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| Name: |
Ravin
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Age: |
Six years old
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| Gender: |
Female |
Breed: |
Dog
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| Home: |
California, USA |
Ravin
is so special to me I am afraid I will not be able to put it into
words... I still don't think I can, but I will try.
Before I got sick (we won't talk about that) I used to rescue dogs ...
lots of dogs. I don't mean to brag or toot my own horn but I have rescued
well over 300 dogs from the pound. I worked with a non-profit group and
was able to pull animals (dogs in particular) out of the pound for free. I
would bring some of them into my own home and get them altered, de-wormed,
vaccinated, microchipped, and any other veterinary care they needed. Once
that was done I would find them their forever family. I did this for over
50 dogs. For some dogs I would either transport them to a rescue group,
keep them at my house for a short amount of time until a foster home would
open up, or a rescue would come to me to get the dog or dogs. Anyway this
is how Ravin came into my life. She was number 37 on the foster line up
and she would prove to be a foster failure (that's when foster parent
can't give up the dog because they have gotten too attached).
I met Ravin at the pound when she was a six-week-old puppy. It was July 26,
2008. She was hiding in the back corner of a dark kennel ... I didn't even
see her my first trip around the kennels. I tried to get her to come to me
but she refused, so I told her that I was going to take her whether she
liked it or not. I went up to the front and told them what dog I wanted to
pull. When they brought her out to me, the man exclaimed that she bit him,
and was I sure I wanted her. I said, "Of course!" and got in the car with
her and took her home with me.
Once she was spayed at eight weeks of age I started taking her to adoption
events. She was so shy and skittish no one was very interested in her.
Then one day something bad happened to me and I came home to Ravin and she
was the only one who could console me. I had major anxiety about leaving
the house after that and could only do so if Ravin was with me. So anyways
she ended up staying with me and helping me with my anxiety. Now I can
drive without her but I still can't sleep without her so I had her become
an official registered Service Dog. She flies everywhere with me. She has
been to Washington State three times, Arizona four times, Washington D.C. one time,
and we just got back from her first trip to Chicago. She has also stayed
at numerous hotels in California. Ravin is a great traveler and no real
training was done to get her prepared to travel. She always knew just what to do.
When we are home Ravin likes to play with her toys, other people in the
family, the parrots, and other dogs. Unfortunately our new dog Maizy
doesn't like to play with her. When Ravin is not playing she is right by
my side wherever I am. I suffer from another illness besides anxiety so I
am in bed a lot. Ravin is always in bed with me. She likes to be under the
covers laying so at least one part of her body is touching me. If I have
to get up to go to the bathroom to throw up she lays outside the door of
the bathroom and waits for me. I spend most of my time away from everyone
else so Ravin is great company and I talk to her and ask her questions
just as I would any human. Call me crazy, but I know what she is saying
back to me.
Ravin was meant to be dumped at the pound so I could save her. But I
didn't really save her at all ... she has saved me. I am not lying when I
say that I would not be alive if Ravin was not with me. She is truly
amazing in every way and I love her more than anything in the whole world.
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