My boyfriend and I had gone to our local Animal Control shelter and several adoption locations but hadn't found the "right one" to help us get over the loss of Rocky who had passed away after 17 years. One Saturday in August 2006 I asked a friend if she wanted to go on a puppy search with me. We went to several locations but left disappointed. As we were leaving one location we saw a "pet adoptions today" sign across the highway at PetCo. The Broward County Humane Society was having pet adoptions that day. There was a pen with around 2 dozen puppies and every time I put my hand in to pet one, the same cute little head kept coming up under my hand. She followed me around the pen several times and I knew she would be leaving with me. We were looking for a medium size, female puppy, and were told she would be around 40 pounds. Miss Mabel will be 3 years old on 7/7/09 and weighs in at 85 pounds. She is a Catahoula mix and is extremely smart and eager to learn new things. I'm so glad she picked me that day. I don't know what we would do without her.

Ellen Anderson
Pompano Beach, FL