Pet of the week, Annie

Last week,  I introduced you to my friend Sandi and her dog Tootsie.  This week, please meet Annie.  "Annie was a prison puppy.  Annie lived on the street until the economy went south. She was turned over to a shelter in the Las Vegas area. There she was adopted and returned, then readopted and returned to a shelter. Someone was looking for "problem" dogs to place in the women's prison for a work program.  Annie was one of those lucky dogs.  What she needed was manners.   After being trained, she was taken to dog fairs that Pet Smart would run in the Vegas area. She had been to dog fairs all over Vegas for weeks; no one wanted a dog with two strikes against her.  Doug and I were looking for a companion dog for Tootsie; I walked into the store and saw Annie sitting there in a kennel. When I was told her story that no one was interested, couldn't find the right home, etc.  We went home, picked up Toots to meet her and the rest is history.  She came home with us that afternoon.  Annie has never left Tootsie's side. The shelter called for weeks after making sure we planned on keeping her.  I told them that she had found her forever home and that she was fine. Since Tootsie became ill, lost her hearing and some of her sight Annie has taken over Tootsie's job and helps her, sleeps next to her and guides her.  On Annie's discharge papers from the prison it stated that she would make us laugh at least once a day and she does. She has been a joy and she still is not sure which member of the family she really belongs to, Doug, Marshall, or me, this is after approx. 4 years.  She is the happiest when she is with us all, and that she has her forever home."

Special thanks to Sandi for sharing the story of Annie.