Angel

Hello. I wish to tell of my wonderful St. Two years ago in May of 2005 a picture had been posted on the bulletin board at work of a dog needing a home. The only home she had know had been forcibly torn apart and she had been put into an animal shelter where someone adopted her only to tie her up and leave her to get tangled up close to an electrified fence. An great advocate and rescuer, Claudia Vader found out about her and managed to get her away from there. She tried to keep this staunch gentle giant at her home but this St did not get along with the rescuer’s other dogs. For this special dog was visually impaired from birth and at puberty began fighting other dogs, even another St she had been raised with. So now the rescuer was trying desperately to find a special place for her.
Well, for three weeks that picture hung there…no takers.
Now I am essentially a cat-person; had 5 at home. Haven’t had a dog in over 12 years. I had thought about getting one “someday.” One who was big (a prerequisite), gentle and lazy as I am getting older and can’t physically take long energetic runs. But a St? Wow, what a responsibility.
Okay, I innocently asked, Does she get along with cats? My goodness, you’d have thought I was offering to rescue the earth from destruction……well, I quickly found out I was offering a breath of hope as this St was either going back to confinement or out West to a large St. rescue site. And she does like cats. The following week the rescuer, Claudia brought Angel to live with me. What an adjustment for all of us…..what a Blessing for me! I love this great gentle giant.
PS: I do live on a large property and she gets several walks around it a day. However our (her’s and mine) dream is to fence in the backyard (about a acre) where she can run loose and free of leashes and cables and to modify the deck with a ramp and higher railings where she can rest in the shade and be safe. I have been saving some money towards this but could use help in fulfilling this dream. Do you know anyone who could help, where to turn, where to go?
Peace and light in Saluda, NC
Cynthia Pace