Hello, Angel. What an appropriate name. You are definitely Maddie's angel. I am having dejavu as I read your story. Last July, I picked up a full grown female Shepherd mix who was running down the middle of a very busy back road with no houses around. She was very underweight, about half of what she should have been. She was definitely somebody's "throw away". I took her to the humane society. I assumed they would clean her up. She is long haired and it was coming out in clumps. She needed a good brushing. I went to see her every weekend and all they did with her was throw her in a cage and feed her. I asked them the one time if she had a chip and they said that they didn't have the equipment to tell that. (Sorry to those of you who have your dogs microchipped). I wanted to bring her home but my husband was totally against a third dog. I told the humane society to call me as a "last resort". To make a long story a little shorter, I brought her home after three weeks. She had eventually won my husband over and not a day goes by that we don't thank God for sending her to us. I jokingly refer to her as the dog I saved, put on death row and saved again. Just like things worked out for me, I am sure they will for you too. Keep us posted. I hope she comes "home" soon.

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