Sadie was our first rescue dog.As a 25 pound Cocker Spaniel she doesn’t qualify as a “little dog”.She still fits wonderfully into the little dog mix.She arrived in August of 2002 as “Mia”.
We rescued Sadie from a breeder who just had too many dogs and needed to find a home for her.She was 4 years old at the time, and a retired champion Cocker at the age of two.Sadie came to us with periodontal disease, infected ears, poor coat, worms, and was not housebroken.After all she lived in a kennel in a garage all her life.After her health issues were remedied (she had to have several teeth removed) we started to work on the house training issue.She loved to go on hard surfaces, especially concrete.A trip to the basement proved disastrous.It took us a year to train her, but after that she has never been a problem.
Sadie got along with her older “sister” Sophie right from the start.The two black Cockers made quite a pair.Sophie passed away in 2007 at age seventeen.She missed Sophie, and that led us to make the decision that she needed a new friend.Enter Stella, and the beginning of the little dog syndrome.
Soon after acquiring Sadie we made the decision to go to a raw food diet.It was the best thing we could have done.Both dogs flourished.They were always vibrant with beautiful coats and teeth.Our only veterinary visits were for routine checkups and shots.We have been feeding all our dogs this way since 2002.
Sadie has to be one of the greatest dogs we have ever owned.She is calm, kind, gentle and loves to be held.She has never been aggressive toward man or beast in all the years we have had her.The ultimate pet for a young child.She has lost most of her hearing now at age eleven.We hope she will be around for a while.She will be greatly missed some day.
