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I guess she was “officially” mine before she ever got here. I do rescue, and had taken a couple of female terrier x types, a young mother and daughter, about Pearl’s size, from the Silver Springs NV shelter last year. The daughter, about 10 months old, looked to have some aussie in there as she was a beautiful merle. She looked a lot like our DaisyMae, wire-haired Pointer/Border Collie, with the same sweet, quiet, submissive personality. We were going to keep her, we called her “Merle.” My husband loved her. I took the girls in to be spayed. Merle had a bad reaction to the anesthesia. To make a long story short, it was about 2 weeks and $1000 later that we all realized her neurological problems were not going to go away. She could not stand, it was just getting worse. It was the saddest thing as we took her for her last ride. Ron still keeps her picture as his desktop. He loved her so. It was the end of July last year. Not more than a few days later I had a dream. The Angel Merle came to me and said, “There is another who needs you. Please find her and save her. She won’t make it without you. Please. Save her.” So the next day I looked on the Internet at Washoe County AC, where I knew it was possible they might not make it. There was Pearl, cutest little dog, young puppy, still at Washoe, not moved over to NHS. I looked upward and said This can’t be the one. She’s so cute. Someone will come for her. But Merle was right there, and she told me to call them. I thought I was wasting my time but I made the call. No, she was not on the adoption line. No, she would not be moved to Humane Society side. No, she didn’t have much time left. Better come soon. When I got there she was in isolation in a pen next to a pit bull with babies. Not good. They couldn’t keep her in the adoption line because she literally climbed the walls and jumped over. Escape artist. I saw her do it, a flying leap halfway up the chain link wall, practically crawled across So she came home beginning of August. After 2 months on the website and absolutely no-one even asking about her I realized that she had come to stay. Pearl has learned her basic commands and even does some dog agility now. Not once did she ever try to leave. She is a devoted obedient friend, the sweetest little girl was hiding under all that fear. And she welcomes newcomers, fosters we take in, and I know she tells them, “You don’t have to be afraid any more.” Sheila - Sacramento, CA
the ceiling chain. Frightened. Merle was there too.
If I didn't know better I would swear you were hired