The Difference One Day Makes In A Shelter Dog’s Life

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What a difference a day can make in a shelter dog’s life! Spokey was at an SPCA when Marla and her boyfriend James went to look at dogs to possibly adopt. When they saw Spokey they instantly knew they wanted her.

“We fell in love with her the minute we saw her, and returned to the SPCA every day until she was available for adoption,” Marla wrote.

They took this picture of Spokey at the shelter.

 

The day after adopting her,  they took this photo. One day at home and Spokey was all smiles!

Spokey on her first day home.

 

The SPCA didn’t have much information to share about her background, but the couple can’t wait to get to know Spokey better. Marla said, “They didn’t know much about her, besides the fact that they found her in rural West Virginia and she has had puppies in the past. She is very calm-tempered, but is both mesmerized and terrified of vehicles as they drive past her.”

On her first day home, they had some trouble getting her to eat and drink, but they had been told that this behavior, “can be normal with rescue pups.” But a few days later Spokey is settling into her new home wonderfully.

Marla told Reshareworthy.com, “Spokey is doing great! We bought her three toys, and she takes all three of them everywhere she goes. It’s like she’s in shock that she has things of her own!”

Spokey with her toys

 

“She has also started to eat much better now that she has settled in. We mix wet food and dry food and put it in a “Kong” for her to play with and eat at the same time, which she loves.”

“Spokey is also becoming much more playful! She will run around with James and I in the back yard and is learning simple commands like ‘sit’ and ‘paw’. We are enrolling her in group doggy training starting next week,” she says. “We are so happy to have such a wonderful puppy in our lives.”

And one year on? How is Spokey now? Marla and James shared an update along with a few new photos of Spokey that reveal just how far the sweet dog has come after a year at their home.

“This is Spokey’s version of ‘spending time outdoors’. Nothing like enjoying a bright sunny day with a puffy doggy bed and all of her food and toys.”

Photo credit: Imgur

 

“Spokey can’t sleep unless she is touching someone. She is the biggest snuggler I have ever met. If her paw is not touching some part of my body, she will not go to bed.”

Photo credit: Imgur

“Spokey is happiest, silliest, most loving dog I’ve ever had, Spokey has made my life 100% better. I couldn’t be happier that she was brought into my life.”

Photo credit: Imgur

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213 thoughts on “The Difference One Day Makes In A Shelter Dog’s Life”

  9. Mandy Barlow Plunkett

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    Hey there, I’m located in Shreveport Louisiana. I’m active in dog rescue and I currently have a beautiful boxer/bulldog female in search of a family . She came to me from a shelter in south Louisiana, she was emaciated, full of worms, and very stinky. Not much about her history is known other than she was bred several time. She is 3-4 years old. She weighs 47.2 pounds. I’ve had her spayed, wormed, current on vaccines, and she has started a slow kill heart worm treatment. She is VERY dog selective. I’m wanting to find her a home where she would be the only dog,and with someone who loves the breed. She is a precious happy girl. The best personality 🙂 could I post on this page or could y’all post? A vet reference would be required to adopt, and adopter would be responsible for transport cost. I’m not asking a fee for myself. Just a wonderful home. I’ve named her Pudden.I wanted to see if y’all could share this info on your page? I’m trying to reach a bigger audience of boxer lovers because I’ve had no luck in my area

  16. Mandy Barlow Plunkett

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    Karen DeLorenzo, she loves my neighbors weenie dog 🙂 she hates my big pit bull, and my Boston terrier mix. I wouldn’t feel comfortable adopting out to home with pets, unless they were very experienced and willing to work with her, and provide training

  17. Mandy Barlow Plunkett

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    She has a great personality, I don’t know her back ground because she is a rescue, but I believe she was nothing more than a dog used for breeding , and didn’t get socialized with other dogs. She is very good at entertaining herself with toys 🙂

  48. Cindy Cole

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    Our dog does the same thing he wants me to hold his paw so he can go to sleep he sleeps right above my head he is a rescue dog his name is Bailey he has come a long way just like spooky thank you for adopted spooky she looks very happy now that she found you you are an angel and she is too

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