Adopted Shelter Dogs: Heartwarming Stories of Rescue and Transformation | Perfect for Pet Lovers & Animal Rescue Advocates

Lovely read! I hope that it encourages people to adopt a shelter dog. I had one myself and it has been the best decision in my life so far. He's been very sick and about to be euthanized on a Thursday. I came to the shelter Wednesday before and saw him cowered in a corner and trembling. A little bundle of dirty fluff that stank incredibly. I picked him up and noticed a blueish eye and thought he was blind. He put his head on my arm and gently licked my hand. - I never let go of him. They said I couldn't have him, he'd be too sick. - I gave them $200 cash and asked for his passport. Half an hour later, I walked out of the shelter with the dog. He had distemper. He was only 6 months old. I took him to the animal hospital who kept him for 2 weeks on a dripping feed. I stayed by his side every day, holding him and sometimes reading a book and just be with him. I loved him to bits until the day he died - 11 years later. We had a terrific time together and he fully recovered from distemper. And he wasn't blind - he just had blue eyes. - I told this because - together with this book - I hope that someone takes a dog from a shelter. They're incredible creatures! Friends for life!