Name: BuddyDog - 5 y/o
How long has BuddyDog been in the family? 3 years
Family Members: Melissa - Mom, BuddyCat (Buddydog’s best friend), Bella -Chi-weenie
Michelle (other human/foster Mom, roommate) – Stevie - Black Lab mix (Diabetic, Cushings, Blind), Jack - Terrier mix (Diabetic, Blind) & Roo (kitty)
Profession: Webmaster/SEO Expert
Location: Englewood, CO.
Nicknames: Buddy, my perpetual 2 year old, my replacement child
5 of the best words/phrases that describe Buddy?
- Love
- Goofy
- Wuss
- Spaz
- Snuggler
What makes Buddy unique? He is SUPER gentle with smaller animals. Plays tug of war with Jack and Buddycat.
The many faces of BuddyDog!
Rescue Story: Michelle was doing rescues/fostering and I was in between homes, so she was going to watch my Buddycat. When I brought BuddyCat to her house, I met BuddyDog (who Michelle was fostering) for the first time. He was already up for adoption and being “advertised” and in articles regularly. When I met him I told him he was going to be mine. Little did I know a couple months later I would move in with Michelle and within about a month adopt him. Since then, he’s become my ESA officially and I’m looking to get him properly trained and to become my full blown service dog.
Forever home, forever smile.
What is your favorite pastime as a family? Right now it’s just cuddling with him and playing. Once he’s better trained we’ll go everywhere together.
What is life like since you rescued Buddy? He’s my boy. He pulls my attention away from work and gets me to take breaks. He makes me laugh all the time. I don’t feel so alone with my big boy around! My kids are grown now, and he keeps me company and happy <3.
Photographers Notes: Buddy is truly a victim of Breed Specific Legislation. He was seized by an animal control officer in Aurora, CO after escaping from his family's backyard. Aurora is one of several cities in the Front Range area of Colorado that has Breed Specific Legislation in place. Michelle was able to bring him to Englewood, which has no such laws. In November of 2014, Aurora put the ban to a vote and unfortunately it was not over turned. So Buddy stayed on with Michelle and then found his forever home with Melissa. Leading up to the vote, there were several articles written and Buddy was the poster child. Since those local articles were published, his image and story has and continues to be used in articles on the subject in Wyoming, Louisiana, New York & Canada. Including the most recent Montreal ban, that has since been reversed.
Of course Buddy has no idea that he is a bit of a local celebrity and what his image represents for many. He is just a sweet, energetic goofy dog, who is loved and is living in the present with his family.