A year after our old dog died at 17 yrs., I was ready for another dog. Through Petfinder.com, I found four dogs I was interested in, including this adorable mix at a shelter in Ft. Wayne.
I had seen one of the four dogs, who proved to be too large a dog for me to handle. Another of the four had already been adopted when I called about him, and the other couldn't be seen until an adoption fair on the weekend. I had two days to wait, so I drove over two hours to go see the fourth.
Her shelter name was Lucky, but I was the one who was lucky to have found her. I had to fill out the adoption paperwork and wait while an adoption panel decided whether I could have her. While I waited, I took her for a long walk. By the time we got back, it's a good thing they decided I'd be a good doggie parent, because she was already mine in my heart. A lady at the shelter looking through the photo book pointed to Lucky's pic and asked about her. I pointed to the dog at my feet and said, that one's already taken. I took her home that day and renamed her Libby.
We believe she is a Bearded Collie/Corgi mix (what do you think?), and she is the funniest, sweetest pooch! She loves her toys, playing fetch and making us laugh. She's jealous of the cats who have been here for many years, trying to get between them and us whenever we're petting the cats. She has totally won our hearts. I could have looked for a year and never found one as perfect for us as our wonderful Libby.
Three Rivers, MI
