Here at Paws Give Me Purpose, every day is a new beginning. For Snickers and many other special needs seniors, we are that special place where they can take a deep breath knowing they are safe, smile, and start again.
For those not familiar with his story, Snickers was abandoned at the same shelter TWICE by humans he had considered his forever family. While we do not know the exact reasons stated for his surrender, it doesn’t make his story any less heartbreaking. The second surrender almost cost Snickers his life!
One of our devoted volunteers happened to be at the shelter picking up another pup in need when they noticed this sweet boy and were told he had just 2 hours left to live. She quickly sent us a text, and our hearts immediately said yes.
Most recently, Snickers had been struggling with the loss of his doggie girlfriend, Betty Boop, and finds himself a little more lost now without his doggie friend Victor.
Although Victor was highly dog selective, Snickers was one of his good friends here at the Sanctuary, and Snickers is missing him very much; so much so that he has been sleeping in Victor’s bed, snuggling Victor’s blankets and toys.
People who believe that dogs don’t grieve really have it wrong. Dogs may not necessarily know that another dog in their life has died, but they do know that the other dog is missing. In general, grieving dogs who have recently lost a close doggie friend may lose their spark and suddenly seem less perky, attentive, and active, and that has been the case with Snickers.
We are doing everything possible to help Snickers through this difficult time by giving him all the extra activity, love and attention he needs and he is feeling a little better every day as he helps us to feel better too.
Our promise to Snickers is to continue to give him his best life daily with unconditional love for the rest of his life! If anyone ever doubts us, know that this is what we do at Paws Give Me Purpose.
Snickers is still hoping to find his very own lifetime sponsor, could it be you? If you are interested in signing up to be Snicker’s sponsor please reach out to us directly.