Something I wrote for the Dobermann Welfare Association;
'Hello there! My name is Sabre! Earlier this year, I found a new home through the Doberman Welfare Association, so I thought I’d share my story.
I had a very good life with my owner, but sadly, due to circumstances, I had to move. First I went to a Foster home with two lovely people who looked after me very well. One Saturday, we had some visitors at the foster home; two very nice people came by for a cup of tea. I thought they were very friendly, as they played with me and took me for a walk. I didn’t know it then, but these two people were going to be my new mum and dad.
A week later they came back to the foster home, and this time they took me with them. We had to drive a very long time, and I didn’t really know what was going on, so I was a little bit nervous. Luckily, we had plenty of stops along the way, and eventually we got to my new house. Straight away, I had a good look around all the rooms. I particularly like the garden which is really good for playing football and rugby! (I’m quite a sporty star, you know!)
It had been about 4 weeks of quite a lot of change in my life, so it took me a little while to figure out what was going on. Especially the first weekend I was a bit nervous. But that didn’t take long at all! My new house had lots of space especially for me, with comfy chairs and sofas with my name on it and I settled in as if I’d always lived there.
I’ve been in my new home for 4 months now, and I am one happy dobie! I take my mum and dad on lots of walks every day. Most days we play with my ball on a big field. There are lots of other dogs there as well. I like having a little play with them, as long as they don’t go near my ball!
We go on long walks in the forest as well, I’ve discovered every little path there is. I love running straight into the mud, I always get covered in it! But I won’t go in the water in the stream to wash off; swimming is just not my thing. Mum says I’m a prim and proper princess (when she ignores the mud on me) and Dad thinks I’m a bit of a wimp. They’re both a bit right really; I can be a bit of a princess, and also a big wimp. The smallest little things can scare me sometimes, even the odd fly!
Mum and dad say I’m very well behaved. We still like to train together, but really, I already know it all. The only thing they always say is that I will eat anything and everything! If anything is lying around in the street, or in the forest, and I see it before they do, I will eat it! Yum!!
I want to say a big Thank You to Sue from the Doberman Welfare association for matching me with my new mum and dad. We’re very happy together and after the upheaval during the first 4 weeks of this year, everything has worked out really well!'
