I thought for my Blog The Change post this year I’d do something a little different and showcase a couple of people I know who are making a difference for abandoned dogs and how they’re doing it.
Making a difference for the Street Dogs of Dallas – Spotlight on “T”
First up is my friend “T.” T lives in Dallas, Texas, in fact my BTC post for last April highlighted the plight of the Street Dogs of Dallas. Sadly the situation in Dallas hasn’t changed much. There are still dogs being dropped off in the Cul de sac and they’re still struggling to find food, and shelter and dealing with the other elements such as mange, injuries incurred from fighting amongst themselves, not to mention the limited shelter available is often times claimed by homeless people.
T and the amazing men that work with him, pool their money and every month buy whatever they can for dog food. Some of the lucky dogs become shop dogs. Pups like these two.
The really lucky ones get adopted by one of the guys. Of these two, one was adopted and sadly one was hit by a car and died.
A couple of months ago my friend tagged me on Facebook in a picture of this guy.
We commented back and forth about this guy and my friend shared that he didn’t think this guy would make it. He had mange pretty bad, had some open sores and it looked like he had part of one of his back feet chewed off. I was horrified and asked if he could get the dog to the Vet and send me the bill. T told me he didn’t think the dog would make it, he was in really rough shape.
So with tears pouring down my face, I asked him to take the dog to the Vet and have him euthanized and send me the bill. We might not have been able to save him, but at the very least we could make sure he didn’t die a slow and painful death.
And then I made him promise he’d stay with him until the end, just to make sure he wasn’t alone. T said he could do that for me, and that he would take him to his own vet and if the vet thought he could be saved, he would do it. He also said, he’d handle the cost of the Vet.
It was not an easy thing for me to request, and I was so heartbroken that I waited a couple of weeks and finally pulled on my big girl panties and asked how he’d made out with the dog.
This is the response I got, “His name is Homer and we put in a doggie door.”
The amazing company that T works for, took care of the vetting and now Homer is one of the lucky dogs who made it off the street.
No, T can’t save all the dogs, but together with his co-workers they try to make the lives of these dogs a little bit better.
No Dumping! – Spotlight on “D”
My second friend is “D.” Last spring my friend D and her husband left Connecticut and bought a house in North Carolina.
D is huge dog lover and has three of her own. Her husband has put his foot firmly down and told her no more. So what happens when she finds out that people are dropping their unwanted dogs and puppies at the local landfill?
This amazing woman is working with the town and her vet. They are trapping, spaying and neutering and re-homing these abandoned babies. They are also in the process of relocating the unmanned dump to the manned recycling area so they can stop people from just dumping their dogs.
She says, “I knew God had a plan for me here.”
So why am I sharing these two stories with you today? Because I want you to know that there are many, many ways to make a difference in animals lives and it’s not always in a traditional manner. And to remind you to leave your mind and your heart open to the possibilities of what the universe has in store for you.
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