things and things: friends

My friend's mom is a hair dresser slash chihuahua rescuer. She traded me a cut and color for me to take pictures of her rescued dogs... some foster, but mostly hers. I love all of these dogs and most of them have super sad stories, but Laurel is such a good mom to them that they all recover so much and turn out very sweetly. Most of them have been through a lot - debarking, physical abuse, living in cages, over-breeding, and more stupid things that make me hate humans. But she wanted black and white pictures of her dogs specifically that she could frame and have. I took some pictures of the foster ones, too. This was a lot of fun because I just got to sit in the sunlight for 2 hours with tons of tiny dogs and just pet them. Best.

I was really happy to do this because I think that dog rescue and adoption is a really important issue. Not a lot of people are aware of the abuse that dogs go through in puppy mills and puppy farms, and because of that, they unknowingly support intense abuse and murder. Buying from pet stores and Amish people may seem like a harmless thing but it is SERIOUSLY not okay! If you want a puppy, you can ADOPT a puppy. If you want a purebred, you can ADOPT a purebred. There is zero advantage to buying from a pet store or a puppy farm. ZERO!!!

Anyways... check out these adorable pups.

This is Leah.

She sleeps in her bed.

This is Kevin. He loves everyone!!

This is Sadie-Sue or Susan, who has a beautiful coat of red, orange and golden brown that you obviously can't see in this picture because of the B&W. She is so sweet and loving.

This is Sadie's sister Ruby, who is Kevin's girlfriend. She and her sister were given to Laurel by a mother who complained that they were "too much of a hassle", which, if you sit with these dogs for 1 minute, you will find super hard to believe. The mother was young and was not prepared for the responsibilities of taking care of these 2 awesome babies.

This is Baby Hue, Maxx's dog. He also goes by (phonetically) "Bibba-Hoo".

So handsome.

Here's June! She loves to pose.

This is Libby-Lou. She is super shy and skittish. It was really hard to take pictures of her because she was shaky and nervous from the camera and the noises it was making. =(

This is Teddy. He was super shy too. I think he is the only non-chihuahua dog living at the house. He hid under a lounge chair and I had to lay on the ground to snap this.

last but not least... This is Gertrude. She is the oldest of these dogs. They had her before they started doing Chihuahua rescue. She's the queen.

Now the foster doggies...

This is Bigs. You can't tell too much from this picture, but he is huge. Definitely part chihuahua, but probably part Italian greyhound as well. He is super friendly!

This is Figaro. He definitely looks like a mobster. He has a lot of issues with his hair... they don't really know why. He can grow it out, but it starts falling out in patches. So he has just a weird mess of hair. But he's so cute and nice.

This is Bub. He's tiny and has grey hair.

There were a lot more dogs that I didn't get to take pictures of, but they are all great. I loved being over there and just sitting with two dogs on my lap and one on a table next to me, giving unlimited pets and receiving unlimited kisses. I can't wait until I can adopt (ADOPT ADOPT ADOPT ADOPT) a dog. Bad idea for a college kid going from apartment to apartment... someday, though, and I look forward to it!