I had 2 SharPei and had just lost our 17-year-old lab. This time I wanted to adopt a dog that would never find a home, so I started my search. I came across an organization in British Columbia, Canada that arranges adoptions from countries that are generally cruel to dogs or eat them. I saw one that looked like a small yellow lab and was inquired. She had been tortured by having her ears and half her tail hacked off and one paw smashed. She was found almost dead, but a rescue saved her. She had been in the rescue for a year and a half. That was it. I wanted to give her another chance at life. The airlines lost her on the trip from Teheran, Iran to Washington State, and when found in the L.A. airport she had been in the crate so long she couldn't walk, so the rescue agency put her in a wheelchair and got her to us. She loves people and enjoys our other dogs and has worked out beautifully. It is a real joy watching her discover all the new animals and greenery of her new home.

Carol Pemberton
BELLINGHAM, WA