I will give a quick background on this story so you can fully appreciate it. bear with me.
I volunteer at the local animal shelter which is unfortunately a kill shelter. Its often emotionally hard but I do my best to help get dogs adopted and try to make their lives as good as possible for their time at the shelter.
One year ago while I was volunteering we got in as a stray a beautiful white Boxer(my breed I have one myself) who was thin and had Demodex mange with a secondary skin infection. She wasnt very beautiful at the time but her personality was great considering how painful her condition was. I named her Etta(means little in German) and spent alot of time bathing her and nursing her sores. In time she was ready for adoption and the staff kept saying Sue you know that dog adores you...you need to take her home with you. I just couldnt have another dog since my Gouda doesnt play well with others and I was going through cancer issues with her.
So in time many people wanted to adopt Etta but I was pretty darn picky who was going to get her. One day a young man and his wife came in and just fell in love with Etta and she really liked them. I checked out their house and their references and everything checked out. The day he took Etta I cried...not out of saddness out of joy because this young man had done everything I asked...he even bought doggie sunscreen for Etta for her sensitive skin
We kept in touch via email for a month and then he never returned my emails. I hoped all was well and thought of Etta often.
Today why I am beyond happy he wrote me a simple email with pictures of Etta. This is what he wrote:
Dear Sue
One year ago is the last time we spoke
And you helped me adopt my boxer,
We have since re named her Lola
I just wanted to thank you for doing what you do this dog has been a blessing on both of our lives and and she has become everybody's favorite thing about coming to our house
Short and sweet but it meant so much to me, it actually brought tears to my eyes. This is the reason I do what I do!
The picture below was Etta the day she left the shelter
