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Say Hello to Ellie

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I’m not sure if people are stalking the Cole family and dumping their unwanted animals ahead of us on the road, or if we are some kind of idiot savant dog whisperers, but my brother found this little angel yesterday staggering around in the middle of the road. He stopped to see if she was ok, and just like Rosie did with me, she jumped in his car and refused to get out.

He took her to the vet and had her washed and checked up, and she is healthy, but super skinny. She’s probably the same size as Lily, but only weighed twelve pounds. At any rate, he is looking for a home for her, as he has a puppy and does not need another dog.

He says she is super happy and super sweet, loves sitting on his lap, is potty trained and leash trained, gets along with his other dog and cat, and does what we call the “Lily” dance when he feeds her. I’m just so glad he found her instead of me.

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  2. 2.

    mr. whipple

    He stopped to see if she was ok, and just like Rosie did with me, she jumped in his car and refused to get out.

    Heh.

  4. 4.

    sfinny

    So Cute! If I didn’t have an anti-social cat and a no new dog rule by the co-op I would be seriously tempted.

    What is it with the Cole brothers anyway? Dogs in need of rescue must see you coming a mile away.

  7. 7.

    Emma

    OMG, she’s so cute. And if he has a puppy, he definitely needs another dog, especially a trained and well-behaved one. The easiest way to train a puppy is to let another dog do it for you.

  8. 8.

    Crusty Dem

    She’s probably the same size as Lily, but only weighed twelve pounds.

    Too translate for BJ regulars, that means she’s Lily’s height, but weigh’s ~0.4 Tunchs.

    She’s gorgeous!

  9. 9.

    Yutsano

    So in other words your brother got conned by a stray as well and you’re laughing your ass off inside. In all seriousness though she is gawjuss. My brother just got a Weimareiner and gave him the unfortunate name of Shatton. My other brother and I both hate it, so we call him Shatner. Better to be named for the future Governour-General I say.

  14. 14.

    Yutsano

    @jeffreyw: Heh. I’ll bring that line up when I go home in a couple of weeks. I’m mostly curious as to how he gets on with Jack. A border collie is a wee bit more high energy.

  15. 15.

    Elizabelle

    I think the Cole family just puts out lost dog pheromones.

    Lucky little Ellie.

    I also think your brother could be a dual dog household. Take the pressure off Boghan.

  17. 17.

    SIA

    @Yutsano: Yeah. Shatton’s not a good name. Shat-on, ya know. Past tense. What was he thinking?

    John Cole, your brother is so keeping that adorable little dog. Just remind him dogs are pack animals and his single dog needs a pack-mate.

  18. 18.

    MattR

    Awww. What a cute little fluffball. I would love to take her in except my condo is too small for two dogs and it would be especially confusing if they are both named Ellie.

  19. 19.

    asiangrrlMN

    Ellie is a gorgeous, happy girl. I think she’s found her home, and she knows it. As you know, two dogs aren’t that much more work than one, and Boghan could use a friend.

    @MattR: That would be hilarious, though. Two Ellies and a Matt. Great movie title.

  20. 20.

    TrishB

    Let’s say at least part schnauzer. Get the puppy a haircut before she needs to be shaved. Pepper, the $6000 and counting schnauzer says “hi.”

  21. 21.

    Tom Betz

    All I can say is, I’m glad I don’t live anywhere near you.

    Or that adorable dog would be fighting off my cats’ attention.

  22. 22.

    Yutsano

    @SIA: I seriously have no idea what he was thinking. Then again the best decision he ever made in his life was marrying my SIL, so he’s not dumb all the time fortunately.

  24. 24.

    MattR

    @asiangrrlMN: It would definintely up my eccentricity quotient. BTW, my Ellie would definitely do the same thing and jump into a stranger’s car if they opened the door. After throwing up on her first couple rides with me, she now loves the car

  28. 28.

    Calming Influence

    If I lived within 500 miles of your brother I’d be on his doorstep by first light tomorrow.

    You’re good people, Cole family.

  29. 29.

    MattR

    @asiangrrlMN: I can actually do that now that I am back home since I could not access my Flickr account from my work laptop. Just have to finish unpacking and figure out where the camera is. I got home over the weekend but have not quite managed to unpack yet. Definitely glad I spent the time at the shore but also quite glad to be back in my apt with all my crap. And now I am remotivated to sell this place and move into a house with a yard and a deck.

  31. 31.

    J.Kevin

    I found a Viszla running around like that. We had a couple of really good months, going on walks, and trying new things. This dog had never been on a “real” walk. And for a Viszla, thats like being DEAD.
    Viszlas are NOT for apartments, or for people that think a walk across the parking lot is exercise.
    Thats my RANT.
    My little girl is 14.5 years old. Survived a rattlesnake bite, and getting run over. She like to just watch….sometimes. A Good Life.

  32. 32.

    Violet

    What a gorgeous puppeh! What a little lovebug. I agree that it wouldn’t hurt for your brother to have a second dog, but of course he needs to do what’s best for his family.

  33. 33.

    asiangrrlMN

    @MattR: Cool! I await with bated breath (not that I’m pushing you or anything). And, good luck with the house-hunting.

    @J.Kevin: Good on you. Any pics?

    ETA: I need animal pics. Politics are way too fucking depressing right now.

  34. 34.

