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Good Luck, My Friend, Odie
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Walking the dogs at the shelter has been the most enjoyable experience, but months before I even started I had
fallen for a big, fluffy fellow named Odie. He was part chow
and all personality. He loved walking in the sunshine and
would look up at me as if saying "Am I doing it right?" I took him to two events for the shelter and we had the best
time together. I so wanted to adopt him, but now was not a
good time for me . He was my first thought in the morning and the last thought at night. My mission was to help him
find his "forever home." I put up posters in the pet food
stores, groomers, stores, in the newspaper and on tv. Our
shelter was full and he had been there since January so I
knew he didn't have much time left. I e-mail all my friends
asking for help and desperately called others. Then a teenage boy and his dad came in to see the dogs. I'm told that Odie picked them and they spent some time with him.
They came back the next day and spent the entire afternnon
with him. The boy loved him and got down in the grass and
played with him and loved him. Odie had found his family.
They all rode home together with Odie sitting the front
between the boy and his dad. I cried with joy that he had
been adopted. Now I find theres a big hole in my heart because I probably won't see him again. As a voluntter you
hope they don't come back , but have a happy life in their
new home. I think about Odie everyday, hoping he is in the
sunshine enjoying his new life and family. I can picture him
walking beside the boy looking at him now and I know he's
" doing it right." I'll always remember my friend, Odie and
how I looked forward to getting to the shelter so I could
walk him and spend time with him. Good Luck, my friend Odie.
I hope you have a blessed happy life with your new family
and am so pleased that you have finally found your
"forever home>'
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how happy he seems and that makes me smile because thats all I wanted, that he
find his family and live happily ever after. I do have to admit though I've driven by their street twice hoping to catch a glimpse of him withough intruding on them.Thanks for your encouragement.
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shared some great days together that will stay in my memory forever. He loved rolling in the grass on his back and I will never forget those beautiful brown eyes.
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has promised to bring Odie to the park for a get together with all the people that
love him. I can't wait to see him as I didn't get to say good-by and give him one last
hug. I'm so thrilled for him as he has finally found his family. Lucky boy that has Odie.
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P.S. I saw Odie a few days later when they stopped back at the shelter to visit another dog with his girlfriends Mom. Odie hung out in the office with Kelly and acted like he was right at home. But he was wearing a brand new bandana with his name proudly printed on it and he seemed quite proud of himself.
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just had soulful eyes that looked right at you and spoke . They are just some wonderful dogs in the shelters that all have stories to tell us if we will just listen to
them. Odie will always stay with me though and I plan to keep checking on him with
the boy that adopted him. Thank you so much for your wonderful comments. I appreciate you taking the time to read my story and write a thoughtful note.
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I'll always have him in my heart.
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=)
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have as many animals as I liked, now I feel I have found a place where I can do that.
I have lots of dogs and cats that can't wait to give you kisses and share the day
with you. It does make life so much more meaningful and reminds us to be thankful
for the littliest of things and people in our lives each and every day. Bless you.
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With my fosters I get a say in who they get adopted by and always make sure they go to a home better than I can provide. As much as I miss them I am so happy that they will have the life they should have. I love your vision of what Odie's new life is like. It sounds like doggy heaven.
Is it possible for you to stay in touch with the family? I do that and it is wonderful to hear stories of their new life and to get pictures of them with their new family.
Keep up the good work.
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us pictures and meet us in the park for visits. Thank you for your encouragment and
even though it was hard I'm so happy Odie found his family. They said he picked them and
I believe thats true that animals do pick us for their family.
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Peggy,
Your compassion, as well as your pain, are both so very evident. It sounds as if this is your first loss of a canine friend. Reading your words took me right back to my first canine loss. It was, by far, the most painful grief I had ever experienced, or have felt since ... simply because I never expected the intensity. That's the sadness I hear in your words.
I don't know if I could ever volunteer like that without breaking the city ordinance on pet limits. The ability to communicate with another species is certainly a gift that still amazes me. Undoubtedly, Odie will *never* forget you.
I'm sure you would not need to look far for another dog who would give anything for the opportunity to help ease your pain. In many ways, you are probably in the best place.
Hang in there!
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is difficult for me and I cry for them long after they are gone. I even made my husband keep one car because we had vacationed in it with our first dog, Annie, and
had such wonderful memories of our trips together. Odie was such a special dog that
I just bonded with right away. I'll always think of him as "one of mine."
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>> "... I'll always think of him as "one of mine."
Dogs never forget ... he'll always think of you the same way, too.