Happy endings

Reserved!

Lela is one of those dogs that give us hope for the new year. Hope that all the world's ugliness can fade away, that wounds whether mental or physical, can heal with consistency, peristance and a common vision of the rescue of those in need.

Lela can now play carelessly and free from her physical wounds, thanks to our wonderful vet, Christos Ktenas. She can now run to hug us, having forgotten everything that hurt her, thanks to our wonderful animal behaviorist, Alexandros Paraschis. 

She arrived on a winter day, sad, hungry and filled with mange. So much suffering for a puppy as young as her. She didn't come alone thouugh. She came with Billy, Kosmas, Daisy and Ira. Even then, they were so cute and fluffy that they looked like puppies from an add campaign. Imagine how they look now, running in the field fluffier than ever, after having gained some weight... you just can't decide which sibling is cuter. Two boys and three girls (actually two boys, two girls and one absolute beauty), ready to take back what life deprived them of, ready for a loving family. All five babies are expected to grow up to be medium sized dogs. 

If you like grumpy dogs, who walk with their heads low as if they are bored out of their minds, and do not wag their tail, but they shake their butts and as they are tufted it is like watching a ball of wool going back and forth, then there is Billy.

The above description has nothing to do with reality, but it is what you see when Billy passes by you. You see a fluffy white ball. The reality is that this ball is a dog that has not been properly socialized, and now it is just beginning to learn the world again.

And as he learns the world, he marks him on every walk, which may sound funny, but for a dog like him, marking on the walk shows that he is more confident than he seems.

Billy goes for slow and calm leash walks, with a bit more confidence each time, he has begun to timidly wag his tail to those he knows, lifting his head a little, and as soon as you approach him he takes one step back and two forwards, to come for a  gentle petting.

Dogs like him are dogs that make little progress in the shelter, but they can make huge progress in a home, with proper instructions, and with patience.

She arrived on a winter day, sad, hungry and filled with mange. So much suffering for a puppy as young as her. She didn't come alone though. She came with her four siblings. Even then, they were so cute and fluffy that they looked like puppies from an add campaign. Imagine how they look now, running in the field fluffier than ever, after having gained some weight... you just can't decide which sibling is cuter. Two boys and three girls, ready to take back what life deprived them of, ready for a loving family. All five babies are expected to grow up to be medium sized dogs.