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        Tippy our shih tzu can be a picky eater, but when he is hungry he
will really let you know it. He will go into the kitchen
and bang around his plastic food dish or flip it up in the air.
One evening he did this and the dish landed on his head. My
wife and I fell over laughing. I rushed to get the camera and
this photo was the result.

        While being a cute shot I feel the importance of the photo is
that it indicates how much pure joy Tippy gives to our family.
In addition it shows how playful and happy Tippy now is. This
is the same poor little guy who had been badly abused and was
found on the streets all matted, with open sores and bruises.
We rescued him from the dog pound days before he was to be put
to sleep. Tippy was in such bad shape that our neighbor, who has
several pets and loves animals, said "Only a mother could love
that face!." His transformation, and the happiness he has given
us illustrates the rewards of adopting a dog from a shelter.
Not only would this loving little guy have lost his life but we
would have been deprived of all he has given us.

Did you know.
Benji, the mixed breed dog, whose movies grossed over $100 million, was originally an
orphan puppy at a California animal shelter?

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Tippy minus his hair

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6/26/97 Award for outstanding rescue dog

Tippy's picture on this page has been selected (9/23/97) as a motivational poster by Planets Pets

You can e-mail me at: rneville@hsc.usc.edu

>> Author Dick Neville, last modified january 3^rd, 2000 <<