My wonderful friend and animal rescuer Georganne
shared this amazing rescue story with me a couple of weeks ago and I just had
to share with you. I am always amazed when people come together from miles,
cities or even states apart to save a life and there is no exception here! This
story is so absolutely heartwarming!
“A close friend and neighbor of mine, Stephany
lost her senior Jack Russell Terrier, Pete due to heart disease. Only a few
weeks later, Stephany found out that she has breast cancer and would need a
double Mastectomy. The doctors believed that the cancer was caught early enough,
but with 2 children under the age of 10, the discovery was quite traumatic.
Stephany has been very brave and since her diagnosis, she has been sharing her
story publicly and offering to share what she has learned with others that may
be experiencing the same.
On Friday [June 29th] Stephany
emailed me asking for help, which is very unlike her. Stephany had come across a
little Jack Russell/Fox Terrier mix online that looked exactly like her beloved
Pete. After reading the pups bio and learning that the dog was scheduled to be
put down on Monday [July 2nd] Stephany decided that she would like
to see what she could do to adopt the dog. The only obstacle… the dog was
located in North Carolina, over 1200 miles from Austin, TX.
We went into rapid rescue high-gear! I posted a
plea on Facebook and contacted anyone that I thought would be able to help to
see if there was anyone in North Carolina that could help. Even with my plea
being shared over 40 times on Facebook and friends trying to help out, the odds
were against us. Then, one of my friends, Lorraine J. [you may remember her
sweet kitty Julie from this posting] made contact with another friend’s sister,
Theresa who had recently returned to the U.S. from military deployment
overseas. She was planning a trip to Texas from South Carolina the very next
week!
Now that the transport had been arranged, the
next obstacle was getting the pooch from the shelter to Theresa. Since the
shelter would not allow this adorable pet to be released to anyone other than
an authorized rescue (their reasoning was that she wasn’t spayed), we felt like
we were almost back at square one. Another rescue friend, Cynthia W. stepped up
and started making calls and posting on social media again. With nearly 400
shares to our plea this time, Cynthia finally made contact with an individual
from American Bouvier Rescue League, Deb D. that was willing to pull this sweet
pup and get her to South Carolina so she could be on her way home.
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| Sleeping comfortably on the ride from South Carolina to Texas! |
Deb spent her entire Monday working for this
pooch, driving 3.5 hours to pull and pick her up then another 3.5 to drop her
off in South Carolina and home again. Then Theresa took over and spent the next
3 days driving from South Carolina to Texas, arriving in Austin on Thursday,
July 5th just in time for lunch where she was given a variety of
Thank You gifts, including a Visa Gift Certificate that was purchased with
donations sent in from individuals that were hoping to see this pooch brought
home safe and sound.
Since arriving in Austin, this sweet little girl
has been spayed and will be staying with a friend of Stephany’s as she recovers
from her Mastectomy, but everyone is eager to see her settled in at home in just
a few days!
This is an amazing rescue that has truly taken a
village – and a fast moving village at that – to save this beautiful pup!”
-Georganne D., animal rescuer
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| Theresa posing happily after a long trip from South Carolina! |
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