Love Lost and Found

Winnie the dog was selected by our intake coordinators to come to DAWS for another chance at a forever home. After making the long journey from Kentucky to Connecticut, it soon became clear that she was one lucky dog.

Winnie was surrendered by her owner to one of our partner shelters. She wasn’t a dog who was neglected; she didn’t suffer from behavioral issues that led to her surrender. Her owner simply no longer could or wanted to care for her. She was, in fact, a highly adoptable dog, and therefore a good candidate for transfer. Lucky for her, she was selected to come to DAWS.

When Winnie was seen by our Clinic staff after arriving at the shelter, they scanned her for a microchip. Low and behold, Winnie had one. Because we often don’t know all the details about how these dogs ended up in a shelter, the staff followed our standard procedure and called the number associated with Winnie’s chip. It turns out that Winnie had a dad back in Kentucky who was missing her terribly. He had adopted Winnie as a puppy, but when he and his wife divorced, he lost “custody” of her. Winnie was ultimately surrendered to the shelter without his knowledge.

Winnie’s dad was thrilled to know that Winnie was safe and very much wanted to be reunited with her. We quickly made arrangements for Winnie to travel back to Kentucky to be returned to the dad who loves her.

Love that was lost was once again found. What a happy ending!

 

 

 

 

Winnie the dog was selected by our intake coordinators to come to DAWS for another chance at a forever home. After making the long journey from Kentucky to Connecticut, it soon became clear that she was one lucky dog.

Winnie was surrendered by her owner to one of our partner shelters. She wasn’t a dog who was neglected; she didn’t suffer from behavioral issues that led to her surrender. Her owner simply no longer could or wanted to care for her. She was, in fact, a highly adoptable dog, and therefore a good candidate for transfer. Lucky for her, she was selected to come to DAWS.

When Winnie was seen by our Clinic staff after arriving at the shelter, they scanned her for a microchip. Low and behold, Winnie had one. Because we often don’t know all the details about how these dogs ended up in a shelter, the staff followed our standard procedure and called the number associated with Winnie’s chip. It turns out that Winnie had a dad back in Kentucky who was missing her terribly. He had adopted Winnie as a puppy, but when he and his wife divorced, he lost “custody” of her. Winnie was ultimately surrendered to the shelter without his knowledge.

Winnie’s dad was thrilled to know that Winnie was safe and very much wanted to be reunited with her. We quickly made arrangements for Winnie to travel back to Kentucky to be returned to the dad who loves her.

Love that was lost was once again found. What a happy ending!