Yorkster and others--

Cancel that plea for help! Just today, Star's story turned out with the happiest ending anyone could've dreamed up! Her story below is pasted from the newsgroup rec.pets.dogs.breeds.....


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Just wanted to let everyone know that Star is finally safe. A BIG thanks to all of you who made it happen. I am very sorry I didn't get to personally respond to each and every one of you. I am proud to say that I have over 200 emails from all over the
country from people who have offered to take in the best dog ever. If I started answering them tonight, I might finish by Christmas LOL. All of you deserve to know what happened with Star today. We hardly ever hear any happy endings on these lists, and for once I wanted you all to have one. I promise there won't be many dry eyes after my post. There were NO dry eyes at the shelter today.

A lady had already been approved to adopt had a dog just like Star that had recently passed away. According to the lady's vet,
this lady spent hundreds of dollars trying to save her dog, all to no avail. When the vet finally told her there was nothing he could do, the owner basically had a nervous breakdown. A friend had told her that when a beloved pet passes, God puts a special star in the sky for the owner. This star is supposed to watch over the owner who
is left behind. (I am probably botching this belief about the star really badly.) The owner in her grief decided she had nothing to
lose and began looking for that star. In her own words, she couldn't believe that her life had come down to talking to a "damn star every night".

She uttered those same words every night as she looked for this star. When she asked me this dog's name and I told her, she
began to cry her heart out. She KNEW this was meant to be.

Today she came to the shelter looking for that elusive star. She found that star in a kill shelter in Madisonville, KY. A coincidence that this dog is named Star? I prefer to think not. All I know is that the best dog in the world was saved today. I know that a woman's broken heart has a little bit of peace now. I know that both will live happily ever after. I also know that none of this would have happened if it weren't for people like y'all crossposting to every list and every group on the internet that you have access to. Star, her new Mom and I thank you from the bottom of our hearts.

Thanks,

Kim Pennington
-Pennyrile Canine Rescue

[ October 20, 2001: Message edited by: kobieeli ]