I Heart Sylvia!

earlier in the summer we were helping some friends try to find homes for their animals. they were living in a not so good situation at the time and in order to get out of the miserable conditions they needed to take this step. the animals had suffered because of the conditions and it was a heart wrenching couple of months searching for homes. craigslist and posting photos on our facebook turned out to be the most successful ways of getting the word out. we found homes for all of the animals (there were 9 altogether) and she has been able to keep one of her dogs at the house they are now renting.

the happiest story is the one about bear. bear is a collie and a gorgeous dog. when we met him he was covered in fleas so much so that he had a bald spot from the irritation. he was full of mats and a little stir crazy from being pinned up inside (this is obviously the not to happy back story:)). after we posted bear on craigslist we got an email from Sylvia (owner of Sylvia's Pets). she's a member of a collie rescue and wanted to take in bear. she lives in a beautiful farm house on a ton of land where she has an agility training area, several fenced in open spaces and... sheep! what environment could be better for a collie who's instincts are for hearding! she took bear in and even gave us flea and worm medicine to treat him with before hand. meeting her was wonderful and she was very kind, gentle and patient with bear and his previous family. sylvia has been emailing me and letting me know about bears progress. i think he knew immediately that he was in a loving situation and quickly warmed up to everyone there on the farm- humans and dogs alike:) he's made a great transition and is on his was to a new home in virginia beach! the resque even does home visits to check and see if the family seems like a good match! here's a picture of bear after Sylvia gave him his makeover...
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