Amber came to the shelter in July as part of a neglect case.
The sweet girl won us over quickly! You could hear her tail hitting the floor, wagging, before you could even see her. She was so happy to have food, water, a bed and people to love her!
Being a brindle pitty mix, Amber was not an easy dog to place, sad as that is.
Amber just had this sweetness to her. She would fall in love with people immediately and it was the most amazing bond! She would lay on us, fall asleep on us, she played in the yard with other dogs, she never had an accident in her kennel, she was magnificent!
Amber used her paws like we use hands! She would wave them, curl them around us, absolutely precious! We posted a video of her sitting in one of our offices looking so happy and so cute!
People started to come see her but no one left with her. Baffling to us, we loved her!
Luckily a woman saw Amber’s video and kept following her on our FOTAS Aiken Facebook page. Lynne was traveling and truly believed that if it was meant to be, it would be.
Then one day, after two months with us, Amber’s hero came to the shelter!
Lynne returned home to her farm in Tryon, NC after her travels. The following morning, she drove three hours to the Aiken County Animal Shelter for Amber. We didn’t know she was coming, it was the best surprise!
After we all hugged and said goodbye, Amber was off to her new home!
“Amber is home safe and sound. Has already asked for a million belly rubs, licked my husband all over his face, found a new toy, and chilling with us in the living room.”
This may seem like just a happy story to some, but to the staff and volunteers who see loving dogs like Amber each and every day it was extraordinary. We were praying that someone would ignore the fact that Amber was overbred, a little rough around the edges, and give her a home. We didn’t expect someone to drive hours to save her, that is pretty awesome!
Thank you to Lynne and her husband for giving Amber the best life! From neglect to happiness!
Their lives are in our hands.
by Kathy Cagle, FOTAS Programs Coordinator