This is a rescue story.
Last fall I was driving to my parents’ house along
the gravel road. As per usual there was a big truck going about seventy down
the gravel because well…people are idiots on gravel roads. I saw him and I also
saw a dog running along the road. Fear gripped my heart and I watched as the
truck didn’t slow down and appeared to take the puppy out as it disappeared
from my sight. The truck kept on going but I pulled over to see if the puppy
was okay. I stepped out of the car and left the door open, not a second later
the pup was out of the ditch and into my car. She had not been hit and she sat
in my car seat looking at me with the most amazing gold eyes, begging for me to
let her stay. I smiled, got in the car and told her that she was going to be
okay now. I knew just where to take her. I took her to Miss Krissy’s home for
wayward animals…also known as my mom’s house.
I pulled into the driveway and carefully got the pup
out, along with my little dog that was riding with me as well. She was confused
by this new addition to the car but once we were at my mom’s house she was more
intent on getting to the other dogs. Mom had three others at the time. We made
our way onto the back deck and I looked over this little lady that had gotten
in the car.
She had been on her own for a while. She was scary
thin, her bones jutting out and her ribcage very prominent. Her coat was a mess
of mud and stickers. However her personality was so mild and meek. She so
desperately wanted me to love on her.
I called mom out to the deck and told her, “I’m
sorry mom but I just couldn’t leave her…” Of course my mom didn’t mind at all.
She just started to love all over the pup. I knew that this little lady had
found a home. Mom named her Bella, and she became part of our family. Miss
Bella has been a joy and is one of the smartest and fastest dogs anyone could
hope for. She’s a border collie and loves to herd. She keeps mom’s horses in
line!
Of course when we took Bella in we had no idea what
was in store for us just a few months later….when these little ones arrived….
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