Luna found us, we lost her, then she found us again
Jan 1, 2020 20:32:50 #
In September 2017, I had just come back from a non-profit I volunteer with. We live out in the country about 30 miles from Albuquerque. It was getting dark and as I opened my car door and got out, this really nice looking Huskey just came up to me like she'd known me all her life.
She didn't have a collar on, so we decided to put her in our dog run in the back of the house (at this point we had not had a dog in over five years and were thinking seriously about looking to adopt). Our plan was to take her to the vet the next morning to see if she was chipped. Unfortunately, and to our great surprise, the next morning we discovered she had jumped the fence. We did not see her for another full year, when one day, out of the blue, she showed up in our yard again.
This time, we kept her in the house overnight and took her to the vet the next day. Sure enough she did have a chip. Long story short - the owner had moved out of state and said he'd given the dog to someone before he left, but he couldn't remember the contact info for the person he supposedly gave her to. (We think he dumped her out in the country). Anyway, he agreed to let us transfer the chip data to us and let us keep her. She has turned out to be one of the best dogs we've ever had. Gentle, obedient, and intelligent.
Her name is Luna (our name for her).
She didn't have a collar on, so we decided to put her in our dog run in the back of the house (at this point we had not had a dog in over five years and were thinking seriously about looking to adopt). Our plan was to take her to the vet the next morning to see if she was chipped. Unfortunately, and to our great surprise, the next morning we discovered she had jumped the fence. We did not see her for another full year, when one day, out of the blue, she showed up in our yard again.
This time, we kept her in the house overnight and took her to the vet the next day. Sure enough she did have a chip. Long story short - the owner had moved out of state and said he'd given the dog to someone before he left, but he couldn't remember the contact info for the person he supposedly gave her to. (We think he dumped her out in the country). Anyway, he agreed to let us transfer the chip data to us and let us keep her. She has turned out to be one of the best dogs we've ever had. Gentle, obedient, and intelligent.
Her name is Luna (our name for her).
Jan 1, 2020 21:00:25 #
Jan 1, 2020 21:26:14 #
mcmama wrote:
Love the story behind the beautiful photo.
Thanks. Here's a more recent one I took on this past Christmas Eve (the day my new Canon 5D Mark IV arrived).
Jan 1, 2020 21:37:39 #
Love like this makes the world keep turning! Thanks for loving Luna.
Jan 2, 2020 06:47:51 #
Jan 2, 2020 06:49:28 #
Basil wrote:
In September 2017, I had just come back from a non... (show quote)
GOD bless you for giving Luna a good home and loving her. My wife and I love our two and don't know what we would do without them. Oh yea really nice photo. Thanks for the story.
Tom
Jan 2, 2020 10:51:14 #
Jan 2, 2020 11:15:21 #
Cwilson341 wrote:
Luna was meant to be your dog! Very touching story!
She came along at exactly the right time too. Our last dog, a Jack Russell named Rocky, had passed 5 years earlier and we had been talking for some time about wanting to get another dog in our lives (In our 45 years of marriage, those 5 years were the only period we didn’t have a dog).
Jan 3, 2020 10:52:05 #
Jan 4, 2020 01:51:13 #
What a beautiful story, and what a beautiful girl she is! I'm looking forward to seeing many more portraits of Luna!
Jan 4, 2020 01:59:07 #
Dixiegirl wrote:
What a beautiful story, and what a beautiful girl she is! I'm looking forward to seeing many more portraits of Luna!
Thanks you! Here's an earlier picture of Luna with another beautiful girl.
Jan 5, 2020 14:00:21 #
Basil wrote:
In September 2017, I had just come back from a non... (show quote)
What a great story Basil and I'm so glad she found a wonderful home, and that the original owner let you transfer info over to you. She was meant to be yours and please keep sharing her with us, she's a beauty ♥
Jan 5, 2020 14:02:52 #
Basil wrote:
Thanks. Here's a more recent one I took on this past Christmas Eve (the day my new Canon 5D Mark IV arrived).
Enjoy your new camera, I bought the 5Diii last year and love it for portraits and I also have the 7Dii for those action shots.
Jan 6, 2020 08:41:53 #
Jan 6, 2020 16:45:07 #
Basil wrote:
In September 2017, I had just come back from a non... (show quote)
I'm glad she found a good home.
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