Sweet Miracles

Goodness, I haven't made time to blog lately. I've been completely out of the loop the past few days. My apologies. :)

Meet the new members of our family!!

This is sweet Millie

And this little guy has yet to find a name

So, Millie has a pretty amazing story, but I need to start from the beginning. The majority of my childhood pets were found in rescues. Each and every one of them have their own special story that made them even more dear to all of our hearts. This being said, I have a special place in my heart for rescue shelters, as well as the animals within them.

When we first moved in Oklahoma, which has been nearly a year (Crazy!), we immediately started talking about pets. We'd been dying to have a pet and finally had a yard/house to have one. Instinctively, I started looking at shelter websites in the area. Hubby really likes huskies so I kept a special eye out for one and then one day I came across Millie. (We've re-named her from what the rescue was calling her but still) Her story instantly touched my heart and melted it completely.

The lady that ran the rescue frequents local shelters as often as possible to see if she can save animals from being put down. One day she saw a puppy that looked like she was days away from death, either because of her injuries and sheer point of starvation, or due to her impending euthanization. She couldn't bare to see this poor dog again before they put her down so she didn't come back until after she was supposed to be put to sleep.

Skin and Bones

When she did come back, dog she had seen was still there. She knew she just had to get her and bring her back to good health. It had been a sign. She knew that it'd be plenty of work, but the dog deserved it. At some point she had an infection on her spine that hadn't been treated and had done lasting damage. Her legs would get twisted up easily, she couldn't quite walk straight, and running ended up being more like a bunny hop. Her digestion was less than optimal and her ability to know when she needs to go to the potty was minimal at best.

We've talked about Millie ever since then. No matter how many dogs we looked at, Millie already had our hearts. So, nearly a year after first seeing her on the website, she is now snoozing on our back porch enjoying being at home for the first time. We love her, she loves us and she's here to stay. I really do feel like a mother who has brought their child home from the hospital. lol. She's the sweetest thing in the world and is our sweet miracle doggie.

When we finally name our little man, I'll have to post a blog about him, so as to be fair. :)