Tag: rescue

Each and every time Rachell gets home and opens the garage door, she hears Chester barking at the top of his lungs. Occasionally she is startled by the onset of his barking incessantly until she calls out to him.

“Hey, Chester, it’s me,” she calls out.

He stops instantly and starts his race down the stairs to where she is entering the house from the garage. He jumps up on her to get her to pick him up and greet her homecoming.

Chester hears he is doing a fine job when Rachell tells him, “You’re a good boy barking to protect our home, buddy!”

He is doing what she needs him to do when she’s not home. He knows he is there to protect her this way.

Chester shakes side to side to show his pleasure that he will always be there as GUARD SUPPORT!

The veterinarian called around 5 pm one Sunday evening and says, “I’ve got a little guy here that needs help. First person I thought of is you.”

Rachell and her vet discuss the situation briefly. Chester arrives outside in Rachell’s driveway by 5:30 that same evening in a giant crate. Rachell rescues this tiny yorkie-chihuahua mix on the spot.

Rachell thinks she is saving him. Ultimately, truth told, he saves her. He becomes her sidekick, her listener, and most important, loads of fun too.

Chester’s favorite toy is a stuffed lamb. He figures out how to carry it even though he has no lower jaw. He closes his mouth on the soft animal and places the plaything in front of her when he is ready to play fetch.    

“This is so fun,” she shares with him as they play.

Rachell tosses the stuffed animal across the room for Chester to retrieve. Over and over and over again. She giggles as she watches him having the time of his life.

When Chester exhausts himself, he leans toward Rachell and pauses with his head on her upper arm as he conveys “I’m totally your FUN SUPPORT!”   

Rachell snags her little sidekick and heads down the stairs to her car. She decides to take Chester to the small walking track and kid’s playground not far from the house. There is a jungle gyn and a playhouse for the kiddies to romp around. They both need a workout to keep fit and this is going to be how they support each other physically and she says as much to him.

“We’re here, Chessie. Let’s plan to do this regularly for our physical exercise a couple or three times a week, ok?” Rachell suggests on arrival at the park.

Chester approves as he exuberantly bounces onto Rachell’s lap to display his agreement. “I’d really like that a lot. In my support-dog mode, this will be my PHYSICAL SUPPORT!”

Rachell yells at the tv for her basketball team running up and down the court as fast as they can “GO VOLS! It’s March madness, Chester!”

Chester has no idea what Rachell is referring to, but he jumps on her lap to show his interest in what she is so excited about.

This is the last weekend in March with all day and all night basketball tournament playoffs. Chester finds himself lounging with Rachell in her favorite recliner, watching the tube and snoozing at half-times and between games. She nibbles on chips and dips of all kinds. The specialty edible Rachell shares his way is some steak meat. She takes the time to cut up some leftover tender ribeye meat as his snack. She feeds him bite by bite at winning moments for fans in Vol country.

“What a treat. I might just get used to this extravagance,” is his thought as he drools over the surprise, then gobbles the wonderfulness. Chester may not realize the significance but he is certain he loves of all this celebration as he reels, “‘”I’m all VOLS SUPPORT!”

Rachell and Chester are cozy together in her favorite recliner listening to some soft rock and roll music. Chester loves this time with his caregiver. He climbs around on her lap and curls in a ball to snuggle.

Today he tiptoes up her belly toward her neck and stretches his legs out to lay flat along her torso.

Rachell tells him, “I am so pleased when you do me this way, Chester! You have no idea how happy I am when you give me this kind of attention. This is your hug of emotional support, little man!”

He is beginning to get an idea about emotional support now. He feels Rachell’s peacefulness when he relaxes on her in this way. He gives her a tiny lick to let her know she is making him glad to be able to help her in with such a small gesture.

Chester decides, “I’m going to make her day going forward with my SUPPORT HUGS!”

“Here we go again,” Chester acknowledges when Rachell heads to the back yard again after several training days. She sets him down in the grassy arena and extends his leash so that he can wander at will. He noses around a few feet surrounding and catches a whiff of an unfamiliar scent. He decides to deposit some of his own scent on the spot to cover up the smell.

Chester is surprised and overjoyed when Rachell exclaims, “That’s it, Chester! What a good boy you are!” followed up with one of his favorite gingerbread treats.

While he reflects doing job 1 in his own backyard he thinks, “I believe I have hit the mark. I’m going to call this FREEDOM GRASS!”