About Zoey

[Read About Natural Seizure Care] My name is Zoey and I am a 5.5 year old beautiful Redbone Coonhound poochy-pie. I'm here today because I have a great big problem that I really need to talk to someone about. I got a rough start in life and my earliest memory is living in an animal shelter. Some irresponsible people adopted me and pretty much left me to fend for myself the first two years of my life. As I was foraging around for food in the neighborhood, I met some very kind neighbors that took me under their wing and made sure I had food and water and they played with me and gave me love and attention that I so desperately needed. My irresponsible owners told the kind neighbors that they were going to move and couldn't take me with them and that they were taking me back to the kill shelter unless the kind neighbors wanted me. The kind neighbors took me in and saved me from going back to that terrible place. I was so thrilled. I had a new forever home with a Mom and Dad and little girl named Tyndelle (I call her my-Tyndelle-girl) - ahhhh - everydogs dream! Well - after I moved in with them, we had a major complication. You see - it turned out that my new human dad is HIGHLY allergic to me. So, when Dad touches me or touches something I've touched - it makes him itch all over -- and sometimes he even has bad asthma attacks. So they knew they had to find me a good forever home and they have been trying - but they love me so much and know how much I love them and my doggy sister Koda - it is very, very hard on them. There's more to my sad story - it turns out I also have Addison's disease. It's easy to control with my medicine but the medicine costs about $70/mo. and if I don't get my medicine I will die. So there's that��%BD'��%BD| Ok - and now for the really hard part. You see, I really, really, really like laying on the furniture. (Did I mention Dad is highly allergic to me?) Anyway, every chance I get, I sneak up and get really comfortable and take the best doggie-naps ever. Me and my people disagree on this issue. They really, really want me down and I really, really want to stay up. One day I was trying to tell Mom just how much I wanted to continue my wonderful nap on the couch and I growled at her for trying to get me off the couch. (She made me get down anyway). And then one day when Dad was shooing me off - I tried another communication method and snapped and put my mouth and teeth around Dads hand. I didn't bite down - I promise! I just needed him to understand my point of view. Fast forward to yesterday. I think I made the worst mistake of my life. My-Tyndelle-Girl had fallen asleep on the couch. I wanted to snuggle up with her. (It was the middle of the night). So I jumped up to be with her. The details are a little sketchy at this point. What we know is that My-Tyndelle-Girl was sound asleep. I may have also been sound asleep. Anyway, when she tried to push me down, I snapped and bit her on her hand. (It's very possible I was startled out of a sound sleep because we don't think I would ever purposefully bite My-Tyndelle-Girl. She is my best friend!) It wasn't a severe bite but it broke the skin. Mom and Dad said that because I did that, I can't live with them anymore. I understand their point, but this is so hard. It is critical at this point that I find a great forever home or at least somebody who can foster me until a great home can be found. Can somebody please, please, please help me? I am the most lovable dog you could ever hope to meet other than the couch thing. If you will love me, I will love you back more than you can imagine! I live in the Tulsa area. I would LOVE a home where I can be a couch potato (emphasis on couch). I know I could be taught to hunt - that would be so fun!! I love children - My-Tyndelle-Girl and I play all day long. I love other dogs. Just look at me and Koda together. I've never been around a cat but I probably have a strong prey instinct so I can't guarantee how that would work out. I am fully housebroken (we have a doggie door). I am trustworthy to be left in the house when my people are at work (except for maybe the couch thing) but I do have Koda my dog sister who is with me. (For some reason, Dad is not allergic to Koda. Seems I was born with all the bad luck.) We have never been crated because Mom and Dad work long hours and they don't want us cooped up that long. Thank you for reading my story.

Tulsa County
Tulsa, Oklahoma 74136