Update on Miracle....

Remember Miracle?  If not, here's his arrival at TLC.

Miracle received all of the loving care needed with Diane, his foster mom.  He progressed well and slowly the massive abrasion on his 'good' leg began to close.  We all kept our paws crossed he wouldn't need a second surgery to stitch up the skin over the wound.

Shawn Marie, her husband and children not only adopted their current dog from us, they also went through dog training with my son-in-law (Tek).  When they found out we had taken over the rescue shop, they started coming in and walking the dogs in the evening.  

But almost from the moment Miracle arrived at TLC, Shawn Marie has kept her eye on Miracle and his progress.  Long before he was medically OK to be adopted, Shawn Marie put her 'dibs' on this very special little dog.  Once he was cleared to interact with other dogs by the vet, a meet & greet was set up between their dog and Miracle... and it was love at first sight all the way around!

This past Saturday, Shawn Marie and her family made it official - Miracle has found his furever home! 

It took a community effort to save this dog's life... From another rescue who alerted us to his plight... To a temporary foster mom who transported him to us... And Diane to foster him through his recovery process... And now a family that is very committed to No-Kill and saving dogs' lives has opened up their hearts and home to Miracle!

What a nice, warm fuzzy, huh?

New arrival at TLC - Miracle!

Miracle was hit by an automobile and brought into a L.A. shelter on January 23rd.  His back left leg was in such bad shape, they had to do an amputation the next day.

How can  you resist that face, still full of love and trust
despite what has happened to him?

He was really in bad shape all the way around - nasty road rash abrasions on his remaining 'good' leg, abrasions on his face, etc.  But we received SO many emails, asking us to save this little guy, I just couldn't say no any longer.  I put out a call for a foster and Diane stepped up to help.

Surgery after 6 days

With that, and the help by Rene and Mindy Schnider (who pulled, overnighted and then transported Miracle to the rescue shop), another little one's life has been saved.

Being transported to the rescue shop
in Simi Valley, run by TLC and its volunteers.

 

You can see his back right leg still has some nasty,
road rash and abrasions that need to heal.

And well worth saving, ya know?  Miracle has quickly learned to walk on three legs and also seemed to not be bothered by meeting a cat at Mindy's home either!  This is the stuff that rescues do... volunteers going above and beyond to save a small dog's life!