Blakely - that was NOT her name then - was being advertised as a breeder girl in the local newspaper. Shannan went to see her & knew she was more than she could take on at the time, but knew that she had to find someone to help her. Shannan saw these idiots feed her molded bread & discarded banana peels....
April 17, 2007...I drove from my job, near Birmingham, AL to meet Shannan in Meridian, MS. She had driven from her home(Several hundred miles away) to Meridian to meet me with this sweet girl. My vet graciously waited past his normal business hours to see this girl when I got there with her. She had a broken jaw that was never repaired, an ugly scar on her head from some crazy surgery they did to remove her nose rope, and she was heartworm positive. She had entropion surgery on both eyes, she had many mammary tumors removed(all were benign) and loved living life up until her very last few days.
She had tumors on her heart that had began to rupture and fill the pericardial(SP) sack with blood. Even up until the very end, she had kisses for us all... February 13, 2010.
This is the first picture that I took of Blakely... this is AFTER Shannan had cleaned her eyes & gave her a bath.
Her first week at my house... she didn't know how to act getting to be in the house much less being able to be on the furniture.
She loved this bed! This was the first place she went when we came home from her first round of heartworm treatment.
FINALLY HEALTHY!!!! Our first camping trip with her. Boy, did she love to sit out by the water. (State park rules that she had to be leashed at all times.)
Here she is in Emily's car - she loved to go for rides with her. Just look at the joy on that face!
Summer of 2008 - She's here in the pool with Brutus - they were big buddies. He is still walking around the house looking for his friend.
I don't have many recent pictures of her - as her eye sight began to fail more & more, she didn't like to have her picture taken. The flash would scare her half to death... I do have some cell phone pics that I will try to get downloaded and share one day soon.
We loved this girl so... and miss her so very much
Thank you all so much for letting me share her with you.
Oh my, such a sweet sweet face
Thank you for sharing!
Hurley 2-1-08
oh dont be sorry
i am just glad to know she was so loved and treated so well, so many arent. i thank god every day for my silly girl who has no manners, and is a big clod, and a real tomboy. but we start obedience this sunday, and her foster mom is the instructor. so your baby was so fortunate to have your love and a warm home and kind words. tamsen
Hi Janet!
I sure miss you around here....
Oh Penny...
now it's my turn to cry... How very sweet you are!
Thank you.
Aw thank you, Maria.
She was truly a joy & blessing to have here with us....however short her time had to be.
Thank you, Barb---
Much love to your gang.
Thanks, Deb....
She was the queen of this castle
You were such a bountiful source
of willing, loving information for me when I first got her. You had a great impact on her life... from very far away
Thank you.
You have been in my thoughts & prayers...
Absolutely, Gary.
Thank you
Thanks, Andrea....
She certainly was special.
I remember her story now, my heart broke for her
I am glad that she had you to love her finally.
oh sweet miss Blakely
Tara I cried when i read her story, and how happy i was when you gave us updates as to how well she was doing, thank you so much for loving this girl, and for taking us all on her journey to becoming healthy, happy and mostly loved,
Geeez, what a wonderful story...brings tears to my eyes.
Tears of joy that Blakely had joy, thanks to you! What a touching story and so heart warming and sad prior to you getting that baby.
Thanks for sharing...beautiful.
Amy,
How very sweet of you to say.... I am so honored that she holds such a special place here.
God truly blessed my family.
Thanks, Diane...
She just kind of reached out & grabbed me.... I was quickly in love!
I certainly miss that sweetheart:(
Thank you...
She was such a joy
I remember her rescue...
what a sweetheart, RIP
Janet & Sluga
Sweet Blakeley!!---
Bless your heart for giving that sweet girl over 2 years of love and happiness!
Tara she was just a sweet girl I was glad she was with you
and was loved!! she was very special and will be greatly missed
hugs
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I remember, now, the story of her rescue...
She truly saw a bit of heaven on earth with you! What a wonderful story, worth telling over and over again. Hugs!
Thank you so much for posting her story
heaven certainly has another lovely angel to brighten things up.
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Such special girls, both Blakely
and YOU. Thank God you got her away form those idiots and gave her a real life. I am humbled by your story.
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Of all the Bullies on BDW
Both Baby Moses and Miss Blakely are the ones that have a very special place here. I remember when her resuce took place and when she was given her forever name. Her photos of how she transformned into a beautiful healthy lady were just amazing. Tara, you and Shannan are are so amazing to have been able to give this lady the life she deserved to have.
I am so sorry to hear that she passed Praise God her last years were with a loving family.
What a sweet face!!
