tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2115660076832707211.post5054425611087807418..comments2024-03-10T04:53:21.242-04:00Comments on Life In Dogs: A-Z of #Dog Rescue: Botched! — #atozchallengeGuilie Castillohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09006999087139126972noreply@blogger.comBlogger66125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2115660076832707211.post-88801527210409330592016-04-05T13:35:55.110-04:002016-04-05T13:35:55.110-04:00Really, right? I see people doing that all the tim...Really, right? I see people doing that all the time. The fact people don't get bitten more often is due entirely to a dog's forbearance, the poor things.<br /><br />Thanks for the visit, Birgit!Guilie Castillohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09006999087139126972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2115660076832707211.post-54250803923062557852016-04-05T13:31:06.212-04:002016-04-05T13:31:06.212-04:00Much appreciated, Scarlett :) Much appreciated, Scarlett :) Guilie Castillohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09006999087139126972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2115660076832707211.post-88650790507826525992016-04-05T13:30:34.625-04:002016-04-05T13:30:34.625-04:00You'd be surprised, Andrea, how fast instincti...You'd be surprised, Andrea, how fast instinctive behavior kicks in under stress. If this is how you greet any new dog, you'd probably do exactly the same in a rescue situation—that's who you are, that's how you communicate. Go for it! ;)<br /><br />Thank you so much for the compliment!Guilie Castillohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09006999087139126972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2115660076832707211.post-33050705004938392942016-04-05T13:20:10.988-04:002016-04-05T13:20:10.988-04:00Glad to hear it, Jeffrey :)Glad to hear it, Jeffrey :)Guilie Castillohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09006999087139126972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2115660076832707211.post-38454977284663821502016-04-05T13:11:01.149-04:002016-04-05T13:11:01.149-04:00Michele, that's EXCELLENT news! Oh, I hope the...Michele, that's EXCELLENT news! Oh, I hope they do catch him/her! Yes, please do keep me posted. I'll be sending positive thoughts the way of this greyhound (and his/her rescuers) :)Guilie Castillohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09006999087139126972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2115660076832707211.post-39131084640054542792016-04-05T13:02:54.525-04:002016-04-05T13:02:54.525-04:00Glad you enjoyed it, Susan!Glad you enjoyed it, Susan!Guilie Castillohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09006999087139126972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2115660076832707211.post-36669708087987725962016-04-05T13:01:34.570-04:002016-04-05T13:01:34.570-04:00Thanks so much, Dina Marie, and happy A2Z-ing for ...Thanks so much, Dina Marie, and happy A2Z-ing for you too :)Guilie Castillohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09006999087139126972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2115660076832707211.post-15438163437141514572016-04-05T12:51:05.359-04:002016-04-05T12:51:05.359-04:00Thank you so much, Nilanjana! You're so right,...Thank you so much, Nilanjana! You're so right, it's all a matter of respect... and of finding common ground for communication :)Guilie Castillohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09006999087139126972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2115660076832707211.post-47576983313826669782016-04-05T12:50:09.310-04:002016-04-05T12:50:09.310-04:00"Us tall two-leggeds just can't be truste..."Us tall two-leggeds just can't be trusted" — loved this, Mandy. So, so true. And I'm so glad you're enjoying these posts! Means so much from a fellow dog lover :) The bottling-blood compliment might be the nicest thing anyone's every said to me!Guilie Castillohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09006999087139126972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2115660076832707211.post-19521447878200879042016-04-05T12:41:26.372-04:002016-04-05T12:41:26.372-04:00Aw, Sam... Thank you! <3Aw, Sam... Thank you! <3Guilie Castillohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09006999087139126972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2115660076832707211.post-68318441558665944702016-04-05T12:41:04.831-04:002016-04-05T12:41:04.831-04:00Thanks! Sounds like you had a busy weekend... love...Thanks! Sounds like you had a busy weekend... loved the ferret photos :)Guilie Castillohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09006999087139126972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2115660076832707211.post-5455595240957145342016-04-05T12:31:11.752-04:002016-04-05T12:31:11.752-04:00Spot-on, Tracy—we really do treat dogs as "fu...Spot-on, Tracy—we really do treat dogs as "furry humans". Dogs who have grown up with humans will chalk our lack of "etiquette" up to our ignorance and just put up with it as part of our "clueless but lovable nature"... but dogs who have reason to distrust us won't, and that's when miscommunication happens. Kind of like the culture-clash gaffes we Westerners might make in, say, Asia :D<br /><br />Thanks so much for the visit!Guilie Castillohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09006999087139126972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2115660076832707211.post-24572008945998650212016-04-05T12:22:09.568-04:002016-04-05T12:22:09.568-04:00Glad to hear that, Bob! I lived a huge chunk of my...Glad to hear that, Bob! I lived a huge chunk of my life without knowing that, either... No wonder I botched