It's the little things that count. Little Mushy (above) was a stray in Long Island, 5 mos. old, picked up by Animal Control on July 20th. She was a brindle pit bull -- a dog with less than 5% of survival and flourishing. She had many strikes against her -- she was a stray, she wasn't an itsy-bitsy baby any more, she was a pit bull, she was brindle, and she was in a high-kill shelter.

Dee, from Real Dog RSQ, pulled little Mushy and Mushy was transported to me by Benni last Monday -- a day Benni took off from work just for Mushy. I had Mushy spayed and HW tested at my vet -- she came through the procedures with flying colors. Mushy's description and pictures then went up on my Petfinder site.

Late last week, I got a call from Bill in VT. I didn't know Bill, and didn't take him too seriously, since he lives 4 hours from me. I took him seriously when he said he wanted to come visit Mushy on Sunday, driving 8 hours just for a "look see" visit. Bill came and fell in love with this little dear. She is such a princess.

I told Bill about home-checks and the like, and he agreed. He went off, on his four hour drive, thinking about Mush. I then called Lynn, of Vermont Pug Rescue, asking for help with a home-visit in her home town of Ludlow, VT, where Bill lives. Lynn did the homecheck within a day, and Bill PASSED!!!

Today, Bill drove another 4 hours to meet me at home to adopt Mushy. He was so proud of her, sitting on the front lawn, with her in his lap. He even read up on the raw food diet and wants to keep her on it. Bill is a teacher and also a part-time web-site designer. He offered to help me spruce up my web-site, not just in the short term, but as it develops.

So, Bill and Mushy are now off again, on a four hour ride to Vermont, where Mushy will go to school with him, pal around with him, and forget the days of being a stray on Long Island, wondering where her next meal will come from.

THIS is what it's all about, an I am so proud to be a part of it. Thank you Bill, Dee, Benni, Lynn and Petfinder -- I am so happy for her!