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Belle is Pet of the Week

By Pachuco Owens

Belle is swell, and I'll tell you why. Of all her assets, which she shares here in darling detail, her most important one to date is that she's a bona fide lifesaver. That's correct, a doggone hero she is. Her folks are probably alive and well today because of her. Here's her story:

Hello everyone. My name is Belle. I'm 7 years old and I live with my parents, my sister and 2 kitties. I was adopted from Neptune's in Batavia. I was only there for a couple of hours until my sister walked in and saw how cute I was!

I like to bark...a lot, but don't worry, my bark is louder than my bite. I'm a super happy dog. I love long car rides, walks, table scraps, playing soccer, dressing up as a bumble bee for Halloween and noshing on lots of treats.

I have the best life ever. I get to sleep all day (I like to switch it up between the couch and my sister's bed. I even use her pillow). Sometimes, I get in trouble, but usually my dad lets me off the hook. I think this is because I've heard him say before that I saved my family's lives.

Two years ago, I thought I smelled something funny coming from the kitchen so I went to go take a looksie. There was this black cloud like stuff coming from the garage into the kitchen. It smelled funny, so I went to my parents' room and tried to wake my dad...I started pawing at him and barking as loud as I could (I think he thought I had to use the grass, if you know what I mean). I led him into the kitchen and I heard him yell 'Fire!!' I guess our garage was on fire and I saved the day! I was spoiled before that, but now I like to consider myself a princess.

I hope I can be your pet of the week! My sister reads The Batavian everyday so she'll know.

Your friend forever,
Belle

If your pet is worthy of pet of the week, have him or her e-mail me at pets (at) the batavian dot com.  Please have your pet send a handsome picture and his or her story. Click here for more information. Your pet could win a $10 gift certificate from Genesee Feeds.

Lori Ann Santini

What kind of dog is she? She looks a little bit like our Shiba Inu but she does look smaller. Congrats for her courage. Very few humans have that capability.

Sep 26, 2009, 3:35pm Permalink
Lori Ann Santini

Thats kind of funny Howard. Shiba Inu are a relation to the Akita. They are a Japanese dog that have a great deal of energy and enthusiasm. Tell "tail" would be the tail. They have tails that curl up like a pompom right to the base of it. Our Shiba named Sushi came to us through the Volunteers for Animals Shelter here in Gen. Co.. My daughter always wanted a Shiba Inu but it was cost prohibitive. Then we saw the posting for the little guy. He is quite the addition to our family along with Dudley the Great Dane/Lab mix. Bill Taylor was the love connection master with Dudley. Thanks again Bill - he is our "bestest" buddy. Its like Abbott and Costello with those two 24/7. I say to anyone looking for a friend for life to go to the pound. We have never been disappointed with our pound pups. They enrich our lives every day.

Sep 27, 2009, 7:36am Permalink

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