Daphne's Story

The dog has seldom been successful in pulling man up to its level of
sagacity, but man has frequently dragged a dog down to his.
-James Thurber

Update....Yahooooooo! Finally Dottie has a home, she was adopted by a wonderful Lady here in the DFW area! Thank you for taking Dottie and giving her a new life!

This is Daphne, a sweet, sweet girl that was rescued within minutes of being Euthanized. Someone or her previous owner dumped her at a city shelter during the middle of the night, which means the shelter staff had absolutely no history on her. They don't know if she had been running the streets and was found by someone that thought they would do her a favor by bringing her to the shelter. Or if the previous owners decided she was too much trouble and did not want the hassle of a dog anymore. Whatever the case may be with Daphne, she did not have a chance to possibly find a new family because she has an injured paw and was not wanting to eat, along with vomiting and diarrhea. City shelters are not equipped to handle sick or injured dog's and most are euthanized immediately. The rescue groups in the area were already over their limits and were having to turn dogs away. Daphne was facing euthanasia because there was no where for her to go.

At the very last minute, an individual stepped up and gave Daphne a second chance at life. She took her into her home and healed her wounds. I'm not just talking about her paw and stomach situation but about the wounds she had suffered mentally, she was terrified, depressed and spiritless. The life and people that she knew was taken away from her. She ended up in a shelter with no one or thing familiar. Daphne then was in the hands of a stranger and in a strangers home. And, again nothing around her was familiar, her new foster Mom, house, yard and other dogs. She didn't have a clue that she was over 100 miles from her previous home. Have ever thought about what dog's go through when they lose the things they love. Dog's feel the same emotions as people. We should keep that in mind when we tire of our dog's.

But what can dogs do when they end up in situations such as Daphne's? They have to trust that we, the humans are going to do right by them. The sad part is, we humans don't trust each other to do right by one another. But, our dogs and the dogs that cross our paths, don't have choices but to put all of their trust and faith in us. But, sometimes we cause them to suffer in bad situations that could have been avoided. I am not saying it always happens but we "the humans", are to blame for the number of dogs that are in shelters, after all we put them there. I apologize for sounding harsh, but dogs don't walk themselves in there.

After everything Daphne went through, she is so ready to give her love with the first touch of your hand. She will literally wrap her paws around your neck and bury her face against your chest. How could she still want to give her love to humans after all she had been through? If only People could be this forgiving and loving towards other's after they had been through an experience such as Daphne's? Until next time, 4 Toes Up!!!

Update on Daphne....Her stomach problems turned out to be Parvo, a severe case. She was unable to eat or drink anything for 3 weeks. She was on continuous IV fluids and many types of drugs to bring her through this awful ordeal. Come to find out after she begin to heal, she was carrying babies. She gave birth to 7 beautiful healthy babies and how, I will never know. Her and her babies are walking miracles after all sweet Daphne endured. All are doing well now and enjoying life. If Daphne hadn't of been saved, that would have been 8 precious lives lost. Daphne's name has been changed to Dottie.