Holly's Story
Meet Holly... she is a purebred miniature schnauzer with a long tail. Depending on which way you look at it you could call Holly either lucky or unlucky?
Holly before grooming...
Holly came in to a local high kill shelter as a stray without a collar or any other type of identification. She had a long tail, was total ungroomed she was listed as a "terrier mix". Folks passed her up for adoption because they thought she was an "older" dog (why else would she be so gray?). Poor Holly was also suppose to be featured as "Pet of the Week" in the local newspaper... but somehow the regular feature never made it into the paper that week because of an oversight.... so she missed her big debut. Ten days after her arrival no one came to adopt or reclaim her and her time was more than over due. Off to the backroom of the shelter she went where she was to be put to sleep. Just before the animal control officer was going to give her the lethal injection, she put her paws on his knees as if to beg "please not me sir". Well that along with her big brown eyes chiched it, the officier decided the give her a few more days in the "available dog run", surely someone would adopt her.
...and Holly after grooming
Several days later on a Saturday afternoon... at our Pet Adoptions we heard there was a schnauzer or possible schnauzer mix at the shelter. So off one of the schanuzer crazy volunteers went to the shelter to bail her and found not a mix but a purebred mini with a natural tail. She was very sweet natured, friendly and a just a youngster under 2 years old. Apparently she had been on the loose for a while, she was very matted with burrs and smelly, although she was not too thin.
Holly story started out pretty unlucky... and if she didn't have those "Betty Davis" eyes and a natural sense about begging it could have ended there. But we are very happy to report that she is now living in her new home with a nice young couple where she is an "only child" and being spoiled as such!
