In late October we received an urgent plea to help Ava, a very sweet 8-year-old senior dog that has good energy for a dog her age.  We were told she was friendly with children and calm dogs.  Her owner bought Ava for breeding purposes and she did have two litters.  However, her owner moved out of the country and Ava was left behind along with two other dogs to live with a friend of the former owner, who self describes as not a dog person.  This left Ava in her wire crate in the basement for multiple hours a day without a walk other than in the back yard.  Thankfully, the ex-girlfriend of the former owner really cared about the dog and would come by 2-3 times a week to socialize with Ava and the male GSD in the home.  She also helped coordinate Ava’s surrender to GSRNE.  She knew Ava deserved a better life and we were so grateful she called us.

Not long before we learned about Ava, one of our long time GSRNE volunteers and his GSRNE dog Thunder #646 lost their beloved Princess Red.  When they heard about Ava, they knew they needed to help her.  The first few days proved to be a major adjustment for everyone, but we soon were getting videos of the dogs walking together and enjoying each other’s company’s.  Her foster dad is completely smitten.  We love the fact that her foster dad has been taking things slowly because Ava is a dog that, when she first sees you, will be loud with lots of bluster barking.  But, within minutes, she will take treats gently from you and lean into you for lots of petting.  She really is a beautiful dog!

It is with great Christmas cheer that we announce that Ava will officially become a part of her foster family’s home this Christmas Day.  Congratulations to her dad, GSRNE’s Thunder #646, and GSRNE’s Ava  #699