My Name is Jada
Story and photos by Brenna Powelson (Jada's favorite)
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| My name is Jada. I wrote this story to tell you how grateful I am to my human family for adopting me. |
The first thing I remember when I was with my first family was that everything was fine until I turned one year old! That's when my family moved and left me behind. I walked for a while. It was dark, and I was starving; nobody had fed me that day. Not knowing a car was coming I walked into the road, and all I remember was the car lights blinding me, {note I am not blind} and I tried to run, but I got hit! The next thing I knew I was lying on the ground. I got up and walked to a tree. I was weak and had no family.
The next day some people pulled over to help me. They took me to a vet. I was happy to be taken care of again. Then the vet told them I had heart worms. I had no idea what that meant, but it did not sound good. When we left I thought I would be going home, but I was wrong--oh how I was wrong! I was in a crate in a shelter where I had been staying for a month when I overheard some people saying that they could not afford my heart worm treatment. Nobody wanted me because of my heart worms, so a person lowered my adoption fee to $50.00. I saw dogs leave to go to a new home every day, but not me.
Finally, one day I was told I was getting a new family. We drove from Arkansas to a PetSmart in Illinois. After an hour of seeing dogs leave but not me, I got sad again. But when I saw a family of four I got nervous. When they said my name, JADA, I was filled with hope! As soon as I got out of the van, I laid down, AND THEY GAVE ME A BELLY RUB--I REPEAT A BELLY RUB! When I got in their van they gave me a treat, and I slept all the way home.
When we got home I met a new dog named Wappi. She attacked me, but after that we became best friends. The first six months were not easy, but I got through it, and now I have no heart worms. I have been here for two years, and it is safe to say I have found my forever or furever home I love my family. My favorite is the youngest {Brenna}.
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| My Best Friend, Wappi |
What a lovely story, Brenna. We've also had some "shelter" dogs with harsh pasts who turned out to be the-best-in-the-world dogs. Jada is a great dog, I see it in her eyes. Good for you with a heart of a volunteer. Your shelter will be happy to have you.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Deanna!
DeleteWow! Another writer in the family - and what a cute story!! Thanks for sharing, and please give Brenna a high-five from me.
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