Duchess Now Koda

I AM ALWAYS LOOKING ON PETFINDER TO SEE WHO NEEDS A HOME, ASKING EVERYONE I KNOW, "DO YOU NEED A DOG OR CAT? I KNOW THE PERFECT ONE!!" IT ABSOLUTELY BREAKS MY HEART TO SEE ALL THESE POOR DOGS AND CATS WHO ARE HOMELESS. IT BREAKS MY HEART EVEN MORE, THAT THE PEOPLE WHO PREVIOUSLY TOOK RESPONSIBILTY FOR THESE ANIMALS HAVE FAILED TO DO SO. BUT, IN MY CASE, I GUESS I SHOULD THANK WHOEVER USED TO HAVE MY KODA BEAR!!! WHEN I FIRST SAW HER ON PETFINDER, I THOUGHT SHE WAS BEAUTIFUL, BUT I DIDN'T WANT A FEMALE. WELL SEEING AS I GO ON THIS SIGHT AT LEAST EVERY COUPLE DAYS, I KEPT ON GOING BACK TO SEE IF KODA HAD FOUND A HOME YET. AFTER A COUPLE MONTHS, I STILL WAS SHOCKED THAT NO ONE HAD ADOPTED HER YET. FINALLY, HER PICTURE BROKE ME DOWN, I JUST HAD TO SEND AN E-MAIL TO FIND OUT IF SHE GOT ALONG WITH OTHER DOGS AND SURPRISE, SURPRISE, SHE DID. THE WEIRDEST PART WAS THAT KAREN (KODA'S FOSTER MOMMY) HADN'T HAD ANYONE INTERESTED IN HER FOR THESE LAST COUPLE MONTHS. WHEN I FIRST GOT HER E-MAIL, I WAS SO EXCITED AND I EMAILED HER BACK RIGHT AWAY. WELL, SHE WAS ON THE PHONE WITH ANOTHER LADY WHO WAS INTERESTED IN KODA AS WELL AND AS SHE WAS TALKING TO HER, (AND SITTING IN FRONT OF HER COMPUTER)MY EMAIL CAME THROUGH!!! IT WAS MEANT TO BE, FOR AT LEAST 2 MONTHS, I LOOKED AT THIS DOG AND THEN WHEN I FINALLY INQUIRED ABOUT HER, SOMEONE ELSE WAS INTERESTED AS WELL. THANK GOODNESS I HAD EMAILED THE WEEK BEFORE OR I WOULDN'T HAVE HER TODAY. SHE IS THE SWEETEST LITTLE THING EVER!!! SHE'S ADAPTING VERY WELL. HER AND HER NEW BROTHER, TAZ GET ALONG VERY WELL! THEY HAVE THEIR PLAYING TIMES AND THEN THEIR NAPS, SPRAWLED OUT IN THE SUN. KODA IS ALL ABOUT HER PEOPLE, THAT'S WHY I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY SHE EVER ENDED UP WHERE SHE DID. OH WELL, I LOOK AT IT LIKE IT WAS THEIR LOSS. BESIDES HER LOVE FOR DIGGING HOLES IN MY NEW BACK YARD WE'RE DOING GREAT, WITH SOME OBEDIENCE TRAINING, SHE'S GONNA DO JUST FINE. SHE'S SLOWLY LEARNING THAT THERE WILL NEVER AGAIN BE A SHORTAGE OF FOOD OR WATER. SHE HAS PUT ON SOME WEIGHT NOW AND LOOKS REALLY GOOD. OVERALL, I AM VERY HAPPY WITH MY DECISION. ONE WORD OF ADVICE...EVERYONE ALWAYS WANTS PUPPIES, SO TO THE PEOPLE WHO'S "PUPPIES" END UP AT AN SPCA, REMEMBER THAT PUPPIES GROW UP TO BE DOGS. AND TO THE PEOPLE LOOKING FOR AN ANIMAL, SOME TIMES IT'S NICE TO JUST SKIP THE PUPPY STAGE, THEY'RE ALOT EASIER RIGHT OFF THE BAT TO CARE FOR!!! PS. I HAVE PIC'S, BUT I DON'T HAVE ANY DOWNLOADED RIGHT NOW. WHEN I DO, I WILL SEND SOME PIC'S SO EVERYONE CAN SEE MY NEW GIRL!!! THANKS AGAIN FOR HAVING THIS SIGHT, I WOULD HAVE NEVER FOUND HER OTHERWISE. ANG SORENSON Birch Hills, SK