July 10, 2007

Just wanted to thank everyone at PHSSPCA for all their help!

Last May, my roommate and I were finally able to adopt a dog. We were looking for a "big dog in a small dog suit". I checked the website for weeks and finally saw "Ester", listed as a shepherd mix. While a shepherd was really bigger than our landlord wanted, I thought she looked a little small-ish in her picture. Three days later we went to see her at PHSSPCA and I was right! She was the perfect size - both physically and personality-wise - for us. She had been an owner turn-in, but they had adopted her only 3 months before from another shelter, who had found her as a stray. Nonetheless, she was very friendly, well socialized and completely housetrained. To this day, we still can't believe anyone would surrender such an awesome dog. With help from the Behavior and Training programs at PHSSPCA, Ardala ("Ester" was just not a good name for her) has become a crazy, silly, well-behaved (mostly) member of the family. People ask where we got our cute "Minature German Shepherd", and when we tell them she was from a shelter, they're shocked!

Here's a picture of Ardala right before we shooed her off the drapes.

Thanks again, Pasadena Humane Society!
Joy M.J.