After postponing adopting a dog for 25 years because I was "too busy" working, I found myself one Saturday morning at an adoption session at Safe Haven. A Dachshund-hound mix named Jack caught my eye and the next thing I knew I was signing up to foster him. But fostering moved to adoption in about 30 seconds as he purposefully walked to my car, hopped in, jumped to the back seat and wagged his tail so hard that his little body shook like jello. It was as if he was saying "Here I am ... you belong to me now"! And, I can say with complete joy that my life has NOT been the same since that moment.

Sharon Bateman
Hyde Park, OH