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Foster Dogs in Rehab: Update on Josh and Jade

4/3/2013

 
Many of you already know that I have in my care, 2 special dogs- Josh and Jade. Both dogs are rescues from Yuma that were carefully delivered into the waiting hands of Arizona Golden Retriever Connection with hopes for a better life, a better future. Both dogs have have had surgery. Both dogs have been in physical rehab. And both dogs will hopefully spend their lives together.
 
Josh is the stray that was likely hit by a car somewhere around the tender age of 4 months old. Broken, hungry, alone, and hurt, he survived. Fast forward 6 months. Josh now naps on the couch, barks for attention and ... limps. A forever reminder of one moment in time.  Did tires screech? Was there a thud as his body was flung from in front of the vehicle? Did the driver see him? If so, where was the offer of help? Or was Josh too scared, too much in shock, too untrusting of people to accept that offer? Sadly, it likely wasn't offered. Not then. Help would come, but not until much later.

Jade used to have a home, a family, and even a canine companion. But something changed. Something didn't work out the way anyone wanted. Jade was left at the shelter. She couldn't use her front leg - her paw wouldn't straighten so she could stand on it. She needn't more help than the shelter in Yuma could provide and so she was delivered into the waiting hands of Arizona Golden Retriever Connection as well. In a short period of time, Jade lost her home, her family and her friend. Everyone she loved left her. Fast forward 6 months. Jade is the princess she was intended to be. She found love again. She can use her front leg again, although she limps too. She has a new best friend, Josh.

I like to think that sometimes, at night, when we are all asleep, Jade and Josh "talk." Maybe Josh tells stories from the streets, of searching for food, of the night he was injured. Maybe Jade tells hims about her lost doggie friend and the family that she used to have. I prefer to think they talk about how they were rescued, how happy they are to have found each other, and how excited they are to have their very own family someday soon.
Jo Freeman
4/3/2013 10:28:08 am

What a wonderful story - such a sad beginning but I forced myself to hold back the tears knowing that the ending would be so much brighter. Both my husband aka Payson's Official Town Santa and I have always been animal lovers refuse to watch Animal Planet but can't stay away from AZGRC updates and frequently walk away from our computer with tears, most of the time, thanks to the love they are given and the second and third chances for the kind of love they are finally given and so deserve. We often talk about whether or not our beloved furry forever friends remember the terrible lives before they find their forever homes and have decided that they must be the most resilient beings on the planet. How can they survive and still trust and love the way they do? Every morning when I so willingly sit with my two "best friends" and take the precious kisses and begin my day with a smile, I clip their purple leashes and repeat, "you are protected and loved", I look into those huge brown eyes and wait for one more wet slurp and I open the door so we can stroll around the front yard looking for the perfect place for them each to potty. How blessed we are - and with your tender care, so are Josh and Jade and does it matter what they talk about when we aren't close? Because we know that before long, they'll wonder how on earth they ever found Dr. Jarvis and their forever homes. Bless you >3


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