The other day Omar came
to me and in that way we have of communicating, asked if I’d like to meet a new
friend of his. Her name is Holly, a
beagle, and you can see how cute she is for yourself.
She was about to take her first trip to K9 Town but Omar wanted me to meet her first and hear how she got to be here. He didn’t have to say another word.
We never get to hear
the dog’s side of the story but as she started telling it her smiling
expression changed and so did Omar’s.
Here’s how she told it....
"I had been badly abused
and left on a road, skin and bones, to take care of myself. I was alone and
very afraid. I’d stay in the same area, too afraid to venture out.
One day a lady named
Katy noticed me. She got out of her car and tried to give me food. I was too
afraid that she would hurt me, after what I’d been through, to get close enough
to get it. I waited until she drove off then took the food.
This happened many
times. I watched her closely. I knew she was a nice lady. I wanted to be her
friend. I needed a friend. I decided I would stop her the next time she drove
by.
Plan in place, I waited
in a ditch under some hollys beside the rural road and jumped out when I saw
her. She didn’t see me.
BOOM! Oh my gosh, what
had I done! I screamed and she screamed. I ran but couldn’t run too far.
I thought this was the
end for me. I was there a long time. Then I heard her calling out. “Oreo
doggggg.” Was she calling me? I later found out she had given me oreo cookies
when she had nothing else. Maybe that’s when I started liking her, I don’t know
exactly.
I sat up to make sure
she could see me. She was still weeping. The hurting was worth it. I did
everything I could to keep her feeling sorry for me. Didn’t want her to loose
interest. She was going to be mine, I could feel it.
We went to a doggie
doctor who was going to put me with Animal Control but that never happened. My
Katy wouldn’t allow it. We found out I had a broken pelvis. I’m okay now.My new family named me Holly because I jumped from behind that holly bush the day everything in my life changed for the better. Look at me now. This is my family. I love them so much and they love me too. Can’t you tell.
Come on Omar! I’m ready to go to K9 Town to meet all of my new friends."
Omar looked at me as if
to say, “Wasn’t that worth it, Ma?” Yes it was. He later told me that Holly had
the time of her life with his pack. She’s now a member of their ever-growing
family too. If you look closely, you can see her up on the hill romping along
with the others.
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Many, many thanks to dear
friend and animal lover Katy Lloyd for the wonderful family pictures and for letting
me pick her award winning, true story apart.Following is an excerpt from Katy's story:
“The way that I met Holly is so unusual that I know she and I were meant to be together. I fell in love with her the first time I saw her looking so pitiful and skinny. Though she was scared of me, she knew I was there to save her life. I did. And we both are living happily ever after.”
