Hi!  I'm Jax, and I've traveled a very long way to meet you!  It doesn't matter that we don't know one another yet; I'm sure I'll love you as soon as we meet.  TIGR taught me a huge lesson in that:  They loved me enough without even knowing me, to give me a better life here in the United States.  I'm so thankful for that.  See, I'm from China.  They do things a little differently in other countries.  Some even treat awesome dogs like me with totally different regard (or none at all).  While I don't like to dwell on all the details, suffice it to say: I was in a very bad place.  I was facing a very certain, very bad fate.  Then the earth angels came, so I didn't have to meet the other angels too soon...

TIGR brought me here and they didn't even have to try very hard to teach me English, because no one really ever spoke to me or said a single kind word.  I'm now spoiled & safe - and progressing quite well in my studies, don't you think?  I'm even a writer now!  That's not to say I'm perfect.  I prefer to say I am "perfectly imperfect".  My foster Mom knows that's through no fault of my own.  I'm learning and doing my best to be a good boy (she always tells me I am one), but I'm just not sure I will ever be able to have certain reminders of my past life.

I was cruelly confined, so I do tend to freak out - with fervor - when I'm crated.  It reminds me too much of the other place.  If we could work out a compromise with that - where you don't crate me, and I agree to try not do bad things in your house, do you think we could maybe just skip that "jail" part?  Could you forgive me, and gently help me learn more, if I do unintentionally make a mistake?  I'm still learning proper behaviors and not to get into mischief when unsupervised - but they say I'm doing well!

They also say I'm just learning how to BE a dog.  I was just a commodity before this.  They also say I'm a rock star, and that they're amazed I'm still willing to give love and trust to humans.  Hey, I'm doing this "dogging" thing very well!  Well, duh!  You get what you give, and the gettin's GOOD here!!!  I love people, I love my foster Sighthound siblings.  Haven't met any of those "cat" thingies, so I'm not sure if I'd like them or not...  I wouldn't mind staying right where I'm at, but I understand that in order to help other doggies just like me, I need to move on to my, what do they call that...?  "Forever Home".  Forever sounds like something I'd LOVE.

I'm a Whippet, so I "Whippet gooood"!  I get the zoomies and I think for both our sakes, I'll probably require a 6-ft or higher fence.  I also don't think I'd do well in apartment living.  I LOVE to play and rough house with other dogs about my own size, and oh!  These "toy" things!  I'd never had any of those.  Now I can't get enough!  I'd definitely love a home where where I had a canine play pal and tons of toys.  I like kids, too - so I'm totally open to those, if they're nice to me...Let's see, what else?  Since I don't like being crated and love being near kind people, my DREAM Forever Home would be one where someone is home a majority of the time, and I'd even do my best to be the ideal companion to another Wounded Warrior like me, who truly understands me.

I know I sound like I'm asking a lot...but I don't ask for any more than I'm willing to give.  I hope you want to meet me.  I'd love to meet, and to love, You.  ~Jax