Friday DiamondBlogging: Happy Birthday!
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Please join me in wishing a most happy Fourth Birthday to the Master and Commander, my Bundle of Brindle, my Department of Homeland Security, my daily aerobic workout, my roommate, my dog, Diamond.
Diamond is an American Staffordshire Terrier mix. She was rescued by the ASPCA (for those of you who watch Animal Precinct — her rescue was filmed but she didn't make the cut for TV — Hollywood is so cutthroat!).
Diamond is a survivor of the highest order. She and her brother originally were with an older man of limited competence who had an adult son of limited morality. As the older man's mental state deteriorated, his son's moral state deteriorated proportionally with regard to the dogs' care. In other words, they were left to starve to death.
To put the outcome as delicately as possible, the only reason Diamond survived was because her brother didn't.
Telephone workers in their cherry-picker saw the tragedy below. They notified Humane Law Enforcement. Diamond was rescued.
Diamond had been kept in a fenced area with zero, absolutely zero, interaction with people or other dogs besides her brother. Try to imagine being suddenly thrown into the loving but confusing world of the ASPCA. She was such a wreck that she was put on doggy Xanax.
The New York ASPCA is a no-kill shelter. Diamond was in their care for four months, quasi-adopted by several members of the staff before a certain recent law school graduate saw a can't-say-no picture of her on the Internet. That was in March 2004. The rest is history.
Here are some classic Diamond moments from the past year:
Best dog in the world.
(Actually Diamond's birthday is Saturday. What special treat should she get for her special day tomorrow?)
Carnivalized at Modulator's Friday Ark.
Diamond is an American Staffordshire Terrier mix. She was rescued by the ASPCA (for those of you who watch Animal Precinct — her rescue was filmed but she didn't make the cut for TV — Hollywood is so cutthroat!).
Diamond is a survivor of the highest order. She and her brother originally were with an older man of limited competence who had an adult son of limited morality. As the older man's mental state deteriorated, his son's moral state deteriorated proportionally with regard to the dogs' care. In other words, they were left to starve to death.
To put the outcome as delicately as possible, the only reason Diamond survived was because her brother didn't.
Telephone workers in their cherry-picker saw the tragedy below. They notified Humane Law Enforcement. Diamond was rescued.
Diamond had been kept in a fenced area with zero, absolutely zero, interaction with people or other dogs besides her brother. Try to imagine being suddenly thrown into the loving but confusing world of the ASPCA. She was such a wreck that she was put on doggy Xanax.
The New York ASPCA is a no-kill shelter. Diamond was in their care for four months, quasi-adopted by several members of the staff before a certain recent law school graduate saw a can't-say-no picture of her on the Internet. That was in March 2004. The rest is history.
Here are some classic Diamond moments from the past year:
Best dog in the world.
(Actually Diamond's birthday is Saturday. What special treat should she get for her special day tomorrow?)
Carnivalized at Modulator's Friday Ark.
Posted by Kip on
10 November 2005
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