Lefty, around age 1, a Chihuahua-Terrier mix, was picked up in Southern California at a high-kill shelter by a rescue group from Washington state. This rescue group named him Lefty because his left ear didn’t do what his right ear did...most of the time! He was adopted out to a woman in Oregon who owned a stable where my daughter kept her rescued horse. She noticed that Lefty was always running around the stables at any time of day. When she asked after the dog, she was told that he wasn’t house broken, they didn’t have time to train him, so Lefty had become an “outside” dog. Knowing there were many coyotes around, my daughter offered to take Lefty home with her, so he wouldn’t become a coyote meal! She had Lefty about six months, and since he barked at squirrels daily, driving the neighbors nuts, Lefty came to live with me. He’s smaller than my cat, but he doesn’t seem to know how small he is. He’s a tough little guy who loves people. He’s healthy, very spoiled, and loved unceasingly! He goes everywhere with me. If one defines the term BEST FRIEND, that description fits Lefty.
L. DaviesPORTLAND, OR
