We are more than happy to send a report on our girls, Mitzi and
Lacey. Mitzi, the smaller one, had been hit by a car and abandoned
(or perhaps the reverse) and somehow made her way to a
Humane Society Shelter. Through several miracles, including the
unbelievable support of PUP foster mom, Pam, Mitzi was rescued
from the shelter and had two major surgeries.Part of Mitzi's recuperation involved discovering her long lost "sister", Lacey, another white fluffy, fostering with Pam. They became inseparable and when it was time to bring Mitzi to her new home, well, Lacey came along too! Reports were that Lacey had a puppy mill in her background, perhaps explaining her initial shyness with humans. Boy, a lot has sure changed in the past couple of months!
The girls couldn't be happier with each other AND their new address.
They eat, sleep, and play together, almost as if they are one dog in
two bodies! They love to chase each other in our backyard and we're
sure they've broken all known dog speed records. Every now and then
Mitzi has a little limp, but her fractured pelvis and broken hip seem
to be healing very well. Last week Lacey had surgery for "cherry eye"
- a problem that can develop with one of the membranes and ducts. She
also had a fungal infection in her ears, but she's also doing well,
although she's not too crazy about her medicines. For three-ish year
old girls, they've been through a lot and we are enormously happy we
could keep them together. It's definitely more work, but they are so
HAPPY it is worth every scoop and dollar! And the amount of love,
laughter, and joy they bring us is simply beyond quantification.
Lacey's timidity has disappeared almost 100% and she is not shy about
getting onto the couch or in the bed. She spends a good part of each
day taking her toys out of the basket and distributing them around
the house with the utmost decision and determination: green poochie
goes here, rabbit over there, and so on until there are about a dozen
dog toys scattered all over the place. She has a keen interest in
squirrels and also likes to sit near the glass door to our deck,
imagining great chase scenes. Mitzi is more human-oriented and
follows us throughout the house: she likes to be where YOU are - as
long as she knows her sister is not out of sight as well. It's taken
awhile for our Maine Coon, Forrest, to warm up to the girls, but lo
and behold, we do catch them grooming and snoozing with each other
from time to time!
One last, and important, thing: Pam is an absolute angel and
saint! You couldn't ask for a more generous, loving, competent foster
mom. Even when her own mother was having health problems, Pam managed
to also be there for the dogs 100%. She deserves a gold medal for
sure! Our experience with PUP has been so positive that we recommend
you to anyone who even looks like they might be thinking about
adoption. Keep up the good work and biggest thanks from all of us!
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