Here is my excuse for being somewhat off the radar for the past month. At the end of January, we adopted our 3rd dog from the local shelter – a 3 year old American Pit Bull Terrier named Finnigan (a.k.a. Goober, a.k.a. Chewbacca, a.k.a. Big Red). We don’t know much about his history except that he was a stray in a neighboring city, with a microchip but the information attached to it was a dead end. His severely cropped ears and intense golden gaze made him appear scary or intimidating to pretty much everyone visiting the shelter. And so he sat there, unwanted by prospective adopters, for over 4 months.
Then my husband and I came along. We saw a few potential dogs for us, but something about Finnigan quickly put him on our short list. The first time I saw him I wasn’t intimidated – I felt sorry for what his previous owners had done to his ears. We visited the shelter several times over the next few weeks, and pretty soon he was the only dog we were visiting. As we got closer to deciding to sign the adoption papers, we brought our other two dogs to meet him. Dakota and Tupper were skeptical but overall things looked promising, so we took the plunge and brought him to his new home.
In the past month we have learned that Finnigan is a very smart dog and learns new skills quickly. He also LOVES to cuddle, not realizing that 65 lbs. is a bit too large for a lap. And when he gets too hyper, a good belly scratch is his off-switch. He may have had a rough start to life, but we’re doing our best to give him a safe and loving home for the rest of it. Welcome to the family Finnigan!
©2013 Jessica Rogers Photography
that face definitley has landry in him xo
Hi there! I am one of the volunteers who walked with Finnigan as you and your husband got to know and love this handsome guy. Thank you so much for rescuing him and seeing past those cropped ears and haunting eyes. Your family is everything I wished for this golden-eyed boy! I’d love to purchase 2 copies of this photo (one for me and one for the shelter)-would you let me know how I could do that?
Angela, I remember you – I was so impressed with the way you handled Finnigan. It showed how much you were working with him and we used many of your techniques with him too. Thank YOU for all your love and time devoted to these precious animals! I would be more than happy to get you some prints of this handsome devil. I send you an email with more information.