Introducing Jolene...
 

Here's my girl, Jolene. I am her third owner, her first abused her terribly and broke her jaw and two ribs. She then went to live with my mom, who decided after a year or so that she would be best with me as she needs alot of attention. Someone is home here almost all the time and we have a child who she adores. She is a great girl, very forgiving, protective and super loving. I can't imagine life without her...
Jen

I am so happy you have your fur baby to cherish and love. She so much is deserving of a happier life than that she started out with living w/ her first owner. (who by the way should be stoned for abusing an animal) Bless her heart!

A very warm welcome to you and Jolene. She sounds like she is very happy with you and your family. :p

I'm so glad that she finally found someone like you! I wish I could abuse her first owner just like he abused her!

Oh poor baby! I'm so glad she has a loving home with you now. She's so pretty.

AWW shes adorable ..so nice to know good people are out in the world still ..welcome to YT .

Welcome to yt. I'm so glad Jolene has found you. I can't imagine how people can be so cruel to animals. She is being loved for sure now. Congratulations.

Oh dear!!
 

How could anyone ever abuse such a beautiful little girl?? Man, there are all kinds of freaks out there! :mad:

Congrats to you on the new member of your family! She's gorgeous, and I love the name Jolene! :D

Oh, she is so lucky to have you in her life. God bless you for taking in this poor girl!

What a cute name for her, too! I know she has a great home now!

Oh man my heart hurts for her & the life she led before she found you :( ...I hope her previous people get what they DESERVE ! :mad:

What a wonderful person you are to love and cherish her - She sounds truly special and NICE TO MEET YOU !

She is just beautiful !

What a wonderful heart you and your mom have! Bless both of you! And yay that she is at your home now where there is someone home most of the time!!! I too have a rescue who was abused with his 1st owner, but is very, very happy now!!! Hopefully they forget about all that and only know love and trust and respect now! They are soooo loving...aren't they!!!! She is a cutie!!!!

all i want to say is THANK GOD FOR YOU. and your the BEST.

You are WONDERFUL! Jolene is beautiful and I am so glad she found a safe, loving home with you!

Thank you all so much for all the kind words you have said about me and my family. Mom found her and she was still at the old owners house...she convinced the lady to sell her a a decent price and took her home. Mom said she would have paid anything just to get her away. If was after we got her home that we found out about all of the abuse. She was in a home with eleven other dogs, the smallest next to Jolene was about 65 pounds. They all were fed out of one large pan...once a day, and the cheapest stuff on the market. mom said the kibble was so large she couldn't even put it in her mouth. She was kept outside as the owner didn't want a "yapper" in her house, althought the great dane had a bed of his own!!! She started pooping blood...huge amounts...the day after we got her home. Took her to the vet where she was found to be impacted with sticks and grass in her intestines and had a broke jaw and ribs that were healing. She had a lot of work done and was on antibiotics for a long time, and continued to have bowel problems for a while. Of course dry kibble was out of the question, so that is how she started eating her wet food. She has come soooo far, no food aggressions (surprisingly), pottypad trained, but ohhh sooo protective. I begged and begged for mom to let her come live with me, and finally, she relented. Mom needs a knee replacement and really couldn't take care of her the way she wants, so I finally got the gem to be my own. I couldnt love her more!! I am now learning to sew so she can have a great wardrobe as she LOVES wearing clothes.
Again, thanks sooo much for all the encouragement and words of kindness. I am blessed to a member of such a wonderful group.

Jen and Jolene :)

Aww poor thing has been through a lot! I bet you'll take great care of her. Congrats! :)