It's a Dorgi!

We  added a new family member to our household on May 2nd.  She is a Corgi/Doxie mix that just happens to look like a dingo.  Her name is Moxie Brown and she is between 2-4 yrs old.  My daughter's entire 1st grade class took on our local animal shelter as their community service project.  They collected items the shelter needed and then took a field trip to the shelter.  Unfortunately, my daughter was sick the day of the field trip and didn't get to go.  She was still grieving Leo so badly and wanting a dog of her own to love on, that we decided it might help her get of the funk she was in.  She took his death harder than her cat that died a year before, and she really loved that old stinky cat.  RIP Rudy.  So, a friend and I went to the shelter to see what they had available for adoption.  Most of the dogs were huge and too much energy for a household with two kids the ages of mine.  I was getting ready to leave, when I decided to squat down and see if there was a dog in this apparently empty run, and that's when I spotted her.  LONG story short, she was an owner relinquish from the county.  We were the ONLY ones to look at her during her 5 month (yes 5 mos!) stay at the shelter.  She's had lots of babies and is horribly unsocialized.  She's afraid of everything that she knows nothing about.  She's never been in a house or car.  She's never been loved on and treated as a family member. She is very sweet, loving, gentle, housebroken, a GREAT watch dog  and sometimes over the top, and we love her to death!  Every day is a new adventure, and every day she comes out of her shell just a little bit more. She's made SO much progress just in the past month since she's been here.  I'm hoping that having an entire summer with her new family will bring her even more out of her shell.  I hate that  her previous owners didn't love her and take care of her like they should (thank GOD they didn't physically abuse her), but I am thankful that they decided to have the shelter come pick her up so she wouldn't/couldn't have any more babies and could be given a chance to find a home where she was wanted and loved.  I'm also thankful to Columbia Animal Services for taking care of her until we found her.  So, we begin a new adventure this summer with Moxie Brown.  She's helping heal our broken hearts, and she's keeping Cosmo from being so lonely.  I do think Leo has reincarnated in her at least a little bit-- she's a chewer too, and like Leo, I hope she eventually decides to chew only on her ample supply of toys!

September 29,2007 - February 16,2011

Just this side of heaven is a place called Rainbow Bridge.
When an animal dies that has been especially close to someone here, that pet goes to Rainbow Bridge. There are meadows and hills for all of our special friends so they can run and play together. There is plenty of food, water and sunshine, and our friends are warm and comfortable.
All the animals who had been ill and old are restored to health and vigor. Those who were hurt or maimed are made whole and strong again, just as we remember them in our dreams of days and times gone by. The animals are happy and content, except for one small thing; they each miss someone very special to them, who had to be left behind.
They all run and play together, but the day comes when one suddenly stops and looks into the distance. His bright eyes are intent. His eager body quivers. Suddenly he begins to run from the group, flying over the green grass, his legs carrying him faster and faster.
You have been spotted, and when you and your special friend finally meet, you cling together in joyous reunion, never to be parted again. The happy kisses rain upon your face; your hands again caress the beloved head, and you look once more into the trusting eyes of your pet, so long gone from your life but never absent from your heart.
Then you cross Rainbow Bridge together....

Until we meet again my sweet and funny little orange boy.......