Jennifer M. in Napa, California just sent us this video of blind-and-deaf Gabe rolling in their yard. Jennifer and her husband Paul adopted Gabe from us back in 2010, soon after Gabe had finished a lengthy period of cancer treatment requiring both surgery and weeks of radiation therapy. (Jennifer and Paul later adopted three-legged Ella, who you saw in a recent post asleep in Paul's arms.)
When she emailed me this clip, Jennifer wrote, "Love this boy more than words can say! Finally got him on video!" Some nice rolling followed by several contented snorts!
It was just three years ago when we found out in an MRI what kind of tumor we were dealing with in Gabe. Thanks to our donors, Gabe was able to get world-class medical treatment that truly saved his life. And to see how he's living now ... wow.
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Weekly Winner and $1,000 for the Animals!
All of your faithful voting did it again and we just received another $1,000 check as a weekly winner in the Shelter Challenge -- thank you so much!!!
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Please Vote for the Farm!
The latest Shelter Challenge started Monday, July 9 and ends at midnight on September 16. Grand prize in this round is $5,000, plus $1,000 for weekly winners and $1,000 for state winners. There are also other categories ... please see the Shelter Challenge website for details.
*** We are now LISTED UNDER OUR NEW NAME, ROLLING DOG FARM. State is still NH for New Hampshire. ***
Please remember, you can vote every day ... consider bookmarking the voting page to make it easy.
We just won $1,000 as a weekly winner in the current contest, and thousands more in the previous contests. The Shelter Challenge really does bring in a lot of money for the animals here!
You can vote in the Shelter Challenge here.
Thank you for your votes!
I've just returned from Armenia and Gabe's video is a great "welcome home gift"!
It's simply wonderful to see him so content, without a care in the world.:-)
Thank you so much, Jennifer & Paul, for giving Gabe & Ella such a loving & happy home in lovely Napa!
Posted by: Carla Polastro-Nigro | September 13, 2012 at 04:18 AM
Great video and so nice to see the 'rolling dog' legacy live on.
Posted by: Linda | September 11, 2012 at 01:09 PM
How wonderful to see Gabe doing so well! Thank you for sharing this.
Posted by: Tonya Allen | September 10, 2012 at 04:32 PM
Hope you & Alayne had a good vacation week. Missed your great blogs but know you need time away. I vote every single day for you.
Posted by: Kathy Hertzel | September 10, 2012 at 02:33 PM
What a great way to start the week. A picture of a very happy dog rolling on it's back just enjoying life. So glad you are back posting new pictures.
Posted by: Betsy | September 10, 2012 at 12:58 PM
Glad to see Gabe so happy!!
Congrats on the $1,000 weekely win!! That is awesome!
Posted by: Laura, Levi & Timmy | September 10, 2012 at 12:30 PM
My heart melted all over again for Gabe!! How appropriate for him , a Rolling Dog alumni!! Thank you Paul and Jennifer for sending the updates on both of your Rolling Dogs.
Posted by: Anne in FL | September 10, 2012 at 12:27 PM
What a very, very, very special family! :) Such a simple pleasure, rolling around on your back in the sunshine, in his forever loving home, is indeed a miracle for Gabe. I didn't even need to click the link to recall that evil tumor, and how far Gabe has come. Thanks so much for making my day.
ps All: RDF has crept up to #3 in the voting, slipping above all those others that were very close in the rankings. Keep up the good work in the home stretch!
Posted by: Margaret | September 10, 2012 at 12:05 PM
Good Morning, thank you for sharing this sweet video of dear Gabe...how fun! *congrats* on the cheque as well!
Posted by: Valerie | September 10, 2012 at 10:44 AM
Wonderful to begin the week with a positive story.
Posted by: Mary H./Washington state | September 10, 2012 at 09:50 AM
You go, Gabe. You're doing so well. And it looks like you're outliving the prognosis post surgery and radiation therapy. Yay!
Say hi to Ella. (And your wonderful mom and dad.)
Posted by: Janet in Cambridge | September 10, 2012 at 09:09 AM
Thank you so much for sharing Gabe's video with us. How wonderful to see him enjoying life and this just goes to show that you can take the dog out of Rolling Dog Farm, but you can't take the roll out of the dog!
It's good to have you posting again!
Posted by: Ann | September 10, 2012 at 02:26 AM
Gabe--truly an absolute miracle. This blog could not make us more happy. Thank you RDF and Jennifer/Paul for seeing Gabe's future in a loving home.
Posted by: Shirley * James/Portland, OR | September 09, 2012 at 08:38 PM