When we got to the shelter and walked in they asked who we
were they to see and we said Red, the gal in charge said she was sorry but he had just been
adopted. She explained to me that on the adoption paperwork it says
they do not hold puppies, I told her I knew that and wasn’t blaming her for
anything but that it would have been nice for her to let me know he got
adopted. His brother got adopted that morning as well. Kyle just
walked out of the shelter in tears and I took Bella out to the car. Kyle
was just sobbing, I knew how badly he was ready for another dog and I was not
giving up. So I asked him if he wanted me to go back in and walk through
to meet all of the dogs and he said yes but if they didn’t have what he was
looking for then not to come get him.
I walked through with another gal and she was super sweet, I
told her about Tybalt and that this was the same day we had received his ashes
and paw print and that we were all overly emotional. She completely
understood and wanted us to find a match. There were so many dogs there
and there was a kennel that had six husky/lab puppy mixes and they were
adorable so I kept them in mind because I thought if Kyle saw one he would love
it. As we wandered through there quite a few dogs who caught my
eye. In one kennel there was a lab/border collie mix and she was just
beautiful they said another dog was in there with her but he was outside.
So I went to get Kyle and Bella, the gal had one of the
husky mix puppies out for Kyle. He got lots of puppy kisses and thought
she was cute but she just wasn’t what he wanted. As we got to the
kennel with the lab/border collie mix the other dog was in there, he was a
beautiful boxer mix and Kyle wanted to meet him immediately. They put us
in a hallway away from all of the dogs and brought him out to us, this was how
they reacted to each other….
When I met Hurley I knew immediately that he was meant for
me and when Cinna came over to me so gentle and loving with a sweet soul you
could see in his eyes I just knew we would be taking him home. The other big
test was with Bella and well she fell for him instantly too. These
pictures truly express how we all were feeling at that very moment, tears of
joy and relief to have found him.
Cinna was actually in a kill shelter in Oklahoma and Patriots
for Pets rescued him, he was on death row. He was at that shelter because
his previous owners kept him chained up outside and apparently he had broken
the chains twice and the neighbors complained so they surrendered him.
The gal that contacted Patriots for Pets was desperate for them to take him
because she knew he was a good dog.
It was an extremely emotional day and he was truly meant for
us. We talked last night about if they had called and said the puppy was
gone we probably never would have met, if Kyle hadn’t walked through that
second time we wouldn’t have seen him. My heart is so full, Hurley just
adores him and it’s so weird but so does our cat Milo. Milo tolerates Hurley but
he is totally different with Cinna he actually wants to CUDDLE with him. If Cinna is by us on the couch Milo jumps right up to lay with
him. I feel like he must remind Milo of Tybalt.
Our family is complete once again, if we could afford to we would have a huge house with acres upon acres and barns so we could adopt as many animals as we could handle. I cannot stress enough how very special and meaningful it is to adopt an animal from a shelter. Their love and joy is unlike any other. I am not saying our love for Tybalt, who we bought from a breeder as a puppy, was any less. I will say the pure gratitude from both Hurley and Cinna is overwhelming and they truly are grateful to be part of our family.