My husband and I had adopted a black lab from another shelter in the area a little over a year ago. We were happy with our one dog and one cat. We had no desire to add another animal to our family.
Because of our two animals, we would frequent Pet Smart on a regular basis to pick up food. We would always end up going on Saturdays to the store on Seigen. Naturally, we would go walk by all the dogs APAWS had for adoption just for some entertainment.
Well, one Saturday I saw a little golden retriever puppy with no adoption sheet on her crate and a sign that said not to put your fingers in the crate. This caught my attention and I took one glimpse at her and felt an instant connection. I made myself keep walking, purchased what I needed and walked out of the store with my husband.
The whole day I kept thinking about her and the day turned into the whole rest of the week. I decided I HAD to go see her again the next Saturday and sure enough my husband, and I left the store with her in tow.
She must have felt the instant connection as well, because her foster mom warned us that she is very timid around strangers. She growls, barks, even fear bites. And she had done this to everyone who tried to pet her. From the moment we were introduced to her at Petsmart, she showed no signs of timidness. She licked me and let me pet her all over. My husband even picked her up, and she licked his face. She was meant to be ours.
She instantly adapted to her new family. It’s like she had lived with us her whole life. Here are some random pictures of Lola with her siblings. - Submitted by Beth Inzenga
