Think back to those awkward early teenage years. Remember your first crush, perhaps the boy (or girl) next door, the secret meetings by the locker between classes? Or maybe you secretly held hands under your notebook while riding the school bus. Whoever that first love was, you really didn't want your parents to know for fear of being told you're too young! It's only puppy love. Of course you ignored your parents (if they knew at all) - soon you and that special someone were going "steady". Perhaps you exchanged class rings, or wore something special belonging to the "ONE". It was a sign to others around that you were taken or spoken for! Everyone understood the meaning.
In the dog world the same ritual takes place only dogs can't exchange rings and trinkets with each other. Nature provided dogs with a more efficient and handy method to let others know they are going "steady". They mark (if you know what I mean). Marking is a sign of possession, affection and it's mine, mine, mine! The scent lets the animal world know this object is very special. Kelci had a neighbor dog (John Dog to protect his identity) that was enamored with her. They would meet by the fence and share sweet nothings. John Dog would mark Kelci through the fence so everyone would know she was his girl. Well, Kelci's mom found out and wasn't very happy about the situation, especially the special cologne Kelci was wearing. If Kelci was a human girl, she would have been sent to boarding school but being a dog, Kelci was taken to the shelter and put up for adoption. Problem was this shelter is a very bad place for sweet little girls. This shelter still gasses animals and has the highest gassing rate in the state. There is no screening process for adoptions. If Kelci wasn't adopted in the short time allotted, she would be gassed.
An angel from another rescue visiting the shelter spotted Kelci and knew immediately this was no place for her. She put out an SOS far and wide for help. This rescue angel also worked magic to get the shelter to release Kelci as quickly as possible bypassing the adoption period. You see if a dog is not adopted by a given date, there is a very narrow time frame to get a dog to rescue before it's gas chamber time. It was 30 hours from the time we received the SOS until Kelci was safe in the arms of Col. Potter. A huge thanks to rescue angel, Leah L. and Col. Potter's Kitty K. for making Kelci's trip to safety possible. Kelci, which is Irish for brave, is a gray brindle, one year old, overwhelmed but sweet girl. Please welcome Kelci to Col. Potter where the best is yet to come!
Great save Leah L. and Kitty K. Kelci looks a little confused but hopeful also and with good reason. She has a life ahead of her now.
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