A few months ago-sadly, my last post (how embarrassing!)-I shared with you about the loss of our precious pup Lucy. Well, the hole in our family that was created by her passing has been filled with another precious rescue baby. This is Jadis:
We found this beautiful dog one Saturday when we saw a local rescue had set up for an adoption day outside the pet store at one our shopping centers. Our intention was to just take a look, but God had other plans. We were first drawn to a beautiful black Lab mix sporting a name tag with our favorite college’s logo. We quickly found out that the tag had been placed on him by his brand new owner who had adopted him earlier in the day and would be getting him later in the afternoon. The very next crate held Jadis. My husband walked over, knelt down beside the crate and said her name. She immediately put her snout between the bars and licked his hand. Then we began talking to a couple we knew there, thinking they were volunteers helping out, only to find that not only did they run the shelter with their daughter, but when she walked over, she was the tech from our pharmacy! So, after discussion at home and a flurry of phone calls and e-mails, Jadis came for the mandatory home visit, and within an hour the papers were signed, she was ours, and our home was complete again. Spotting the familiar blue tent from across a parking lot led to a divine appointment that has brought us a new “baby” to love-and the Davises are thrilled!
***Thinking about adding a pet to your family? I encourage you to consider adopting from a local rescue group, especially a no-kill shelter. The rescue that gave us our Jadis will not adopt a dog out to a family until it is certified healthy, free of parasitic worms including heart worms, fully vetted and spayed or neutered. A home visit is required not only to assure the shelter that you will be providing a safe, loving home, but also that the pet and the family are a good fit for each other. The adoption fee we paid was a very small fraction of the cost of the vet care she had already received, and far less than buying a pure breed. Oh, the bonus-she was also crate-trained and fully house-broken, something you will never get buying a puppy from a breeder. You will be saving a life, and the love you receive in return is priceless!***
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