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The Story of Tammy

I'll never forget how I met Tammy. She was laying down in storage yard for large metal shipping containers. She was about a 50 lb white dog. She appeared to be a husky mix. This is a semi-desolate area and dumping ground for dogs and cats. She was about 10 or 15 lbs underweight. She had an under-bite and I figured she may have been dumped, because she was thought to be defective. She would not come to me as she was extremely frightened and ran when I tried to approach her. I would leave food for her and she would wait until I got back in my car before she would come to eat it. There was another dog I called Buddy that I was also feeding and he appeared to want to be her mate as he always be around her. I finally gained Buddy's confidence to let me pet him. Tammy would be in the background watching me pet Buddy. This went on for awhile and unfortunately one day I found Buddy dead near her. I would continue leaving food for her for several months.

Finally, she gained my confidence one day. As she approached me she laid down on her side, as if to say you're okay, now go ahead and rub my belly for me, which I did with many more to follow. She was in bad shape, underweight, bloody coat from excessive scratching. Her front teeth were worn down to gums. I had recently lost another dog I rescued 4 years earlier. I also had another dog that someone dumped off at my work. Plus I was feeding several others, but my wife wanted to help Tammy and take her in and give her a good life. I finally was able to lure her into my car with a piece of meat and brought her home. She was so insecure and frighted she was crying the whole way home.

Tammy was walking with a bad limp. I took her for an exam and shots at the SPCA. Then took her to a vet to find out why she was limping. The vet said she evidently was hit by a car or truck, as the x-rays showed her upper left leg had been broken in half. The top half had slipped down about 2 or 3 inches and healed itself together. She also had a cracked hip joint.

We nursed her back to health as best we could and she was loved and pampered along with our now other 3 rescued dogs.

Then in July 2006, we noticed she had a tremendous thirst she seemed she couldn't satisfy. She was at the water bowl every 30 to 45 minutes. Tammy was diagnosed with an aggressive cancerous tumor on her anal gland. She had it removed , but less than a year later, it came back worse than before, this time with 2 tumors. We had to end her suffering on 9/11/07. I'll never forget that sad dreadful day. I remember one of my other dogs was so hurt as I was hugging kissing, and telling Tammy how much I loved her with a goodbye. Heather laid down right next to Tammy also wanting my affection. I remember not being able to see Tammy clearly through all my tears as I said goodbye to my beautiful girl.

Ben

--The Story of Tammy