Dear Ziggy,

October 01, 2014

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After a tough month, I ended it by adopting out another foster by the name of, Ziggy. With losing so many dogs in September, I don’t know that anyone would blame me for walking away from animal rescue. With all the words of support and encouragement from SO many people that kept my head up, it was the snorting and tail wagging of my foster Ziggy that kept my motor running. He made me realize that even though we don’t get to choose how long these animals live, we can choose what we do with the time we have with them. These animals could live a million years and it still wouldn’t be long enough. In some way, shape or form, Priceless Pets saves EVERY animal we come in contact with and I have Ziggy to thank for helping to keep my head straight because he did it on multiple occasions! With that being said, here’s my letter to Ziggy…

Dear Ziggy,

It’s amazing how much things can change in 3 weeks. You went from being tied up, burned, and pretty much neglected to having families waiting to see if they were going to be the ones picked to take you home. You came into my life during what has been one of the toughest months I’ve had…probably ever. Priceless Pets put quite a few puppies to rest during the month of September and they just happened to be dogs I had fostered or previously fostered. And every time I thought I wouldn’t be able to handle more bad news, there you were, wagging your bald rat tail and snorting. You would look up at me with those gentle eyes and that was all I needed to keep me from burning out.

I’ll never forget the day after Wolf passed away. There was a moment I was sitting in the hallway just crying with my head down. Penny, Elvis and Wally were all outside and I thought you were too. When I finally lifted my head I looked to the side of me and there you were, just lying next to me. I patted your head and you started snorting like you always do. I can’t put into words what that moment meant to me but I’m glad it was you I got to share that with.

But enough about me let me tell you about your family! As you know by now, you have a sister named, Maggie. She’s pretty chill. She’s a little older than you but she’s seems more than willing to accept you into the house. Your new parents just adore you! In fact, they pretty much won me over with their application and when I met them face to face well…you were there. I could tell by the look on your new mom’s face that she was completely in love with you. There is no doubt in my mind that this is the perfect family for you. I couldn’t even scare them off with your heart problems! It only made them love you more! I don’t know that anyone has called me this much to adopt one of my fosters since Kurtis’ family!

I will keep this short because I know you have an attention span like me but if I’ve never thanked you, I’m thanking you now. You walked into my life when I needed you most. You helped lead me into this next month feeling refreshed and my batteries recharged! Thank you for being the PERFECT dog, Ziggy. You will NEVER be tied up and neglected again. And I will never forget what YOU did for ME. I love you, Ziggy Piggy…we all do! We are all so happy you found a home to call your own.