Juliet was found in a field next to an older development off of Bell road in Phoenix by some friends of ours almost 20 years ago. She had no collar on and couldn’t be returned to the rightful owners. Our friends took her in and adopted her. They removed all the ticks and she recovered quickly in her new home. We had been told one evening that Juliet was one of the friendliest dogs that they had ever had.

Unfortunately, our friends had to move out back east and couldn’t take Juliet with them.  One of them had severe allergy attacks here in Phoenix. So, we ended up taking Juliet in and kept her for the rest of her life.

Juliet was a great dog. She loved going for walks and jumping up in your arms while you caught her. She was a truly great dog. She had a little bit of wander lust in her early years with us, escaping under the fence only once. Perhaps this is how she was lost by her original owners. We put a stop to her digging by putting concrete blocks under the gate.

Years later, Juliet was diagnosed with diabetes. She went blind due to diabetic cataracts.  It is a terrible disease and I wouldn’t wish it on anyone. Juliet was on insulin for 5 years which I have been told is a long time. The insulin eventually would not work and Juliet’s kidneys would not work. We, unfortunately, had to put her down several years ago.

Beentjies was also found on the road by my wife while she was riding on her bicycle off Union Hills road. She had been abandoned and was probably out on the road for a week or two running around. My wife caught her easily and brought her home.
 
Beentjies was obviously an outside dog as she didn’t want to come inside for about 5 days. She eventually came in to be with Juliet. She was fully house trained and didn’t ever go to the bathroom in the house.

Beentjies never got into trouble and didn’t know many other tricks other than sit. She was a very friendly dog and liked to bite at flies.

Unfortunately,the ligaments in her legs eventually could not hold her up anymore so we had her elbow joints fused on both legs. This allowed her to walk for about 2-3 years fairly normally. The bones in her feet eventually dissolved but she still had a lust for life despite all the pain she was experiencing. She didn’t ever cry or whine about her pain!  A true terrier!! She was unable to walk and we had to carry her outside to go to the bathroom.  She was able to get up to do her business, but one day she was unable to do this and seemed to be having back troubles.

We eventually had to put her down due to the back issues. She was truly a great dog!!!