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I’ve always been about the world’s biggest softie when it comes to animals. If there’s a movie where a person dies, I can handle it and get over it, but if an animal dies, it pretty much wrecks me for days. My first dog, Blossom, was my best friend for almost 13 years and she truly embodied everything good in the world. When she died, I felt like part of me died, too.
But then my husband and I got married and we decided we wanted a dog, so we went to a local rescue up in Lafaytte. That’s when we found our Georgia girl, our sweet Basset Hound/Sheltie, that had been rescued from a terrible situation. From moment one, she was our family. After that, we added Rufus, a six year-old Chow Chow/Australian Shepherd mix, and he became my dog soulmate. Our dogs went everywhere with us and while we were in the Navy, they literally went coast-to-coast with us from Charleston, South Carolina, to Seattle, Washington.
We moved back to Indy before the birth of our second child and we settled right in. But in the spring of 2016, I lost my precious Ru-Bear and he died in my arms at home at the age of 14. I was beyond devastated and it took me almost a year to realize I was emotionally ready to adopt again. That’s when Gus came into the picture, my 100-pound happy boy that lights up my life and loves all three of my children. I will never understand how he ended up in a shelter in the first place, but I’m so glad he did so that he could come home with me.
Last summer I was on a road trip with my family out to Maryland when I had the idea for AdoptMe! What if I could feature local pets, shelters and rescues and spread the word and combine my love of animals with my love of writing? I had three small children, so trying to find the time to volunteer outside the home was a stretch, but this way I could try to make a difference from my own home. I want this to grow and expand and save lives, but even if one pet gets saved, I’ll feel so rewarded, that I’m doing the right thing.
