Read Ciara's story in her adoptive mom Jennifer's own words.
Jennifer Guydos of Brookhaven, PA, was a regular on Petfinder. She
browsed through listings, looking for a photo of a dog with whom she
would feel an instant connection. And one day, it happened -- when she saw the picture of a Pit Bull named Echo.
That weekend, she went to the Delaware County SPCA in Media, PA, to meet the dog. She was "crushed" when Echo wasn't there; apparently she had been adopted.
Dejected, Jennifer returned home and renewed her search on Petfinder. The following week, she noticed that Echo was listed again. "I went back up to the SPCA, and she was actually there this time. The foster situation she was in didn't work out."
That weekend, she went to the Delaware County SPCA in Media, PA, to meet the dog. She was "crushed" when Echo wasn't there; apparently she had been adopted.
Dejected, Jennifer returned home and renewed her search on Petfinder. The following week, she noticed that Echo was listed again. "I went back up to the SPCA, and she was actually there this time. The foster situation she was in didn't work out."
She spent about three hours with the dog, getting acquainted, and
her boyfriend came with his dog to meet Echo, too. Her boyfriend
recommended that Jennifer foster Echo, so she filled out the appropriate
papers and was approved two days later.
"It didn't take me long to totally fall in love with her (I must have had a premonition of some kind) and make her mine permanently," she says. She renamed the dog Ciara.
Jennifer's experience was so good that she says she is going to try fostering again.
Want to foster a lonely pet? What better time than during the holidays? Look into fostering through our Foster a Lonely Pet for the Holidays Program.
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"It didn't take me long to totally fall in love with her (I must have had a premonition of some kind) and make her mine permanently," she says. She renamed the dog Ciara.
Jennifer's experience was so good that she says she is going to try fostering again.
Want to foster a lonely pet? What better time than during the holidays? Look into fostering through our Foster a Lonely Pet for the Holidays Program.
After five years in a cage, one rescued dog finds her forever home
A rescue dog brings joy to fellow seniors
One dog changes a family's life in a 'Flash'
Two senior cats are even better than one!
One senior dog finds a great home for her golden years
After years in a cage, a senior cat gets to stretch out
Cat litter ad + Petfinder iPhone app = one happy Pit Bull
From puppy mill rescue to star spokesdog
An abused Pit Bull - amazing before & after pics
A Pit Bull whose time almost ran out
Puppy mill dogs make case for ballot measure
Coolidge deals new pet parents a winning hand
Meet Sarge, the Wonder Pit Bull!
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