A little story of our dog, or as I deemed him "The Cutest Puppy in the World"
I'm not at all biased or anything.
This is Aejaz on the day we adopted him from Operation Kindness at 9 weeks old. We were told he was a Sheltie "mix" and the last of his litter that had been abandoned at 3 weeks.
As you can see, he doesn't have much in the way of a tail which may have been why he was the last one. I love his little fuzzy knob tail, I think it's one of his cutest features!
We named him Aejaz which is Indian meaning "One who performs miracles", or his full name written in Mr. Pieknits' native language of Telugu as ఏజెస్ తల్లపనేని.
He quickly proved to live up to his name when shortly after he came home with us he fell extremely ill. At first it was believed to be Distemper (nearly always fatal) but it turned out to be a severe case of Kennel Cough which he developed pneumonia on top of. The photo above was taken while he was sick- you can see how miserable the poor guy was. It didn't look good for awhile but he thankfully made a full recovery and is a crazy energetic nine month old puppy now.
The tail today- you can see how his coat has come in and the fur makes a little tuff at the end. I love it and his crooked ears- this is what makes adopted mixed pets so unique. The excess of fur on his hind quarters has also led to him being dubbed "furry britches".
My view most nights while knitting. Aejaz will bring his ball and quietly set it on the couch next to me as I knit. He then sits and looks at me as piteously as he can until I can no longer take it, pick up the ball, and throw it for him. This repeats though out the night.
Note the look of concentration once I pick up the ball. He is rather ball obsessed.
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I'm not at all biased or anything.
He quickly proved to live up to his name when shortly after he came home with us he fell extremely ill. At first it was believed to be Distemper (nearly always fatal) but it turned out to be a severe case of Kennel Cough which he developed pneumonia on top of. The photo above was taken while he was sick- you can see how miserable the poor guy was. It didn't look good for awhile but he thankfully made a full recovery and is a crazy energetic nine month old puppy now.
My view most nights while knitting. Aejaz will bring his ball and quietly set it on the couch next to me as I knit. He then sits and looks at me as piteously as he can until I can no longer take it, pick up the ball, and throw it for him. This repeats though out the night.
Note the look of concentration once I pick up the ball. He is rather ball obsessed.
A dog doesn't care if you're rich or poor, big or small, young or old. He doesn't care if you're not smart, not popular, not a good joke-teller, not the best athlete, nor the best-looking person. To your dog, you are the greatest, the smartest, the nicest human being who was ever born. You are his friend and protector.
--Louis Sabin, All About Dogs As Pets
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Lovely post ... your dog is really cute! I can see in his eyes that he is an intelligent guy! I have a blog friend who has a ball-obsessed dog too ... and she would write about him every day. You can pay her a visit if you are interested:http://knit-knack.blog-city.com/
Your dog IS adorable... that picture of him when he was sick is quite pathetic, though! I just love how he poses for the camera. My dog just tries to eat the camera.
He is such a cutie! I love those ears and am glad you found each other.
Aejaz is absolutely adorable! No wonder it was love at first sight!My last two dogs,both of which are now gone, were rescues from the Humane Society. I absolutely believe in and support adoption of rescues. Give Aejaz a big ball throw for me!
Awww - he is so cute! I am also a fan of short stubby tails (I love when they get all excited and wiggle their nubs!) My pup had Kennel Cough also not too long after we adopted him - I hate seeing sick little guys! Good for you for rescuing - I am all for it! Both of mine came from petfinder.com too!
He is so cute. I lovvveee the tail. My kitty is special also, she has 7 digits on her front paws. They look like mittens and she uses them to scoop up food and water.
what a great pup. I can see many a knitted jacket in his future.
he is too dang cute! I'm a knitting dog lover too. You've made some awesome things! My dd wants to try the knitted cherry pie. So cool.
OH MY GOODNESS!! I've just dropped by through your link from Knitty, I fully plan on making Topi, you totally just busted two balls of cascade out of my stash!! And you have the most adorable doggie EVAR!!! :] Just thought I'd let you know! :] And thanks for the dope hat pattern!
Aejaz might be mixed with corgi. He looks a lot like my dogs, which are corgi/shepherd mixes. No matter what though, he's a cutie!