This woman is giving a senior dog the best life in whatever time she has left.
Grandma Dot may be a deaf, heartworm positive, dog reactive, senior Pit Bull with terminal cancer. She never had a true home until at some point a replacement volunteer at the shelter happened to satisfy her during her introductory tour and learned her sad history.
Grandma Dot received LifeLine Animal Project’s animal shelter with an important chain round her neck and was surrendered by her owner. They believe the elderly Pit Bull was chained up outside before she came to them. Although she doesn’t like other dogs and appears to possess been used for breeding, Grandma Dot is additionally super affectionate and loves nothing better than an enormous hug and cuddle.
The rescue shelter hoped to seek out her a home, then they received devastating news. She had cancer – an untreatable lymphoma.
LifeLine Animal Project was devastated once they learned that Grandma Dot was terminally ill. They didn’t want her to spend her remaining days inside the shelter in order that they sent out a plea for help.
“Our precious Grandma Dot was recently diagnosed with Lymphoma. We are absolutely heartbroken for this excellent senior pup and need to seek out her a family as soon as possible,” they wrote on Facebook. “We aren't sure how long she has left – it might be weeks, it might be months – but she deserves to understand life outside of our shelter walls.”
They added that they might provide all the food and supplies and vet look after Grandma Dot, all she needed from the one that took her in was “love”.
Their plea went out at an equivalent time Jessica Miller was just completing her volunteer orientation at their shelter. While on the road at their facilities, she stopped by Grandma Dot’s kennel – the last she would see that day.
She learned about Grandma Dot’s sad life and therefore the staff’s hope that she would have a real home for whatever time she had remaining.
That’s when Jessica decided to become Grandma Dot’s foster hospice (“fospice”) parent and within every week of the shelter’s plea going out, Grandma Dot finally had a forever home.
Grandma Dot was all smiles when she left the shelter and got into the car with Jessica.
And since she came home to measure with Jessica, the 2 are sharing amazing adventures together while going to know each other and learning to speak with each other .
The two have visited pet stores together, eaten Chinese food together, and shared slices of pizza. “Grandma Dot would do anything for love…. and pizza,” says Jessica. Watch Grandma Dot devour a slice within the adorable video below:
After their first week together, Jessica remarked, “Today marks one week of unconditional hugs, kisses, and love. many treats. many wonderful moments together. Just enjoying every moment we have!”
Grandma is on daily medications to stay her pain cornered . “Grandma’s mornings have gotten a touch bit worse day by day,” Jessica revealed. “Thankfully her medicine helps and its almost immediate once I provides it to her.”
“We are still smiling and taking every day as a blessing but the struggles are there,” wrote Jessica. However, she has no regrets having taken her in and Grandma is now a cheerful , spoiled and loved family pet, and it’s wonderful to ascertain .
Jessica shares much of their daily activities on The Adventures of Grandma Dot on Facebook and updates it almost a day and hopes people are inspired to volunteer or foster a dog themselves, as there are many other “Dot’s” out there.
Share this heartwarming story together with your friends and family.
Grandma Dot may be a deaf, heartworm positive, dog reactive, senior Pit Bull with terminal cancer. She never had a true home until at some point a replacement volunteer at the shelter happened to satisfy her during her introductory tour and learned her sad history.
Grandma Dot received LifeLine Animal Project’s animal shelter with an important chain round her neck and was surrendered by her owner. They believe the elderly Pit Bull was chained up outside before she came to them. Although she doesn’t like other dogs and appears to possess been used for breeding, Grandma Dot is additionally super affectionate and loves nothing better than an enormous hug and cuddle.
The rescue shelter hoped to seek out her a home, then they received devastating news. She had cancer – an untreatable lymphoma.
LifeLine Animal Project was devastated once they learned that Grandma Dot was terminally ill. They didn’t want her to spend her remaining days inside the shelter in order that they sent out a plea for help.
“Our precious Grandma Dot was recently diagnosed with Lymphoma. We are absolutely heartbroken for this excellent senior pup and need to seek out her a family as soon as possible,” they wrote on Facebook. “We aren't sure how long she has left – it might be weeks, it might be months – but she deserves to understand life outside of our shelter walls.”
They added that they might provide all the food and supplies and vet look after Grandma Dot, all she needed from the one that took her in was “love”.
Their plea went out at an equivalent time Jessica Miller was just completing her volunteer orientation at their shelter. While on the road at their facilities, she stopped by Grandma Dot’s kennel – the last she would see that day.
She learned about Grandma Dot’s sad life and therefore the staff’s hope that she would have a real home for whatever time she had remaining.
That’s when Jessica decided to become Grandma Dot’s foster hospice (“fospice”) parent and within every week of the shelter’s plea going out, Grandma Dot finally had a forever home.
Grandma Dot was all smiles when she left the shelter and got into the car with Jessica.
And since she came home to measure with Jessica, the 2 are sharing amazing adventures together while going to know each other and learning to speak with each other .
The two have visited pet stores together, eaten Chinese food together, and shared slices of pizza. “Grandma Dot would do anything for love…. and pizza,” says Jessica. Watch Grandma Dot devour a slice within the adorable video below:
After their first week together, Jessica remarked, “Today marks one week of unconditional hugs, kisses, and love. many treats. many wonderful moments together. Just enjoying every moment we have!”
Grandma is on daily medications to stay her pain cornered . “Grandma’s mornings have gotten a touch bit worse day by day,” Jessica revealed. “Thankfully her medicine helps and its almost immediate once I provides it to her.”
“We are still smiling and taking every day as a blessing but the struggles are there,” wrote Jessica. However, she has no regrets having taken her in and Grandma is now a cheerful , spoiled and loved family pet, and it’s wonderful to ascertain .
Jessica shares much of their daily activities on The Adventures of Grandma Dot on Facebook and updates it almost a day and hopes people are inspired to volunteer or foster a dog themselves, as there are many other “Dot’s” out there.
Share this heartwarming story together with your friends and family.
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