Four years ago we visited our local shelter to volunteer for dog walking. We hadn't planned on adopting, our fur "baby" at home was getting old and we didn't think another dog would benefit him in his senior years. As we were passing by to decide which dog we should walk this girl was passed off to us to walk because she had been passed over so many times. We fell in love from minute one; she was passive, easy going and had a charming little "smile". The next day we came back to the shelter with our dog to see how he would interact with her. It wasn't love at first sight for him but he didn't not like her either. After a few more visits and monitoring from the professionals we were given the green light to adopt "Greta" and renamed her to Lily, the beautiful flower she is. When we brought her home we noticed she had not only recently had puppies, but had been beaten so bad she had suffered from a broken rib and had a tooth knocked out. Right then and there we decided she would know what it was like to be loved beyond belief and our reward was not only lots of love and affection but a dedication to our older dog as well. She was his buddy, his companion and his little sister. Sadly he passed but she was there with him. Today, Lily is the queen of the house and she picked out her brother from the same shelter a few years ago. Lily has brought us so much joy and we look forward to many more years with her.

Vicki Hills
JACKSON, MI