Loyal's Story

Loyal with her new Mom

Loyal was found by a Noah's B'ark volunteer November 7th, 1999. She was sleeping beside her mate, he had been hit by a car at this busy intersection and had been dead for a few days.

Loyal awakened as the volunteer was sneaking up on her. She didn't show any anger, just concern about her mate, whom she was protecting by circling him. She protected him for about three hours, then she did a remarkable thing. As if resigning to the fact that he was dead, she sat down beside him, leaned over to his head and very gently seemed to whisper "good-by". Then she looked up at the volunteer as if to say, "It's ok, I can leave now."

Several cars stopped during the time the volunteer attempted to rescue her. They said she had been there for at least 4 days and that her mate was dead when she was first seen. She hadn't eaten for a long time, her pads were torn and sore, she had a litter, which Noah's B'ark volunteers spent several hours searching for, and she was too weak to walk.

She willingly allowed herself to be carried to a car and was taken directly to All Pets Animal Hospital. They said they had never seen a more depressed dog. She showed no interest in living.

She was spayed, vaccinated and fostered by a volunteer. She went to the volunteer's office every day, was loved and hugged constantly for 3 days by everyone who worked there and by all the people who came to see her, as her sad story spread. She bonded with Renee, her foster Mom. We knew she was going to get through her nightmares.

The following Saturday, a wonderful woman came to adoptions at Petco. Loyal was there and this warm, loving woman fell in love with Loyal. But she didn't adopt her. Sunday, Loyal was back and so was this woman. She and Loyal only had eyes for each other and with little ado, Dawn became Loyal's new Mom.

Loyal is now called "Amanda" meaning loving and kind. Her Mom comes to adoptions almost every week to show us how beautiful Amanda looks. No one can believe it. What was once "the most depressed dog" Dr. Moore ever saw now waged her tail, laughs and adores life. She and her Mom are inseparable.

Amanda is only about 15 months old, but has seen many lives of pain and fear. Because people cared, she has many years of happiness ahead of her, as does her Mom.

If everyone would just take the time to care for an animal in need, we'd have so many happy endings.

If you want to see Amanda, let us know and her Mom would probably stop by adoptions with her, She loves to tell everyone about her "perfect" best friend.

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