To make a long story short, we lost our 13 yr old Bassett and 13 yr old pit mix a week apart, I have never felt more alone and devastated without my fur babies, and I knew I had to find another dog soon or I was going to go nutso. Every time I left the house I would drive to a shelter, but although I would love them all none pulled at my heart strings hard enough. One day a good friend and I went on a mission to hit all the shelters in our area I hadn't been to yet, 1st shelter we met Joy, she was so sweet and pretty but I still walked away empty handed, after all the other shelters I was still thinking of Joy though. I went back 2 days later took her outside, she laid her little head on my lap as if to say she wanted me, so that was it! Been 2 years now, and don't know what we would do without her. She has a sister now, a 70 lb GS/lab mix, and they are both very happy and definitely fill our world with happiness! Oh the rename from Joy to Echo, because the day I left her at the shelter, the echo of her bark over all the dogs barking is all I could hear!

Patricia Kiser
SUGAR LAND, TX