SOLDIER MAX

Last Saturday at our link up Eric told us that on the base a huge German Shepard had been running around, and was caught by the Security personnel. Could we do something?

Todd and Eric picked him up in Eric's car. The dog was dirty and skinny.

After the mission at the shelter I told Eric he could go out to Lega Pro Animale, they always help us and if he has a microchip they help us by calling ASL (dogcatcher with veterinarians and database of microchip numbers) and speak to them since my Italian is not that good. And of course on Saturdays ASL is closed. But Lega had always kept a dog until we could solve the mystery, and like always we paid for the extra days it would take to find the owner.

It is really the only option, since all of us who works with strays have our "living room" full with rescue dogs-- and we don't want to mix our dogs with new comers. Dr Friz has taught us about the worms and we don't want that coming into our yards.

But Eric returned after one hour telling me that Lega's Internet was down. And he had been told by them that I knew how to look in the computer myself (to find the owner using the microchip number). Well, no help this time!

Thanks to NFOA Sarah, Eric could drive this big beautiful goof out to her and her husband Armand. We would of course pay for his stay but Sarah said no.


Here started some great work together. Sarah went to Dr Damiani's office with "Soldier" and got the information. Last Wednesday I escorted Sarah, Armand and Soldier to ASL and I had Abby with me.

This handsome guy is Max, the owner Paolo told me Max is 2 years old. I told him what great work Sarah had done with him already, brushing and cleaning him, gentlely washing his eyes. She gave him security and rules, since his anxiety went in waves.

It was a bittersweet moment today when Sarah handed over Max, she had become very attached to him and so had he to her. But then there was another one who loved him dearly, in a different way but clearly cared about him.

Even if the gate was left open, one week ago, and that can happen to any of us.

With this story I want you to know how many that got involved and opened their hearts to help this stranger "Soldier Max." It shows that we can work together for the sake of the strays, whatever we may think of each other, or what has gone on before, we have to put our feeling to the side. Then we can create Amore, that's what emotional rescue team workers do.