Not My Choice

I'm coming back into the loving care of IBR. It's not that I did anything wrong. On the contrary. I've been very good and a perfect family pet, but my family had to make a very sad and hard decision to ask for help from IBR and take me back. This is what they had to say about me " About nine months ago we were paired up with a setter mix named McGee, which we immediately fell in love with!!

McGee is an incredible companion! So healthy unlike so many other unfortunate IBR pups . He is great in every way! He is great with out 5 and 9 year olds, great with the little Italian greyhound we have (they sleep on each other and play like two big dogs). McGee has NO food aggressions, toy aggressions and is just the most playfull and snuggly warm dog I have EVER known!! He is a little," paws" on with us sometimes" but not from aggression at all just attention, which doesn't always go good for my 5 year old, yet with a stern command of OFF he is down. He has never been hit, never bitten, and never chewed a thing other than toys. He loves the outdoors, loves his daily walks, which now I can let him off leash and when I call for him he stays by my side. He listens to everything I command to him, and he is crate trained to where if we are in the basement watching T.V. and I say "McGee time to go nite-night or go to sleep" he immediatly runs up the the second floor and awaits for me to shut the door for him to sleep for the night. We really hope that McGee can be placed into a similar loving home. I love him dearly, yet have to make one of my toughest decisions ever to give up the one that has always been by my side and is soo loving.. Lisa ..........he really is the perfect dog !!"

Now, I will be in a foster home waiting for someone special again to make me their family member. Thankfully, I don't have to go back to a shelter and repeat the whole process of uncertainties that comes with that unpleasantness.

Update from my foster mom

McGee entered IBR foster care January 3 as a stray from Southwestern Kansas.

McGee is a pup, and curious as can be. He is housebroken and crate trained. He loves his crate, we tap on the top of it and he lays right on his cozy blanket. He is quite all night. McGee gets along great with my three kids ages 6, 10, 13 and loves to cuddle. If I let him he would stay all night with my 6 year old in his double bed.

McGee makes his own fun, he plays with his stuffed toys and tosses them up in the air and then bounces on it. He gets along just fine with my female pointer, he play bows to her constantly. He would do great with another dog in the house. He is a joy to have in the house, loves to growl at himself in the reflections in the fireplace glass. He does have to work on his puppy manners, he tends to counter surf, but a firm no makes him remember. We are working on sit, and is starting to wait at the door when he needs his feet wiped before coming in from the wet grass. He is really a good dog with a shiny coat and long legs.

McGee and Ella Tug-a-war

Hasn't taken McGee long to feel at home and play with the other dogs. Here he enjoys a quite game of tug-a-war with Ella and the poor stuffed pheasant.

Come Celebrate With Me. I'm Free from Shelter Life

Not the best pose I can do
Yep! I'm wagging my tail.

I'll show you the way out.


I've been freed from the cold hard concrete floors and I have to say, I like this a whole lot better. I'm on my way to a new life with a foster family. I hope they have toys.


There are a few things I do quite well, one is eating. See how neat I am. Not one crumb on the floor.

The other is resting. It's easy to do when you have a nice cozy bed.



McGee entered IBR foster care January 3 as a stray from Southwestern Kansas. McGee is a pup, and curious as can be. He is housebroken and crate trained. He loves his crate, we tap on the top of it and he lays right on his cozy blanket. He is quite all night. McGee gets along great with my three kids ages 6, 10, 13 and loves to cuddle. If I let him he would stay all night with my 6 year old in his double bed. McGee makes his own fun, he plays with his stuffed toys and tosses them up in the air and then bounces on it. He gets along just fine with my female pointer, he play bows to her constantly. He would do great with another dog in the house. He is a joy to have in the house, loves to growl at himself in the reflections in the fireplace glass. He does have to work on his puppy manners, he tends to counter surf, but a firm no makes him remember. We are working on sit, and is starting to wait at the door when he needs his feet wiped before coming in from the wet grass. He is really a good dog with a shiny coat and long legs. If you are interested in him please fill out an application.