Dog blessings

Wow. Thanksgiving blessings started early here at our village. We were having a busy Wednesday.  Villagers were coming and picking up their tasty smoked turkeys, hams and pies. Our dogs were getting attention from a lot of visitors. We were working hard and loving every minute of it.

A nice man and his son came in. They wanted a dog to keep them company and wanted to adopt a rescue.  We introduced them to Gizmo.  He is a Pit Mix rescue that had some medical issues from neglect.  When we first took him in, his hind legs were very weak from being

malnourished.  Of course, we nursed him back to health and we got to see how fun and playful he really is. The adopters fell in love with Gizmo!  How happy we were that one of our larger dogs living at the center would wake up smelling turkey in his brand new forever home!  Of course, we shed happy tears, but knew the work that day had just paid off.

As the day got busier, a man who looked like he could be a cowboy in movies, walked through our front door.  Another Thanksgiving Day miracle was about to happen.  We just didn't realize how big this blessing would be. Dozer melted this mans heart.  Dozer isn't just ANY rescue. He had a very hard luck story.  He is a very large Pit Mix, so he had been passed by many many times.

Dozier and his new forever owner bonded like they were born to be together!  Our tears shed again. It was a box of Kleenex kind of day at ITV.  We all said our goodbyes and couldn't believe Dozer's luck. We received an email from Dozer's new best friend and the pair are settling in and the love story is just beginning.

Here at ITV, happy days like this don't come often. We are usually working hard to keep our center rescues happy.  ButWednesday, we hit the the jackpot!  Two long timers found their forever homes.  We all are thrilled beyond belief and refueled to continue our mission.

Thanksgiving may be in the books, but we have another month before Christmas. We want to give the best to our family of rescues.   We always need the support from you, our supporters and Villagers. We have a giving tree set up in our front area. It is decorated with ornaments that have items the dogs want to make their Christmas at the shelter as happy as possible. We have adoption events and our regular open hours. It tis the season of giving and no one is more grateful for your generosity than our family of furry rescues. Come see us. The dogs will wag their tails with happiness.

Keep watching our Facebook profile and our website. Santa is coming to ITV and we may just start a very unique raffle. We appreciate each and everyone of you.  We can't do it alone!  Thanksgiving 2015 was super special.  We can't wait to see what Christmas has in store for us!!