Entrant's First Name
Petra

Your Pet's Rescue Story
Woofello everyone!

When I was just an eleven month old pup my parents rescued me from a situation where my energetic outbursts, like bouncing off the walls, nipping at everything and non-stop ‘talking,’ were always getting me into major trouble.

On top of it, I dug my way into a neighbor’s yard, and while rushing over to play with a furry friend, I bumped into a lady, who wound up with her legs pointing skywards. Yikes!

The policeman, who was summoned, insisted that I was simply an exuberant puppy with no nefarious intent. Thank you Mr. Officer for taking pity on me! You might have saved my life right then and there.

Nonetheless, I was slated to be dropped off, within a week, at a place that sounded really scary.

My parents caught wind of my impending doom, and brought me home.

First off, they gave me a much cooler name. After several months of tough love, I finally understood that constantly jumping into people’s faces, sinking my teeth into anything I pleased, and being the biggest talker in the house, wasn’t the way to go. Once I realized that being on my best behavior brought lots of rewards like praise, tasty treats, long walks and fun games, there was no turning back.

I love learning new tricks almost as much as I love meeting people. I now understand tons of commands, words and gestures. Mind you, that’s from a pooch, who barely knew how ‘to sit’ at 11 months.