Adopted October 2003
Page last updated on Saturday, March 31, 2007.
Attached is a picture of Brody (on the left, buff colored), who we adopted from the rescue in October 2003, and his brother Bandit. Bandit was just a few months old when his "big sister" Casey died of cancer. He was lonely and our family decided to look for another cocker to be his companion. We kept searching the site and found "Brody." The poor guy had been mistreated. He was extremely underweight, weighing only 17 pounds at 15 months old. He was afraid of men, and had been treated for several medical issues. He was a very nervous boy!
When Brody's foster mom and dad brought him to meet our family; which is 2 teenaged boys, a dad and mom, he ran and sat in Mom's lap. Well that's all it took for me! I was hooked! He was afraid of the boys and my husband. Brody figured out after a couple of weeks that he was safe and no one, not even a man, was going to hurt him. Brody and Bandit are great playmates. They love to run around in our back yard together and wrestle. Brody and Bandit cuddle on the couch with us...and each other! They also like to sneak upstairs and sleep with Mom and Dad.
We have trained Brody to sit, lay, shake, roll over, fetch and stay. He loves to catch treats and jumps very high to get them. He loves everybody and wants to jump on them and lick them (after his hello bark!) Brody wants to jump over the fence and is quite a climber...we are still working on keeping him from jumping over the fence to visit our neighbor. Our neighbor keeps giving him treats...so of course he wants to go over!
Brody has been a great addition to our family. He gets lots of love and attention from all of us. He likes to go for long walks with us and that's a good thing because he has boundless energy. He is very active but has gained weight. He's up to a safe 26 pounds. It is a wonderful improvement...his spine and ribs aren't sticking out anymore. His fur has filled in nicely and he is enjoying life. He's a very gentle boy that needed a family to take care of him. WE ARE AND WE LOVE HIM!!!
Thank you for allowing us to provide him with his "Forever Home!"
Sincerely,
Teresa, Jim, Jimmy, Cory and "Bandit and Brody"