Missy - Moving on Up

Last Christmas Eve we noticed a stray dog running around our neighborhood. Scared and homeless, this poor dog had been unbelievably dropped off in our neighborhood just before Christmas.

We felt so bad for her, but she wouldn’t less us near her. So we, and a few other neighbors, put food and water out for her each day. I started calling her Missy.

When she started chewing up newspapers left in driveways, we gave her a chew toy, which she started carrying around.

Finally, near the end of January she let me walk up to her and pet her. She even let us bring her inside our home. We contacted a dog rescue about 1 hour from our home who agreed to take her and find her a home.

Missy was fortunate. She found a great home in less than 2 weeks. A woman came to the rescue one day and Missy crawled up into her lap and went to sleep. The woman fell in love with Missy and took her home after passing the application process.

Now Missy lives in a loving home, and even gets to go to her owner’s work.

So if you ever see a stray, remember Missy and how she got adopted, and try to do the same. Even if you take it to the local shelter, at least it will have a chance to get into a good home.