Operation Rescue...

Ted

Now, it has been a tumultuous past two years, and the last thing anyone would want after all of that is to add any kinds of stress. Right? WRONG! After the passing of Tealk, I have had a gaping hole inside me that I have not been able to fill. After talks with my two tiny humans we decided that we all wanted a dog.

I started to search, but just couldn't find the right one. I really wanted to rescue a greyhound, but my Body Corporate denied me. So the hunt continued. The prerequisite was that the dog MUST be a rescue.

A couple of months ago an ad came up on my Facebook feed. It was a casting call. They were looking for families who were passionate about rescue animals and were looking to find and adopt a rescue dog. The show, Dr Lisa to The Rescue. So, I applied and thought nothing more of it. Then I got a call. The girls and I were interviewed and then eventually we were advised that we would be on the show.

This meant that the team would find suitable dogs for us to choose from, and took the hard work out of it for me.

Come Tuesday the 14th of March and we were filming our second day, this time on location at the Animal Welfare League shelter in Kemps Creek. We were introduced to 3 potential dogs. The first was Penny, who was gorgeous but absolutely terrified at the prospect of being near my kids. Secondly was Ben, who I fell in love with almost instantly. He was timid and scared, but very snugly. Thirdly was Ron, who was a Chihuahua and incredibly tiny. He was cute and the girls fell for him. For a moment it looked like we would be going home with Ron, but then he got a little aggro with Harri, and then it happened again. So much to my relief, we decided to adopt Ben.

After careful consideration, we also decided that Ben was not a suitable name for him. For many reasons, one of which is that my best friend Nicole, has a dog named Benson who we all call Benny. Also our boy just didn't look like a Ben....so he is now named Ted.

His first night was a rough one. He spent most of the evening vomiting which left me in a state of panic. First thing in the morning I took him to the vet. He was OK and it was put down to a combination of things including stress, motion sickness, and a possible stomach ulcer.

When Ted met Jason for the first time he was not a fan of the wheelchair, or so we thought. After several encounters with different men, it has become apparent that Teddles is a little fearful of most men. I think that it will take Ted a while to get used to Jase. What did strike me was his bark. He is a a Jack Russell x Foxie and I would have thought he may have had a high pitched bark, but as it turns out he has a deeper voice than expected.

Teddy has become my shadow. He follows me everywhere. Whilst we have all fallen in love with our little guy, he has also developed a deep affection for the girls. It's actually lovely to see Molly interacting with a dog and not being horrendously terrified, she's still quite wary but slowly getting used to life with a dog. Harri was never going to be scared. She adores him and can't get close enough to him. 

Our little guy has stolen our hearts, and we couldn't be happier. Every day I tell him just how much I love him and that he's well and truly stuck with us for good.

If you want as new pet, be it a cat, dog, or bunny. Please always consider a rescue animal. The ones that have been left behind who just need a second chance and a loving home. They will love you unconditionally forever.