Neglected dog siblings saved by dedicated dog lover from harsh Texas sun after their pawrent passed leaving them covered with matted fur, fleas and ticks, new dog dad says: ‘They are so affectionate and playful now.’

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    CAPITA TION'S APITAL 12190 "They love food and cuddles and lying around on the couch watching tv."
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    I lost my dog, Dieter, earlier this summer. He was my baby for almost 10 years, and my best friend. It happened very suddenly, and I was heartbroken. My
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    family suggested I get a new puppy to help with the grief. I didn't agree with them, but thought it might not hurt to look.
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    I looked on craigslist for cats needing to be rehomed to find a new companion for my cat, Jax. I saw an ad for lhasa apsos whose owner had passed. It
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    When I saw them, I almost turned right around and went home. They were covered in mats and smelled awful. They were very scared of being out of their
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    crates and recoiled when I reached my hand out for them to smell. Turns out, their owner d d very suddenly of a brain
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    aneurysm and the dogs were sent to live with the girl's mom, who did not like dogs and left them out in her backyard. In Texas. In the summer.
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    I called a mobile groomer and offered her double to come out that night and shave down the dogs. I could see they had fleas and ticks and didn't want
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    to let them in my house in that shape. She came and we washed and shaved them. They were in such terrible condition. They didn't want to
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    do anything, but stay in their crates. I was so happy I didn't split them up, it was clear that they were very dependent on each other. Took them to
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    the vet the next day to get sh 's and microchipped. Poor Mickey had his eyes crusted over with pus from his eye ulcers, which the vet thinks was caused by
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    getting poked in the eye with sticks. It was clear they had been ab d. They shied away whenever I tried to reach for them and
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    hid once when I yelled when I was startled. Fast forward to current day. They are so affectionate and playful now. They
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    love food and cuddles and lying around on the couch watching tv. I was doing some research on the breed today after seeing an infographic on
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    which breeds are from where geographically and saw a blurb on wikipedia that said: "Lhasa Apsos often show happiness by rubbing their head
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    on their owners, running and rolling around, or sitting on their owner's feet". I could tell, for a while now, that my dogs love me. I'm not sure what
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    changed after reading that article.. maybe it was seeing Mickey's face looking at me, so trustingly while I put on his cone (he just got neutered yesterday), but I
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    realize I love the little guys too.
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