Stephen and Shannon Midkiff with “Jenny” (formerly known as “Judy”)
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“I asked if we promised to pick
her up on Thursday if they would
hold her,” she said. “They said,
‘No.’”
Then one of her Facebook
buddies contacted Haller on Midkiff’s
behalf and she managed to get
permission to give Judy something of
a reprieve.
“I knew that Shannon was seri-
ous,” Haller said. “I got permission
from the shelter manager to go ahead
and run Midkiff’s credit card. We
don’t normally do that. They let Judy
stay another night as long as she was
already adopted.”
Haller got Judy out of the shelter,
gave her a bath and pretty much
babysat her throughout the day.
“It was very stressful for Judy.
Once we would get her outside,
she was great. When I got her out
that Thursday and I gave her a bath,
Judy just knew something was up.
She was so happy. I hadn’t seen
her happy that way for months. I
took Judy out to the Parker County
Airport and waited for them to land.”
When Haller arrived with Judy at the
airport, Judy had something of an
entourage to see her meet her new
family. Waiting for her included Bob
Smith — a faithful volunteer with
the Azle Animal Shelter, volunteers
with the Weatherford/ Parker County
Animal Shelter — and members of
the Parker County Today staff.
As the plane made its approach,
Judy’s ears perked up, she began to
whine softly and her tail wagged at a
feverish pace.
“I started to tear up,” Haller said.
“She was so happy. It was as if she
knew that, after so many months in
the shelter, that she was finally going
home. Seeing that plane land was
very emotional for me. She connect-
ed with Shannon and Steve immedi-
ately.”
Midkiff renamed Judy. She now
answers to the name Jenny. “Because
Forest Gump is my favorite movie,”
she said. “She’s going back and forth
between playing with a toy we got
for her from the pet store and eating.
She’s just enjoying life.”
One of the first things the Midkiffs
got for Jenny was a kiddie pool, just
like the one she was playing in on
the video clip when they saw her and
fell in love with her. She loves it.
Midkiff sent a new video clips of
Jenny playing in her pool and romp-
ing in her new backyard with Steve.
Looks like, with some help from a
few animal-loving volunteers, the
little brindle dog has finally caught a
break after all.