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A Much Needed Home
My boyfriend Nate and I decided that we would like to foster a dog from animal control in Indianapolis. After careful consideration we went to the Indianapolis shelter, we mentioned that we wanted to not just foster but foster the dog who needed a home the most. They brought out a pit bull who’s previous owners had bred, starved, and then dumped. She was so emaciated, she looked like she could drop dead any second.When we saw her, we couldn’t believe our eyes! It was hard to believe that she was still alive, Every bone in her body was protruding
When a Dog Steals your heart
My boyfriend and I had just bought our first home together in January 2010. We decided we also wanted to add to this family with a puppy So in January we went to pick out Trixie, our female Cocker Spaniel. We paid for her and all we needed to do was wait until she was old enough to come home, But then something I never expected happened, when we were picking her out, I fell in love with another dog that was there. I couldn’t help myself and I was determined that if I went back to pick up
Piper The Greyhound and her rescue story
When we adopted our 10 year old greyhound Piper, She had never had a home. After learning that she had been used to breed dogs for track racing and had had over 49 puppies, we were determined to also adopt one of her pups so that she would be happy knowing at least one was alive and well-cared for. When we found one of her 4 year old sons, we jumped into action and got him sent to us from Florida. Piper and her son Sirius are doing great and are happy as can be now! When they
Noah’s Story
Noah is an eleven-month-old purebred Great Dane, brindle in color, with beautiful eyes that are hard to resist. Looking into his gentle eyes, one would hardly suspect the tragic circumstances under which he came into the Forever Friends Great Dane Rescue. In September 2010, FFGDR received a call from a shelter in Northern Indiana with information that, in need of rescue were three Great Danes from an abandoned home. Noah, Charlie, Molly and six other pets, were deserted by their owners with no food and very little water, fighting to surviveon what little they had, for at
March 2011 Your Story Echo,The Amazing Sign Language Dog
My boyfriend, Jim had just landed a dream job, and I took it as my moment to Pop the question, you know the one…Can we get a dog? He smiled and said yes! We had been doing a lot of breed research and had already decided on a lab. We looked through the available dogs at the Love of Labs Indiana rescue group looking for an adult dog. when we came across a 5 month Echo, he was just irresistible! We found through his foster that he was the last of his litter and had trouble finding
February 2011 Your Story featuring Dallas’ Love Of Movies
We rescued Dallas at roughly 1 year old, just days after Christmas three years ago. She and her brother were neglected and left to fend for themselves. Matted and clueless as to what love was, we invited her to live with us. After a bit of separation anxiety, she realized this was her home and we were always going to come back. She was the 3rd Goldendoodle to enter our family and had no problems adapting to becoming a 45 pound lap dog. She is nothing short of amazing, gentle, loyal and just plain perfect! Recently, after 4 years of
January 2011 Your Story Featuring Banjo, the German Shepard
One night my husband and I got home late after going out to a friend’s house. When my husband went to check on our six backyard chickens (Millie, Harriet, Ethel, Bea, Irma, and Gertrude) he found that one was missing from the coup! We searched all over the yard with flashlights hoping to find little Bea but it was too dark to find her. Just as we were about to give up, I noticed our 3 year old German Shepherd mix, Banjo, standing perfectly still in the corner of the yard, staring into a pile of brush and whining. When