We adopted our beautiful Border Collie x Kelpie in 2011 when she was around 16 months old. She'd already been in a shelter twice, and had been in no less than four other homes. No one kept her - we guess because she's a really 'busy' dog, a bit hyperactive, high-energy and highly alert. She was a digger in the beginning too. People kept abandoning her in shelters and giving her to a new 'owner.' She settled in with us and our other dog and two cats pretty quickly. Each night as I tucked her into her cosy bed, I whispered to her that we'd always look after her, love her dearly and never abandon her. I told her she was safe and would be staying with us and not moving again. After a few weeks of this, she calmed right down and lost her anxiety. We named her Polly, after Pollyanna, because we could see right away that she was willing and eager to please and make the best of having been moved to another home, yet again. She's a gorgeous, happy, healthy 9 or 10 years old now, and I still tell her every day how grateful we are that she found her way to us to bless our lives with such love and joy.

Wendy Bryan
Mornington Peninsula, Australia