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| Success Story! |
Finding Willy was truly an example of fate. My husband, who rarely shops with me, joined me on my routine bi-weekly
Saturday shopping this past March, which included a stop for dog food @ PETCO. Unbeknownst to me, it was Adopt-a-Pet
day and there were several dogs that caught our eye. At the time, we had two dogs, Charlie - a Shepard/Doberman/lab
cross - 7 years old and about 100 lbs. of baby, and, Buford, our purebred Basset Hound - 5 years old. We had lost our
dog, Serri -a Griffin/German shorthair cross, a year ago at the age of 12. When we noticed Willy, we noted that he had laid
himself into the volunteer who was handling him (a coworker of mine, Nicole) and noticed the sweet, sad face. He was
awfully thin, but was obviously healthy. We sat down with him and it was instant love. When the showing was about over,
I said that I wanted to take him home - on the spot- I did not want him to go back to the kennel. But because Adopt-a-pet
takes pet adoption seriously, I had to wait for a volunteer to come to my home and interview my family. Within hours of
returning home, a volunteer, Barb called and we spoke at great length. We made arrangements for her to come out the
next morning. After her interview and inspection of our home, as well as meeting our other dogs, we went ahead and filled
out the paperwork. Within an hour, Willy was in his forever home! He learned the routine of the other dogs almost
immediately and only had a few accidents indoors. He has brought so much love and enjoyment, since, unlike our other
dogs, is extremely energetic and loves to fetch -for HOURS at a time. He loves to cuddle and puts all of his weight into
whoever is paying attention to him. He fits into our family so well, that while we shudder at what his past may have been
like, we are grateful that we found him.
We have since rescued another dog - a stray that wandered into our yard. When we tracked down the owners, they did
not want him, they were going to put him down. Initially, I was going to work with AAP to try to find this little boy a home,
but fell in love in less than a week. So now we have Hooper, a one-year old American Eskimo cross.
Four dogs....we love 'em all....they complete our family.
Adopt-a-pet is my favorite charity and I advocate to others that dogs (and cats) that are in need of rescue, make the best
pets. They know that they are lucky. To all those that read this, please be certain that you are ready to commit when you
get a pet, which includes spaying and neutering. Go to local shelters, pounds and rescue agencies when you've made that
decision. Chances are, you will get a "willy" good friend.
Saturday shopping this past March, which included a stop for dog food @ PETCO. Unbeknownst to me, it was Adopt-a-Pet
day and there were several dogs that caught our eye. At the time, we had two dogs, Charlie - a Shepard/Doberman/lab
cross - 7 years old and about 100 lbs. of baby, and, Buford, our purebred Basset Hound - 5 years old. We had lost our
dog, Serri -a Griffin/German shorthair cross, a year ago at the age of 12. When we noticed Willy, we noted that he had laid
himself into the volunteer who was handling him (a coworker of mine, Nicole) and noticed the sweet, sad face. He was
awfully thin, but was obviously healthy. We sat down with him and it was instant love. When the showing was about over,
I said that I wanted to take him home - on the spot- I did not want him to go back to the kennel. But because Adopt-a-pet
takes pet adoption seriously, I had to wait for a volunteer to come to my home and interview my family. Within hours of
returning home, a volunteer, Barb called and we spoke at great length. We made arrangements for her to come out the
next morning. After her interview and inspection of our home, as well as meeting our other dogs, we went ahead and filled
out the paperwork. Within an hour, Willy was in his forever home! He learned the routine of the other dogs almost
immediately and only had a few accidents indoors. He has brought so much love and enjoyment, since, unlike our other
dogs, is extremely energetic and loves to fetch -for HOURS at a time. He loves to cuddle and puts all of his weight into
whoever is paying attention to him. He fits into our family so well, that while we shudder at what his past may have been
like, we are grateful that we found him.
We have since rescued another dog - a stray that wandered into our yard. When we tracked down the owners, they did
not want him, they were going to put him down. Initially, I was going to work with AAP to try to find this little boy a home,
but fell in love in less than a week. So now we have Hooper, a one-year old American Eskimo cross.
Four dogs....we love 'em all....they complete our family.
Adopt-a-pet is my favorite charity and I advocate to others that dogs (and cats) that are in need of rescue, make the best
pets. They know that they are lucky. To all those that read this, please be certain that you are ready to commit when you
get a pet, which includes spaying and neutering. Go to local shelters, pounds and rescue agencies when you've made that
decision. Chances are, you will get a "willy" good friend.
