This is our special dog, Bud.  He was rescued from the upper beaches by a friend of ours just after we had lost our dog Casey.  He had told us that he had been let loose up there by his previous owner because Bud didn't like to hunt.  He had been an abused dog for the first three years of his life and had been left out to die or at least fend for himself.  He seem to have done OK as he was in terrific shape but very cautious around men but he had a really bad case of heartworm which took a long time to recover from.  It took him quite a long time to accept Mike around the house but in the 11 years (he's 14 now!)that we have had him, he had made a miraculous transformation.  Now Bud is a source of comfort and amusement to everyone who comes into contact with him.  He is a very sweet and gentle dog.  Gail had been taking him to Britthaven Nursing Home for about 6 years every Saturday in his role of Therapy Dog.  Although there is a formal program to be certified a therapy dog, and Bud had never gone through it, he excelled at this work and looked forward to it every Saturday so he can see the many friends he made there.  We had to stop taking him there as his very special people died and he was getting depressed about it.  He has been in the St. Patrick's Day parade for at least 8 years and has his likeness on T-Shirts around the nursing home.  He and Gail have won Volunteer honors at Britthaven for a couple of years now.  His last owner left him to die because he wouldn't hunt but that was not what Bud was put on the Earth for.  He as found his calling!   That calling is meal times.  Bud gets me up at 5:00 am(or earlier)every morning to go out and then to breakfast.  After that, he goes back to sleep and can sleep until he's ready to go outside mid-morning.  As soon as Gail gets home from work, she has exactly 20 minutes until it's time to feed Bud his supper or he'll throw a fit if it's not on time. Hey, if she comes home early-not his problem-we have the same 20 minutes or there will be problems.

Pointers are the most gentle breed of dog that we have ever encountered and there are many of them that are in need of another home.  We have provided a link, below, that can give you much more information on the subject.

For more information on how to adopt a pointer or at least to support the organization that does this work, click on the icon below.  This link will open in a new tab so you won't get lost. Just close out the page or tab when you're done and you are back here. :)