Little Girl

We wanted to adopt a family dog so we visited AAR in November. We saw quite a few dogs and even fell in love with a few, but Little Girl was not on our list that day. I was worried that a young lab/grayhound mix would be too energetic around my small boys.

We came back the next day and many of the dogs were going to PetSmart for adoption day. We decided to check out the dogs that were staying and one of the wonderful volunteers at AAR suggested we give Little Girl a second chance. He warned us that she suffered from a nervous stomach that could be due to the stress of living in a shelter, but might be a permanent issue that had to be maintained with special food. However, we decided to give her a second chance since she had basically grown up at the shelter and needed a home.

I felt sorry for the volunteer because I think we spent an hour playing with Little Girl, getting to know her. And what was not love at first sight became love that afternoon.

We brought her home and she immediately became a loving part of our family. Her stomach issues are completely resolved now that she has a forever home and she has learned sit, stay, fetch, down, and even shake. She absolutely loves the boys and my husband, but she knows she is special to me because she is my little girl. :-)

We live on some acreage so Little Girl gets to run to her heart's content, and we bring her out to the local parks to go hiking in the woods. She is a sweetheart and brings so much joy to our family.

Thank you AAR, for letting us adopt Little Girl! We had a great experience throughout the entire adoption process and the volunteers were all wonderful. And Little Girl thanks you for picking us to give her a forever home.