Fabienne writes to tell of a very special adoption. One she wants to share with everyone as it's something that rarely happens in Spain. It's so good to tell this story, in contrast to the distressing earlier post about poor little Yimi, and others like him.
Everyone at A.C.E. in Spain sees a daily procession of abandoned dogs - huge numbers of them, all types and sizes, pure bred and mongrels, young and old. We love them all and want only happiness for them for the
rest of their life, even if that is short .
Any excuse, no matter if the dog has been in the family for many years. He barks, or he is sick, or he won't listen, or someone in the family has developed an allergy - new dog or old friend, when small problems develop or they may need to spend money, then the 'friend' has to go. It has to be healthy and 'good' - otherwise out!
Nevertheless, even if this is the norm there are exceptions. Wonderful exceptions. This week a Spanish family adopted little Nika, who is already 10 years old.This is truly exceptional. Moreover, the parents believe that their children will benefit from growing up with an older dog. They want the children to learn and enjoy the experience, which is rare here in Spain !
You hear a lot of horrible stories here and you see
incredible and distressing situations, every day. But there are also very good people here, people who, like us, lose their hearts to all these poor creatures. In most parts of the country, the mentality with respect to animals is
worrying, but you can also see
that there are positive experiences .
Nika is a lucky little girl, says Fabienne, and hopefully we'll find a lot of
Spanish families like yours ...
Nika
Look - I have my own family
Shall we play?
Portrait of a happy little dog
All this space to play in - I'm such a lucky girl
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