I had recently lost Ginger (also a rescue), my beloved cocker, to leukemia at only age 4 & 1/2 but just knew I could give another dog a good home. After lots of crying, I found Lacey on Petfinder.com in early May. Lacey came from Shorewood Cocker Rescue (a great place) in southern Wisconsin which fosters all of their dogs. Their volunteers truly love the breed and do an amazing job including calling your references and vet. They even require a home visit before you can adopt from them to be sure their foster dogs will have a perfect "furever" home. I can not thank them enough for matching us up and bringing her into my life! I am waiting for a heart transplant (please keep your fingers crossed for me) and having a dog brings me so much joy. Lacey is chocolate, has caramel colored "eyebrows" with a white blaze and gray feet; I had never seen a cocker with her coloring before. Lacey is 3, a bundle of pure love, is house & crate trained, comes when called, and doesn't pull on the leash. She chases tennis balls, brings them back and rolls the ball back to you. Why her owners gave her up I will never be sure (they said they were moving) as she is truly a very special dog. I can not recommend rescue dogs enough; especially in light of the economy forcing so many people to have to surrender their pets. It breaks my heart to hear that so many pets are abandoned but I think that rescue pets is the only responsible way to go. I know that Lacey and I truly "rescued" each other,

Judy M.
Winnetka, IL