Don't Shop, Adopt...or Volunteer...or Donate🐾

After 10 wonderful years with my sweet Dolce girl, she crossed the rainbow bridge on April 12th, 2022. To say I was devastated would be an understatement. I still cry on a weekly basis because I miss her so much. Everyone is different and grieves in their own way. Some people get another pup right away, some wait a bit, some never adopt again. Dolce rescued me and got me through one of the darkest periods of my life. I lived for and because of her. She is the reason I’m alive today and finally at peace with life. She would not let go and let me know she was finally ready to move on until my head was right. Needless to say, I am not in the group of people that get another pup right away. My heart is simply too broken.

I wasn’t looking to adopt a dog when Dolce entered my life. Don’t get me wrong, I LOVE dogs, but I was living a lifestyle that wasn’t conducive to being responsible for another living being. I was only going to foster Dolce. She was a shy, timid, nervous, and scared pitbull mix. She had been abused and used. Forced to be a bait dog and birth litter after litter of puppies. Poor baby was scared of people, nervous, and didn’t trust them. I mean, who could blame her! Despite all the abuse she endured, she didn’t have a mean or aggressive bone in her body. She was an extremely well-behaved dog, yet no one adopted her. The kennels at the rescue were starting to wear on her. She needed a foster home so she that she could have some peace and quiet, decompress, and just be a dog. After hearing her story, I knew I had to foster her.

Angel City Pit Bulls (ACPB) brought this sweet girl over to my tiny studio apartment in Hermosa Beach, CA on a Saturday afternoon in December of 2012. Four days later, they called to let me know to bring her to an upcoming adoption event. I told them there was no need; she was home. I signed the paperwork a day later. I had a fur baby, and Dolce had found her final and forever home. She is my eternal soul dog.

Dolce Girl 💜

Though I am not ready to adopt again, my love for God’s creatures hasn’t waned. During my time in Arizona, I was finally ready to volunteer at an animal rescue. I found this wonderful rescue in Scottsdale, Foothills Animal Rescue (FAR). I was bummed I found them when I was shortly due to move out of state. I wish I had found them sooner, but I enjoyed my time volunteering with FAR and stay in touch with the staff. I also drop in to volunteer when I vist. I donate when I can as well.

Thought I am not ready to adopt again, I honor my girl by volunteering, donating, and soon, fostering. For people that aren't in a position to foster and/or adopt, I understand, but please consider volunteering at a local rescue/shelter, donating, or sponsoring a fur baby’s adoption fee. I know we can’t save them all, but we can try.