Hey guys! My name is Lyla. I am a two-year-old Hound mix, and I am a resident at Paws Humane. I've been in and out of the shelter since I was just a little baby.
I've been adopted out and returned multiple times, but I don't really know why. I have never done anything wrong at my homes before. I try to be on my very best behavior, so I can stay, but it never works.
Recently I've been a little sad since my most recent return, so I did something terrible today: I broke out of the shelter for the day. I called up my chauffeur who brought along her camera to document our adventures!
So first thing, I just had to go shopping! I live in the city Columbus, and the stores here welcome customers of all kinds. How cool is that? They welcomed me with open arms and let me look around. Although I didn't really find anything for me, it was really cool to be let in and do people things!
Once I was over shopping, I went down to this place my chauffeur called "The Island" or something of that nature. It was really cool because I got to watch people going down the white water rapids in these little boat things. I don't really know why someone would ever want to do something scary like that, but I really enjoyed watching it!
When I was leaving the island, I saw this really big tower. I had never seen anything like it before, so I asked if I could snap a picture with it! My driver told me it's something called a "water tower?" Apparently that big silver thing holds a ton of water! I sure would have loved to swim in that thing. It's the coolest pool ever!
OK, so don't tell anyone back at the shelter, but I may have snacked a little while I was out. I had these really delicious french fries. I promise I didn't have too many, just a few. But they were so worth it! Fantastic.
My driver went to the bathroom, and I saw these trees that were dressed up! I had to snap a quick selfie with them before she got back. I didn't want to tell her how excited I was because I thought it might be stupid. I just couldn't help it because it reminded me of being in a home. It reminded me what it was like to get presents from Santa. I know, it's a little dumb, but I was too happy to not take a selfie.
To finish off the day, I got one last snack: ice cream! I got a chocolate chip cookie dough ice cream cone from Bruster's. Man, it was so good! Why is this ice cream stuff only for people? I think someone should invent dog ice cream. It'll make a shelter dog's life so much better.
It was such a great day! Of course, I had to return to my great people at Paws because they are so good to me, but today was just what I needed.
I met some really cool new friends:
I even stopped to smell the roses! Or whatever kind of flowers these are.
I'm so happy I got out today, but after 254 days here, I am ready to find my forever home, not just another temporary home.
Thank you so much for reading Lyla's story. Unfortunately, she isn't the only one with a story like this. Next time you go looking for a new addition to your family, please consider adoption before buying from a breeder. There's plenty of beautiful dogs that need homes. These dogs are not broken, but were just dealt a bad hand of cards. Shelter dogs are the most loving ones there are.
