Sweet Samantha :)

Meet the newest addition to my zoo of a home! :) Tessa and I found this sweet little one-eyed pug in Canyon a couple of weeks ago. She (we named her Samantha) had a chip, so we were able to talk to the (former) owner - and this is her sad story. Samantha was abandoned by her original owner who moved away and left Sam in his empty house. By the time the owner called his landlord, Sam had been attacked by another dog and lost her eye in the fight. The landlord brought her to the pound and a woman in Dumas rescued her right before she was to be put down. Unfortunately, she couldn't keep Sam, so she gave her to her son…who gave Sam to his friend…who gave Sam to his grandmother…who kept Sam in the backyard, but Sam kept getting out. Long story short, this sweet little pug has seen and experienced way more than any animal should in her four short years. The woman we talked to said she was pure-bred, but of course - who knows who has the papers. I absolutely adore Samantha and she's been sleeping with me for the past couple of weeks. She's a wonderful dog - very, very protective and loyal - and is getting along well with the others... :) I hadn't planned for her, but God had. Welcome home.

**originally posted January 30, 2009