Normie: Another rescue success

Dreams do come true!
Late last year, two stray dogs were rescued in Rock Hill, SC. The son of a friend of mine saw people throwing rocks at them and took them home. They were a mess. Wormy and with really bad demodex (a non-contagious form of mange) and skin infections, one vet suggested they were "just normal dogs, nothing special" and should probably be put down. But we saw the light of life in their eyes and didn't give up on them. We named them Rocky (cause he had rocks thrown at him) and Normie (because he was just a normal dog).

Through widespread email crossposting we received generous donations for their medical expenses, totalling about $5,000. We told their story in their blog, http://rockyandnormie.blogspot.com/. Below are before and after photos of Normie.

Yesterday, Normie was adopted to a loving furever home.

Normie wants to send his gratitude and love to all the people that helped him on his journey to better health and a loving family, especially Darryl, who saved him, and most of all his loving foster moms, Sandy Goularte, Cindy Starkey, and Alex Wilson. I am proud to say these women are friends of mine. And I am proud to be Rocky and Normie's Godmother.
Normie also hopes that sometime soon his brother Rocky will be able to find the same happiness he has.

Normie before	Normie after

It is stories like these that make me so committed to rescue. I believe that for every dog there is a loving home. Unfortunately, many of these matches never happen and thousands of dogs end up euthanized in gas chambers or other horrible ways every day, or consigned to lives of cruelty or neglect.

SPAY OR NEUTER YOUR PETS! ***** DON'T BREED OR BUY WHILE SHELTER ANIMALS DIE! *****