A true story of love.

This is the story of Em and Hannah. About a year ago, Em's local shelter contacted her. They had a 17 years old stray min pin. Em without hesitation took him immediately. He had been found as a stray though he was micro chip, his information was outdated, so sadly, his previous owners were unable to be reached nor found. About 4 days after Em and her husband picked him up, they sadly had to take him to the ER vet as he was struggling to breathe. His kennel cough, which he was treated for, combined with his poor shape,  had turned into severe pneumonia. With a heavy heart, they lost him the following day. While both of them were devastated, they decided that once their ER vet bill would be paid off, they would give a permanent loving retirement home to another senior dog. 
About six months ago, Em heard about a senior lady that had been found as a stray in West Virginia, was going through multiple surgeries to remove cancer through a rescue in MD. Of course Em with her gigantic heart of gold, took it upon herself to get involved. She and her husband had her transported to their home in Virginia. Where today, Miss Hannah resides with her permanent loving family, where she is well cared for. While Hannah has found her permanent loving home, her journey is not yet over. She has more surgeries planned ahead to remove more tumors. She also has two 3.5 luxating patellas and bad anxiety, which she is being treated for both. She does seem much happier and in less pain. We all wish her well!

Hannah has a younger brother, who had been rescued from a puppy mill. Em and her husband opened their home to him when he was just 9 months old. Today, he is 9 years old and is a spitfire. He is slowly warming up to his sister. As his mom claims: "he tolerates her."

I hope this story inspires more of you out there to open your home to these dogs in need of a loving home. I wish to add that I was very impressed by the generosity of Em and her husband to open their home and hearts to these dogs that came through their life. Even though they did not get so much time with their senior male min pin. I know from experience that these short 3-4 days they spent with him, meant the world for this dog. The few hours he spent at their home, a warm safe place where he was surrounded by their love: I am certain he knew he was loved. Remember dogs were the first domesticated animal because they are social. The love we share with them is essential to their well being. Dogs seek to please us. They reciprocate our love.