[Mydogkelsey]

I recieve emails from www.myyorkiesecrets.com and recently have been sent this wonderful story about a lady and her dog she adopted. I thought I would share it with everyone! Enjoy!

“Hi, I have a dog story that is special to me because I believe it saved my
life.
I deal with depression, anxiety, and social phobia. I was at a very low point in
my life, I had just given birth to a new baby, I already had two other children,
and I couldn’t leave the house. Also, when my new baby was only a week old, I
found out that his father wasn’t who he said he was (but that’s another story).

Anyways, I was sitting on the couch in the little house I was renting, crying my
eyes out, which had become a regular event. I was holding my son and wondering
what I was going to do. I felt so sad, alone, extremely depressed, and felt
useless to my children and was even considering “taking myself out of the
picture.”

I began to pray, I prayed for an angel to help me, to guide me, and to make my
life better. I then put my son to bed and then cried myself to sleep. The next
morning I woke with an unexplainable urge. I was anxious and excited and I could
not get the thought of going to the SPCA out of my mind.

I tried to quit thinking about it as another “being” in the house is just more
work but I couldn’t, I had to go! I got a friend to watch my kids and I drove to
the SPCA.

As soon as I pulled up a bunch of dogs came out into their runs, they were
bouncing, whining, and barking...all except one. She was the most beautiful dog
I
had ever seen. She was huge but I couldn’t take my eyes off her. She, too, just
sat staring at me in the car.

I got out and I don’t remember what any of the other dogs looked like. I don’t
think I even noticed any of them except for all the noise and commotion they
were
making.

I got out of the car and couldn’t help but smile at her. Her ears pricked up and
she cocked her head to the side. I went into the building and asked what kind of
dog she was. I was told a 2-year old Lab/St. Bernard cross (so you can imagine
the size).

The receptionist said they would normally give a big dog like that to a farm,
but
because she chases cattle (which was the reason she was there), they wanted
someone in the city to adopt her. Plus, she seemed more of an indoor dog.

Well, we went into the back where the pens were and I walked straight over to
this beautiful golden brown/white girl. I couldn’t get over her size! She was
huge! I reached into the little hole of the pen and she came up and flipped my
hand onto her head with her nose. I laughed.

She was strong, but yet so gentle. She wasn’t jumping or barking, just sitting
there happy to have my hand on her head. That’s when I saw it—just above eye
level was a little name tag. I had to look twice because it shocked me...but yes
there it was her name and it was Angel! I knew at that moment it was meant to
be.

I said I want her, I want to take her home with me now. And so it was done,
there
she was, this “gentle giant” in my little house. It was like a miracle! Suddenly
I was out of the house everyday taking Angel for walks. I felt safe for the
first
time in a long time. And, I realized I was happier.

I still had moments of sadness, of course, but it was like Angel could sense
them. She always came to me and put her head on my shoulder like she was giving
me a hug. On particularly sad days if I was on the couch or my bed, she’d get
right up on my lap and curl up. I couldn’t even move because of her weight. But
she always cheered me up.

She would constantly check on the baby or lay at his feet like she was
protecting
him. I put him in a jolly jumper and Angel would lay at his feet while he jumped
on her. She would even sleep as he crawled on her, pulled at her ears, etc. She
was definitely a gentle giant.

One day she got out and ran. I couldn’t find her and was very panicky when
suddenly the phone rang. It was a very nice man who had picked her up and said
he
was going to drop her off. Well he did drop her off and the nice man and I have
been together ever since.

This Angel saved my life. If she hadn’t came into my life when she did I may not
be here today to share this story. I believe all dogs are angels...no matter how
big, small, or breed. They love you unconditionally, and always seem to know
when
you need them most.

I still have my “big girl” and now my family lives on an acreage where she can
run free...and guess what? She doesn’t chase the cattle”!