We had a very special adoption; ina, our 2.5-year-old German Shepherd went to her forever home.
When we pulled Lina from Collin County Animal Shelter last September, she was on the euthanasia list. She had been there for some time and was deteriorating fast. When Cindy Chadwick, our intake coordinator, put out an emergency plea for a foster, Amy Hall and her husband Punit stepped up. They had her for almost a full year before we found her forever home, but their patience paid off: this week Lina went to her forever home – an experienced German Shepherd family with a 3-acre homestead adjacent to farmland with goats, cows, and other farm-y critters. Lina gets long walks every day, two days a week she gets to play for a full hour in the sprinklers (her great joy), and the rest of the time she cuddles with one of the four family members: mom, dad, and two adult daughters who all dote on her.
A year is a long time for a dog to be in foster care, but some dogs need special accommodations, and we never place our dogs in homes we don’t feel 100% comfortable with – it’s one of the many things that set us apart. That and our devoted foster base – thanks to Amy and Punit for never giving up. Happy life, Lina.
