. 16 MO. OLD. I JUST FOUND SOME OF HIS TOYS HE HAD HID YESTERDAY. MY SHELTIE WILL PICK UP THE ROPE TUG AS IF TO SAY, WHERE IS MY FRIEND, WE POLITLY OBLIDGE BY TUGGING WITH HIM. WE MISS HIM SO I WONDER IF WE COULD ADOPT ANOTHER FRIEND NEEDING A HOME? NANCY

Hi Nancy,

What a tragic thing to happen to your baby. It's very hard dealing with a loss such as yours, my heart goes out to you.

When your family is ready to adopt, Second Chance Dobes has plenty of wonderful animals looking for new homes. I've had the pleasure of visiting the rescue a couple of times and every one of the dogs there would be a wonderful addition to any family. We've had our "Dobe Son" for two weeks now and absolutely love him to pieces!

Here's a link to some of the available dogs that are looking for homes, should you want to browse.

Second Chance Adoptees

Good luck in your search for your new friend!