In December of 2009 we found Dixie Girl. She was in a German Shorthair Pointer rescue home with about ten other GSPs. We were watching them all until she appeared, and the minute she looked at us we knew she was the one we were going to take home. We laughed as she climbed up on the picnic table to eat out of the dog food bag. We were amazed as she kept looking at us as if she knew we were there for only her. Dixie had just arrived a day or two before we came, so she was waiting to be spayed. They offered to bring another GSP to our home to see if it would be a match with Jack, who had recently become an only child after his big sister passed away. Knowing GSPs and how active they are, we knew he would need someone to romp and play with. The first dog was not a match, but we passed the home inspection and Jack put on his charm, so the rescue person brought Dixie out and she was wonderful with Jack. They immediately bonded, so that they let us keep her with the promise we would bring her in Monday for the spay. (Jack had already been neutered.)
Dixie and Jack romped and played together with toys and blankets, ran all over the yard for 10 years, a little slower in the later years. When she wasn’t playing or sleeping with Jack she was following or snuggling with me. She eventually did the same with my husband, but it took a little while. He always had to put his cowboy boots on in the garage. Dixie Girl was great, affectionate and a total joy once she got over her fears from her past. She was our first rescue and as everyone says, “we just knew she was the one.” She passed at home a few weeks ago and we all miss her terribly. We love you Dixie Girl, see you at the Rainbow Bridge. Ellen, Larry, & Jack
GOLD CANYON, AZ
