| Zimba's
Story as told by his foster mom:
The
first time I ever heard about Zimba, it was late May 2002.
In talking with one of the shelter's that I call every week
they reported that they had a young male husky, who was about
6 months old. He was investigated as a cruelty complaint.
This
home that he came from said they found him in a box as a puppy.
They first kept him in the house as a puppy, then he started
to chew on things so they put him outside to live. The local
Animal Control Officer found him outside all the time without
food or water. So the family was asked to relinquish him to
the shelter. At the shelter he was very timid at first, scared
of everyone. One of our volunteers went and checked him out
at the shelter on June 1st, 2002. They wrote, "Zimba
is a black and white 6 month old male. He was an owner turn
in for "Not enough time". He can easily be described
as a typical rambunctious pup - very playful, got along with
the other dog that was out in the lobby area - also didn't
seem to mind the cats when I led him over to them. This one
would let you do anything to him - very good disposition.
He was a little mouthy, but no teeth. All he wants to do is
play! Seems like a nice normal Husky pup in need of some coaching.
That
same weekend a family came in and adopted Zimba from the shelter.
This
family apparently tried to live with him for a month. When
they decided he was a little too difficult to work with, they
stuck him in a crate for the majority of the day, letting
him out briefly for potty and food only. A wonderful girl
at the shelter was trying to keep tabs on him. When she had
learned about the way Zimba was being kept, she was able to
convince them to bring him back to the shelter.
So
now back at the shelter again, Zimba just sat and waited.
The shelter felt that it was best for Zimba to go no further
with adoptions through the shelter and to get him into foster
care with rescue.
On
July 22nd, 2002, Zimba arrived in foster care. And arriving
may be a bit of an understatement. This boy jumped right in
with our four huskies and our current foster boy Dorado....and
played and played and played.
Zimba
is definitely not a dog for the faint hearted. He would best
fit in a home that is looking for the ultimate husky challenge.
He is a dog that loves to play A LOT!
It
would be hard to imagine Zimba going to a home without another
energetic dog to play with. He has a lot of energy, and without
another dog to play with he will insist that the humans of
the house play with him...CONSTANTLY. In other words, Zimba
is the Energizer bunny in Sibe form. He's still a puppy at
the age of about 8 months old. Basically a wild child. |
