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Toy Box & Games Cupboard / Stuffed animal rescues
« on: February 19, 2017, 05:38:39 PM »
Hi, my boyfriend and I recently went on a rescue mission. I figure if anyone will appreciate this story, toy people will
Over a year ago, we started to notice a balloon stuck in a tree a few blocks away from our apartment. Tied to it with red and pink ribbons was a stuffed animal, dangling almost 20 feet off the ground. I assumed it wouldn't last the week, and kept an eye out for it every time I passed by since. To my surprise, through several heavy rainfalls, thunderstorms, and snowstorms, the plucky little thing was always there! So I dubbed him the Intrepid Explorer.
A few days ago, my boyfriend decided to embark on a rescue mission. Under the cover of darkness, we went to its tree with three broomsticks, zip ties, duct tape and a curved boxcutter. (At this point, I was really worried we would get in trouble. What we were doing wasn't necessarily illegal, but it may have looked shady?? Thankfully, we did not get in trouble!) The awkward contraption was thrown together on location, and it was windy, but through perseverance my boyfriend managed to free our plucky hero from captivity! And that's when we figured out it was a dog!
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Surprisingly, the dog was in pretty good shape. There were no holes, no signs of mold, and his fabric wasn't thinned. Still, it was outside for a year, and needed a good deep clean. He was very much gray, but on his stomach you could see a little stripe of what was possibly his original color, where the balloon ribbons were tied. My boyfriend wanted to be as much a part of this as he could, so he was the one to give him the intensive scrubs and Oxyclean soaks.
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After that I gave him new stuffing, recovered his needlesculpting and patched him up, then he was declared good as new! There is now a sparkle in his eye! We've named him Saxby after the coffeeshop on the corner he was stuck on.
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So, that is our Saxby We really did get quite cheesy throughout the whole process, to be honest. But this was the first time my boyfriend was just as invested in a toy as I was - maybe even a little more than me. And now he wants to find more stuffed animals in need, haha.
Ever since Saxby, I've been reading the sweet stories on this blog: http://doctorbeth.tumblr.com/ It's the blog of a stuffed animal doctor, and it's crazy cute, so right now I'm kind of obsessed with stories of stuffed animals getting a new lease on life. So I'm wondering if anyone here has any similar stories of a found toy getting rescued, or even a beloved childhood friend being brought back to its former glory. So please share any stories, I want my heart melted!
Over a year ago, we started to notice a balloon stuck in a tree a few blocks away from our apartment. Tied to it with red and pink ribbons was a stuffed animal, dangling almost 20 feet off the ground. I assumed it wouldn't last the week, and kept an eye out for it every time I passed by since. To my surprise, through several heavy rainfalls, thunderstorms, and snowstorms, the plucky little thing was always there! So I dubbed him the Intrepid Explorer.
A few days ago, my boyfriend decided to embark on a rescue mission. Under the cover of darkness, we went to its tree with three broomsticks, zip ties, duct tape and a curved boxcutter. (At this point, I was really worried we would get in trouble. What we were doing wasn't necessarily illegal, but it may have looked shady?? Thankfully, we did not get in trouble!) The awkward contraption was thrown together on location, and it was windy, but through perseverance my boyfriend managed to free our plucky hero from captivity! And that's when we figured out it was a dog!
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Surprisingly, the dog was in pretty good shape. There were no holes, no signs of mold, and his fabric wasn't thinned. Still, it was outside for a year, and needed a good deep clean. He was very much gray, but on his stomach you could see a little stripe of what was possibly his original color, where the balloon ribbons were tied. My boyfriend wanted to be as much a part of this as he could, so he was the one to give him the intensive scrubs and Oxyclean soaks.
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After that I gave him new stuffing, recovered his needlesculpting and patched him up, then he was declared good as new! There is now a sparkle in his eye! We've named him Saxby after the coffeeshop on the corner he was stuck on.
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So, that is our Saxby We really did get quite cheesy throughout the whole process, to be honest. But this was the first time my boyfriend was just as invested in a toy as I was - maybe even a little more than me. And now he wants to find more stuffed animals in need, haha.
Ever since Saxby, I've been reading the sweet stories on this blog: http://doctorbeth.tumblr.com/ It's the blog of a stuffed animal doctor, and it's crazy cute, so right now I'm kind of obsessed with stories of stuffed animals getting a new lease on life. So I'm wondering if anyone here has any similar stories of a found toy getting rescued, or even a beloved childhood friend being brought back to its former glory. So please share any stories, I want my heart melted!