Year Adopted
1997

Entrant's First Name
Patrick

Fun Facts About Your Rescue Dog
A hot summer day, my friends and I arrived at Lifeline Puppy Rescue. It was in the late afternoon, near closing time. As we walked up the gravel path, a woman met us and told us that all of the puppies had been adopted earlier in the day. However, in her arms was a lovely little chocolate puppy with floppy lab ears and green eyes full of puppy worry.

“Well what about THAT one,” we asked.

It was as if she didn’t realize she was holding the puppy. “Oh, well, yes. This one is up for adoption. I’ve been carrying him around all day because all of his litter mates were adopted by one family and I didn’t want him to be alone in the pen.”

What a sad notion, that this beautiful little puppy would be left alone after all of his siblings were adopted. We got into a playpen with him, and as he scampered around stumbling under his awkward weight, I began to cry. He was mine from the very beginning, and he was -- and still is -- the greatest part of my life.