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Omaha Steve

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Thu May 21, 2015, 09:36 AM May 2015

The Little Black Dog In The Corner dog rescue by Anonymous Orlando, FL





http://theanimalrescuesite.greatergood.com/clickToGive/ars/story/the-little-black-dog-in-the-corner

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I still remember when I first saw her, she was curled up in the back of the kennel scared for her life.

Back track to a week before: my families beloved Golden Retriever was dying, he was probably the best dog I've ever known, Bailey was my dream dog. This dog was no Bailey, she was small, timid and unnerved, I could tell she hadn't come from a good place. I came to the shelter two days before Bailey passed away, hoping to find a dog I could foster and give a little love. I didn't expect to be taking any dogs home to keep, I already owned another dog, Lola, the "gentile giant" as I liked to call her, 60 pounds of Australian Shepherd mix who loves to run and play fetch. However, my boyfriend convinced me into thinking about fostering since I was feeling so down about Bailey, he thought it would be a chance to help another needy animal.

I agreed to go "take a look." I walked into the shelter, a dark and dingy place that wreaked of animal urine. I searched the kennels looking for something to pop out at me and that's when I saw her. She was nervous and skittish but despite that we asked the kennel assistant if we could take her out to the play pen. Her exact words were, "you don't want this one, she bites," I looked anxiously at my boyfriend but proceeded to take her outside anyway. The lady gave us a tennis ball to throw and although she seemed apprehensive to get it, she obliged. I knew right then that this scared & battered dog would need to come home. I told my boyfriend I would take her and two days later I had a new dog. She was so happy to be out of that kennel, she was full of life. Today Reecie is almost a year old, she has come from a background on the streets starving for food and likely beaten but now she has a happy and fulfilled life with Lola and me.

Anonymous
Orlando, FL



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The Little Black Dog In The Corner dog rescue by Anonymous Orlando, FL (Original Post) Omaha Steve May 2015 OP
so glad anonymous didn't listen to the worker. marym625 May 2015 #1
Kick Omaha Steve May 2015 #2

marym625

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1. so glad anonymous didn't listen to the worker.
Thu May 21, 2015, 09:56 AM
May 2015

That's similar to how we ended up with Brandy, a lab/pharaoh hound mix. She was so skinny that they couldn't even spay her for a few weeks, until we got her to put on 15 lbs. It was my dad who just fell for her. What a beautiful animal she was. So loving.

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