Welcome to Keisha(BooBoo)'s Rainbow Residency

Memories of Keisha(BooBoo)

1996... to ... 1998 My music is: "BE NOT AFRAID" 01.01.2010... HAPPY NEW YEAR... xoxo 12.24.2009... MERRY CHRISTMAS pretty girl. You are with the ANGELS & I know they are making sure that your stocking is full of your favorite treats. YOU ARE LOVED TO THE MOON & BACK!!! xoxo 11.24.2009... HAPPY THANKSGIVING... xoxo Hello everyone... my name is Keisha, aka BooBoo. I am going to tell you my story since I know it the best. My story is being written by Paula. She knows that we all go to the Rainbow Bridge when we pass but she feels that many of us who have been abused, forgotten, neglected, etc. need to have our own residence right here on this beautiful site. The reason my story is being written right now is, in a few months, I will be meeting another precious, beautiful dane. And her name is Jaycee. I am looking forward to meeting this beautiful creature. I have already met 22 amazing danes... they go by the name of GODS Gentle Giants. They have names but it would take me forever to give them to you. And I have met another amazing dane... her name is Nikki. Anyway, here is my story. I was found in the Lick Run Road area of Clearfield, Penn. I obviously had been on my own for a VERY long time & here is why I say that. The pads on my paws were actually FALLING off, which made walking VERY difficult. Also, my mouth was FULL of ulcers, which made eating extremely painful. I was picked up by dog officer Karen Walstrom of the Lawrence Township after I arrived at a camp & scared the owners. I really would NOT have hurt anyone. But the owners of the camp weren't afraid of me because of that. I am guessing they had NEVER seen anyone as SKINNY as me. Karen took me to see a very nice doctor, Dr. Herring, who examined me from my head to my toes. He felt that I would be just fine with LOTS of tender, loving care. He said my feet would heal & again, with lots of care, I would eventually look like the PROUD & BEAUTIFUL creature I SHOULD be. At that time, he thought I was about 1 year old. He also felt that I had lived on berries & roots, so they gave me the name of BooBoo. Unfortunately, I had NOT spent much time in Jellystone Park & I didn't have a friend named Yogi. I was recuperating at the SPCA. I had a WHOLE room to myself, REGULAR meals, FRESH water, LOTS of attention & love & a REALLY nice, soft place to lay my head & skinny body. While I was recuperating, a lot happened that week. They found my owner & the person responsible for abandoning me. My owner was charged with FAILURE TO PROVIDE VET CARE. He did plead guilty & was fined $750 plus costs. His friend, who dumped me in the woods, pled guilty & was fined $750 plus costs. And THAT IS IT. Everything they did to me & that's all that happened to them. I started doing really well. It was becoming easier for me to eat. I was enjoying my regular meals. Something I hadn't had for a long time. I was getting treated for the infection in my feet & they were starting to heal. Boy, was I happy about that. They weren't hurting as much. They still bothered me when I tried to walk around the shelter but it didn't stop me from greeting all of the nice people who came into the shelter to visit. While I was at the shelter, they realized that I had severe hip displasia. This was something that my new family... I am hoping for a new family... this is something that I hope they will be willing to deal with. I did get along with well behaved children BUT small children who scream, REALLY made me nervous. I was also very nervous around medium & large dogs. When I was a young pup, I had a really ugly experience with a really large dog. While I was in the shelter, I LOVED watching the bunnies, kitties & other small fur babies. The people that worked in the office had a bunny & I would sit & watch it hop around the room. I started playing with toys. That was so much fun. I had a "special", favorite toy. It was a fluffy, pink sqeaky toy. I also became a BIG TV star. I was on the channel 10 news for 2 whole days. Because of that, I had lots of people who wanted to adopt me. They would tell me that I touched MANY hearts. I certainly hope so. Because of all of these people, I found my NEW mommie. She was picked by the shelter. They felt she could give me the BEST home. I also had other doggies to play with. In fact, there were 3 of them. Now that I was in a home, my personality was starting to show. I was very curious about everything. My toys were my life. And I had many of them. I also had 3... yes, 3 beds which had been donated by many loving people. In my new home, I got to do many things. I got to venture into the BIG outdoors. Not like I wanted to go outdoors since I had spent so much time on my own in the BIG outdoors but I wanted to make my mommie happy. Once I was outdoors, I was interested in everything I saw. There were so many new smells & so many things to see. BUT, when I went outdoors, I had to wear socks because of my feet. In my new home, I also had a new vet. The first time I met him, I weighed 80lbs. And I had my beautiful socks on my sore feet. My sheltie brothers would get under my new mommies bed so I would try to do that too. Guess what??? I didn't fit very well. But that didn't stop me from trying. When I finally figured out that I didn't really fit UNDER the bed, I decided that the next best place was on TOP of the bed with my mommie. Once I got comfy in my new home, I got the title of "Princess of the Household." I wore shoes & coats. The humans in the house said THEY should have such a wardrobe. My mommie took me for training. I was clicker trained & I liked it!! My mommie was having a tough time getting used to me sleeping in her bed. I would snore in her ears & kick her. The kicking wasn't on purpose though. Being in my new home, I started to gain weight. I got up to 102lbs. Isn't that great? In 1998, something happened to me. I had never bitten any child but there was something about little girls that bothered me. Maybe it's because they have a high pitched voice & they like to scream. Anyway, something happened & I bit a little girl. Actually, I attacked this little girl. I didn't mean to. I don't know what happened. Because of what I did to that little girl, I had to make my journey to the Rainbow Bridge. The people at the shelter said that my mommie let me down by putting me in the situation where I would bite that little girl. I was set up to fail. I am happy here at the bridge. I have many friends, lots of toys & loving hands to pet me. Loving laps to lay my head in. And beautiful wings. My feet don't hurt anymore... I don't have to wear socks. I still like my coats though. I have fresh water, wonderful food & treats galore. I want to thank everyone who comes & visits me. It means alot to me. Love, Keisha...xoxo 07.06.2009...well, I have welcomed my new friend, Jaycee, to the bridge. I had a human add her photo to my page. I hope you like her. 10.14.2009...Happy Fall pretty girl. I am sorry that I have not been here to visit lately. I won't let that happen again. I am so sorry what happened to you. You should have felt NOTHING but love. Wait with my gang until I come to join all of you. You will then learn what love is all about. You are LOVED TO THE MOON & BACK!!!...xoxo Please also visit AGBENYAGA, AKER, BUCKY, CHARRO, COLE, GODS Gentle Giants, KARLEY, KEIKO, LADY WENDY, MANDY, MERCY, PFEIFLES' BABIES, REGINA, SHEPP, SNOW PUPPIES, Tiger Lily, Trail of Tears and URSA.

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