Hello!
A little about me and my family- My name is Amy…I live on an acreage near a small town in Iowa. We share our home with our sweet male Cocker Spaniel named Marley and our cat named Dory. My fiancée and I have a beautiful 14 month old daughter named Avery.
In December we had to euthanize our beloved American Pit Bull Terrier due to serious health issues-A crippling backend defect. He was only 3 years old and we had him since he was a 6 week old pup. His name was Boomer and he will be in our hearts forever.
About Marley (Our Cocker Spaniel): On March 13th 2010, a Saturday… I had to take my cat, Dory to the vet to get her Rabies vaccination and a friend of mine works at the vet center. She told me that there was a black cocker that was going to be euthanized on the upcoming Monday so in 48 hours the dog was going to be dead.
The dog had come in as a stray and no one claimed or wanted him, he had been at the clinic for 7 weeks. I told her that I was not interested due to the fact that I had just lost my best friend but as I was putting my cat in her crate getting ready to leave here came my friend with the Cocker Spaniel. I have been raised with Cocker Spaniels and I have a SERIOUS soft spot for them and when I looked into the poor dogs eyes my heart melted and my eyes seriously filled with tears. He was so pitiful…severely matted hair to the point mold and grass was growing in it, an eye infection-due to the mats, and he was seriously underweight. He apparently had a connection with my as well because when I left my friend said he sat in his kennel and cried (howled)…Something he had never done before. Needless to say, Monday he came home with me.
A hairdo and a bath did wonders for him. He looked, felt, smelt and acted better!
We decided to name him Marley because when we got him his hair looked like Bob Marley due to the mats and tangles. The vet has guessed him to be 9 months to 1 year old. He has now been neutered and his eye infection has cleared up.
He is a wonderful little guy and as you can tell from this LONG intro…I LOVE talking about him!
Im excited to get to know other Cocker owners as I am very involved with Pit Bull advocacy and would now like to become involved with Cockers as well!
Here are some pics of Marley. Here are pics I took on my phone the day I first met him at the clinic.
And here are some now!!! As you can see, he is still skinny but trust me...He looks so much better then when I got him. He is gaining weight!
A little about me and my family- My name is Amy…I live on an acreage near a small town in Iowa. We share our home with our sweet male Cocker Spaniel named Marley and our cat named Dory. My fiancée and I have a beautiful 14 month old daughter named Avery.
In December we had to euthanize our beloved American Pit Bull Terrier due to serious health issues-A crippling backend defect. He was only 3 years old and we had him since he was a 6 week old pup. His name was Boomer and he will be in our hearts forever.
About Marley (Our Cocker Spaniel): On March 13th 2010, a Saturday… I had to take my cat, Dory to the vet to get her Rabies vaccination and a friend of mine works at the vet center. She told me that there was a black cocker that was going to be euthanized on the upcoming Monday so in 48 hours the dog was going to be dead.
The dog had come in as a stray and no one claimed or wanted him, he had been at the clinic for 7 weeks. I told her that I was not interested due to the fact that I had just lost my best friend but as I was putting my cat in her crate getting ready to leave here came my friend with the Cocker Spaniel. I have been raised with Cocker Spaniels and I have a SERIOUS soft spot for them and when I looked into the poor dogs eyes my heart melted and my eyes seriously filled with tears. He was so pitiful…severely matted hair to the point mold and grass was growing in it, an eye infection-due to the mats, and he was seriously underweight. He apparently had a connection with my as well because when I left my friend said he sat in his kennel and cried (howled)…Something he had never done before. Needless to say, Monday he came home with me.
A hairdo and a bath did wonders for him. He looked, felt, smelt and acted better!
We decided to name him Marley because when we got him his hair looked like Bob Marley due to the mats and tangles. The vet has guessed him to be 9 months to 1 year old. He has now been neutered and his eye infection has cleared up.
He is a wonderful little guy and as you can tell from this LONG intro…I LOVE talking about him!
Im excited to get to know other Cocker owners as I am very involved with Pit Bull advocacy and would now like to become involved with Cockers as well!
Here are some pics of Marley. Here are pics I took on my phone the day I first met him at the clinic.
And here are some now!!! As you can see, he is still skinny but trust me...He looks so much better then when I got him. He is gaining weight!