so many rescues :D<br /><br />Thanks for the visit!Guilie Castillohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09006999087139126972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2115660076832707211.post-77300460407126059212016-04-05T12:21:10.524-04:002016-04-05T12:21:10.524-04:00You're wrong, Susan; you most definitely are a...You're wrong, Susan; you most definitely <i>are</i> awesome enough! I don't think any rescuer set out to become one intentionally; everyone I know that rescues got into it by accident, they found themselves in that emergency situation you speak of, and it just went on from there. One day a dog will have his/her life to thank you for, and I'll be so, so proud to have been a small part of that :)<br /><br />Thanks so much for the visit, Susan—and for wanting to be prepared.Guilie Castillohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09006999087139126972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2115660076832707211.post-37784645547979380582016-04-05T12:17:13.838-04:002016-04-05T12:17:13.838-04:00Thank you, Cheryl! I feel the same way... some of ...Thank you, Cheryl! I feel the same way... some of those rescues on YouTube make me tear up just from hearing the tenderness in the rescuer's voice.Guilie Castillohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09006999087139126972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2115660076832707211.post-19575704481823505092016-04-04T12:18:27.597-04:002016-04-04T12:18:27.597-04:00Oh, Yolanda, how sad. People can be so, so cruel. ...Oh, Yolanda, how sad. People can be so, so cruel. Though I was heartened by this you wrote: "At that time, no one cared"... which makes me think you feel things are different now, at least a bit—and, if that's true, it means there's a glimmer of hope :)Guilie Castillohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09006999087139126972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2115660076832707211.post-40634160590740067492016-04-04T12:04:18.856-04:002016-04-04T12:04:18.856-04:00Too right, Roland. I hope you don't mind; I us...Too right, Roland. I hope you don't mind; I used your comment (duly attributed and linked, of course) as the intro to the C post :)<br /><br />Thanks for coming by!Guilie Castillohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09006999087139126972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2115660076832707211.post-63647998434279842722016-04-04T11:57:58.691-04:002016-04-04T11:57:58.691-04:00Thanks :)Thanks :)Guilie Castillohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09006999087139126972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2115660076832707211.post-88582896888950365612016-04-04T11:57:46.871-04:002016-04-04T11:57:46.871-04:00Too right, Diedre... dogs are quite similar to us ...Too right, Diedre... dogs are quite similar to us in so many ways; they just show it differently ;) Oh, and "...petting Cujos" — this made me laugh out loud :D <br /><br />Thanks for the visit!Guilie Castillohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09006999087139126972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2115660076832707211.post-71383212548354726692016-04-04T11:47:51.609-04:002016-04-04T11:47:51.609-04:00That's great, Susan! Oh, I do hope you find a ...That's great, Susan! Oh, I do hope you find a great dog to bring home. And kudos to you for adopting from a rescue organization... That's the central spoke on which rescue runs. So, on behalf of all the strays out there waiting to be picked up, thank you for making space for one more :)Guilie Castillohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09006999087139126972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2115660076832707211.post-32183790173815684802016-04-04T11:44:09.836-04:002016-04-04T11:44:09.836-04:00It could well be, Tami! I got the image off the &#...It could well be, Tami! I got the image off the 'net, so can't be 100% sure, but it sure looks like one. Great dogs, too... So wise-looking ;)<br /><br />Thanks for coming by!Guilie Castillohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09006999087139126972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2115660076832707211.post-21823026114349308112016-04-04T11:31:57.445-04:002016-04-04T11:31:57.445-04:00Debbie, YES! We have very poor etiquette when it c...Debbie, YES! We have very poor etiquette when it comes to interacting with animals — the only reason we don't see more dog attacks is due entirely to their loyal and patient (and human-loving) nature... They'll put up with so much from us.<br /><br />Thanks for the visit!Guilie Castillohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09006999087139126972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2115660076832707211.post-49729202592811353262016-04-04T11:28:00.110-04:002016-04-04T11:28:00.110-04:00You're not kidding, Robin :D Thanks for coming...You're not kidding, Robin :D Thanks for coming by!Guilie Castillohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09006999087139126972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2115660076832707211.post-33493437409214657112016-04-04T11:18:10.722-04:002016-04-04T11:18:10.722-04:00Glad to hear you think so, Yvonne! Thanks for visi...Glad to hear you think so, Yvonne! Thanks for visiting :)Guilie Castillohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09006999087139126972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2115660076832707211.post-3760155925123332492016-04-04T09:16:12.363-04:002016-04-04T09:16:12.363-04:00Thanks, Debbie. Glad to hear you enjoyed it.Thanks, Debbie. Glad to hear you enjoyed it.Guilie Castillohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09006999087139126972noreply@blogger.com