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Age: 6 Years Sex: Female
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Leave a bone for Lily
Nicknames:
Lily Belle
Sun Sign: 
November 19th 2006
Birthday:
February 14th 2006
Arrival Story:
Lily was born in a shelter; the runt of her litter. She spent her first 6 months there. The people were kind, but she still spent her days locked up alone in a wire cage, getting very little exercise and play time.
At 6 months old, she was adopted. 3 months later, she was removed from the home, her "owners" charged with animal cruelty. I don't know all of the circumstances, but I saw her picture on the shelter's website, and was very moved.
Just a few weeks before, I'd had to put my beloved Aussie/Retriever mix, DOG, down after 14 years together, and was still grieving terribly. I was not ready to adopt another dog. As a matter of fact, I was sure I wasn't going to at all.
I went by the shelter to make a donation for Lily, and to meet her. The woman told me she was unadoptable, that she was so anxious she had a nervous bladder. I wasn't sure what that was, but it didn't sound good.
The woman brought Lily in to meet me. She immediately fell to the floor, and began peeing all over the place. I noticed, though, that even though she was cringing into the floor, she was nervously wagging her tail and straining towards me as I spoke to her.
I went to her and pulled her onto my lap, pee and all, and hugged and soothed her as she moaned and groaned. I promised her I would always care for her, and told the surprised woman that I wanted to adopt her. We've been together ever since.
The Last Forum I Posted In:
Carolina dog or not? Not really a controversary!
I've Been On Dogster Since:
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Dogster Id:
1225667
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