Sunday, May 27, 2012

Driving Miss Sheila


I think she's happy to be on her way home!
Today’s post is a little later than usual because today I was able to be a small part of getting this sweet girl to her forever home.  This is Sheila; she was in a shelter with a very high euthanasia rate in a rural county.  She appears to have had multiple litters of puppies and is also heartworm positive.  Sheila’s outlook was very bleak until a rescue got involved and a very kind person stepped in to adopt her and take care of her heartworm treatment.  Sheila’s new family is about nine hours away from the shelter she was in, so that’s where the volunteer transport came in. 

I was able to drive Sheila for one of the hour “legs” of her journey.  There are about seven people driving Sheila on legs of about an hour each, and her new dad is driving the rest of the way to meet her, so by this evening this sweet little girl will be settling into her new home.

 It was a great way to spend part of the weekend; I got to hang out with an adorable, sweet dog, and meet some really nice people.  It’s always a good feeling to drive on a transport, but today was especially good because Sheila’s new dad is SO excited to have her; he has been calling to check on her and personally thank the drivers.  It feels good to help, even if only a little, to get her to a home like that.

11 comments:

  1. That is so sweet and wonderful service you volunteered for!! Makes it more doable to arrange rescues like this if people chip in and help an hour here, an hour there to make the journey not so long for one!

    betty

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    1. That was one of the things that drew me to the transports; it's not much for any one person to do, just a lot of people doing a little bit to get a lot done.

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  2. oh i am so happy to know this little one will be okay--nice job :)

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    1. Her new home seems wonderful. I'm so glad they adopted her.

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  3. So glad she has found a home!

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  4. What a wonderful way to make a difference. How I can I get involved in that kind of help? My home is already full to the brim with pets but I'd love to be able to do something like that!!

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    1. Martha, I sent you a message with some information about the transports and some contact information for some of the coordinators. It is so much fun to do!

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  5. what a great thing that you did! :)

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