Buddy's Story

by Tasha J

Our Beagle Buddy was from a backyard breeder originally, and when the woman couldn't sell the pups, she started giving them away.

The unlucky family that got Buddy had other dogs. They crate trained Buddy, but within a month and a half Buddy was surrendered to a shelter in Eastern Oregon. The paperwork said that Buddy was teaching their other dogs bad habits and couldn't be left alone during the day. (This is not unusual for Beagles, they hate to be left alone).

He was adopted out again and shortly, returned again, this time with no surrender paperwork. After a few weeks Buddy was brought from Eastern Oregon to Corvallis because this gave him a better chance of being adopted out. This was a correct assumption.

When I saw Buddy in the cage, there was an immediate connection. Although he wouldn't come to the front of the cage, I felt as if I had known him a long time. When we asked to see him, the assistant told us he was a little timid. As soon as Buddy walked through the door of the meet and greet room he curled up in my lap and licked my face for all he was worth.

He then went on to endear himself to both children and my husband. He is a gentle sweet soul who is only intimidated by other very large active dogs.

He spent two weeks recovering from his long traumatic experience by sleeping non stop, but is now acting like the fantastic dog he is. He's smart as a whip, knows how to find anything we hide for him, loves leg bone sections from the meat department, and slides on his belly to be "sneaky" when trying to come near the table when we eat.

He loves long walks, playing "chase" with the kids, curling up in our laps, giving kisses, sleeping the day away in my husbands office and bacon is definitely his favorite treat of all time.

He learned our version of "beg" (sitting and lifting one paw) in two minutes and now does it constantly. He doesn't use his voice very much, but every night he jumps onto each childrens' beds and kisses them before coming into our room and disappearing under our covers at our feet to sleep.

We love Buddy!