This is one of those adoptions that really makes us tingle.
When Cristene and Duane J. from Hauser Lake, Idaho, came out to the ranch last month to adopt three-legged Kasha, they also met — and fell in love with — blind Shep while they were here. They couldn't stop thinking about our little German Shepherd from Afghanistan. So when Cristene emailed to say they wanted to come back and adopt Shep as well, we were thrilled beyond belief.
Shep had miraculously ended up at the one animal shelter in all of Afghanistan, and then … even more miraculously … he made it all the way to our sanctuary in Montana in May. And his luck only continues to improve! As we mentioned when Cristene and Duane adopted Kasha, they offer a true “doggie paradise” at their home in northern Idaho — including 50 acres of fields, wetlands, forest, three acres of fenced lawn, and a lake for swimming, too! (You can read our recent blog post about Kasha in her new home here.)
Shep is a tiny thing for a German Shepherd, a result no doubt of chronic malnutrition when he was in the womb and then a puppy. Although the shelter in Kabul had been feeding him for the couple of months they had him before he came to us, he was still terribly thin when he arrived — so we can imagine how emaciated he was originally. His coat was rough and coarse. Shep has gained plenty of weight now and his coat is thick and soft. But he's still small, and we call him our "pocket Shepherd."
Cristene and Duane drove out to the ranch today to pick up this little guy, a sweet and affectionate boy who was all about giving kisses:
We had never had him around cats before, but Smoke the barn cat came out to greet everyone and Shep — true to his gentle nature — was wonderful with him:
Finally, it was time to say goodbye, and here's the farewell photo:
Thank you, Cristene and Duane — we are so grateful!
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