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Lenya!
We are so happy with our experience at GSPCO!
We adoped "LENYA" in April 2005 and she is the most wonderful
pet we could have hoped for! From her sleek, shiny coat to her alert,
adoring eyes she impresses everyone with her eagerness, playfulness,
gentleness and sensitivity. She is adept at swimming, fetching, catching
balls and treats in midair. This weekend she will go on her first hunting
expedition. She is very playful and energetic and enjoys running free
around her 12 acre lake as well as our daily walks. We are celebrating
her first birthday this month by sharing her picture with you and thanking
everyone at GSPCO for all their dedication and good work!
Paula & Bill
 Copper
Success Story -
I contacted Ohio GSP about 2 weeks after we
(Brian, my husband and our son Riley) lost our "baby girl"
Eva to cancer. She was 9 years young, our first "child" and
"brother" to our 9 years young Weim Klink. The hole in our
hearts and lives was IMMENSE. I still can't explain how deep the hurt
was.
My husband was skeptical of "rescue" at first. . .he was concerned
with the "baggage" of an older dog. I didn't want to go through
puppy hood again and I knew the there was a FABULOUS dog out there just
waiting for all we had to offer and couldn't bear the thought of letting
a beautiful GSP be lost in a kill shelter because we didn't step up.
Your wonderful organization put me in touch with Pam Kennedy who spent
many hours with me trying to match our family with the "right"
dog especially since we seemed to have "characteristics" that
were important (such as color, etc. which in retrospect were efforts
to reinvent our "baby girl"). Pam was a tremendous grief counselor
and adoption agent! We visited a couple of dogs here locally and just
never clicked. . .Pam suggested we take a look at Copper. She had been
on the website but I had passed her over because it was suggested she
be an "only dog". Pam knew that Copper had been relocated
and was getting along well with a bunch of Weim males. She suggested
I contact the foster "mom". I talked with the Karen off and
on for a few days and based on our conversations sent Brian 4 1/2 hours
one way to Lexington, KY to get Copper.
For me, I was in love at first sight. . .she got out of the truck at
our house after a very long drive and was loving and wonderful. . .so
wonderful we thought we would introduce her to her new "brother"
Klink. She'd been getting along with other Weim males. . .we ASSUMED
she would fall in love. . .we were WRONG!!!! Copper attacked Klink and
drew blood from some serious bites to one of his ears. We were devastated!!!
The foster mom had told us to call her when she got home with Brian.
. .and we did as we were in a panic. We thought we were going to be
driving her back to KY within the week. . .we just didn't know what
to do. We got some great advice and were able to keep her from attacking
him (any more) and we minimized the growling. . .believe me it was miserable!
We were afraid to leave them in the same room together as we were afraid
she would attack him (Copper even tried to get into the neighbors yard
to attack their dog). I don't know what kept us from giving up. . .we
thought about it. . .but we DIDN'T GIVE UP! We didn't want to deal Copper
another bad episode in her life. I can't tell you how many times I cried
myself to sleep wondering what did we do to Klink and why did I pick
this dog?
Patience and time and love PAID OFF! I cannot imagine our lives without
Copper. She and Klink are buddies and play like puppies together (she
doesn't care about the neighbors dog either)! She's also great with
our 3 1/2 year old son! Our lives are "dog complete" (as they
can possibly be as Eva can never be replaced). Copper has been a great
source of healing for me, for Klink, and for Brian. If we had given
up we would have missed out on a FABULOUS dog and a much loved member
of our family!
The moral to Copper's story that I want everyone to take away. . .is
please, please, please give yourself and your new family member some
time. It takes time to get to know each another. It took us nearly 3
weeks until Copper figured out that she was in her forever home. Had
we given up on Copper we would have missed so much!
Thank you Pam Kennedy for all those hours on the phone and thank you
for saving wonderful dogs! We love our Copper girl!
Melissa Stoner Johnson
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