Another miracle - Stevie Wonder is home!

Poor tiny, fragile Stevie Wonder. Deaf, blind and very old.  He was like a vegetable in the shelter, an unhappy, tortured vegetable. Snapping at everyone out of sheer insecurity and fear. You can read his story here. Do read it because you'll appreciate even more the miracle that's happened.

Fabienne wrote: Stevie has gone home. Home to a heaven on earth. Who knows for how much time, but even if it's only for a moment, his world is saved. Thank you to everyone! Fabienne

With Diane at the airport. On the way to his forever home. If only he knew what lies ahead.

This is what lay ahead. A true miracle. This is the little blind dog who was so traumatised he wouldn't let people near him and who acted in such a bizarre way, the vet thought he might have a  neurological condition. Thanks to the love, care and devotion of everyone at Algeciras and Team Spain and to the wonderful people who adopted him, he's a different dog.

Analies writes:

Stef (Stevie Wonder)

Arrival at the airport

It was nearly midnight on July 3 when he arrived. Our Stef .... We were all wondering how he would react, but however that might be, he was and is very welcome. The crate was opened. We were all alert, thinking we'd find a distressed dog. But it was the opposite - he was was lying on his back on the bench, allowing us to cuddle him and we got an extensive wash, licks and licks. He was so very happy and so are we. 

He sat quietly on our laps the whole journey from the airport to the Achterhoek, alert to everything that was happening around him. He senses something, but what exactly we do not know (yet). Every 5 minutes we were rediscovered by Stef and we got another extensive wash. 

Right from the start it went well with our other three dogs. It all went much better than expected. He is very happy and plays like a puppy with his floss rope.  Every morning is a feast for him and also for us. Once he sees our eyelashes flutter he jumps onto us again for yet another extended wash.move it on top of us again for an extended wash. He can find his way round the house all right and even the garden. He cheerfully walks round it all on his own and somehow finds the door to get back inside (the garden is 1400m2!). 

In early August we will take Stef to Wageningen for a comprehensive examination to try see if anything can still be done to get his sight or hearing back. Stef is a happy and above all a sweet boy. He's been born again and we are incredibly happy with him.  

Step is really happy with the other dogs.

In the lap of luxury

Picture of contentment.

Since then there's been another update. A wonderful piece about Stef in his new home. As I've said before miracles don't just happen. People make them happen by love, patience, devotion and refusing to accept that things can't change.