Remember Turko? He's now called Paco and is very loved in his forever home?

Paco… ..a special friend!

From his happy adopter

I followed your story through Vivian on Facebook… .. my heart broke… .your eyes…. So beautiful… .. I fell in love immediately.

It was not yet certain if you wanted to return to freedom in the mountains after being rescued and helped by ACE, but you soon showed that you wanted to be with people. You asked for attention, wagged your tail and luckily your leg recovered well.

Then the news came ... you were offered for adoption. I read the message and immediately called Vivian that I would very much like to adopt you, Paco (then still wearing the name Turko). So you went into a pre-reservation almost immediately.

After a good consultation with my family during the weekend (we already have a Bernese Sennen Senza and a Podenco Izzy (also from ACE and formerly called Copine), I contacted Vivian to tell her that we were going to adopt Paco. Vivian was very happy and we also!

And then… .the day came: January 17, 2020 you landed at Schiphol and you came to us. How impressed you were with everything around you in the Netherlands. Everything but literally everything was new to you.

You were very restless for the first few days and constantly paced  the living room to see where you could go outside. You immediately walked on a leash very well.

We spent nights on the couch to keep an eye on how you were doing. Finding your place with the other dogs also took a while, but the pack has now been arranged. You know your place.

After a few weeks, the restlessness started to fade and you started to relax.  In the meantime we could also let you go on the dog field (with gate) and you could run off  your boundless energy. Nice running with the other dogs.

The quiet, timid Paco became a mischievous, butt-biting, boundary-seeking four-legged friend who, like a young puppy, was and is still trying everything. It seems as if you can and can only be young now. after all, you have had to survive all this time with your antennas constantly on and now you no longer have to.

You are playful and sometimes an unguided projectile, but that doesn't make our love for you any less.

I notice that now, after 11 weeks, you are in the bonding phase and you will see us as a confidant and owner. You regularly come to me to show your affection. And in the evening you lie comfortably on your back with four legs up in your basket.

You have our boundless love Paco! We hope we can enjoy each other for a long time.