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Post by jimsar on Dec 9, 2012 15:08:03 GMT 8
lh6.googleusercontent.com/-7jheYBlWGtA/UKCNbdxAlMI/AAAAAAAAKjk/xD4F8SdCzeI/s288/IMG_9507.JPG [/img] This stray puppy was roaming the streets and got picked up by Animal Control in Yuba City, California. He was neutered, given rabies and immunization shots, and after quarantine was turned over to a Labrador Retriever rescue group. We adopted him and gave him a permanent home. Knowing he's not a pure "lab", we had his DNA tested, and the result proved that he's a 100% mutt. One parent was 50% dalmatian and 50% wire fox terrier. The other parent was 22.43% australian koolie, 7.36% labrador retriever, 6.94% rat terrier, 6.15% miniature poodle, and 6.04% Japanese spitz. He's a sweet, intelligent and playful dog. We both lucked out with this adoption. "Don't shop, adopt!"
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Post by stellarboy on Dec 9, 2012 15:46:44 GMT 8
How lovely to hear that, jimsar! Nice looking pup, by the way, and interesting to know its lineage. Wish we could adopt one of those kinds.
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Post by jimsar on Dec 12, 2012 16:24:03 GMT 8
How lovely to hear that, jimsar! Nice looking pup, by the way, and interesting to know its lineage. Wish we could adopt one of those kinds. There are many dogs out there like him, Stellarboy. Where I came from, we call them bisaya'. Doberman/bisaya' mix = Dobis. Labrador/bisaya' = Labis. Are there dog rescue organizations there that save dogs for adoption? None existed when I lived there; unfortunately, many stray dogs back then had culinary endings. Had a dog that ran away one morning from our apartment in Paco, and with the help of neighbors, we traced him to the interior. When I recovered him he already had a wire around his neck, one step away from azucena. I noticed your location as Davao City. I've actually lived there for about six months during a job assignment with the Dev't Academy of the Philippines in the 70's. I was looking at Google Earth for my old digs, with no success. I rented from a military retiree in San Pedro Street, actually in the PC/PNP compound. Back then San Pedro Street ended near the barracks entrance. I suspect the dead end is now Quezon Blvd. How's my guess? Thanks.
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Post by stellarboy on Dec 12, 2012 17:07:33 GMT 8
How lovely to hear that, jimsar! Nice looking pup, by the way, and interesting to know its lineage. Wish we could adopt one of those kinds. There are many dogs out there like him, Stellarboy. Where I came from, we call them bisaya'. Doberman/bisaya' mix = Dobis. Labrador/bisaya' = Labis. Are there dog rescue organizations there that save dogs for adoption? None existed when I lived there; unfortunately, many stray dogs back then had culinary endings. Had a dog that ran away one morning from our apartment in Paco, and with the help of neighbors, we traced him to the interior. When I recovered him he already had a wire around his neck, one step away from azucena. I noticed your location as Davao City. I've actually lived there for about six months during a job assignment with the Dev't Academy of the Philippines in the 70's. I was looking at Google Earth for my old digs, with no success. I rented from a military retiree in San Pedro Street, actually in the PC/PNP compound. Back then San Pedro Street ended near the barracks entrance. I suspect the dead end is now Quezon Blvd. How's my guess? Thanks. There are now many animal welfare & animal rescue organisations operating in the Philippines, and the most prominent is the Philippine Animal Welfare Society (PAWS), established in the late 90s, on a call to stop animal cruelty in zoos, animal torture, and such other cases. They have been part of the campaign to rescue animals that have been used for food (dogs for azucena for instance), or used for illegal gambling (dogfighting for instance). One recent case is the rescue of over 50 pitbull terriers that were used by illegal online dogfighting in Laguna. PAWS is based in Loyola Heights, Quezon City and they have shelters for rescue animals that can be adopted. As for the dead end of San Pedro Street in my hometown, today there is already an extension road there leading to one of the barangays that is lined up along Quezon Boulevard (Brgy 32-C Trading Boulevard, if I'm not mistaken).
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