Post by celawson on Jan 6, 2018 13:25:37 GMT -5
No, not THAT Noel -- MY Noel, the one in my avatar. 
We didn't name her. She was named Noel by the rescue organization that saved her when she was only 6 months old and had already had a litter of puppies.
She was rescued at Christmas time, hence the name. We are told she's an American Bulldog.
We adopted her through the Linda Blair Worldheart Foundation. Yes...THE Linda Blair. From The Exorcist. She's dedicated her adult life to rescuing dogs and trying to educate the dog-owning public about grain-free diets which she thinks decreases the rate of cancer in canines. Her rescue is out in the Palmdale area in the California desert. She has a LOT of dogs out there - 100 at least.
After we filled out the application expressing interest in meeting some of her dogs for adoption, she spoke to me on the phone for about 30 min to get to know us. We set up an appointment and spent a few hours with her, meeting various dogs one by one. She introduced us to them all, and she took my daughter out on a walk with the ones we were most interested in, to make sure my daughter knew how to properly walk the dog. And she's the kindest, friendliest, very caring and down to earth sort of person. But with a defnite, actressy, dramatic flair. (Every time she left to get another dog, my husband would threaten us that he was going tosay to her, "The power of Christ compels you! The power of Christ compels you!" Fortunately, we were able to convince him to keep his mouth closed.
Interestingly, we went there with the sole purpose of meeting Noel, whom we'd chosen by picture and description on the website. And Linda kept delaying us meeting her, bringing out other dogs first. FINALLY, she brought out Noel, and it was an instant mutual love. Linda was shocked. She said Noel had never wanted to go with any other families. She'd been there for 2.5 years without being adopted! Yet she bonded with my daughter immediately and hopped right into our car to go home with us.
We absolutely love this dog. She's mellow and pretty (unlike our past homely hound) and loving and athletic and very quirky. (You should see how she arranges her blanket on her bed before lying on it, usually with her head hanging off the bed onto the stone floor) Her only flaw is she's afraid of getting too close to strange dogs. Linda thinks she was traumatized early in her life. That's a pretty big flaw because it means we can't take her to the dog park or an open day care etc. But we love her to death and we just get a house sitter when we go on vacation.
This dog is our third rescue, and all three were amazing dogs. The first was from a shelter, which is a craqpshoot, really. The second two were from rescue organizations and we went in knowing the age, housebroken status, temperament, etc. So many great dogs that need adopting!
www.lindablairworldheart.org/
The other rescue we used for our prior hound was Ace of Hearts www.aceofheartsdogs.com/
Both are in the Los Angeles area.
Good luck, mikey! I hope you find a great companion.
We didn't name her. She was named Noel by the rescue organization that saved her when she was only 6 months old and had already had a litter of puppies.
She was rescued at Christmas time, hence the name. We are told she's an American Bulldog.We adopted her through the Linda Blair Worldheart Foundation. Yes...THE Linda Blair. From The Exorcist. She's dedicated her adult life to rescuing dogs and trying to educate the dog-owning public about grain-free diets which she thinks decreases the rate of cancer in canines. Her rescue is out in the Palmdale area in the California desert. She has a LOT of dogs out there - 100 at least.
After we filled out the application expressing interest in meeting some of her dogs for adoption, she spoke to me on the phone for about 30 min to get to know us. We set up an appointment and spent a few hours with her, meeting various dogs one by one. She introduced us to them all, and she took my daughter out on a walk with the ones we were most interested in, to make sure my daughter knew how to properly walk the dog. And she's the kindest, friendliest, very caring and down to earth sort of person. But with a defnite, actressy, dramatic flair.
(Every time she left to get another dog, my husband would threaten us that he was going tosay to her, "The power of Christ compels you! The power of Christ compels you!" Fortunately, we were able to convince him to keep his mouth closed. Interestingly, we went there with the sole purpose of meeting Noel, whom we'd chosen by picture and description on the website. And Linda kept delaying us meeting her, bringing out other dogs first. FINALLY, she brought out Noel, and it was an instant mutual love. Linda was shocked. She said Noel had never wanted to go with any other families. She'd been there for 2.5 years without being adopted! Yet she bonded with my daughter immediately and hopped right into our car to go home with us.
We absolutely love this dog. She's mellow and pretty (unlike our past homely hound) and loving and athletic and very quirky. (You should see how she arranges her blanket on her bed before lying on it, usually with her head hanging off the bed onto the stone floor) Her only flaw is she's afraid of getting too close to strange dogs. Linda thinks she was traumatized early in her life. That's a pretty big flaw because it means we can't take her to the dog park or an open day care etc. But we love her to death and we just get a house sitter when we go on vacation.
This dog is our third rescue, and all three were amazing dogs. The first was from a shelter, which is a craqpshoot, really. The second two were from rescue organizations and we went in knowing the age, housebroken status, temperament, etc. So many great dogs that need adopting!
www.lindablairworldheart.org/
The other rescue we used for our prior hound was Ace of Hearts www.aceofheartsdogs.com/
Both are in the Los Angeles area.
Good luck, mikey! I hope you find a great companion.
