"Tails" of Rocky

Monday, June 25, 2012

Dream Big -- Read!

Howdy Friends! I'm so excited because tomorrow my mom and I will be helping to kick-off the summer reading program: Dream Big-READ! at the Meredith Public Library! And my mom came home yesterday from her trip with lots of new Usborne and Kane Miller Books from the Usborne Books & More Convention! I've been having a hard time picking out which ones to bring tomorrow to read, but I think for sure one will be Dare to Dream...Change the World and another will be Johnathan James and the Whatif Monster. I just know the kids are going to love them. Sure hope they love me, too!

Wednesday, June 6, 2012

I Love My Job

Check this out! A new friend I met at the Meredith Public Library gave me this yesterday at my "Reading With Rocky" session. Don't you just love it? I do!! Did you notice that the Therapy Dog in the picture is a German Shepherd? Just like me!! I love my job!

Monday, May 28, 2012

Memorial Day 2012

Memorial Day -- A great day for a therapy dog visit at the NH Veteran's Home. The staff love having me stop by as much as the residents do. And I love seeing them because they give me treats! I would have looked at the camera but I wanted you to see my camo scarf -- do you like it? I wore it in honor of all the soldiers -- two and four-legged who gave their lives in combat so that we have our freedom.

Thursday, January 12, 2012

Finally Snow!

Howdy Folks!
Yippee! Finally some snow to play in! I may be from North Carolina, but I've gotten so I like to play in this white stuff! Steffi loves it, too! Check us out....

OW!!! That's my elbow you're biting!!!

You're gonna pay for that, sista!!

Tuesday, January 3, 2012

Reading With Rocky

Howdy Friends!
What a great way to start out the New Year -- a new Reading with Rocky program at the Meredith Public Library! Mom and I are so glad that Jenny Stevens, the children's librarian, invited us to her library! We had so much fun! Okay, so I may have dozed off a couple of times, but you know how it is when someone reads you a story -- it relaxes you and sometimes you can't help drifting off a bit. But I woke up just in time to hear my favorite part -- 10 Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed!

Me and Mom with some new friends we read with this morning!

Hope my new friends and more people join me again on Tuesday, February 7th, at the Meredith Public Library. Until then, keep reading kids and don't forget, it's okay to fall asleep! Woof! Rocky

Saturday, December 31, 2011

Happy New Year!

Howdy Friends!

Well it's that time to say good-bye to 2011 and welcome in 2012! I will be kicking off the new year with a new Reading with Rocky program that mom and I are very excited about. I can't wait to meet the kids who have signed up to read with me next week. It's going to be soooo much fun!!! Here's to a very Happy & Healthy New Year to all my friends. Stay safe ~ woof! Rocky

Wednesday, December 28, 2011

Merry Christmas & Happy New Year

Hi, it's me, Rocky! I know, I haven't been plugged in for awhile but that is about to change! It's good to be back! Mom has told me we will be able to keep this up to date now that she isn't so busy.

Check out my new Christmas present!

My new bed!

I love my new bed. It's very long just like me and it's very soft and fluffy. It also has this cool pillow that I like to rest my head on -- can you tell? I also got a new Nylabone.

In case you haven't heard, next week I start a new Reading with Rocky session at the Meredith Public Library. I'm very excited to go and can't wait to tell you all about it. In the meantime, hope you all had a Merry Christmas and have a Happy and Safe New Year! Woof! Rocky

Things I Love

Ice cubes! Bud & Sadie taught me to crunch ices cubes. Sure wish I'd had those on hot days back in NC!
Meeting new people -- the Southern gentleman in me really shines here!
Carolyn's Canine College -- Carolyn is so nice to me and gives me treats!
My dog sister, Sadie (notice I didn't say, my dog brother, Bud)
Fish Oil Capsules -- My bedtime snack, yummy!
Riding in the Car -- sometimes I get to stick my head out the window!
Going for walks with my mom on my country road
Sleeping (Especially on my mom & dad's bed!)
Food (Mom only lets me eat dog food, no table scraps)

Rocky's Story

My story begins in North Carolina back in December of 2007. I was rescued from the woods by a kind young lady who overheard some hunters say they were going to "shoot the shepherd" because they thought I was keeping deer away. I had already been shot at once -- and hit! I had a BB lodged in my forehead that my owner never bothered to have removed. There were a lot of things my owner never bothered do to, so that's why I ran away to begin with and got lost in the woods. Another thing my owner never bothered to do was give me heartworm medicine and, yup, you guessed it, I not only had that BB in my head, I also had heartworm.

I wish I knew who that young girl was that gave me a ride that day. She saved my life and I'd like to say thank you to her someday. After she saved me from those hunters, she took me to a vet to see if I had any identification -- I didn't, of course. So the vet contacted Bob, a volunteer with Forever Home K9 Rescue. Bob came over and brought me back to his home. It wasn't a forever home but it sure was nice to be out of the woods. My owner actually did track me down and when he found out Bob would help find a good home for me, he decided that was the best thing for me. That was just what Bob was hoping for, now he could get on with helping me and that began with getting that BB out of my head and neutering. Then came the heartworm test...positive; then the heartworm treatments, ugh! They were tough but Bob, Denese and the wonderful vets and technicians at Animal Hospital of Statesville took real good care of me and I made it through! Thanks, you guys!

Bob then started taking me to PetCo for the adopt-a-dog days. A lot of people would stop and pet me, but Bob told me he was waiting for the right people to give me a good home. My lucky day was February 16, 2008, when a man and woman came by and began talking with Bob and petting me. I thought they were very nice, but I knew they weren't from around NC because they had a different accent. But Bob seemed to like them and I trusted Bob. About three weeks later, back at PetCo I met the same people again and they seemed very happy to see me. That's when I began to realize that these people were going to be my forever home.

On March 10, 2008, in the early morning hours, Bob got my things and we headed out while it was still dark. We went to a hotel parking lot and there were those same two people again. That's when Bob told me I would be going home with them. I was sad and alittle scared to leave Bob, but I knew that's what I had to do. Leaving the parking lot, I whimpered a little as I sat in the corner of the back seat of the pick-up truck. I was trying to be brave. These people seemed nice, but I was really missing Bob and I had no idea where I was being taken.

I rode quietly for quite a while, with a scared look on my face. I looked out the window to try to see where we were going but I couldn't tell. Finally, I started to relax a little and took a nap. When I woke up, I felt better. I continued riding for miles and miles, hours and hours -- about 17 hours to be exact and pretty close to 1000 miles. We stopped off and on along the way for potty breaks and snacks. I was getting to like these new people!

Finally we arrived at a house in the country. I got out and stepped into this icy cold white stuff that was slippery to walk on! Oh no, snow! I'd seen a little of this stuff in NC but not like it was here. Then they told me, I was in New Hampshire!

This was my new forever home! It was really late, so we went right to bed. The next morning I met my new family: my German shepherd sister, Sadie, and my German shepherd brother, Buddy; and my feline brothers & sisters: Sam, Jack, Eddie, Annie and Chloe; and my grammy, who is 87-years old and blind.

My life has changed so much since I joined my forever home. I go for walks. I have a huge yard to run free in with my brother and sister. I have my own bed. I go to dog school. And I'm preparing to be a therapy dog so I can go to nursing homes and children's reading programs. Life doesn't get much better than this! Thank you Forever Home K9 Rescue for helping me find my forever home...even if it was 1000 miles away! Rocky