the queen of my heart forever and always. when i walked into the shelter in december of 2014, i just wanted to look at dogs to heal my heart after losing the two i had grown up with. but then i saw minnah shaking pressed into a corner in the last kennel on the right. when i learned of her history of abuse and neglect, and that her recent owner had just died in front of her, i knew we needed her as much as she needed us. from college to california and back, she has been deeply ingrained into every aspect of our lives since that day. i’ve adored dogs my entire life but minnah is the reason i’ve devoted myself to rescuing and rehabilitating them. everything i know we learned together. i get to do what i love everyday because of her. my best friend in every zip code, my rock as i navigated major life changes, my ambassador to lots of fosters, my first child. when we first got her she couldn’t walk down the street without lunging and snapping at everyone. over the last seven years she has transformed into a dog that trusts. her progress is my biggest source of pride. getting to be her mom has been the blessing of a lifetime. she was diagnosed with cancer several months ago and had major surgery to buy some time. yesterday we found out it spread and she would need a blood transfusion and splenectomy to possibly gain a few months. rather than put her through that, rus and i made the decision to let her rest. i know it was the right thing to do but i don’t think my heart has ever ripped open quite this much. the end of an era. there’s so much more to say but no words will ever be enough to describe the depth of my love for her.
run free moose. the deepest paw prints on my heart belong to you.