After my husband and I lost our 17-year old poodle mix, Lizzie Pearl, I desperately needed another fuzzy companion. After 6 weeks, we adopted Reese, a Jack Russel mix, at an animal shelter 4 hours away, and a day later we got Owen, a miniature Dachshund, at a local rescue group. They love to chase each other around the house and snuggle up with both of us. Sometimes I feel like they rescued us instead of the other way around.

Rachael Gruis
Ogden, UT