Did you notice that we visited the animal shelter last week to donate dog food? Of course we had to take a stroll through the dog enclosures and wouldn't you know, we came to an 8 year old rat terrier mix. Her name was Tinder, she was in a cage with another dog, but she was just sitting calm, just looking around. I paused there for quite awhile just observing her. The worker said we were welcome to meet her in the playroom. We did just that and had an instant connection to her. I took a picture so we could send it to Daddy.
Tim was in a training until the next day, but we felt like he just had to meet this dog because the girls and I seriously couldn't stop thinking about her and realizing she could be the next family dog for us after our sweet Jack passed at Christmas.
Tim made it home from his training just before the shelter closed and he met her and they fell in love with each other pretty quickly! We are happy to announce that she has been adopted into our family and her name is.....
The next morning we took her for her first walk and there was a rainbow. Do you see it above her head?
We had a few concerns because she was not eating for almost 3 days and she had a heaving cough and a wet breathing sound when she slept. So, we took her to the vet and after just one round of medication, she became entirely anew. Way more energy, she began eating, and very playful and affectionate!
We knew that we wanted to rescue a dog from the shelter. Our timetable was going to be for the fall, but how can the undeniable pull of this sweet girl be ignored? It was meant to be and Maisy has already given us so much joy! We are honored to be her fur-ever home and we promise to take the best care of her!
