our pets: PET STORY
Prayers For Patsy
BY KATIE RODGERS
“Now I’m back where I belong, and in my baby’s arms is
where I’m gonna stay.” — Patsy Cline, written by Bob Montgomery
MARCH 2016
PA R K E R C O U N T Y T O D AY
O
n March 10, 2015, an elderly pug was brought to the
Weatherford Parker County Animal
Shelter, partially blind and extremely
unsure of those around her. The
volunteers were used to hesitant
animals, especially those rescued off
the streets, and they assumed for a
few minutes that she was just a little
scared.
However, the longer the shelter spoke to the people responsible
for her supposed rescue, the more
uneasy they grew. It became evident
that the strangers had kept the poor
pug much longer than they had
originally let on. After they left, the
shelter determined that from the way
they spoke it was not a drop off, in
fact, but was actually a case of owner
surrender.
Of course this may seem strange
to those who love every single one
of their animals, but there really are
people out there who do come to the
conclusion that they no longer want
their pet. In extreme cases, people
sometimes dump them on the streets,
or leave them with a friend and never
come back for them. In this case, the
owners brought their little dog to the
shelter. The shelter volunteers were
relieved that the dog hadn’t been
dumped.
Sarah Blackford, once a volunteer
and now a full-time staff member at
the shelter, had just recently lost her
own pug. When she saw the shy pup
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