Bogey's New Life! A Story of Survival and Love!

This makes all the volunteer hours, the time struggles, and the hard work all worth it. Bogey has touched everyone's hearts with his story of survival. He is such a happy soul and just enjoys everything in life.

I wanted to share these heart-touching pictures of Bogey with his new family. You can see that they all love him and have helped him be at home finally. They have experienced giving him a bath (yeah... Archie wasn't too thrilled). They have had their walls rattled with his huge bark. And they have just hung out and played with him. His new siblings (human and dog) are doing well and are having one big party in the house.

Bogey has been through so much to get where he is today and that would never have happened with the love and dedication of so many people. Thank you to the shelter that took him in, the people that found and caught him in the woods, to the doctors, to the people that organized his transport here while he was still new with his amputation. Thank you to the volunteers that hung out with him at events, to the fosters he lived with, the neighbors that gave him love and belly rubs, to an entire rescue that was at attention when he discovered he COULD still jump a fence. Thank you to the Hayfield Animal Hospital who boarded him and the techs that walked him and feed him, to the volunteers that helped with the home visit information for his new family.... I think i have made my point!!!! Mostly, thank you to his new family that has opened their home and their hearts to such a special guy! Archie (although we will always remember the him as the Bogster :)), we are so happy for you.

This is why we all do what we do!

Bogey and Lucky Dog have help!

I was contacted my a wonderful group this week that offered to help reimburse Lucky Dog for Bogey's expenses. This wonderful family started their fundraising/rescue group when they took in a pitbull named Walter, hence the name, Walter Rescue. They will be having a fundraising BBQ this month in Baltimore in his honor. Check out their site: www.walterrescue.org

Bogey's ... now known as ARCHIE!!!

Bogey has a new name! It couldn't be more perfect either. His new family decided he was more of a Archie than a Bogart a.k.a Bogie. How funny!
His first day consisted of making sure he had marked the entire yard, romping with his new dog sibling and watching an Orioles game with his Dad. Bogie... Archie... slept next to his new Mom and Dad's bed on his first night and made sure he galloped up onto the bed in the morning to make sure they new he hadn't left them!
They got a good taste for his shepherd bark and noise with his crate on the first day, but he is adjusting wonderfully despite the noise.

Bogey has his new forever home!!!

Bogey met his new family today! They drove all the way down from PA to meet him and adopt him. His mom is a special ed teacher and he will be part of a family with a human dad, a human sibling and a new canine sister!

MORE TO COME!!!!

break in the game - commercials!

If you really want something in this life, you have to work for it. Now quiet! They're about to announce the lottery numbers!!!!!! - the bogester (but credits the thought to homer simpson)

Getting ready for the Game!

yea yea basketball basketball! uhhhh look at the ball.... wait, no ball yet.

my master turned the tv on... yup yup.. its on. Check!

i got the beer out of the fridge for him.. yup yup... Check!

oh oh forgot the opener.. forgot the opener... got it .. here master. Check!

uh uh.. bone... yes.. got my bone.... Check!

ahhhhh.... the game has begun.

Life is good.

Yeahhhh! A Lucky Dog Picnic!!

So it is the one year anniversary of Lucky Dog Anniversary. 1600 dogs have been saved and counting!

Lucky Dog had a huge celebration picnic at a volunteers home in Great Falls. The yard was huge and set up as a big dog playground with pools, agility course equipment, and toys. All the dogs were running and playing and Bogey was right there in the middle of it! He ran around for hours playing and then lavished in the people hanging around him just to pet him and rub his belly. I do have to say he was quite a hog of the patios and the prime spot by all the dining people's feet! I also think it was a ploy. He looked and played the part of the big dog laying by his people after a long day of running and playing, but i'm pretty sure it was prime food dropping territory!

He had a lot of people just sitting with him rubbing his belly in the grass for long periods of time. He really was in heaven.

After getting home from the event, he had some dinner and a little time to rest before visitors came to meet him. He showed them his good manners greeting them, showed how he did the stairs without batting an eye, and his big squirrel bark! They were really sweet people and they sat on the floor with him and gave him lots of love.

I think Bogey's luck just seriously turned around. In fact, it is clearly noted that he is a chick magnet where ever he goes.... did you hear that guys??? He is a chick magnet!

DOG PARK FUN

For all of those out there who have heard Bogey at adoption events and moved your dogs clear of him, I have just one thing to say.... THBBBB!

I have taken him to the dog park 2 times now. The first time, he was a little stiff with his posture for about 2 minutes and then he figured out life here was good. Within minutes he was running, wrestling, and sharing water bowls. He wagged the entire time. Only once did he have a reason to give a bark... when a boxer mounted him.

Today we went back. He was so excited I think he thought that he had died and had gone to heaven. Bogey ran in the gate and just ran and played with everyone. He doesn't like when other dogs get too rough with other dogs. He actually was a little bit of the referee. Not only was he a referee, but the door greeter.

I'm wondering if he will be easier at the next dog event. He tend to be tentative meeting other dogs when he is being pulled back on a leash. My true feeling is that he was teethered his whole young life in someones back yard and just left to bark without any interaction.

Since he has been here, he has learned to play with puppies, pits, kids of ALL ages, how to open front doors :), figured out that cats aren't just for chasing, not to stand on coffee tables and now, that the dog park is Disney World for dogs and for getting as dirty as possible. :)

DOG PARK FUN

For all of those out there who have heard Bogey at adoption events and moved your dogs clear of him, I have just one thing to say.... THBBBB! I have taken him to the dog park 2 times now. The first time, he was a little stiff with his posture for about 2 minutes and then he went to down, running, wrestling, and sharing water bowls. He wagged the entire time. Only once did he have a reason to give a bark... when a boxer mounted him.

Today we went back. He was so excited I think he thought that he had died and had gone to heaven. Bogey ran in the gate and just ran and played with everyone. He doesn't like when other dogs get too rough. He actually was a little bit of the referee. Not only was he a referee, but the door greeter.

I'm wondering if he will be easier at the next dog event. He tend to be tentative meeting other dogs when he is being pulled back on a leash. My true feeling is that he was teethered his whole young life in someones back yard and just left to bark without any interaction.

Since he has been here, he has learned to play with puppies, pits, kids of ALL ages, how to open front doors :), figured out that cats aren't just for chasing, and now, that the dog park is Disney World for dogs and getting as dirty as possible. :)

Field Trip!

Bogey joined our family of 5 for a walk in old towne alexandria on sunday. The kids rode their razor scooters and Bogey kept up at a nice jog pace. So many people stopped and stared and you could see either amazement or sympathy in their eyes. I wanted to say "He's fine!!!, he just needs a home!!!". A bunch of dogs were also walking with their owners that day. We were practicing the "don't scare everyone with your huge bark" walk. Needless, to say, Bogey did much better. By the end of our outing, Bogey was laying in the big grassy area, just watching the dogs walk without even a care. With walking, jogging, and resting... oh yeah, and some monkey in the middle... Bogey did great. He only really showed signs of being tired after about 1 and 1/2 hours... mostly because it got warm. Starbucks made sure we had water for him with our frappaccinos :)