4 years ago
I knock two stars off solely because of the day I ...
I knock two stars off solely because of the day I adopted my dog from about 16 years ago. That day still haunts me and I just need to put this out there. I found my best friend in this shelter. After finishing up with the paperwork I started to walk towards the front door with him but kept pulling back towards the kennels. I asked the front desk adoption worker lady (who watched this happening) why he would want to go back to the kennels? She replied, Because his brother is still in there . I WITHOUT hesitation, not know what kind or size or anything about the brother, said I will adopt him too, I wouldn t want to separate them! She said, sorry, he is on hold for someone. That confused me because I already knew that my dog (Sweety) was literally just dropped off while I was there looking through the kennels. He didn t even have his paperwork. She gave me the run down that the pair had been adopted by a lady that worked too much and couldn t spend time with them, a month later they were adopted to an elderly lady who couldn t handle their energy and dropped them off while I was there. I wanted Sweety to have his brother but I guess the staff wasn t considering the best interests of the dogs. I was young and knowledgeable on how to handle young dogs. It took about 3 months of rehabilitating Sweety. He went through a severe depression. I called in sick from work many times just to be with him and help him til he pulled through. I love my dog and am forever grateful to you for him but I m also haunted by the fact that 1. Staff should have put their needs first and 2. Being young back this taught me to put up more of a fight for them and be their voice. When I think of that day, I still apologize to Sweety for him not having his brother and the pain he went through. On the flip side, this is the best dog I have ever had in my life and the journey we have had all these years, I couldn t imagine without him. I just wish his brother would have been right there along side with us too.