Heidi's Mom
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Hi everyone. It has been awhile since I last wrote. Today, it has been a year since the last time I saw my beloved Heidi. The phone calls/sightings have stopped. Now I only have memories of her. I pray that someone nice has her and is taking good care of her. The pain is still sharp as it was a year ago. I have been trying to move on.
My husband and I adopted 3 dogs: 2 female shelties (age 2,7) and one sheltie/beagle mix (age 1). They all get along well, with only an occassional fight. It has been a challenge to train 3 rescue dogs at the same time. Angie (2yo) was a economy surrender, Emma (7yo) was saved from a backyard breeder, who was going to kill her, because she could no longer have puppies, and Grace (1yo) was a stray from Mississippi. Grace is a "Southern Rebel" We have alot of challenges to train her.
All 3 of them have given us so much joy, love and kisses, that it has helped us get thru the year. We rescued a 6mo male sheltie, "dumped" in a field in August (we thought it was Heidi) He had been out there for over a month. No one listed him missing, no one was out looking for him. After 10days, we were able to catch him. He weighed only 8 lbs, skin and bones. The vets stated that he would not have survived much longer out there if we did not catch him. He now has a home with my cousin, and is doing really well.
My husband and I are now volunteers that help out with a Pet Detective (he helped us look for Heidi). He helps recover lost pets. We go and talk to people on how to protect their pets from getting lost, and what to do if it happens. It gives me comfort to do this, I want to help people become more aware and more responsible in securing your pets.
This is now my cause....I Never want anybody to go thru what we did. So far I have helped alot of people and found a home for a lost dog, that no one wanted, so the loss of Heidi was not in vain.
Please all on Sheltie Nation...get your pets micro-chipped, id taged. Read the information of www.DetectAPetUSA.com on what to do if your pet is every lost. Contact me with questions, I am willing to help, and give you the right information on pet recovery...not what you may find on the internet.
Hope all is well with everyone. Thanks for your support!!!! I love you all.
My husband and I adopted 3 dogs: 2 female shelties (age 2,7) and one sheltie/beagle mix (age 1). They all get along well, with only an occassional fight. It has been a challenge to train 3 rescue dogs at the same time. Angie (2yo) was a economy surrender, Emma (7yo) was saved from a backyard breeder, who was going to kill her, because she could no longer have puppies, and Grace (1yo) was a stray from Mississippi. Grace is a "Southern Rebel" We have alot of challenges to train her.
All 3 of them have given us so much joy, love and kisses, that it has helped us get thru the year. We rescued a 6mo male sheltie, "dumped" in a field in August (we thought it was Heidi) He had been out there for over a month. No one listed him missing, no one was out looking for him. After 10days, we were able to catch him. He weighed only 8 lbs, skin and bones. The vets stated that he would not have survived much longer out there if we did not catch him. He now has a home with my cousin, and is doing really well.
My husband and I are now volunteers that help out with a Pet Detective (he helped us look for Heidi). He helps recover lost pets. We go and talk to people on how to protect their pets from getting lost, and what to do if it happens. It gives me comfort to do this, I want to help people become more aware and more responsible in securing your pets.
This is now my cause....I Never want anybody to go thru what we did. So far I have helped alot of people and found a home for a lost dog, that no one wanted, so the loss of Heidi was not in vain.
Please all on Sheltie Nation...get your pets micro-chipped, id taged. Read the information of www.DetectAPetUSA.com on what to do if your pet is every lost. Contact me with questions, I am willing to help, and give you the right information on pet recovery...not what you may find on the internet.
Hope all is well with everyone. Thanks for your support!!!! I love you all.
