Fern's Story

We ventured to the Animal Shelter Monday and picked out our first "project." The Lee County Shelter is rather small and the conditions there are not ideal, but the good folks there do the best they can with what they have. We knew we wanted to start with a puppy, so when we walked into the kennel room and saw the litter of Jack Russell mix puppies, it was quite easy to get "suckered in". Three small puppies were housed together in this one pen; all of them were female and all were equally adorable. But this one certain puppy sat back on her hind legs and lifted up her front feet. With her two front paws together side by side she pawed at the air. We took it as a kind of "wave" to us. It was as if she was saying "here I am!! Take me! I want to go!" So...we did. We signed the adoption papers and took her back to our second home...Leesburg Animal Hospital. She had her first bath, which she seemed to enjoy; she had her vaccinations and was dewormed and is frolicking around our office winning the hearts of everyone here. Everyone is working on little Fernie's potty training, so she will be ready for a new home soon!