In so doing I also learned that Leia was actually an official mixed-breed, called a Schweenie. (Shi-Tzu, Daschund mix). So I’ve been reading about that too, which has had me looking at pictures of other schweenies.
Leia wasn’t a typical looking schweenie from what I’ve seen… but yesterday I stumbled upon a dog in a Fresno shelter that looks just like her! Not exactly, but really damn close. Given this other dog’s age, they could practically be sisters. Leia actually originated from Palmdale, CA before finding her way to me.
It pulls at my heart that this little thing doesn’t have a forever-home. To make matters worse (on my heart) she has CHF so she has that going against her in getting adopted. Pay an adoption fee for a dog with a bad heart you’ll have to provide medication (at least) for to manage. Her name is Nora. Pretty name.
In memory of my little luck dragon, I’ve sponsored Nora for the next month, to provide for her basic care and medicine. Seriously contemplating making a move to adopt her myself. I’ll be cyber-stalking her at least, and making sure she continues to be provided for until she gets a home, or I decide to give her one.
I think if Leia were here, I’d be jumping on this anyway. She was fairly unique, and it’s a strange set of circumstances to find another of her particular mix, at about her same age. Nothing will ever replace my little one, but it really tears at me this Nora doesn’t have a daddy like Leia had.
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Like seriously… Nora could pass for Leia…right down to the same cow-licks on her face. Bizzare.
]]>Like seriously… Nora could pass for Leia…right down to the same cow-licks on her face. Bizzare.
]]>Like seriously… Nora could pass for Leia…right down to the same cow-licks on her face. Bizzare.
]]>It’s hard. We struggled with deciding to not adopt a black kitty after Rex passed away. In the end, we didn’t, because we knew that kitty would never really be its own cat, it would always be “x just like Rex”. I think now, we could get a black kitty, and we would if we had the room. But then, we couldn’t, because I wanted to be sure we honored the new cat as the new cat, not just as a Rex replacement.
]]>It’s hard. We struggled with deciding to not adopt a black kitty after Rex passed away. In the end, we didn’t, because we knew that kitty would never really be its own cat, it would always be “x just like Rex”. I think now, we could get a black kitty, and we would if we had the room. But then, we couldn’t, because I wanted to be sure we honored the new cat as the new cat, not just as a Rex replacement.
]]>It’s hard. We struggled with deciding to not adopt a black kitty after Rex passed away. In the end, we didn’t, because we knew that kitty would never really be its own cat, it would always be “x just like Rex”. I think now, we could get a black kitty, and we would if we had the room. But then, we couldn’t, because I wanted to be sure we honored the new cat as the new cat, not just as a Rex replacement.
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