    TrishB

    @asiangrrlMN: Despite looking like a little old man, Pepper is my special needs girl. She exemplifies why so many older dogs end up in rescue – diabetes, blindness, and atypical Cushing’s. All of these diseases are treatable, but people get scared of the vet bills. The testing was hella expensive, but I’m hoping we’re out of the woods for now.

    On the other hand, her partner in crime, Tramp, is now 6 and hasn’t lost his puppy smirk.

  35. 35.

    UnkyT

    He says she is super happy and super sweet, loves sitting on his lap, is potty trained and leash trained, gets along with his other dog and cat, and does what we call the “Lily” dance when he feeds her. I’m just so glad he found her instead of me.

    Wow, I have a really hard time believing that this dog was abandoned. What would someone possibly be expecting from such a cute dog beyond this?

  38. 38.

    andrea

    Awww. Maybe some poodle in there. She looks like one of the heinz 57 varieties small doggies I grew up with.

  39. 39.

    TrishB

    @asiangrrlMN: Don’t worry. I doubt it bothers Pepper to have her femininity called into question. After, all she enjoys a roll in deer poop, just as much as the next girl or boy.

    I was just trying to emphasize, obviously in an unclear way, that the animals we have won’t always be the healthy, happy beings that they may start out as. Owning an animal is a lifetime commitment. Pepper is 9, which would be ancient for some breeds, but for her, is just late middle age. I owe her some more years.

  40. 40.

    Laura Doty

    She looks like some Tibetan Terriers I’ve known. They make great pets. Plus, it’s gotta be good karma to rescue one!

  41. 41.

    asiangrrlMN

    @MattR: I want NEW pictures, damn it! Grrl cannot live on past photos alone!

    @TrishB: You were clear. I just felt bad about calling her a him. And, you are right. Animals can get sick just as humans can. It’s up to us, their human companions to do the right thing for them. Again, thank you for taking care of this precious girl.

  42. 42.

    Redshift

    I’m not sure if people are stalking the Cole family and dumping their unwanted animals ahead of us on the road, or if we are some kind of idiot savant dog whisperers…

    Around our house, the term is “animal sucker.” (Which we are both guilty of, without question.)

  43. 43.

    kdaug

    Dog needs a one-pound t-bone, gently sauteed with love, and sides of “Who’s my good girl?” with scratchins, and “Where did the toy go? Where is it? Over here? No? OH! Here it is! Get it! Very good! Good girl!” (The higher pitch, the better).

    Repeat as necessary, and she’ll gain the weight back in no time.

  45. 45.

    asiangrrlMN

    @MattR: So, you need me to distract Cole so you can set up the webcam? I can do that. I actually got this Open Thread as my first result with Going Galt as a sub-result. Oooh, I see what you mean. I did an image search, and this was the first result. Soooo cute! Tunchie, Tunchie, Tunchie.

    ETA: Throwing Balloon Juice in there really helps, I see. Happy sigh.

    Update Eleven-Billionty-and-One: I haven’t seen all these pics before! Thanks for posting the link. And, Hannibal Tunch is still one of my faves.

  46. 46.

    Fordpowers

    Done. I’ll take her. No problem. Though if brother Cole has the same genes my guess is that he’ll melt and decide bhogie needs a sissy

    Suckers.

  47. 47.

    Kat

    Some people who can no longer afford to feed their pets can’t stand the thought of taking them to a shelter where they’ll probably be euthanized. So instead, they dump them by the side of the road in a neighborhood that looks reasonably prosperous, hoping that some kind-hearted soul will find them, and take them in, before they get run over.

  49. 49.

    Seth

    This is JG’s brother. I just wanted to clear up that Ellie (which is actually short or Luella–and yes, I know I am an idiot for naming her but damn it I am finding her another home) has not actually met the cats and as far as I can tell has no idea they even exist.

    Oh, and I have no idea why someone would dump her. I can’t imagine anyone that wants a dog not wanting her. Other than vomiting the dead deer she was eating when I found her (right onto the front seat of my car–I figured she wanted to share the only thing she owned) she has not done a single obnoxious thing and is just a little sweetheart. She did growl at Boghan when she was on my lap, but I think that might just be a byproduct of her recent trauma. Anyway, it is beyond me how anyone could not want her. I am extremely tempted to keep her but I just need to pay more attention to Boghan than I would be able to with her as well.

    There seem to be people lining up to take her. I need to jump on one of these before it is too late…

  55. 55.

    REN

    People that love dogs find them in the rain ,covered with fleas, and take them home and find homes for them. Or keep them.

    People that don’t ,and are completely lacking in compassion, take them for vacations on the roof of their car.

    The Coles do not lack compassion. I salute you.

  56. 56.

    Glenndacious Greenwaldian (formerly tim)

    Boghan’s new sister, Ellie! There is no doubt we will soon be seeing pictures of this dog with the other cousins at family barbecues.

    That is, unless she ends up as Lily and Rosie’s and poor Tunch’s sister. hahaha

  57. 57.

    Deb T

    OMG, she looks just like a dog I had several years ago (he passed at 14), except smaller. My dog was black, but the same kind of hair, face, proportion of legs to body. He was whisper thin till he was middle aged and only gained weight because I took in another stray. He had to eat for two then. When the stray passed away after a few years (he stroked out – no one could tell how old he was), Jasper lost all the weight and went back to his former profile.
    If I didn’t live in KC, I’d love to have her. I hope you find a great home for her.

    Deb

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