Both of my dogs were abused before we adopted them. Now, you can't even tell they were abused when they were puppies. Yes, they still get scared here and there but it is what it is because they have gone so far. When my mom brought our first dog KC home six years ago, my sister and I had no clue she was coming. It was the best surprise I have ever received. KC was my first dog I got to see grow from the puppy years.
The puppy years with KC were sometimes tough but always fun. Watching her learn how to walk and the first time she barked was so adorable. If you get the chance to get a puppy don't turn it down, they are the best years! As she got a little older I started teaching her how to sit pretty,she couldn't do it the first couple of times but she kept doing it and doing it so that she could get a treat and she finally got it. Now she does it constantly begging for food and/or around her dinner time.
When Izzy came she was the complete opposite of KC, Izzy was a happy go lucky dog. At first KC didn't want anything to do with her because it was something new to her. After the first day she was at the house, KC started to interact with Izzy. They were so cute, you had to be there to see it.
They grew to love each other,KC and Izzy were two completely different dogs when Izzy came to my house for the first time but if you looked at them now they are like two peas in a pod. They are inseparable. They do everything together,they play with their toys together and they sit on the couch looking out the window waiting for us to come home or just because. Every time I come home from college I always get a warm welcome from KC and Izzy and I always look forward to it. Izzy brings a toy to the door for me and KC runs around and eventually jumps on me and just gives me a million kisses. It is amazing to see how far these two have come. I love these dogs unconditionally.
They were there when my grandmother died when my friends weren't there for me. These two are my best friends. You may think that this is weird but it's true and I really don't care judge me. Every holiday I take a picture with them because I know they won't be around forever. This is me with them on Halloween 2012.
I spoil my two little girls constantly, every time I can I will. Whether it's new toys, cookies, or new bones I will do it until the day they die because they mean the world to me. KC and Izzy could do the littlest things and my heart melts every time. It's the best feeling knowing that my two dogs can love again after they trusted their previous owners who abused them.
I can't even fathom the idea of people abusing any dog never mind my two. I am so glad that my mom decided to adopt at the times that she did because if she didn't we wouldn't have them and I can't picture life without them. When my mom got KC and Izzy I didn't realize how close I would become to these two. They are the best dogs and I'll never forget them. They are the best things that happened to me in my 19 years of living.
If you get the chance to adopt a dog do it. Don't say no because they are somebody else's problem. No, that's a complete lie. They have the same personality as a kennel dog would. Considering there are so many dogs out there, the better choice is to adopt! And it could turn out that an adopted dog could be the best thing in your life just like KC and Izzy are to me.
