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Sparkle dog12/22/2023 She had never done that before, Max thought. Her ears perked up and she was pulling him to the left. The center gave him permission to bring Sparkle to visit since she was well trained and fully vaccinated.Īs they entered, Sparkle started acting funny. A few months later, Max decided to visit his friend Manny, who had just entered a care facility within walking distance from his home. He adopted her and it didn’t take long for Sparkle to resume her role as a needed friend and confidant.īut the story doesn’t end here. He knew right away he had found his new purpose. Crouching at the front of the kennel, he called to her and she crawled to the front as if to say hello. Walking through the kennels, he felt overwhelmed by the barking and the energy level of the dogs, all who seemed to say, “Take me, take me.” He was about to leave when he spotted Sparkle. He wasn’t convinced but figured he would go and look. His daughter thought he needed to get a dog to keep him company since her mom had died a few months earlier. One afternoon, Max, a 75-year-old man, came into the shelter just to look. Sparkle was at the shelter for 30 days, losing weight and suffering from depression. The staff was concerned that due to her age, she would be difficult to place in a new home, but they were committed to trying. The volunteers took her for walks, but it just wasn’t the same. It just didn’t taste like the food she was used to.įor the next few days she slept at the back of the kennel with one eye always looking at the front, waiting for Mildred to return. She was given a clean kennel and some good food, but she only nibbled at it. At the shelter, Sparkle saw the veterinarian, who checked out a few lumps and bumps that came with being an older dog. Shaking and scared, the sparkle in her eye was replaced with fear. The very dog that for 10 years served as the rock for a woman was now homeless and alone, as if her purpose was no longer important. No family member stepped up to take her, and Sparkle found herself being taken to the animal shelter. Mildred had not prepared a will that planned for Sparkle’s future. She ultimately became a resident in a memory care unit, where she reportedly spent her days repeating the name Sparkle over and over again. When the ambulance arrived, they whisked Mildred away. ![]() He found her on the floor with Sparkle guarding her like a lioness protecting her family. ![]() When the neighbor hadn’t seen Millie, as he called her, in a while, he knew he needed to check on the woman he always saw walking a white dog in the mornings. The next, she forgot to turn off the stove. One day, Mildred forgot to lock the door.
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