How could you not help but fall madly in love with her?? (and how could anybody have ever treated her that way?!) I remember when you first posted that first picture of her. Thank you for sharing her story.
RIP Blakely
Wow...
You did a tremendous job with her and I'm sure that she is greatly missed. Take joy in knowing that you made her a happy and gave her joy as I'm sure she gave you!!
Ozzy's been smooched for ya
I've been a member here since about Aug 2007 so really not that long.
I know it seems long but I just won't go away. lol
I do remember Blakely's story though.....
It's difficult to forget those first few pics of her. Poor baby.
You (and Shannan) were the best things to happen to her!
"I love Ozzy"
Karen and Ozzy
I'm sorry :(
I didn't mean to make everyone cry with me...but it is so sweet to know that we have such a tight knit cyber family here that can be touched so deeply by each other's sorrows & joys.
Thanks, Lisa....
I would love to have those pictures!
Thanks, Jen....
You know all too well how those rescue babies can weasel right into the innermost chambers of your heart.... you have my uttmost respect and admiration for the work that you do.
Oh my goodness!!!!
I am a huge Kenny Chesney fan but would have never expected anyone else to make that connection to his song! You just made my afternoon. THANK YOU!
Sweet Miss Blakely, she was so sweet. You are welcome to any pho
her that I took when I brought Floppy to your mother. Miss Blakely was everybody's baby.
You think dogs will not be in Heaven? I tell you, they will be there long before any of us.
Robert Louis Stevenson
Karen,
It seems like you have been here forever.... did I already have Miss Priss before you came on board?
Thank you for your kind words... Smooch Ozzy for me, would ya?
Thank you so much...
BDWers are such great people!
Thanks, Pat...
I'm glad you prompted me to go ahead and post her story. She was such a special girl and I am so glad to get to share her with the new folks here on the board.
Aaawww, Monica...
How sweet! It makes my heart smile to know that she touched so many people.
Thank you, Chrissy
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Thank you
Olivia.....
I'll never forget that you were in my cheering section through the whole process with our girl.
Much love to you!
P.S... maybe you're right, I think I have finally figured out this picture thing! LOL!!! It helps that I finally bought myself a digital camera, too:)
Thanks, Angela!
I appreciate it!
Thank you, Dawn...
for what you've done for your senior girls, too, and you're right. It is so worth it and I would do it again in a minute.
Hugs to Miss Betty! And to you!
Thanks GOD for those who save these perfect rescues!!!
what a wonderful story - but it was a little hard to read with tears streaming down!! LOL....tears of joy of course! I loved her story and THANK YOU so much for saving her and giving her quality of life again!!
"You Had Me From Hello".................
This song by Kenny Chesney says it all. You saw her beauty, love and suffering. I always appreciate seeing pictures & reading about their lives.
Thank you for sharing her with us. All the love, care and devotion you gave to her really did make her life wonderful.
oh Tara
I don't know what to say except that Blakely was so lucky
to have you and I'm so glad you made her life such a happy, healthy one.
What you did for her is wonderful beyond words.
"I love Ozzy"
Karen and Ozzy
Re: Blakely's story.... for those who didn't know. LONG!
What a lucky girl to spend her last few years with you to make it so very special.
You are in my thoughts during these difficult times.
Thanks for sharing
Hugs!
now i am crying
thank you for giving her the love she deserved, she has touched us all. thank you for sharing. Tamsen
such a very touching story..thanks for sharing..
it truly is sad what a rescue dog goes through before they adopted to the right person. what an amazing job you did to help her.
glad you rescued her.
she was beautiful...
thanks for sharing your story
Miss Blakely was a very special girl
Tara, I am glad that you posted her story for some of the newer folks. I was relatively new at the time you and Shannan learned of her and got her out of that hellhole. Seeing her life totally change was one of the best experiences I will ever have.
So great that you made her last years happy
A girl after my own heart
Thank you so much for posting these. After the grief of losing my Raven, this really lifts my spirits. To know that this old gal got your redeeming love after such a horrible start in life. With Lily (RIP) and Betty, I adopted them both as geriatrics needing work and I would do it again, even if they only live a few months. It's so rewarding to see the relief as they are spoiled and heal.
THANK YOU for what you did for her.
Dawn
"Little Miss Betty Cuteface"
Toofie on the left, eyeball on the right.
Raven (prior to tripawd surgery) and Betty
Here come the waterworks...
I'll never forget how Blakely's story mobilized the board. I remember thinking "What a great thing these guys are doing!". Bless you and Shannan for saving this girl! Thank you so much for sharing her with all of us...
On a side note, I see you have all this picture taking and posting down to a science! lol
Olivia/Kano/Q-Ball