Hi from littlehorses

littlehorses · Post by **littlehorses** » Mon Aug 31, 2009 1:53 pm

Hi all! I didn't realize thre was an 'introduce yourself' thread till now!
My name is 'littlehorses' aka Dusti and I live in N Central Tx with Bellyra and Star, adopted Great Danes. There are 3 rescued cats here too, Lyndi, Anysa (Snowshoe cats) and Yar- the one eyed pirate cat. I'm a self employed 3-D mixed media artist and have 1 son and 2 granddaughters.

I've shared my life with Great Danes since getting my first 2 in 1980. I owner handled my first two Danes to their tittles but then got out of it. Politics........For the past 12 yrs I have volunteered with Great Dane rescue, fostering & adopting only seniors for about 10 of those years. I'm proud that several of those adopted seniors earned obedience tittles and enjoyed a second childhood!

When all my seniors passed I decided to try a youngster (or two) before I got too old. Ha Ha! These two are wearing me out faster than if I'd just aged gracefully! Bellyra came into rescue as a 3 month old stray full of bite wounds and attitude. Star was saved from complete neglect in a backyard, where she'd been put and forgotten since 10 weeks of age. I got her at 8 months, she'd never ben out of that yard, never had a collar on, was covered in demodectic mange, full of parasites and ripe with fear of everything.
Now at age 2 both have earned their Canine Good Citizens certifications and Bellyra is one leg shy of her CD tittle! Hoping to finish that up this fall. Star doesn;t enjoy the ring but thats okay too! We still have lots of fun together!
Thanks for allowing us to join you all!