Adopted!! Yaayyy Sunny!
Happy Tail – Well as the co founder of RainCoast Dog Rescue I am surprised I am not writing these weekly haha. But here it is. About a year and a half ago when I went on my first trip to Mexico to help dogs in need, I came across a lot of dogs in such horrible conditions, I almost couldn’t believe my eyes. Stray dogs were everywhere, some being badly injured, some being left for dead, and nobody around really seemed to care. As I went to the Central Acopio Animal Shelter in PV, where we had planned on making a real difference in with a few other rescue groups and amazing people, Manuel Zepeda in particular. I came across many dogs (mostly Pitbulls) that were chained to tress, in the dirt with two feet of slack to move around on. Also dogs in cold and dark concrete kennels with rusty thick bars on the front, so pent up they could hardly contain themselves not to bite each other from the pure excitement of actually having people come see them. Dogs with major allergic reactions and infections not being treated. We just knew from that day forward we had to help. There were a few dogs in particular that I really took to right away, most being Pitbulls. A couple were Sunrise and Quicco (now adopted Diego). These two dogs had been there at the shelter for so long, but had managed to keep such a great temperament and outlook on life, even after the hell they had been through in their life so far. As I went over to a small, dark and dirty concrete kennel I saw this dog lying down at the front of the kennel with her face smugged up against the concrete bars just hoping someone would even come over and pet her, to show her some form of affection at all. As I went over to see her she just melted into my hand and my heart into her. I could not believe how sweet and innocent this poor dog was after all this time in there. Just the look in her innocent and beautiful eyes could tell you a whole story about her life until now.. I must have spent 20 minutes just sitting down on the ground in front of her kennel, just letting her enjoy my touch and affection and mine hers. I knew from that moment I had to get this sweet dog out of this hell and back home with me. It took me about 6 months after or so to get this girl out and back home with us. I was hoping sooner, but you can only move so fast when working safely with dogs in other countries. Arranging vet care, training, foster homes and flights. Ever since Sunny came to Vancouver island she has been such a good girl, she would not hurt a soul. She loves to play with all nice dogs and also with her favorite stuffed purple dinosaur she whips around the living room having the time of her life, making all who watch it just laugh. Sunny had gone into two foster to adopts and had been returned, not because of any mistake she made, but I guess the adopters just weren’t ready to place the effort into a dog that it needs. I was shocked such a amazing dog could not be adopted after two foster to adopt homes, I just don’t have that happen in our rescue. As my heart grew even more in love with her I knew that I would only let a very very very special and specific person ever try a foster to adopt again with her again. A month and a half has gone by since and no one has come to see her, so I knew deep down in my heart that she was meant to be with me and me with her. All my personal pack dogs loved her and had accepted her in as one of their very own, so I knew this was it. As of this morning Sunny is an official part of my RainCoast pack and has made me so happy to know I will be her fur-ever fur dad for the rest of her life. Welcome Sunny Bunny, I love you so so much!