I was looking for a small dog and saw a local adoption event. I was one of the first to be there. I was immediately smitten by a little maltipoo girl. She was so terrified she just sat in my lap and shivered.
She was from a puppy mill and when they couldn't breed her anymore, they abandoned her in the Everglades. When she was found, she was filthy. Her feet were badly infected. She was blind in one eye from an injury and the other had a cataract.
I decided she was mine and from that point in her life, she would get spoiled.
We spent a lot of time just cuddling and she would fall asleep with her head on my shoulder like a baby. She needed to rest and recuperate from her ordeal. It took over a year before she would let me touch her feet as they slowly healed.
I did spoil her. She had lots of pillows and blankets. She would drag the pillows together and work her way into the middle.
She was my little angel. She went over the bridge three years ago and I still miss her everyday.
Her name was Sweetie Pie.
BRADENTON, FL
