Monday, November 4, 2013

A Puppy Meant For Me | Monday Mischief

On the morning of January 3, 2013, I was surfing Petfinder for my next adoptable dog to feature here on Talking Dogs.  

I was inexplicably drawn to a listing for a Golden Retriever puppy at the same animal shelter where we adopted Jeffie.

There was no picture for this puppy, just a brief description:
Golden Retriever * Baby * Female * Large
Dogwood Animal Shelter, Osage Beach, MO
Puppy about 7 weeks old; black 

I moved on.  I selected the dog to feature and wrote the blog post.   Then I checked; still no picture of the puppy.  Before I shut down the computer for the evening, I checked again.  Still no picture.

Ditto the next morning.   No picture and no more information.

I could feel it in my gut:  this puppy was meant for me.  I could no longer ignore the powerful feeling I had.

A consultation with the dog daddy and we called the shelter for more  information.  The puppy was a recent intake and no photos had been taken yet.  No siblings, the puppy was a solo rescue whose mother was a Golden Retriever.

Three hours later, we were at the shelter, the puppy in my arms.  The puppy was mine... and I named her Rosie.
 
Puppy Rosie

We weren't planning to add another dog to our family;  we hadn't even discussed it.   

I followed my gut and the little whisper in my heart and soul.
Rosie, my mischief girl

Rosie is celebrating her first birthday later this week.  And we're celebrating National Animal Shelter and Rescue Appreciation Week (November 3 - 9.)

Thank you to Snoopy’s Dog Blog, Alfie’s Blog, and My Brown Newfies for hosting Monday Mischief!   

23 comments:

  1. Happy birthday Rosie! What a great happy ever after story!

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  2. Made me smile. I cannot believe it has almost been a year. Happy birthday Miss Rosie!

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  3. What beautiful pictures - Rosie is sure a lucky girl to be part of your family. Following your gut is usually the way to go.

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  4. She has really grown into a beauty. Happy Birthday to her.

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  5. What a cute story and a cute puppy/1 yr old! Happy birthday!

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  6. How beautiful - how you were drawn to her and of course what a beauty she is!

    Happy Birthday Rosie!

    Your pal Snoopy :)

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  7. She is just so gorgeous! I can't believe she is going to be 1 already!

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  8. Another birthday! I am so excited! What shall I get for sweet Rosie?!? Hmmmm....
    *Cairn cuddles*
    Oz

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  9. Oh, what a sweet story! You're all so lucky to have found one another. Happy Birthday, sweet Rosie!

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  10. That's a great story! Happy Day to you all!

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  11. Happy Birthday Rosie! What a heartwarming story.

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  12. Happy birthday, Rosie! I'm also a rescue dog so I know how special it is to find your forever home.

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  13. Happy Birthday! Apparently it was just meant to be.

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  14. That's awesome! She is such a cutie, and sometimes the unplanned things turn out to be the best!

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  15. You and Rosie were meant for each other...PS the audio I used was extracted from a video i found on youtube

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  16. What a sweet story. So glad something told you to take Rosie home with you.

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  17. Happy birthday Rosie. A beautiful happy story. Rosie is beautiful. She is lucky to have such loving home
    Wags
    Ernie and the crew

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  18. Happy birthday lovely girl. Your such a lucky pup and such a lucky mom as well, wonderful story

    urban hounds

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  19. What a nice story, so glad you went with your gut and have that beautiful girl. Happy Birthday to come Rosie.

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  20. Rooo that is such a pawsome story - I'm so glad you found each other, it was clearly meant to be! *Waggy tail*

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  21. Sweet! It's so pawsome how you just knew she was the one. Happy Birthday Rosie. :)

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  22. I remember this. Still brought tears to my eyes though. :-D

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