04/09/2025
Happy Thursday !
This short work week has me all out of sorts! Not complaining though. 
Thought I’d share sweet little old man Rudi (Rudi Poody Poots to be exact but I’m not supposed to tell that 😉) today. He’s our little miracle man. Poots I mean Rudi is older, from memory I’d say 12 ish years old and weighs in at maybe 3.5 pounds. Thing is he doesn’t know it. Rudi suffers from seizures and blood sugar issues which also end in seizures. Keeping him “running on all cylinders” as they say is a daily job. But it’s a job that is taken seriously and much attention given to keeping Rudi up and going. Rudi loves going hiking and exploring. While he can’t walk long distances he will give it his all and does his best to keep up.
Rudi is very small and a super senior but he is also very bossy, doesn’t like to be bumped, thinks he is in charge, doesn’t do well with children, loves a bath but hates being combed, nail clipping is more like hand to hand combat and has been adopted and returned twice. He isn’t opposed to going on a hunger strike to get his way and he thinks growling is overrated and goes straight to snapping. Rudi is also devoted, loving and would do his best to follow me to the ends of the earth. He is small but don’t be fooled, there is a lion hiding in that small body.
But back to his blood sugar issues, this is very common in tiny mites like Rudi. It’s very serious and can be fatal. This is just one of the many reasons that I caution potential adopters when they contact us wanting to adopt a dog but specify they want one that’s 5 lbs of under full grown. There is so much more to their proper care than many realize. Size is a factor that should be considered but it should NOT be the first and only consideration. We have had two pet sitters over the years who have literally text me 911 hysterical texts and both times it was blood sugar drops in small dogs. That says a lot!
All this to say Rudi is precious, he is an absolute tough guy and please do your research before adopting a dog or puppy as size alone is not going to be the only factor that should be taken into consideration. We would be honored to assist you in this process.
