Wednesday, February 28, 2007

Jupiter

As told by the Hancock family

While my oldest daughter was away at school, she thought it would be great to have a small dog to keep her company. My wife and I thought it was a good idea as well, so I set out to find the perfect dog for my daughter.

Jupiter I started my search on the Small Breed Rescue of East Tennessee (SBRET) website. It was there that I spotted an adorable pug named Princess. You can say it was love at first site and I immediately contacted SBRET and arranged a visit with Princess through her foster home. Princess, her foster parent and I met at a local park. As soon as I saw Princess, I realized that she is a very sweet little angel. Princess's foster parent told me that she had been given up by her former family because they no longer wanted to care for her and that while she received a lot of attention from potential new homes, most were unwilling to adopt her because she has only one eye. Princess's eye issues were not a concern for me at all. She easily won me over with her charming personality and I started the adoption process on the spot.

Jupiter meeting my daughter

Princess spent a few weeks with me and my wife before she joined my daughter at school. During that time, we started calling her Jupiter. She didn't seem much like a princess to us, she is more like a Queen instead. The name stuck and she is now officially named Jupiter.

Princess has been with our family for almost two years now. She has her own MySpace site where she has an extensive list of fans. She is also very active at the local Mast General Store where she visits regularly promoting goodwill and sweetness. Jupiter just loves being the little angel that she is.

Jupiter loves ginger snaps (the crispy ones with icing), Sponge Bob Square Pants, all people, sleeping under the covers and pretty things that are just for her. Jupiter does not like the horses on Bonanza, Arnold Ziffel (the guy from Green Acres) and certain allergy commercials with bees buzzing around.

My wife and I are very grateful that we know Jupiter and she has brought much laughter, love and joy into our family.

Jupiter

Elise Dawson

03/01/2007

Oh my goodness, Jupiter looks like such a wonderful little sweetie-pie. I am so glad you found each other, it seems like she was a perfect fit for your family!

JULIE

03/01/2007

WHAT A SWEETHEART, WHEN I FIRST SAW HER PICTURE, I GOT TEARS IN MY EYES, BUT I SEE THE JOY ON HER MOMS FACE, SO I KNOW SHE IS VERY MUCH LOVED..AND GIVES LOVE IN RETURN

Camille

03/02/2007

Jupiter is out of this world! It seems like you’re rescuing them, when really they end up saving you! I know my puggirl Beans has saved my life and my soul. Jupiter is a beauty, and I can see how much you love her…congratulations to you both!

Melanie

03/02/2007

Your Jupiter is a doll! And blessed are we who have these prescious pug babies in our lives. Just a glance and a snort from any puggy (but especially my own) warms my heart more than anything else. Congratulations on entering the wonderful world of pugs and for providing Jupiter a forever home.

Mariah

03/14/2007

Aww soo cute I have a pug that is 7 months old!

Nick

03/31/2007

Cute dog! Looks like a little sweetie pie!

Dawn

07/14/2007

She is an absolute doll. It looks like she likes to pose for the camera. I love my pug and I couldnt imagine not having her in my life.

Carol A Riecker

07/23/2007

Jupiter is so sweet, I saw her picture and instantly smiled, she reminds me of my little pug Cookie.
Cookie also lost an eye, and unfortunatley because of serious illness I lost Cookie. Cherish this wonderful little Pug, They are amazing!

brittany

08/02/2007

she is a beautiful dog. my 2year old fawn pug diesel thinks she is too.lol. i think its great that you guys took in a dog and saw the inner beauty of her unlike some people

Lisa Gibson

09/04/2007

Hi- I’m an avid blog reader and love nothing more than reading about the daily exploits of Ben, Henry, and Luna. Max, my six year old pug was featured in your calendar last year. I am involved with the local rescue group here, PROS. I wanted to write and let you know about something that happend to me this holiday weekend- my husband,my son, Max and myself went to my cousins house for a barbecue.My cousins dog, a four year old McNab, is highly energetic and not at all well trained. Max, my pug and Jack have visited each other often over the past couple of years, always supervised, and there has never been a problem. I was in the kitchen and we had been there for several hours when all of a sudden I heard a noise like an animal was dying from the other room.
Jack had attacked Max and had him pined down and was about to break his neck! Luckily my cousin jumped in and managed to get Jack off of Max before any damage was done. The moral of the story is DO NOT EVER let your pugs around large dogs then show even mild aggression towards humans. I could have lost my baby! We regularily attend pug events and playdays once a month and have never had a problem with Max’s behavior. Please be careful if your pugs are around large dogs! I will never make that mistake again.

Lisa

09/07/2007

Hi, Jupiter is a Love. Having a pug is truly amazing they make life such fun..I am too a Pug owner. I have 3 pugs..one is a Rescue and who is also missing an eye from being abused. you can check us out on our Pug Blog here at…

http://www.pugposse.blogspot.com

let us know you stopped in and say hello!

Nate

10/03/2007

Your dog is so cute! It breaks my heart that she is missing the one eye, but I can not help but notice the love in her other.

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