"THE STORY OF ME"

Happy Thanksgiving Everyone!!

QUOTE OF THE DAY:

Dearest friends,

Mommy says she has so much to be thankful for this year. I am cancer free and she still has a job but she is the most thankful for all of you and your friendship, compassion, caring, prayers and help. Were it not for all of you,  our sweet Shelby would not be here with us today or her 5 beautiful puppies.

I am thankful that I have my Mommy and that she choose me to be her little girl. Here is my story:

Most horror stories start off with the words: It was a cold and stormy night. It really was a very stormy night and very scary to a little pup like me. I was found during a thunderstorm in Houston, dodging traffic in front of Veterans Memorial Cemetery. I was just a pup, maybe 4 to 6 months old, but who really knows. The lady that found me thought I was a big furry drowned rat when she almost hit me that night. Thank God, she was the founder of Dachshund Rescue of Houston!! She knew right away that I was a wire haired dachshund. She took me home with her and stayed up with me all night trying to keep me alive and warm. 

She decided to foster me and I stayed with her and all the other fosters she had for more than a year. Then one day, a very sad lady, named Sarah, found out about DROH, through angel Samantha's vet, who contacted them and told them that Sarah had just lost her 14 1/2 year old red smooth haired dachshund and desperately needed another dog to pull her out of her depression. Sarah didn't really want another dog because she said it hurt to much to lose Samantha and she never wanted to go through that again. But Dr Ainsworth knew better.

So Sarah filled out the application, was approved on the spot and had a home visit in less than a week. Two days later, I was taken to meet her. I wasn't expecting much. I had been passed over 3 times before because nobody wanted a furry wirehair that looked like an old woman because I had salt and pepper hair.

It took one look at her for me to know that this would be my forever Mommy. Guess what? She grabbed me out of Ron's arms and started crying. That was almost 6 years ago and that is what happiness is to me and what I am most thankful for.
Me and Mommy, together forever!!



Of course you all know that the Mommy, as I call her, is crying right now..........so what else is new!

Since I'm not invited to Thanksgiving dinner at Aunt Pam and Uncle Sonny's I've decided to go to New York to have turkey with Miss Asta, cause she says she has lots to share.

 Again Happy Thanksgiving!!

{{{huggies}}}....Mona & the Mommy too! 

PS....my hair wasn't salt & pepper, it was silver and black. It might be a little gray now....hee hee!!