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December 02, 2008

WILL THIS BE MY DAY OF RESCUE?

I SPENT THE REST OF THE DAY LYING ON MY RUG WONDERING WHY THE LADY WITH THE KIND SOUNDING VOICE DIDN'T WANT TO TAKE ME HOME WITH HER. I TRIED TO LOOK CUTE FOR HER AND I TRIED TO BE ON MY BEST BEHAVIOR. I GUESS I AM BACK TO SPENDING WHAT IS LEFT OF MY SHORT LITTLE LIFE HERE IN THIS PLACE WITH ALL THE LARGE LOUD DOGS. I CURLED UP ON MY RUG AND TRIED TO FIND SOME SLEEP THAT MAY BRING ME SOME COMFORT.

MY DAY TURNED INTO NIGHT AND THEN THERE WAS THE FAMILIAR MORNING SOUNDS THAT I HAVE HEARD EVERY MORNING SINCE I HAVE ARRIVED HERE. AND OF COURSE I LEARNED VERY QUICKLY WHAT THE CLANKING OF THE METAL DISHES MEANT...BREAKFAST! OH BOY AM I HUNGRY!

AS THE DAY WORE ON I RETURNED TO MY SPECIAL SPOT ON THE WARM RUG AT THE FRONT COUNTER HOPING TO FIND SOMEONE WHO WILL RESCUE ME AND TAKE ME HOME WITH THEM.

I WAS DOZING COMFORTABLY WHEN I HEARD THE FRONT DOOR OPEN AS IT HAD SEVERAL TIMES DURING THE DAY. I WONDERED MANY TIMES WHY THE STAFF DID NOT SHOW ME TO ANY OF THE PEOPLE WHO CAME IN LOOKING FOR A NEW FRIEND. THEN I HEARD A VOICE THAT I WAS SURE I RECOGNISED. I WAS CERTAIN I KNEW THAT VOICE BUT WAS SADDENED WHEN THE VOICE TRAILED OFF AS THE PEOPLE WENT OUT INTO THE PENS TO LOOK AT THE BIG DOGS.

AS I LAID BACK ON MY RUG A SMALL WHIMPER ESCAPED MY THROAT. WILL I EVER FIND ANYONE TO ADOPT TO BE MY FAMILY? JUST AT THAT MOMENT I HEARD THE KENNEL AREA DOOR OPEN AND I KNOW I RECOGNISED THAT KIND LADIES VOICE. SHE WAS SPEAKING TO SOMEONE AND SAID "THERE IS SOMEONE SPECIAL BEHIND THE COUNTER THAT I WANT YOU TO MEET". THAT IS WHEN MY STAFF MEMBER PICKED ME UP AND SET ME ON THE COUNTER. IT'S HER! SHE CAME BACK! AND SHE BROUGHT A MAN WITH HER THAT SMILED WHEN HE SAW ME. HOW WONDERFUL IT WOULD BE IF THESE TWO PEOPLE WANT ME TO ADOPT THEM! I TURN MYSELF ALMOST INSIDE OUT TRYING TO SHOW THEM HOW EXCITED I AM ABOUT GOING HOME WITH THEM. I HEAR THE KIND LADY SAY TO HIM,"ISN'T SHE WONDERFUL? WHAT DO YOU THINK OF HER?" AND THEN I HEAR THE WORDS I HAVE WAITED FOREVER TO HEAR..."YES, SHE IS BEAUTIFUL. WOULD SHE LIKE TO GO HOME WITH US?"

TO FEEL THEIR WARM COMFORTING ARMS AROUND ME AS THEY CARRIED ME TO THEIR CAR WAS JUST WHAT I HAVE WAITED FOR SINCE THE DAY I FOUND MYSELF LOST BESIDE THE ROAD. I SHALL DO ALL I CAN TO SHOW THESE PEOPLE HOW THANKFUL I AM THAT THEY ALLOWED ME TO ADOPT THEM.

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