Name: Ellen and John
Location: California, USA
I don't have a pet of the month, I have a pet of a lifetime. There will never be another Woof. Woof aka Woofie is a 13 year old Pit-bull-Beagle (Pit beagle) mix. Twelve years ago I was a single mother with a 6 year old boy named Zachary. I always took in other peoples unwanted animals, so I had a pet rat, yes RAT, named Tabitha. After about a year for found out that she had terminal cancer. I took her to be put to sleep and while I was at the vets office I decided to take a look at the dogs that were up for adoption. After looking for a bit I was ready to leave. The adoption officer told me to take a look at the 9 month old puppy that was behind the door. It was love at first site. Her name was Little Girl and she was the off-spring of a fighting Pitbull mother and beagle father. God only knows how that happened! She was removed from her home and had spent about 1 month behind that door. She was mine from that second. She never answered to Little Girl but she perked up when we woofed at her. So we say she picked her own name. When my husband came into our lives, he fell for her too. They are attached at the hip now. John even told the vet that "this dog can never die, you have to keep her alive forever". Woofie was diagnosed with Lyme disease about two years ago but later that was changed to Pancreatitis. When she has a bout of stomach trouble she vomits and is lethargic most of the day. We have tried many different foods to see if we could find something that her stomach could tolerate. After the recent recall of so many different pet foods we decided to switch to a holistic food. I went into our favorite pet store, The Hungry Puppy, and asked for a senior holistic food. They referred me to Canine Caviar Special Needs. After just 2 months on her new diet Woofie has made some remarkable changes. She has so much more energy and her coat is so soft and shiny. She vomits a lot less and we are hoping in time that it will stop for good. Woofie acts like she is that 9 month old puppy I fell in love with so many years ago. Woofie has won the hearts of everyone that has ever had the pleasure to meet her. Even people who are terrified of dogs. We think Canine Caviar is her fountain of youth so we can enjoy her company for another 12 years, at least!
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