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Hi, my name is Rusty. I am now a 7 year-old beautiful English type yellow Labrador. I look exactly like Marley in the movie "Marley and me" except that Linda says I am more handsome. I was adopted from the Aylmer SPCA on February 16, 2008 by Linda and Marcel. They wanted a Labrador … and there I was. They fell in love with me the minute they saw me, even though they thought I was a bit of a big guy (I weighted 90 pounds…). As soon I walked into my new home, I had them wrapped around my big paw! They let me use the whole house, made sure that I had a nice fenced backyard with my own gazebo in the back for those rainy summer days. (There is no way my owner would let me out all day on a cold day; for those winter days, they hired the beautiful Catherine to take me out for walks.)
Going for walks in the nearby park, especially with Marcel who makes me fetch a green tennis ball, is another of my great pleasures. When he shows me the leash I just jump like a kangaroo in the house! It takes minutes before I settle down and race outside … sniffing big time my way to the park! Marcel says my nose must work overtime! When Linda and Marcel come back from work, I love to play and race in the house even if it means that my big tail sends pictures flying off the living room table. Every night it is the same scenario … That still makes them laugh!
I also love car rides; I like to reflect on my life sitting in the back watching the passersby with my head out the window and my ears flapping in the wind! This summer we went to Cape Cod and Martha's Vineyard. Linda and Marcel were so proud of me when people on the street stopped us to say how handsome I was!
Marcel
just retired before Christmas which means that we will have even more
time together for walks, sniffs and swims in the lake!
One last thing: when I got adopted I panted a lot even when I did not exercise. Linda and Marcel consulted 3 different veterinarians. They did not want me to go under surgery feeling that I went through enough already. They decided to wait and see. I took a little while but after a few months, the panting has disappeared. Looks like I was an anxious little guy who needed to feel secure. The only little fear that remains is my fear of the basement. There is just no way I will go down there or any other basements for that matter and that is ok with Linda and Marcel; they understand! I love my new life! Big thanks again to Jennifer, Carole and Donna from the Aylmer SPCA!! Rusty
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While
they watch my diet, Linda is always very understanding and very easy
to convince that I am a picky boy when it comes to food. When
Marcel is not around, I always end up with special menus or treats … I
love toasts with peanut butter ….
Linda
and Marcel bring me along pretty much everywhere they go. Being
the only dog of both sides of the families, I am a big hit especially
with Catherine, Florence, Francois and Laurent!