I have been to so many dog rescue adoption events. I’ve had my heart tugged by more experiences than I can count. Young dogs and puppies that are bouncing around, running into the arms of awaiting people. Young dogs and puppies who are more reserved, sticking closely to the volunteers who have come to be known as their safety nest. And then there are the older dogs with grey around their muzzle. They may be sleeping in their crate or moving more slowly. The culmination of their years of life experience has either given them reason to shut the world out or search for the gentle kindness in a stranger. Usually, it is these dogs who leave the event no different from when they arrived, except the addition of one more experience. Occasionally though, someone with an open-heart changes the fate for one of them. I’ve always thought there is a really special place for people who embrace that choice. WKRQ (Q102)’s Mollie Watson is one of those people.
Rescue Dog Finds Forever Home After Nine Years
Most of my posts have to do with pet behavior but this story is one that I really wanted to share.
Animals Lovers Unite For SPCA Fur Ball
Funny how fate works sometimes. It was a night like so many before it for Barbara Lichtenstein. At least that’s how it started off. She was in her car, having just turned onto the busy intersection at Springfield Pike heading toward choir practice when she saw him…a four-legged homeless dog who clearly hadn’t eaten a homemade meal in quite some time. He had bristly fur, rotted teeth, and lumps that Barbara later learned were cancerous.