Chance - What Maltese Mix
by Patricia
(Lewisville,TX, USA)
"How's this mom?"
I adopted my little guy, "Chance" who is about three months old from a rescue place in Rising Star TX called Arfn's Dog rescue on Friday, August 29, 2008.
I am a single mom and am on disability from having Fibromyalgia, a form of Rheumatoid Arthritis, nerve damage, as well as several herniated discs in my back. I live in chronic pain and had been searching for that perfect dog for over two years. I wanted a little girl dog to be my best friend, lifetime companion ,to take walks with everyday, to talk to when no one else will listen, and to spoil for a lifetime, and I really didn't want a young puppy, that is until... I found "Chance" on Petfinder who at first, was thought to be a girl! I was on my way from Lewisville, TX to Rising Star TX when I received the call telling me She was a He! The moment I saw Chance, I just KNEW HE was "The One!" It was love at first sight!
Unfortunately, Chance came down with Parvo the very next day. Thanks to my mom who is a dog lover, I was able to take Chance to a great 24 hour animal hospital in Plano TX for treatment, as I live on a VERY tight budget and didn't have the money to treat him for such a dreadful disease. I had first named chance "Levi". I prayed and asked God to give him a chance at life and God answered my prayers, that is when I changed his name to Chance.
After Chance survived Parvo, he came down with kennel cough so he had to go through yet another round of antibiotics.
Chancey is a fighter! Today he is doing fabulous!!! he is healthy, gotten his second puppy shot, is eating well, and gaining weight. He is the sweetest, strongest, cutest, smartest, most curious and fearless little dog I've ever met! Chance is already housebroken, uses a doggie door, and knows how to sit, stay, walks great on a leash, and twirls around on his hind legs when I say, "What ya gunna do?" for a treat, or for his breakfast or dinner. he is learning how to speak and shake.
He is my little buddy, no - more like my "Soul mate!" I am not certain of what he is mixed with, but my guess is Maltese, Jack Russell Terrier. What do Y'all think??? Chancey has little spots on his right ear, and as you can see the Blue merle over his left eye. His coat is soft and broken.
