When my daushaund died at age 12, I wanted another dog. I looked for three months in animal shelters until one day I found a matted Llasa Apso with a green bow in his ear. He was in a cage with two other dogs and scared to death. I put my name on the list and was told that I was the first one in line for him. He was found wandering along a busy street with a trash bag tied around his waist. I went back on Saturday and took my husband to meet him. When they brought him in the room, he sat between my legs and looked up at my husband as if to say "please take me home". My husband named him Spanky. We had to leave him that day but I promised him I would see him soon. I picked Spanky up on Monday after he was neutered. He was really sleepy all day and lay on the floor, but that was 6 years ago and that was the only night he didn't sleep on the bed with us. Spanky runs the house and we love him dearly. Each night before bed, he and his dad share a chocolate covered cherry and he has to sleep with his stuffed bear. He is a little moody at times but he is the love of our lives and we wouldn't have him any other way. A shelter dog is the best dog you can have.

Kathy Nettles
Chaleston, SC