[If you're looking to rescue or rehome a real fox terrier in the USA, I recommend the Wire Fox Terrier Rescue Midwest.]
I wish I'd taken before-and-after photos of this stuffed-animal rescue project of mine.
Both of these stuffed dogs were thrift-store rejects:
so beat up no one had bought them, and they were due to be thrown out.
I brought them home and, first thing, washed them.
The smaller dog on the right was supposed to be a bulldog, but with an ugly bulbous nose. It looked like it'd rather be a fox terrier (a smooth-coated one).
I performed rhinoplasty, sewed on a black felt saddle marking, tied on a bow tie, . . . and it's a dapper terrier, eh?
The dog on the left was definitely a wire-haired fox terrier, but with a most unterrier-like downhearted look.
The addition of a pink felt tongue, a perked-up ear [with the help of a pipe cleaner], and a sweater vest [made from a cuff + buttons] restored its natural cheer.
I get a lot of comfort from doing this, being a little downhearted myself just lately, but if I keep it up, I don't know what I'm going to do with the toy animals I rescue.
It might be fun to attach tags explaining their make-overs, and give them back to the Thrift Store to sell? Maybe for double their normal asking price of 25 cents?
This pair, though, I might just know of a terrier-loving home for.
I wish I'd taken before-and-after photos of this stuffed-animal rescue project of mine.
Both of these stuffed dogs were thrift-store rejects:
so beat up no one had bought them, and they were due to be thrown out.
I brought them home and, first thing, washed them.
The smaller dog on the right was supposed to be a bulldog, but with an ugly bulbous nose. It looked like it'd rather be a fox terrier (a smooth-coated one).
I performed rhinoplasty, sewed on a black felt saddle marking, tied on a bow tie, . . . and it's a dapper terrier, eh?
The dog on the left was definitely a wire-haired fox terrier, but with a most unterrier-like downhearted look.
The addition of a pink felt tongue, a perked-up ear [with the help of a pipe cleaner], and a sweater vest [made from a cuff + buttons] restored its natural cheer.
I get a lot of comfort from doing this, being a little downhearted myself just lately, but if I keep it up, I don't know what I'm going to do with the toy animals I rescue.
It might be fun to attach tags explaining their make-overs, and give them back to the Thrift Store to sell? Maybe for double their normal asking price of 25 cents?
This pair, though, I might just know of a terrier-loving home for.
