Yesterday the rescue centre was bustling ... a happy hive of activity! All the dogs - including the new arrivals - were busy running around, barking, playing, wagging their tails, jumping up and down... All intrigued / happy / excited at being rescued; - with their living conditions and new lives ahead of them... Even the more nervous dogs were up and about playing with their fellow furry friends and having a great time - having a good nose! It was lovely to hear and see!
All, apart from two dogs in one kennel on my section... Kennel 20 was completely silent, still ... I could see names on the board - Jenny and June, and two bowls of food in the bedroom, so there were definitely dogs in there, but I couldn't see or hear them... I entered their kennel and went to introduce myself. I think the pictures speak volumes.
The girls were hiding behind their beds. Laying on the cold hard floor. Their faces a painful looking expression of fear and worry... Their eyes full of fear... They looked so very sad ... Their bodies were rigid. They seemed too scared to even move away from me... I spoke softly, I offered them my hand, I did stroke them, and hoped I came across as un-threatening as I could possibly do so... To me, it was as though these two beautiful girls ... These two beautiful living beings ... Hadn't lived at all ... Hadn't experienced anything in life ... They definitely hadn't been shown any love or anything ... I felt as though they'd had their spirit trampled on, and their souls ... Well... they looked so depressed, and like they'd given up on all hope of living a happy life... Harsh I know, but true. They were so sad, and made me feel so sad for them too.
All the dogs at the centre go outside to play 4 times a day on average. These girls could only cope with going out once ... They spent their half hour just cowering in the corner together ... they had a nose at the big sandschool, but the big outside open world is just too scary for them ! So they cuddled together in the corner of the corridor ... I compared them to all the other scared dogs on my section - whose tails lifted, and who leapt and bounded around once they went outside to play... Afterwards though, Jenny and June did sit and lay down so we could see them... But when I went over to say hello to them, they'd look up at me so sad and desparately worried... They took themselves away from me, retreated into their bedroom, and curled up into balls to hide their faces...
A little later on Sylvia told us their story ... Jenny and June had been rescued along with their Mum and other siblings, from a local hell hole in Romania, but had since been abandoned and left behind, being thought of as "not pretty" ... They are the sisters no one wanted.Thank God for Simona and Sylvia who saved them and bought them all the way over here for a chance at experiencing a happy life.
We at Many Tears believe Jenny and June are beautiful on the outside as well as on the inside. Unique. Stunning. What do you all think? I can't wait for the day these girls discover happiness and learn what it is to feel loved & be accepted, and lead a normal doggy life. Please can you all keep your fingers crossed for them.
Jenny and June are available to foster and adopt from Many Tears Animal Rescue. We will of course keep you updated with their progress.