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Simba!
The guy on the top left of our website - Simba - led an extraordinary life. Here is part 1 of his story...
Born on August 16, 1995 in Maniwaki, Quebec, to French barking parents, Gilligan has overcome amazing odds to become the dog that he is today. He was about 6 weeks old when I met him in Gatineau, Quebec. He had gotten a ride with his brothers and sisters in the back of a half ton pickup for the trip from Maniwaki to Gatineau, about a 45 minute ride. It was a little rough, so Gilligan and his siblings were all a little sick on the trip. This fat little puppy waddled over to me, covered in dog slime, while the others were running around. The bonhomme who owned the dogs, petted Gilligan and said in his thick French accent, See, we don raise da skinny pup in Quebec, we like dem fat. I could see the affection this bonhomme had for his puppies, since Gilligan could barely walk, and had to rely on his waddling technique to get him to the food trough. He was obviously healthy, as he sat down, tuckered out from the stressful sleep he had in the back of the pickup. Right there, I decided he was the one for me, as he was different from the rest. Then trying to grab him, he took off... well, he didn't really take off, he tried to waddle away. So, I put a collar on him to make sure I didn't lose track of him. Finally we said goodbye to the others, and I loaded him in the back of my Festiva to go home to Ottawa.
... More to come in Part 2 ...