{"id":3601,"date":"2012-09-05T09:51:35","date_gmt":"2012-09-05T14:51:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.michaelgaither.com\/home\/?p=3601"},"modified":"2012-11-22T13:49:41","modified_gmt":"2012-11-22T18:49:41","slug":"simis-looking-for-place-to-land","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.michaelgaither.com\/home\/simis-looking-for-place-to-land\/","title":{"rendered":"Simi&#8217;s Looking for Place to Land"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>They just seem to find us. And that&#8217;s perfectly okay. Casual visitors to this blog &#8211; wherever you find it and thanks for reading &#8211; know that my wife and foster (and find homes) for dogs through <a href=\"http:\/\/www.animalfriendsrescue.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">Animal Friends Rescue Project<\/a>. I love their process: They pull dogs on the short list from shelters. We screen applications filed through AFRP&#8217;s web site. And then we follow up with a thorough home, yard, and escape-proof-fence check.<\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;ve placed a lot of great dogs and met some incredibly nice people. We also receive a lot of &#8220;can you find my dog a home?&#8221; requests from people who know we do this. When it&#8217;s a request from a good friend for a great dog, we try to help. Besides, just like at how adorable this little guy is:<!--more--><\/p>\n<p><center><a href=\"http:\/\/www.michaelgaither.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Simi-And-His-Fav-Thing-To-Do-20101.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.michaelgaither.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/simi_thumb.gif\" alt=\"\" title=\"simi_thumb\" width=\"288\" height=\"192\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3610\" \/><br \/>\n<b>Click for a bigger pic of Simi<\/b><\/a><\/center><\/p>\n<p>Simi is a <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Dachshund\" target=\"_blank\">miniature Dachshund<\/a>, which means the photo above is almost actual size. Well, not really, but he&#8217;s on the small end of the dog scale. His owner is a good pal of mine. Life circumstances (nothing sad, just normal busy) means that Simi just isn&#8217;t getting the attention he needs.Their owners (and us) are looking for a perfect &#8211; it has to be perfect &#8211; home where Simi can land and be the center of attention.  <\/p>\n<p>Quick stats: He&#8217;s a six-year old male, which means whoever gets him ends up with a great dog that doesn&#8217;t have to puppy trained: Simi is fixed, housebroken, weighs ten pounds, and is current on all his shots. He loves to play ball, as if the photo above didn&#8217;t give that away. He gets along okay with cats, but would prefer to be the only critter in the house. <\/p>\n<p>The ideal home for Simi would be someone with time to spoil and cuddle a small dog and who has experience with small dogs. If you&#8217;re looking for a great small dog, or know someone who is, <a href=\"mailto:mhgaither@gmail.com\">send me an email<\/a>. And thanks. <\/p>\n<iframe src=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/like.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.michaelgaither.com%2Fhome%2Fsimis-looking-for-place-to-land%2F&amp;layout=standard&amp;&amp;width=800&amp;action=like&amp;colorscheme=light\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowTransparency=\"true\" style=\"border:none; overflow:hidden; width:800px;height:30px;margin-top:5px;\"><\/iframe>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>They just seem to find us. And that&#8217;s perfectly okay. 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