3-21-09 Rescue Alert - "Nina" and "Pingo"

I received the following alert from Chela (77dognights@sbcglobal.net) about two adorable animals who need a loving home:

The saddest german shep in the world, a personal plea

My mother lost her fierce battle with ovarian cancer last month. She has two dogs that she loved, and who loved her, more than anything. Nina is a sweet and beautiful, gangly, too tall, gentle 7 year old German Shepherd with huge expressive eyes in which her broken heart shows. Nina was so devoted and gentle when my mother got really ill. She would lie next to my mother and her eyes seemed to well with tears every time the ambulance came to take my mother to the hospital. Every time that someone would come to the door, she would look beyond them, desperately hoping to see my mother. And one day she seemed to realize that my mother was never coming home again. She sighed and slowly lowered her head. And from that day on her heart has been broken.

Pingo, a 7 year old Min Pin, is a mischievous little devil who loves to cuddle, and who would lie for hours on my mother's chest, as though trying to heal her through his love.

I desperately, desperately need to find them wonderful homes being a rescuer, my home is already full of rescues who have issues and who would be a danger to my mother's beloved dogs. And besides, they need homes where they will have more individual love, time, and attention than I would ever be able to provide. Re-homing Nina is my main concern, being a large German Shepherd she will be hard to find someone with the heart and understanding. Both were rescues. My mother was a psycho therapist who had her practice in her home. When she had children, or animal lovers, as clients she would let Nina and Pingo join them in session to help warm them up. Both are incredibly gentle and loving with children. Nina would lie her head gently in a client's lap if they were particularly sad. My mom had a group she ran on Wednesday nights who loved her dogs: they would laugh as Nina went from person to person, greeting them.

My mother's last wishes were that the dogs remain in her home until new homes could be found for them. A friend of hers has been staying there out of kindness but cannot stay there much longer, nor can I afford to pay for my mother's mortgage much longer. I have never been good at asking for help. But I need your help now to find a home, or even foster, for these broken hearted animals and to honor my mother. And please cross-post, please post on any website you can you never know when a miracle is around the corner. Your help is so appreciated. Thank you for taking the time to read this.

-- Chela

Please contact me at 77dognights@sbcglobal.net if you can help.