So as many now I'm an animal activist. I've always loved animals since I can remember. I grew up loving Pigs as my favorite if ya can believe that!! :) Me and Moi have saved over a handful of strays found on our streets. We once kept a lil' doggie for more than 2 weeks. I don't know how these animals find us, but they do. And the last two adventures have been a lil' odd.
Well, a few days ago I encountered what I thought was a man who seemed to be stranded on the side of the freeway. He was driving so slow. So I pulled up behind him to see a lil' wiener dog running on the side of the man's motorcycle. I couldn't believe no one had pulled over. So I pull over with Eli in the back and throw on my hazards. I'm still driving slowly behind him. The dog stops, so I get out, take my keys out of the ignition and call the doggy over. Then, the worst happens and the dog books it across the freeway. My heart dropped and the man starts to yell. I didn't think twice and chase the dog across the freeway with my hand out telling people to stop. Luckily people slowed down and others were finally starting to pull over. The dog was so scared. So of course, he runs up the center island of the freeway and of course the way I am, I booked it after him. And then again he runs across the freeway again. It was gut wrenching. I don't know what led me to do this, but I wasn't scared. I was determined to get that dog if it killed me first. After all my failed attempts a car pulls over only to have the frightened dog hide under it. I pull up and park on the far right lane of the freeway, with a car in the back and the man with his motorcycle in the back. Trying to trap the dog. I managed to have oreos in my car. We used that to lure out the poor lil' pup. By this time, so many people had pulled over. The weird thing is, I never take the 805 freeway to the 54, I always, always take the 125 toll road, but I made a mistake with my directions. And the whole way on the 54 I kept thinking, why didn't I take the 125 instead. The 805 to the 54 takes an extra 20 mins., so you can see my frustration. But that day, I was meant to go on the 54. Fortunately, we pulled out the lil' doggie out and women took him. He was so thin :(
Then today, as we were driving from Gymboree the clothing store to Eli's Gymboree play and learn class, we spotted a rabbit. It was just chillin on the side of the road. We weren't sure if it was alive, but Moi asks me right away if we should pull over. I was hesitant, but finally said, YES! So we turned around and headed back to the poor lil bunny. I even said a prayer, hoping the poor bunny was ok. But to our luck, it was still there, just limp. So we pull out Moi's emergency pack and pull out his splint. He attaches the rabbit and we are on our way to the animal emergency. Poor buddy I hope he was just in shock. So funny, how moi has turned into this animal lover!! I can see Eli now seeing a stray and asking to save it!!
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