Another beautiful success story! We can never replace the animals that have crossed over the rainbow bridge, but we can honor them by saving another animal. Animals have immense healing power, like they say "There is no psychiatrist in the world like a puppy licking your face"
I wanted to share my story about my Ginger. In October, 2009, I lost my beloved four year old dog. I felt like my life had ended with her passing. I could barely get through the days without crying. Within a relatively short time I found Ginger on Petfinder. I was very hesitant to go meet her, as it felt too soon after loosing my Penny. However, there was also a video posted of Ginger from Debbie, and both my husband and I couldn't stop thinking about Ginger.
We went to meet her the following weekend, and fell in love. My husband wanted to take her home immediately, but I needed to come to terms with adding another dog to our family after Penny's death. We worked out arrangements with Debbie to give us a week to make sure this was the right decision for us. I couldn't get Ginger off my mind and did not want to miss out on such a great dog. There was nothing I didn't like about her, but I still had such a broken heart.
At the end of the week, I had carefully packed Penny's belongings in a special place and made peace with another dog sleeping in her spot. We picked Ginger up and it was the best decision I could have ever made. I never thought anyone could ever take Penny's place in my heart and I was right, BUT Ginger has found a newplace in my heart and saved me from my desperate feelings of emptiness. She gave me something else to think about and became a wonderful distraction.
Now, after three and a half fantastic years, Ginger is totally and completely part of me. We have such a beautiful bond. She has the same kind of temperament as Penny did, and we have a special way of looking into each other's eyes. I train all my pups to do agility and that gives you such a unique relationship with your dogs. Penny was wonderful at agility and Ginger is the same, if not even faster. She is always willing to work with me and is pure joy to run with. She does become rather loud during our courses, but she is having such fun. She is the perfect lady while we wait our turn, but as soon as her collar comes off, it seems to be her cue to bark constantly while running with me. She gets a lot of attention in the agility ring, partly because she is so loud, but also because she is so wonderful.
She is an elegant lady and an adorable playful pup. She is pure perfection in our eyes and I don't how I could ever live without her. My husband says he feels honored when she decides to sit with him during our evenings of watching TV, as she is usually by my side. She has brought so much joy to both my husband and me, plus to my other dogs. My grandchildren are also madly in love with her. When I am away from her, I can't wait to get back home to wrap my arms around her and feel her love. She is amazing in every way, and I will always be grateful to Debbie for making this relationship possible.
Thank you to Debbie and to all the wonderful people who help to make these beautiful adoptions happen.
Fondly,
Bonnie
We are very very excited to have our Big Gift Auction on October 5th!!
Please share this image with everyone! Attendance is key to make the event a success! If you would liek to purchase advanced admission or reserve a table please email Addie @findforeverhomes1@gmail.com!
We are still taking donations for gift baskets as well! Can't have too many prizes!
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