Today is Georgia’s birthday. She turned 6 years old. She acts like a puppy though, to make up for the puppyhood she never had, I guess.
She might never become a so-called “normal” dog, she might develop an unreasonable fear of any object at any given time, she might poop whenever she sees another person other than me for the rest of her life, she might dig holes in the yard to get buried rocks and such, she might keep me awake all night stepping, sitting, standing on my body during thunderstorms, she might smear her poop all over my car every single time she’s in it. She might always be somewhat not quite there yet.
But she doesn’t fear poop at home at all any more even when I’m angry and yell on the phone. She jumps and circles with such unsuppressable and joyful barks that echoes through the whole neighborhood whenever I get home after hours of absence or after 2 minutes to fetch my mails. She runs to me at full speed to get some lovin’ she so very much deserves for having peed or pooped in the yard. She doesn’t try to run away from me when I approach her by walking as opposed to crawling. She SITS when she wants her neck scratched. She presents me her hiney to be scratched so that she can start the butt dance. She stalks and play attacks other dogs and even me.
She’s not quite there yet and she might never get there, but it’s more than enough for me.
I love her.
Happy Birthday, Georgia!
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Happy Birthday, Georgia!
Happy Birthday, Georgia!
She’s so lucky that she got such an amazing home with an owner so dedicated to her!
She’s beautiful.
Do you own the whole yard? It looks quite big.
Happy Birthday, Georgia! I am so happy that you are overcoming a lot of your fears. You so deserve the loving home you now have. You have come such a long way. I believe you will get even further with the love and support of your Mama and fur siblings.
Happy Birthday Georgia!!!!! You are a very special girl!!! I am so very happy that you have a momma who deeply loves you! What a great birthday present! Many bessings to you sweet pup!
She’s absolutely beautiful and I can understand why you feel such a bond with her. There’s so much to be admired about her spirit. Animals, through their amazing ability to overcome whatever adversity life dishes out, teach us so much about ourselves along the way and most of all they give us hope and inspiration that we can achieve anything too – like a candle in the window on a cold, dark night. God bless both of you.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY GEORGIA!
She’s such a beautiful dog.
Have a great Birthday Day Georgia!
Happy Birthday Georgia!
You are such a lucky dog and have come so far with a wonderful family to love and care for you!! And in return, you give them your unending devotion!!
Many happy more!!!!!!!
Thanks for sharing this. It really brightened my day. Happy Birthday Georgia!
Happy Birthday Georgia. How lucky for you to have found a kind and compassion person to include you as family. And how lucky they are to have you loving them back.
My wife and I both enjoyed your post. She’s a great looking dog. Happy Birthday Georgia.
Happy Birthday Georgia. The bond between an animal and their person is not something you can put into words. Its like electricty or sunshine. You can’t see these things but you know they exist. You can feel them and they make your life better. The love between an animal and their person is a hundred times stronger, and whether you are walking with your dog at your side or have a purring cat on your lap, it makes life worthwhile. Friends may came and go, realtionships go bad, faith undermined and financial security destroyed, but nothing can end the bond with your critters but death itself. Go Georgia, go!
Happy Birthday Miss Georgia. You have found a wonderful mom who has seen you through alot of trials and tribulations. You deserve to be loved and appreciated for the gentle soul you within you. You have touched more lives than you know and helped in deciding whether to take a “messed up” dog or not. Seeing your transformation has made me a believer that anything can be accomplished with lots of love, patience and understanding. If Miss Georgia can make such an amazing turn around…so can my three adopted boys and 4 dogs.
What a lucky girl to have found you and to have been found by you. It’s so nice to see that your patience with her has been rewarded with such progress. I have a little special needs guy also, and it’s amazing to see all the obstacles he can overcome.
Happy birthday Georgia!!
Thank you very very much everybody!
Georgia and I both really appreciate it!!!
Young,
Yes, it’s my backyard. With big dogs, that doesn’t seem that big either though.
aww what a sweetie i love the tripods . there overall doggie tenacity . and she is beautiful…
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!
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Paint
Happy Happy Birthday Georgia !!!
I am so happy that the angels sent to you a very special human, your mommy, to save you !
I don’t have doggy furbabies, I have kitty furbabies but I am sure that
you bring your mommy as much happiness as my kittys bring to me.
Here’s wishing you many wonderful birthdays in your future !
Happy Birthday Georgia!!! You have made great progress thanks to a loving mom. It’s very inspirational all that you have both been through and how far you have come because some one loves you. Two legs, four legs, love is the same. Your lucky to have each other.
I am so happy that Georgia has had a chance at a happy life! She went through so much at such a young age, it is just wonderful to see her happy!
It’s great to see that she is doing so well.
Happy Birthday Georgia!!
You are so lucky to have found a great home with a person who understands you and loves you. You have come so far with love and patience and I believe you will go farther still. Here’s to wishing you many more great years and wonderful birthdays!
Thank you soooo much everyone!
Georgia is lucky – so many people would have given up on her, dumped her in a pound somewhere. Because of you, she’s having the life that every companion animal deserves to have! Thank you for not giving up on her! Happy Birthday, Georgia!
Happy Birthday Georgia !!!!. I am so happy that you have someone that loves you so much. You are a beauty !
Happy Birthday beautiful Georgia!!! It sounds like you’ve come a long way – it’s hard at first, but it gets easier. Especially with butt scratching!!
Happy Birthday, Georgia! I love how she wears her soul in her eyes. She’s such a beautiful girl and she deserves all the love and kindness she is finally getting. Georgia may never be “all the way there” but she has come so far in her life that she may surprise you by how much farther she will go.
Happy Birthday Georgia! She is so cute!
Happy Birthday Georgia! The story of how Georgia used to fear everyone and everything brings tears to my eyes everytime I hear it. I am so happy that she has come so far and that she is in a home where she receives the love and TLC that she truly deserves. Wishing you many more happy years Georgia!
What a lucky girl to have found someone who loves and understands her.
We have adopted a fearful dog as well. She has made some big strides in her six years in our family but I don’t expect her to ever be able to do all of the “normal” things that our other dogs can do with no problems such as going for walks, car rides, staying in the same room when the vacuum is running, etc. That’s just fine with us. She is a precious girl who gives us all of her love and as much trust as she can muster. What more can we ask for?!
Happy Birthday, Georgia!
Thank you very much! We feel the love!!!
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I wish for a world where there were more people like you to take care of all the animals. You have done a wonderful thing by taking care of Georgia. Life can be so cruel sometimes and it takes a special person to see the good in others!
Happy Birthday Georgia and may you have many more happy wonderful years with your Yoonperson!
xoxo, Ris
I also wanted to say that to this day I am still astounded by that Georgia
was able to win over Brooklyn’s attentions and become friends with Brooklyn when Brooklyn so clearly did not want to be friends with any other animals.
What a special dog georgia is isn’t she ?!!!!
Yes. A friend of mine and I talk about the irony of my adopting Brooklyn to help Georgia, who ended up helping Brooklyn to have a friend.
I had to stop by and check out your blog, yoonamania. Wow – your photos are stunning. Such beauty! Thank you for treating us with your eye. – Donna