A Fond Goodbye to Jumpy

A few weeks ago, we lost one of our most beloved dogs. Our Jumpy died of old age and he passed away quickly and quietly. He had been with us for many years and lived to a good old age. He came to Deonar as he had been identified as an 'aggressive' dog. If you look at his pictures, you will wonder where this particular title came from. Jumpy, at our Centre, was about as aggressive as a lamb. To top it all, the title and complaint had come from a Police Station, which was seemingly terrorised by aggressive old Jumpy. One lesson we learn at Deonar, is that dogs are only aggressive towards hostile, threatening, frightened people. Each dog becomes so friendly towards humans at our Centre, simply because he or she is surrounded by caring people and treated with kindness. At our Centre, Jumpy was by far the Top Dog, the uncrowned King of the Centre. He looked magnificent in his prime; large noble head, tall and muscular and heavy as a wrestler. All the other dogs, even the contenders for the Throne, were respectful of this beautiful dog. But whenever any friendly human came close, Jumpy would sidle up and become as friendly as a puppy. He loved to have his head rubbed, tolerated an occasional bath and just loved to be petted. Towards the end of his life, a wonderful group of Volunteers came in and there was a massive exercise, bathing, grooming and medicating our dogs. Jumpy was in the middle of all the action, in fact, along with little Chingut, he came and posed with the smiling group you can see in the picture. He was a precious, wonderful part of our IDA family and we will always remember this spectacular dog with deep fondness. Bye Jumpy, we miss you and will love you always.