Maddie (a.k.a. Farrah )needs a good Home
Has Found one April 29th 06
Maddie with her new family
And her new Doo !
What a little Lady !
Mid May 06
Bath Time. Notice
that her hair is coming back in carmel colour.
Who's havin' fun?
I'll post updates and pics as I get them from her
new home.
Maddie's Story
Maddie was going to be put to sleep just because she has Addison's.
Addison's is a very manageable disease.
She is a very gentle and loving dog who gets a long very well with people and pets. She is perfectly housebroken, Through all this most dogs will have accidents, but she never has. She lets you know if she wants out and woofs to be let in. She seems to trust females more, going to them right away and leaning on them. She is very patient and laid back. She stands very well for grooming and pills easily. She has her own toy box and takes her toys out to play ( but never puts them away ).
For more info, please use my comment page and I'll get back to you.
For more info on Canine Addison's, go to
http://www.addisondogs.com/
Maddie's New Do March 28-30th 06
On the welding table 
Getting ready 
Woo
Hoo
!
Need a Jacket in Manitoba
Don't ya
know.
My Cat Sally 
who
I love to play with.
We
left the mop top until we decide on the final look.
She was very matted.
Maddie's Progress
We picked her up at 1300hrs on Wed March 22 06
She was emaciated, very shy and only weighed 37lbs.
Na
128 K 5.8 Cl 88? 5mg pred/day 0.6mg
Florinef/day given 50/50
Tues
March 28th 06 she weighed 43lbs
Na 147 (144-160)
K 4.0 (3.5-5.8) Cl 118
(109-122)
0.5mg Florinef at supper
Sat April 1st 06
Maddie is doing incredibly well.
Contrary to a rumor, she is not pregnant:, but it
sure got the word out. ( over 40 hits on her April fools page by lunch).
She is eating very well. She licked her supper bowl clean
and then finished off Rex and Charlie's. Then, for desert she went for the
emergency kibble bowl and had another snack. Her evening routine is always the
same. She goes to her toy box and chooses a toy, then goes to her mat and chews
on it. She's not destructive with it, just gives it a good mauling and falls
asleep on it. Before we got Maddie, I had bought a huge rawhide bone for Rex and
Charlie. It was too big for them so I sawed it in half. They still ignored it.
Last night Maddie found one of the half's and worked on it for ages, then fell
asleep.
Her back end is getting stronger everyday. She can now trot pretty fast. She
just loves the outdoors and would fit in great with an active family. She seems
to be getting comfortable here. She can hear the dogs from a few miles over and
lets them know that there's a new dog on the block. I'll post some new pics this
afternoon. Stay tuned.
Couch Potato
Just woke up 
Loves
the rawhide
Monday April 3rd 06
I
can now say with allot of confidence that Maddie is stabilized on her meds.
We need a little time to go by and then test her electrolytes again, but from
here on out its just a matter of tweaking.
She may be taller than my two dogs but they have 20+ pounds on her. They have
also stopped being gentle with her which is a very good sign. More importantly,
she has stopped being gentle with them. They have a game where if we're going
somewhere, they push into each others sides. Maddie easily holds her own.
We had Band practice the other day and it was obvious that she had never been
exposed to such a thing. She stayed outside by the door and kept peeking in.(way
too cute) Charlie then decides to join in on vocals, and Maddie came Bursting in
and shut us down. There was not a twolegger present that didn't understand her
mission. She was sniffing and poking at Charlie to make sure he was alright.
"He was like, buzz off, I was in the groove." We then switched to an
unplugged set and all was right with the world.
Maddie
has free reign of the place but chooses to spend most of her time at the house,
on or near the porch. I have allowed her the same freedom as all the other four
leggers around here. She won't step through the doggie doors yet, but pokes her
head in and watches. (again, really cute) If you touch her collar or leash then
you have her full attention. Fun is about to happen. She absolutely loves
vehicle rides. We have made a point of going somewhere fun every day. She sits
in the back, as good as gold, only letting out the occasional woof if she spots
a jogger or some other crazy such.
I don't know what she was like before a week or so ago, but her personality is
coming out now big time. If I weren't such a tough guy, I'd probably mention how
she checks all the rooms in the house, pokes you as if she's doing head count,
and then comes back to report in by putting her head on your lap (and falling
asleep standing up ). She also loves to meet new non-twoleggers ( including cats
) and tries to get them to play. She just wants everybody to be happy and get
along.
This is a wonderful dog.
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No non Addison family is going to adopt her on their
own with out your help, this disease is too scary at first. Everybody in this
group has a full house so probably shouldn't adopt her. But we all have friends
or know of somebody that might be looking for a great pet. And we know how manageable
this disease is. Maddie has more and better traits than my two fellows but they
were here first.
She isn't necessarily better off with a new family, but it opens up
a spot in our family to foster again. She is everything that I would look for in
a dog with more perks than I expected.
Plus, with this trial, it has shown me that our family lends itself to
fostering. Everything has been mellow ( except for my micromanagement), all the
four leggers helped out (including the cats, go figure). I'm the one
who will need council when she's gone. Fortunately, my family is very good
council.
With you as a friend or neighbor to the adoptee, Maddie's Addisons is a no brainer. Whoever gets her will get more dog than they imagined a dog to be.
Please, consider helping to place Maddie.
Look to your friends and neighbors.
Maddie Thanks you.