This Is Who We're Trying to Help

Meet Kari. She is the affectionate "Forever Puppy" I rescued on my first trip to the junkyard. Today Kari is an energetic, loyal companion, and her personality is only now emerging. We took her to the mountains over the weekend and we heard her bark for the first time and also saw her run for the first time. She spent most of the weekend wagging her tail and waiting patiently for our attention--attention we were only too happy to give to her. It's hard not to spoil a cute dog that's been through what Kari has been through.

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Paul and I are fostering Kari, but she still needs a permanent home. She is the perfect size at about 35 pounds, fully grown. She also has the perfect demeanor, being calm, quiet, and respectful of cats and other animals. Whomever ends up taking Kari home will be an incredibly lucky to have her in their family. I want to keep Kari more than anything, but we already have several animals and are planning for children. Keeping Kari will make it harder for me to rescue more animals, so I must reluctantly give her to another friendly home.

The pictures below tell most of the tale on what kind of condition she was in when we first got her. She had a severe upper respiratory infection, causing her to break into deep, uncontrollable coughing fits with almost every breath. She could barely walk and she was covered in open, oozing sores. She lay motionless on her bed for almost two weeks.

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