Home Going

Two very nice dogs at Silverwalk found homes this month.  One is Jedi TreeWalker.  His family had been preparing for him since last summer.  They took him home Jan. 14.  Being a young, clutzy, goofball of a Walker Coonhound, Jedi has presented some challenges but has also graced his home and senior companion Airedale with his charm and "go with the flow" attitude.  He came a long way from the startlingly thin, mangy, lost Coonhound my rescue friend found in her driveway in northwest MO.  He still tends or tended to the thin side because he runs so much - at least here.  Home has less space to run.  I hear he keeps tabs on what is going on by hanging over the fence to watch the street.  I need to go by and see his head on top of the fence some day.  
What an irresistible, honest face Jedi has

     Dino at rest in evening light - a one man dog Dino went home on a weekend trial this past Friday.  He and his new dad came back today to seal the deal.  They are reportedly inseparable.  When "Dad" gets up, Dino gets up.  Where "Dad" goes, Dino goes.  The light I saw in this man's eyes today warmed my heart.  He had been coming for almost a month after his dog died, not quite ready but wanting to see how he and Dino fit.  Like a glove, I'd say.  It is crucial shelters, sanctuaries and humane societies work together.  Dino's life was spared because he had a champion in a volunteer at the Humane Society.  She asked if he could come to Silverwalk last May.  It has taken some time but his person was indeed out there - and Dino is helping mend a heart grieving over the loss of a beloved dog.  Can't take his place - but can make his own.  Jedi found his home because my rescue friend, not remembering I had a hound sanctuary, emailed a mutual rescuer friend asking for a hound rescue and was referred to me - and others made the time and effort to transport him to Poplar Bluff where I picked him up.  "It takes a village" to save lives.  Thank you to all who adopt, who volunteer, who ask hard questions, who drop off supplies and food, who donate cash for whatever is needed - you are saving lives.  Can we save them all?  Someday...for now, we have made a difference for these two.